We operate in Colombo from Nov 1st – April 10th, and in Trincomalee from May 1st – September 3oth. There is some overlap in both operations as well, so if you are planning a trip that falls along the cut-off period, drop us an email – we should be able to accommodate you.

The dive season in Colombo runs from November to April, with February and March typically having peak conditions.

The diving season in Trincomalee runs from May to October, with May, June and September typically having the best conditions.

Colombo: Easy – from the airport, take a pre-paid taxi or call an Uber to get to your hotel. As for directions to the dive center, we will send those to you when you make your booking (you can also find us on Google Maps as Island Scuba Dehiwala).

Trincomalee: You will have to take a taxi from Colombo to Trincomalee – it costs approx $100, and we can also arrange it for you if you like. You can search for “Aquacreed Scuba Trincomalee” to find us on Google Maps.

You can stay anywhere in Colombo and dive with us.

If you are coming with diving in mind, we suggest you stay in Mt Lavinia. It is close to us, and there is a nice strip of beach with restaurants for lazing away after the dive. You can always take a taxi into town if you want to do some sightseeing.

Colombo has a wide range of hotels covering a broad spectrum of prices, so if you are combining your diving with some sightseeing and general R&R (or have non-diving companions), you could also stay in the city and take a taxi to Mt Lavinia (6-10km from central Colombo, zones 1-5).

Oh yes. Not only good diving, but what we feel is some of the best diving in Sri Lanka. Superb wrecks, all the benefits of a city (in terms of accommodation, food and sightseeing – great for a non-diving partner or for après-dive activities).

The main attraction in Colombo are the many wrecks, ranging from WWI armed merchantmen to modern freighters, tugboats and barges. Most of the wrecks are a bit deep with profiles between 20-30m and are exposed to strong currents so these are suited for divers with Advanced Open Water certification or above.

Now, that doesnt mean that these are all tech-style dives: these wrecks are encrusted with colorful coral and have a staggering density of marine life (thanks to the wrecks catching nets, trawlers avoid them). So you could dive them for the wrecks, or you could dive them for the coral and the fish. Best of both worlds!

The vis varies from between 8m to 15m, usually – not the greatest in the world, but not the worst either and more than enough to see lots of Cool Stuff. On some of the outer sites visibility exceeding 20m is not uncommon