Scuba diving:
Underwater diving activity that was performed by professionals, to explore the rich diversity of underwater and became the eye witness of the beauty of the aqua world. Through scuba diving, you can explore the new world but for less time due to the limited amount of oxygen present.
The place where the people enjoy a lot, the underwater world, new species to see with your eyes is such an incredible experience. And if you want to explore such things then you should visit Malvan, where you can do scuba diving and explore such things.
The place is small but beautiful, located in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The place is also famous for the seafood, the Malvani seafood. In Malvan you will get many places for scuba diving. You must try an adventurous activity and explore the new world underwater. It is not mandatory that you are a good swimmer, you can still do this activity. With the silence and the beautiful view of the species, you will definitely enjoy that moment and also will get acknowledged nature’s biodiversity under the water. This is the most thrilling activity ever done, the experience will take you to another world where you are free from any tensions, only enjoy the moment with the species underwater.
Highlights:
- Scuba diving in Malvan is an amazing water sports activity, the total duration time is less but enjoyable i.e 10-15 min.
- First of all the instructors, will provide you with full instructions, and also the emergency is always ready for rescue in any emergency condition.
- It is mandatory to follow the instructions carefully, and then the instructors will get you ready for the dive.
- For a record, you can also take your waterproof camera underwater and capture the moment as a memory.
- It is not advisable to dive if you have any serious medical conditions like high bp, heart issues, and all.
- The best time for this activity is between the months of October to May.
- The place for scuba diving is near Sindhudurg fort which is in the south of malvan.
Places to do scuba diving:
Malvan-
A very popular spot for scuba diving, as the water there is much clear and placid which makes it the busiest place for scuba diving. You can reach the place directly by taking a train from Kudal to Malavan. The trained instructors are assigned for performing the activity, and also a medical team is always ready for help. The trainers will instruct you, on how to do scuba diving and also explains the feature of every piece of equipment that will be used in diving.
After the instructions and a small training, you are ready for the activity and will go deep inside the ocean and experience another world of different species, you can capture that moment in your brain as well as in your camera. The beauty deep inside the water will take you to another level of excitement and will become a lifetime unforgettable moment.
Tarkarli:
Another superb location for scuba diving is also known as queen beach of Kokan which is situated 45km away from Kundal railway station. Along with scuba diving many more water sports activities can also be experienced at Tarkarli.
Types of dive:
1.  Commercial dive:
In this type of dive, the oxygen is provided/supplied from the boat that restricts the covering area underwater, i.e 20 feet deep.
2.  Cylinder dive:
In this type of dive, the oxygen cylinder will be provided and bound to your back and you can reach the deep water as you want to reach.
For both divings, you need short training from professionals, and even you will get a certificate after completion.
And as from the definition of both the dive methods, cylinder dive is more costly than commercial diving, and also that the oxygen supply is more in commercial diving that giving more time underwater.
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Equipment:
Breathing apparatus
open-circuit
Rebreather
Diver mobility
Buoyancy control and trim
Underwater vision
Dive lights
Navigation
Summary:
Through this thrilling activity, i.e scuba diving you can experience the world underwater and also the wide variety of beautiful chorals and vegetation there that will make you speechless.
Experience many species especially the fishes and the moment when a bunch of fishes goes in a flash will overwhelm you.
This adventurous activity will definitely enrich you, and is the activity that should be experienced once in your life and is safe enough which is held under professional guidance.
You will take a beautiful memory of the underwater world with you.