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A hawksbill turtle resting on the coral reef while a diver fins past above it, off Kavaratti
Kavaratti Island · Lakshadweep

Scuba diving on Kavaratti Island

Lak Scuba is a PADI 5 Star Dive Center on Kavaratti Island. We dive 21 sites around Kavaratti.

dive sites
21
divers certified
820+
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Diving season: October to May. Busiest December to February; book those weeks early.

Lak Scuba at a glance

Where
Kavaratti Island, Lakshadweep. Agatti has the only airport in Lakshadweep. Flights run from Kochi, Bengaluru and Goa, and you continue from Agatti to Kavaratti by boat or helicopter.
SourceFrom Lak Scuba, checked 13 Sep 2026 · Airline schedules (Alliance Air / IndiGo)
From
Discover Scuba Diving, ₹3,500 per person.
Minimum age
10 for Discover Scuba Diving.
Permit
Every visitor who is not a native of the islands needs an entry permit, Indian nationals included.
SourceChecked 13 Sep 2026 · lak.e-permit.utl.gov.in; the Tourist category was read on the old portal, 13 Sep 2026
Our team applies for it once you book.
Foreign nationals are welcome on Kavaratti. Bring your passport and an Indian tourist visa; our team applies for your Lakshadweep entry permit once you book.
SourceFrom Lak Scuba, checked 29 Oct 2026 · Lak Scuba
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The Authorized PADI 5 Star Dive Center emblem: the PADI globe and diver beside five red stars
Since 2022

A PADI 5 Star Dive Center on Kavaratti Island

PADI gives 5 Star status to dive centres that meet its standards for training, equipment, safety and service.

Why Lak Scuba

Built around one island we know well

Permit and transfers

Our team applies for your entry permit and arranges your transfers and paperwork, from booking to your last dive.

Packages

Courses, fun dives and a partner lodge arranged together, for one diver or a group of six.

Small groups

PADI Master Instructors, small groups, and a briefing before every dive.

Two divers descending together in blue water over the reef, one close in front of the other, their bubbles rising

Marine life around Kavaratti

We see turtles, rays and schools of fish over coral walls and sand channels.

More about us

Choose a dive or a course

All diving options

Prices per person, in Indian rupees.

Two divers side by side in clear blue water, the one on the left giving the OK hand signal to the camera, the other holding on beside her
Discover Scuba Diving Half day · No experience, from age 10 ₹3,500 View
Two divers descending together in blue water over the reef, one close in front of the other, their bubbles rising
PADI Open Water Diver 3 days · No certification needed ₹30,000 View
A group of batfish swimming towards the camera in blue water, two divers low over the reef behind them with their bubbles rising
Fun dive Per dive · Certified divers ₹4,000 View
A scuba diver hovering above the reef giving the OK hand signal, a large school of fish over the coral behind
PADI Advanced Open Water 2–3 days · Open Water first ₹25,000 View
An emergency scenario on the dive boat: instructors and students around a casualty and a CPR manikin, with an emergency oxygen cylinder and mask in use
PADI Rescue Diver 3 days · Advanced (or Adventure) and EFR first ₹25,000 View
An instructor briefing six divers in the yard outside the Lak Scuba dive centre, eight assembled scuba units lined up on the ground between them
PADI Divemaster 20–25 days · Advanced, Rescue, EFR, 40 logged dives ₹45,000 View
Dive sites

21 sites around Kavaratti

Coral walls, bommies and sand channels, most within twenty minutes of the jetty by boat. Visibility is usually 20 to 30 metres in season.

A group of batfish swimming towards the camera in blue water, two divers low over the reef behind them
Batfish above two divers
A coral bommie beside a channel of white sand, with open blue water behind
A bommie and sand channel
A large spotted stingray resting on white sand in the shadow of a coral ledge
Stingray under a ledge
A dense school of fish covering a sloping reef, the sunlit surface above
Schooling fish on the slope
A diver's silhouette against the surface, trailing bubbles

Inside and outside the reef

The lagoon is sheltered and shallow, so beginners learn inside. Certified divers dive outside the reef, where the wall drops away fast.