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Scuba Diving

From Hvar Town

Exploration & fun experiences

Ready to dive into the Adriatic with scuba diving? Your professional dive team ensures a safe and enjoyable experience with high-quality equipment and stringent safety standards.

Only available for Hvar Away villa guests / SEE VILLAS

About this Experience

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Meeting Place: Podstine Bay, Hvar Town
  • Time slots: Discovery Dive: 2pm; Daily Private Dive: 9am & 2pm
  • Duration: Discovery Dive: 2 hours; Daily Private Dive: 4.5 hours
  • Availability: Monday to Saturday
  • What to bring: Bottled water, sunscreen, swimwear, towel, hat, certificate & logbook (for private dives)
  • Pricing: Varies, see below

Dive into an unforgettable underwater journey on Hvar, whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced diver.

Choose from a Discovery Dive, designed for beginners – or enjoy a private dive excursion (for certified divers) to explore the stunning dive sites around Hvar.

Discovery Dive

If you are new to scuba diving but aren’t quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course, a Discovery Dive is a perfect start to exploring the underwater world. With a beach entry dive and shallow sea training area, you will have a safe and enjoyable introduction to scuba diving.

The discovery bay is a perfect combination of a pool-like environment with a sandy bottom for diving exercises and rocky formation to explore. Here you can meet the most typical representatives of the Mediterranean Sea: seabreams, flounders, damselfish, weever, red mullet, salema, rainbow wrasse, octopus… if you’re lucky, perhaps even a seahorse.

The maximum depth you’ll start with is 100cm, which is suitable to perform all the basic skills required for a boat experience. You will then dive to a maximum depth of 6 meters for some 30 minutes.

What you will learn

You will learn the basic safety guidelines and skills needed to dive, under the direct supervision of a PADI or SSI Professional. With only two participants per dive instructor, your discovery dive will feel personalised and relaxed. Get ready to:

  • Learn about the scuba equipment you use to dive and how to move around underwater with your gear
  • Find out what it’s like to breathe underwater
  • Learn key skills that you’ll use during every scuba dive
  • Have fun swimming around and exploring

What’s included

  • Theory
  • 1 supervised dive
  • Full equipment rental
  • Dive insurance (DAN)

Discovery Dive Pricing

Group sizeMay & OctJun – Sep
1
€115
€130
2
€225
€260
3
€325
€380
4
€425
€500
5-6
on request
on request

Safety & regulations

  • Suitable for children age 10+
  • No prior experience with scuba diving is necessary, but you need to be in reasonable physical health
  • Only consume light food and no fizzy drinks or coffee during the 2 hours before the dive
  • Before diving you will fill a medical questionnaire and liability form

Private dive excursions

Certified divers can join a private dive excursion and explore the diverse marine life of Hvar's archipelago with a one- or two-dive excursion. Each excursion offers a unique experience as the schedule rotates through various stunning dive sites, including vibrant reefs, intriguing wrecks, and fascinating underwater landscapes. Each site offers a unique glimpse into the Adriatic's rich marine ecosystem.

After the first dive at the house reef in the diving centre’s bay (to get confident with buoyancy), all private diving experiences take place on RIB dive boats with amenities such as biminis, fridges, and toilets. The boats are easily accessible, and after or between your dive(s), you can relax at the nearby hotel’s beach bar, designed to unwind and savour their afternoon on a comfy sunbed with a drink.

Most of the dive spots are wall dives, approximately 5-10 minutes away via speedboat, meaning single tank dives only.

All dives are guided by experienced dive guides/instructors and we respect your certification depth level.

What’s included

  • 1 or 2 supervised dives with a maximum of 4 divers per participant
  • Full equipment rental (6-7 mm divesuits and steel tanks)
  • Dive insurance (DAN)

Safety & regulations

  • Each diver must present proof of qualification Open Water Level or higher (certification card)
  • Suitable for children age 12+
  • Only consume light food and no fizzy drinks or coffee during the 2 hours before the dive
  • Before diving you will fill a medical questionnaire and liability form
  • All excursions are guided by experienced diving professionals

Private Dive Pricing

LOW SEASON (MAY & OCTOBER):

Group size & time slot1 dive2 dives
1-2 (9am start)
€412
€695
3-4 (2pm start)
€650
€1,120
5-6
on request
on request

HIGH SEASON (JUNE – SEPTEMBER):

Group size & time slot1 dive2 dives
1-4 (9am start)
€815
€1,370
1-2 (2pm start)
€485
€815
3-4 (2pm start)
€760
€1,315
5-6
on request
on request

Booking policies

PAYMENT TERMS

This Experience requires favourable weather conditions. If it is cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be given the option to reschedule for another date or receive a full refund. Cloudy sky, slight rain and/or wind are not valid reasons for rescheduling or refund.

For bookings of this Experience made more than 60 days in advance of your arrival date at your villa, the following conditions apply:

  • A booking deposit of 50% of the total booking price (including all fees and taxes) is due for payment at the time of reservation.
  • The remaining balance payment of 50% of the total booking price (including all fees and taxes) is due for payment no later than 60 days before your arrival date at your villa.

For bookings of this Experience made 60 days or less in advance of your arrival date at your villa, the following conditions apply:

  • Payment of 100% of the total booking price (including all fees and taxes) is due for payment at the time of reservation.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Period before the start of your stay when we receive cancellation notificationCancellation fee (% of total booking cost)
7 days or more
0%
3-6 days
50%
2 days or less
100%

Please note that cancellations made outside of business hours or on Sundays will automatically default to receipt being considered the next business day.

Please read our full Experience booking terms before booking.

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