Diving trip participant guide
This guide helps you prepare for a City-Sea trip, check essential documents, allow a safe pre-flight interval and agree in advance anything that may affect diving eligibility.
Before booking
- Choose Dhigurah or Fulidhoo, travel dates, a diving package and whether you need a guest house.
- Provide your certification level, approximate number of dives, date of your last dive and equipment sizes.
- Check passport validity and current entry rules from official sources for your nationality.
- Buy travel insurance that expressly covers scuba diving, emergency medical treatment and evacuation.
- Before payment, obtain written confirmation of the services, total price, cancellation terms and payment recipient.
Programme inclusions
| Package | Dives | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 day | 2 | $150 |
| 3 days | 6 | $400 |
| 5 days | 10 | $600 |
| 7 days | 14 | $800 |
- Standard dive equipment and programme-related transfers on the island.
- Breakfast for the 5-day and 7-day packages.
- Optional guest house at $100 per day for a room for one or two people.
- A 10 percent discount may apply to confirmed group trips.
Not included: international and domestic flights. Flights are booked and paid for by the client. Airport transfer and other extras are included only when confirmed in writing.
Suggested lead time
| Package | When to enquire |
|---|---|
| 1 day | about 3 days ahead |
| 3 days | about 9 days ahead |
| 5 days | about 2 weeks ahead |
| 7 days | about 3 weeks ahead |
These are planning guidelines, not availability guarantees. Earlier dates make it easier to arrange the boat, instructor, accommodation and correct equipment sizes.
Safety
- Follow the briefing and the instructor's decisions, including a dive-site change due to currents or weather.
- Do not dive if you feel unwell. Tell the instructor in advance about medical conditions, medication, pregnancy, recent surgery or anything else that may affect safety.
- Avoid alcohol before diving, stay hydrated and use reef-safe sun protection.
- Allow at least 24 hours between the final dive and flying or travelling to significant altitude, unless the instructor or dive computer requires a longer interval.
- Wildlife encounters are not guaranteed. Do not touch coral or marine animals and do not chase them for photographs.
Packing checklist
- passport, insurance, insurer contacts, diving certification and logbook;
- swimwear, light clothing, hat, sunglasses and a reusable water bottle;
- personal mask, computer or regulator if you prefer your own equipment;
- medication in original packaging, a waterproof pouch and document copies.
On the island
- Check the next day's schedule and meeting time in the evening.
- Fit the equipment and report any issue before the boat departs.
- During the briefing, confirm current, depth, limits, signals, buddy and exit procedure.
- Monitor how you feel after diving. Report unusual symptoms immediately and seek medical care.
27 May 2025