Dive Clubs & Activities (www.DiveSriLanka.com)

Events and News about diving in Sri Lanka

Despite the number of beautiful dive sites and huge international traffic, SCUBA diving is still not mainstream in Sri Lanka.
Divers are few and precious but we do meet, talk and organize fun and A.W.A.R.E activities whenever possible.

Clubs

Sri Lanka Sub Aqua Club
Sri Lankan Divers mail group - divelanka@yahoogroups.com.

Activities Planned for 2009

Fresh water diving in the rock pools of Sinharaja.
New Region - Kalamatiya
Expedition Hermes - Phase VI
Search for the Valley of Elah, a drop off, far offshore Colombo (Unsuccessful so far)

Activities Completed

Expedition Hermes - Phase V - Videography mission successfully documented the Bow, Superstructure, Stern of the ship.
March 2009: Expedition Beruwala Deep Wreck - A massive deep wreck was discovered. Awiat more reports in the future.
Expedition Hermes - Phase IV - Video documentation of wreck
Hermes - Project GSHD95 - Building a 3D virtual model of the H.M.S Hermes
Expedition Hermes - Phase III - Photo documentation of wreck
Expedition Great Basses 2008
New Region - Weligama - 26th of January 2008
A Special General Meeting of the above Sri Lanka Sub Aqua Club will be held on Tuesday 20th November 2007 at the auditorium of The Organization of Professional Associations (OPA) of Sri Lanka , No 275/75, Prof Stanley Wijesundera MW, Off Bauddhaloka Mw, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka commencing at 6.30 p.m.
Expedition Great Basses 2007 - April 13th, 14th, 15th
New Region - Exploring diving around the city of Colombo in January, February & March 2007
Expedition Galu Gala - diving in a place where no man has ever dived before - January 2007
PADI Rescue, EFR, Dive Master & Nitrox by PADI Dive Instructor Felician Fernando from the 10th September to the 24th September 2006.
EFR course by PADI Dive Instructor Felician Fernando on the 20th of July 2006. Contact us for more details.
Great Basses exploration on the 1st of April and 15th of April 2006.
Reef cleanup & Coral Study organized by the Eco Club in Hikkaduwa - November 5th & 6th, 2005.
Expedition Hermes - Phase II, 23rd of September 2005, Batticaloa.
Colors beneath the sea - A underwater photography exhibition by Nisha Jinadasa, June 2005.
Expedition Hermes - Phase I, 15th of May 2005, Batticaloa.
IUCN Coral Reef Cleanup - 13th - 16th of May 2005, Trincomalee
Post Tsunami Reef cleanup at Unawatuna organized by NARA - March 20th 2005.
Post Tsunami Reef cleanup at Hikkaduwa organized by NARA and International Diving School - January 2005.
Valentines 2004 clean up - by volunteers from divelanka@yahoogroups.com on Valentines day. Clean up first. Romance Next!
Greeting 2004 under sea - For the first time in the history of Sri Lanka new year is greeted under sea!