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Who We Are

The Dive Sri Lanka team comprises a youthful, outgoing and enthusiastic group of dive instructors in Sri Lanka, hand-selected for their enthusiasm for diving instruction and superior underwater environment knowledge. Our divemaster team, especially Mr Dharshana Jayawardena and Mr Nipun Samintha, received all of their training here in Sri Lanka, so they know the dive locations on the island and our standards for excellent client service.

Why We Are Here

We've been here for over ten years and like showing off our excellent island lifestyle to as many people as possible. As a full-service SCUBA school in Sri Lanka, Dive Sri Lanka provides all levels of instruction, from beginner to instructor — with some of Southeast Asia's most skilled instructors and divemasters, helping you plan the perfect dive experience in the right season, in the right place.

What We Offer

As a dive instruction website, we are dedicated to educating and motivating the next generation of divers — developing safe, environmentally aware divers who value the waters. Our instructors are highly skilled, competent and entertaining, and since our divers are qualified, every piece of information we post is fact-checked and accurate.

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Founders

Please note that DiveSriLanka.com is not a recreational diving service provider, and this is merely an online SCUBA information resource about Sri Lanka.

Dharshana Jayawardena

Founder

Dharshana Jayawardena is a pioneering solo underwater explorer in Sri Lanka. He is the author of Ghosts of the Deep – Diving the shipwrecks of Sri Lanka – and has identified the origins of several mystery wrecks in Sri Lanka and discovered its first underwater cave system in the country.

Nipun Samintha

Co-Founder

Nipun Samintha runs the SriLankan Diver channel on YouTube, and he is a traveller who explores remote and natural locations in Sri Lanka. By profession, he currently works as an IT Consultant at a reputed Sri Lankan group of companies, having completed his degree and now continuing his Master's at Staffordshire University. Nipun has been a SCUBA diver since 2020. He also joined Mr Dharshana Jayawardena in the Rangala public safety dive exploration in 2021 and the Pahanthudawa dive in 2022.