Are you looking for the best scuba diving experience in Andaman & Nicobar Islands or trying to figure out the best place for taking a Scuba diving course? Look no further, you’ve reached the right place. Gypsy Divers offers a vast range of dive experiences as well as professional courses that you can choose from. It is one of the very few PADI authorized dive centers in Havelock which maintain their own boat to take divers to Dive Sites not otherwise accessible. Driven by passion, our top focus is YOU and we do our best to make sure every dive is special and memorable. Our team brings a wealth of global experience, commitment, love for the world of diving and a desire to share this wonderful underwater world with you.
The Gypsy dive center is set in its own 3500 square meters, of verdant surroundings. It has spacious premises leading to a picturesque private beach. It is a great place to learn or dive, as the clear water is complemented by a stunning white and golden sandy floor, multicolored reef and fine marine life. The dive center is equipped with branded gear of international repute. It is stringently tested and meticulously cleaned, daily. The dive center is centrally located with easy access to transport, ATMs, local market, medicine stores, etc., all reachable within a few minutes’ walk.
Gypsy Divers is the brainchild of Poonam Darne, a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer and SSI Advanced Open Water Instructor, who has been diving for over ten years now. Once a successful businesswoman, Poonam discovered scuba while holidaying in Andaman in 2007 which changed her life and sent her packing for Thailand to master the skill. She learnt, taught and explored in Phuket, Koh Tao Island, Gili Islands and of course, Havelock Island. "The first time I dived, I loved it bits. I was so hooked to diving that I spent every day doing it at the Andamans. By the end of the holidays I was sure diving was my true calling", recalls Poonam. Oceanographer Jacques Yves Cousteau has said that, ‘The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder'. This maxim came true for Poonam. Her first undersea experience was magical and liberating. She was virtually mesmerized by the vibrant undersea marine life and has remained under its spell since! She saw whales, sharks, manta rays, turtles, and dolphins as authentic deep- diving gypsies, who explored the seven seas with uninhibited enthusiasm. She noticed that, like gypsies they lived life, on their own terms. And that’s how the idea of Gypsy Divers germinated.