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Try Dive Experience
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Sal, Cape Verde
4.71/5
Free Cancellation
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Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: 4 Hours
Do this because
Try scuba diving for the first time
Includes swimming pool practice
Short and easy confined water dive
No course or certification required
What to expect
The tropical sheltered waters that surround Sal are perfect to learn to scuba dive in. Get the basics under your belt with a swimming pool lesson from an English-speaking instructor, before taking the plunge on a confined water dive with this try scuba experience.With waters so tempting around Sal, you're in just the place to try out scuba diving for the first time. This is the perfect opportunity if you don't quite fancy signing up for a full course, but you've always wanted to know what it's like to breathe underwater.You'll get to grips with the equipment in a swimming pool first, and get comfortable with breathing and moving properly underwater. The, take part in a confined water dive in the pool or in the sea.
What's included
Transport
PADI certified instructor
Equipment
What to remember
Minimum age is 10 years
You must be able to swim
Bring bathing gear and sunblock
Bring a towel
Subject to weather conditions
Not suitable for guests who can't swim
Provider
TUI CAPE VERDE
Booking Fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation Fee
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins
Reviews
Excellent
4.7/5
Based on
63 reviews from verified customers
F
Fozzy family
August 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 49 years old
Excellent
Staff were super patient explained everything and went through the safety for us we felt truely at ease and confident in their support. Totally amazing experience would highly recommend something we will never forget as a family
E
Elli
July 2026
From Germany
Traveled as
With family
- 45 years old
Excellent
Besonders gefallen hat uns das Personal dort. Sie nehmen sich Zeit und sind geduldig. Einzig negativ, man sollte deutlich in der Beschreibung erwähnen das Menschen mit Beeinträchtigung diesen Ausflug nicht buchen sollten. Die Ausrüstung wiegt mehr als man denkt !
S
SH
July 2026
From Germany
Traveled as
Alone
- 34 years old
Great
Stressiger Ablauf und leider zu wenig Zeit unter Wasser. Sonst gut.
M
Mac josie
July 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 51 years old
Excellent
Very pleased with the experience
R
Rebecca
June 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 29 years old
Excellent
Our guide Lea was absolutely fantastic, taking us through the safety briefing in the Nautical Centre and the practice run in the pool before taking us out to sea. She was extremely calm and informative and I felt totally at ease when we made it to the open water! We saw so many types of fish and were lucky enough to see a turtle! A genuinely incredible experience that I'd recommend to anyone who's ever considered giving it a go!
T
Thorsten P.
April 2026
From Germany
Traveled as
With family
- 38 years old
Excellent
Lea unsere Tauchlehrerin hat meinen Sohn (13Jahre) und mich begeistert… Danke für das unbeschreibliche Erlebnis
J
Josef
April 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 4 years old
Excellent
Thank you everyone involved in the experience. My boys were well informed and kept safe the whole time . The staff looked after me too whilst I waited in reception. ( excellent coffee by the way!) Book a day with Nautical, you will not be disappointed. Thanks again Autumn, Joe and Jed Farley xx
M
Mike from Dundee
March 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
Alone
- 43 years old
Great
Had a fantastic time and instructor was fantastic. The only thing I didn't like was there was no option to get videos taken when booking and then to find out other members of group got videos taken as paid for this in advance, Tui should do the same as this is a once in a life time experience for some of us to then find out no pictures or videos included of dive, this is very disappointing, only reason for lower score. Get finger out Tui and offer this option or be part of the excursion.
A
Ali
March 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 33 years old
Excellent
Lady that instructed us was really nice and supportive, my husband became panicky during the dive and supported him very well.
M
M
March 2026
From Netherlands
Traveled as
With family
- 37 years old
Excellent
M
Morganvanessa
February 2026
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
Alone
- 17 years old
Excellent
Travelled as a solo traveller (female) really recommend this tour, very safe
M
MB
December 2025
From Sweden
Traveled as
With family
- 30 years old
Excellent
Very safe and professional instructors!
F
Flo
December 2025
From Germany
Traveled as
With family
- 24 years old
Excellent
Die Trainerin war einfach überragend. Empatisch, geduldig und jederzeit aufmerksam. Ich fühlte mich jederzeit sicher und konnte mich voll auf das Taucherlebnis konzentrieren. Das war insgesamt eine phantastische Erfahrung!
L
Lisa
October 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 21 years old
Great
I have just completed the beginners scuba dive. The dive itself was great, the instructor was very thorough, knowledgeable and friendly. I felt safe whilst diving. I saw beautiful fish and sharks. I have unfortunately knocked off a star as on return to my hotel, I noticed my side pocket on my handbag was unzipped and €5 was missing. You leave your belongings on a shelf which is not secure - any customers, staff, randoms off the street can access them. You can’t take belongings with you.
Y
Yasmine
September 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 25 years old
Excellent
I’m not the strongest swimmer, never dived before. This gave me the opportunity to learn how. Fantastic for beginners and experienced divers. Leelo was absolutely brilliant; kept me calm, and without her encouragement and support, I would have bailed out. Saw lots of beautiful fish and a ship wreck! I would recommend this for anyone who wants to start diving, and is just as enjoyable for those more experienced with diving. My husband has dived before, and he loved it! Shout out to Leia too :-D
S
stephane
August 2025
From France
Traveled as
With family
- 37 years old
Excellent
monitrice de plongée très pro rassurante merci Hélène.
G
Goldy
February 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 39 years old
Great
Instructor was superb
M
Merv
February 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
Alone
- 42 years old
Excellent
Experience was excellent but a bit expensive. For the price , with a possible uplift I expected the chance of a second dive.
L
Lawa
January 2025
From Sweden
Traveled as
As a couple
- 43 years old
Excellent
Exceptionellt bra service och det kändes med vaket säkert!
K
Kaatje
December 2024
From Netherlands
Traveled as
With family
- 26 years old
Excellent
Onze zoon is twee keer geweest, 1e keer was t 1 op 1, heel luxe natuurlijk. De instructrice deed het ook super goed. De tweede keer zwembad gedeelte overgeslagen, daarna naar een wrak wezen duiken. Geweldige ervaring vind hij het!! Het is dat we bijna naar huis gingen anders had ie misschien wel voor zijn brevet gegaan.
D
Daniel
December 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
Alone
- 24 years old
Excellent
K
KE
November 2024
From Germany
Traveled as
With family
- 13 years old
Excellent
Sehr nettes und kompetentes Team, habe mich sehr wohl gefühlt und eine tolle Erfahrung machen können. Gerne wieder!
M
Marco
October 2024
From France
Traveled as
With family
- 48 years old
Average
Matériel défectueux, je n’ai pas pu plonger, je suis remonté et j’ai attendu dans le zodiac, j’attends le remboursement. Ma fille a pu plonger correctement, et pour elle c’était formidable.
R
Rene
September 2024
From Netherlands
Traveled as
Alone
- 17 years old
Great
Een gafe erfaring om een kirtje te doen. Met een goede duidelek uit leg en ze nemen de thijt voor je. Ben ze zeer dankbaar voor de ervaringen
S
Shawn
August 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 38 years old
Excellent
We did a trial dive as a family of 4 (youngest 13). Dive instructor was very calm and assuring - particularly helping my wife to assist her on her first dive. I have done similar experience before and found this one to be a higher standard on safety practices.
G
Gary
August 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 46 years old
Excellent
Excellent briefing, very professional training divers, I felt totally confident in their care, an unmistakable experience
M
Marina
March 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 37 years old
Excellent
All round great experience. Felt very safe and everything was well managed. Would highly recommend them.
A
Andreas
February 2024
From Sweden
Traveled as
With family
- 30 years old
Excellent
Jag besökte detta dykcenter med mina två söner 16 och 13 år gamla. Ingen av oss hade gjort ett dyk med tuber tidigare, två gör fridykning i poolen. Detta var en utmärkt upplevelse, bra hantering, både i den korta teorin, pooldyket och öppetvattendyket. Ned till 10 m var djupare än vad jag trodde att vi skulle gå, men Aurora vår guide och teamet hanterade det utmärkt. Alla mycket vänliga och liten grupp på 5. Cap Verde är inte Röda havet, men för oss nybörjare var det perfekt. Lite blåsigt men ok
J
Jaapiow
January 2024
From Netherlands
Traveled as
As a couple
- 31 years old
Great
M
Marty
October 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 33 years old
Excellent
I was one on one which was very good ,she had a lot of patience with me as I struggled with breathing, following the instructions that I had to do. I was not able to complete the tasks before going into the sea and I felt I was not ready to enter the sea ,I will keep trying to understand why i struggled with breathing and practice if I can,some way to enjoy diving. The lady still let my enjoy the maximum time diving in the swimming pool where it was safe for me ,I will get in the sea some day
Y
Yafchi
September 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 17 years old
Excellent
I really enjoyed the friendly and professional staff. Especially, Wendy and Aurora! Both were amazing. I have never dived before in my life. Both took the time and patience to teach me the proper techniques. Also, in my first attempt in the pool, I was feeling a bit uneasy but both managed to calm me and make the whole experience smooth. I did not have any issues from that point onwards.
A
Andy
September 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 21 years old
Excellent
Absolutely first class. First time diving and I loved it! The teachers were both very patient and the shipwreck was unbelievable. Best trip I've personally been on.
S
Stefan
August 2023
From Germany
Traveled as
As a couple
- 33 years old
Excellent
Er war für mich ein Erlebnis. Erst wurde kurze Einweisung gemacht. Dann Übung im Poolbecken. Und dann ging es ins Meer. Ca 15 Minuten ca 5 Meter tief. Es ist wirklich zu empfehlen wenn man mal Tauchen probieren will. 5 x Daumen hoch.
M
Martin
July 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 26 years old
Average
The guide was very friendly but English wasn’t good enough for such complicated instructions. I and son ended up not completing it as didn’t understand the complexities enough to have the confidence of going into open sea
T
Trev
June 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 44 years old
Excellent
If you are young and fit you will really enjoy the experience, Wendy the instructor is really good she knows what she is talking about, I’m in my 60’s now and not as fit as I was, was ok in the pool when learning, was not sure when got in the sea so didn’t do the last bit, but like I say if you are young and fit you will enjoy the experience.
V
Vali
April 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
Alone
- 33 years old
Excellent
I recently had the pleasure of going on a diving experience with a company that truly put their professionalism and friendliness on display. The company I went with was exceptional in every way; they helped me feel comfortable with the diving equipment, made sure I knew what to expect, and were really just great people to be around. But the real highlight of the trip was the diving experience itself. We got to explore thel depths of the ocean and it was truly a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
M
M Hall
March 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 16 years old
Great
I found the guide very good & experienced. I enjoyed the first part which was a pool dive but unfortunately I found it quite bad on my heartburn and they advised it would be worse in the sea as you go deeper. I would not have booked had I know this was a potential issue. I also later saw that the company used offer just a pool dive course which was €30 cheaper and was annoyed this wasn’t on offer with TUI as felt I had been short changed already due to cutting trip short due to condition.
M
Maria Jones
January 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 35 years old
Excellent
Carlos was amazing. He talked about the island on the way to shark bay. When we arrived in shark bay he gave us so much information about the bay and the sharks. It was a great experience.
S
Shala
November 2022
From Norway
Traveled as
As a couple
- 13 years old
Great
1. sjåfør var sen til pickup point. 2. guide var nøye, god opplæring og flink. 3. lokalt personell var litt kaotisk mtp frakt fra havn til dykkeplass og tilbake. 4. guide var flink og rolig i vann, fulgte godt opp og man følte hun passer godt på oss.
T
Tommy
November 2022
From Germany
Traveled as
As a couple
- 41 years old
Excellent
Man wird in kurzer Zeit in Theorie und anfangs im Pool aufs Tauchen im Meer vorbereitet. Die beiden Guides haben das echt toll gemacht. Es war eine wunderbare Erfahrung und hat riesen Spaß gemacht.
P
Penrose
October 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
Alone
- 11 years old
Excellent
Staff were amazing! Got us up to speed and we were off. Great teacher and felt so safe when we were out at sea
K
Kitty
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 41 years old
Average
Husband loved it but I was unable to take part at all. Previous collapsed lung and heart problems. Should have been made clear that this is only suitable for very fit people before zI booked. Very expensive mistake
T
Tina
September 2022
From Germany
Traveled as
With family
- 41 years old
Excellent
Abholung war pünktlich da Einführung war sehr gut. Viel gezeigt bekommen, insgesamt ein guter Tauchgang dank Markus.
B
Beneri
August 2022
From France
Traveled as
As a couple
- 13 years old
Excellent
Incroyable! En une vingtaine de minutes, Christie nous a appris les bases nous permettant de plonger en mer pour la première fois. Nous avons côtoyé deux tortues, un requin nourrice et une diversité d’autres poissons. Nous sommes tellement ravis de cette expérience que nous avons repris rendez-vous aujourd’hui pour une deuxième session (sans le mini cours en piscine). Christie est tres sympathique et professionnelle. Un vrai plaisir!
B
Ben en Rosalien +Fleur/pim/Nick
August 2022
From Netherlands
Traveled as
With family
- 43 years old
Excellent
Reisleidster Imke is zeer goed geeft veel informatie over het eilend en tijdens de excursie
J
John
August 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 36 years old
Excellent
A fantastic experience, well worth the money. This must be the best value excursion in Cape Verde. Christie at Atlantic Star was a brilliant instructor, very patient with 3 complete novices.
J
Jess
July 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With friends
- 9 years old
Great
The overall experience was very enjoyable. The staff where very attentive and our safety was very important to them. Once you arrive they give you health questionnaire. During the pool diving trial the staff was willing to spend time with people individually if they were struggling to make you feel comfortable and safe. You get a safety briefing and get shown how far you will be going before the boat ride to the diving location. The diving was fun and will definitely do it again.
J
Justyna
June 2022
From Poland
Traveled as
As a couple
- 14 years old
Excellent
Wspaniale doswiadczenie. Trening w basenie bardzo przydatny, a w morzu niesamowicie duzo ryb. Instruktorzy bardzo profesjonalni, dbaja o bezpieczenstwo.
A
Andy
June 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
Alone
- 37 years old
Excellent
My instructor was Monica. She was very knowledgeable and friendly. There was 5 people on my experience. She made sure everyone was looked after. The trip was a out 4 hours with time in the pool and an open water dive. I've done a few of these try dives and this trip was by far the best
C
Caz
June 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 35 years old
Excellent
There were 3 in our group and our instuctor Wendy was excellent
K
Kc
May 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 34 years old
Excellent
A very caring team that take great care of you, u will be in safe hands with these guys
N
Nathalie en Lotte
May 2022
From Netherlands
Traveled as
With family
- 37 years old
Excellent
Wendy was onze instructrice. een hele fijn vrouw die me, ondanks mijn angst, erdoorheen heeft geholpen wat geresulteerd heeft in een duik. Terwijl ik in eerste instantie niet durfde.
M
Maxine
May 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 44 years old
Excellent
Excellent experience to try scuba diving. It was enough training with theory instruction & going in swimming pool first. Dive was great, conditions on day very good. Instructor was excellent, couldnt be more helpful. Thoroughly recommend anyone to try this.
E
Emma
April 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 17 years old
Excellent
J
Jakob
April 2022
From Denmark
Traveled as
As a couple
- 10 years old
Excellent
Z
Zdecydowanie polecam
April 2022
From Poland
Traveled as
Alone
- 26 years old
Excellent
Zdecydowanie polecam ludziom, którzy oczekuja czegos wiecej niz tylko lezenia przy basenie. Wprowadzenie e basenie daje mozliwosc przygotowania sie do nurkowania, które jest niesamowitym przezyciem. Podczas swojego nurkowania widzialem rekina, murene i plaszczke. Fajna jak by byla mozliwosc dostania zdjec/filmiku z nurkowania.
B
Bruce R
March 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With friends
- 40 years old
Excellent
The personal touch of the experience and the instructor's knowledge. Felt at each stage of the training preparation for the sea dive. The whole experience was really fun, safe and wanting to do the dive again.
J
Jackm
February 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 36 years old
Excellent
A great experience with the team at Atlantic Star, Wendy our instructor was really informative and made sure we had a fab morning, even sending photos through afterwards. My 10-year-old daughter loved her first ever open water dive ??
T
thomas parry
November 2021
From Denmark
Traveled as
As a couple
- 26 years old
Excellent
Følte virkelig man fik en oplevelse for sine penge. Som førstegangs dykker var det en rigtig god intro og gav mig bestemt lyst til at udfordre det mere. Skønt og nærværende personale som gav en tryk og gennemført oplevelse. Kan kun anbefales.
A
Anonymous
November 2021
From Germany
Excellent
A
Anonymous
October 2021
From Germany
Excellent
A
Anonymous
September 2021
From Germany
Excellent
A
Anonymous
September 2021
From Germany
Excellent
Atlantikstar Capo Verde und besonders Helene machen einen top top Job ! Viel Spaß und Freude bei dem was sie tun und wie !!! Es ist ein top Erlebnis
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