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Pricing

Key info

  • 3 hours (approx.)
  • Incl. 1 dive
  • Dive site(s) determined on the dive day
  • English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
  • Max. 8 divers / guide
  • Meet at the dive center
  • Free Cancellation - 48hrs notice
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Highlights

Dive trip with one dive to a explore the Luiz Saldanha Marine Park.

  • Discover the beautifull diversity of existing nudibranch species.
  • Enjoy very calm and easy diving offered by Sesimbra's bay
  • Expect to find some dolphins during the boat trip

Dive center

Sesimbra is probably the most popular diving location in Portugal. Because of its orientation it is possible to dive all year arround. In Haliotis Dive Center you have male and female changing rooms, classroom, store and filling station. You can also find the biggest boat operating in Sesimbra, our Homarus with 12 meters.

Sesimbra is a pleasant fishing village, just located at 30km from Lisbon being protected by the Natural Park of Arrábida and its wonderful waters are part of the biggest Portuguese Marine Reserve: Luiz Saldanha Marine Park (where the majoraty of the dives are made). 

The diversity of the sea life allows us to see a lot of species at different depths. At the moment more than 1100 of species of marine macro-organisms are known.

PADI Dive Center Dive shop 3 PADI Instructors Max. 8.0 divers / guide

Address: 7441 Km from your location
Porto De Abrigo de Sesimbra, Sesimbra, No State, 2970-152, Portugal

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Package description

Inclusive of

  • Weights/Weight Belt/Tank(s)

Not inclusive of

  • Nitrox  ( USD 4 ) - bookable in checkout
  • Scuba equipment rental (full set)  ( USD 30 ) - bookable in checkout
  • BCD  ( USD 9 )
  • Mask/snorkel  ( USD 3 )
  • Fins (full foot)  ( USD 3 )
  • Wetsuit (7mm)  ( USD 6 )
  • Drysuit  ( USD 18 )
  • Regulator  ( USD 9 )
  • Flashlight (torch)  ( USD 12 )
  • Dive computer  ( USD 9 )

Requirements

  • Minimum age: 10+
  • Min. certification: Open Water Certification required
  • Min logged dives: None

What to expect

Boat Scuba dive trip during the morning or afternoon period to one different dive sites intended for certified divers.
All the dives are made in the Luiz Saldanha marine park;
The meeting point is in our dive center located in Sesimbra’s harbor in stores 1&2.
We usually do three single dive trips per day with the following schedules; 09h00, 10h00 and 14h00, you need to be at our dive center one hour before because this is boat departing hour.
You will assemble your scuba unit in our dive center and we will transport it in our van to the boarding pier where the boat will be moored.
We have dressing rooms for you to change clothing.
From our dive center to the boarding point it is a five-minute walk but if you want you can go in our van.
Boat trips to the dive spots last between 10 and 20 minutes depending on the dive site.
During and after the dive we have water and cookies available.
The return time is as follow; around 11h30 to 12h00 for the 09h00 dive trip, around 12h30 to 13h00 for the 10h00 dive trip and around 16h00 to 16h3o for the 14h00 dive trip.
You will be able to have a nice hot shower in the dressing rooms after the dives.

Other Information

Confirmation

  • We’ll send you a final Booking Confirmation Email on average within 24 hours. We advise you to not make any other travel arrangements before that
  • In the event that you do not receive an email from us, please check your Spam folder or notify us via email

Meet at the dive center

Address: Porto De Abrigo de Sesimbra, Sesimbra, No State, 2970-152, Portugal

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Cancellation policy

  • Full refunds will be issued for cancellations made at least 48 hours prior to the activity
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