Dive Trincomalee with Taprobane Divers.
Snorkeling, fun diving, scuba courses and dolphin watching from the heart of Trincomalee Bay — with high-grade UK equipment, 20+ dive sites, and expert local guides operating 24 hours.
Trincomalee's premier dive center.
We offer snorkeling, fun diving and scuba courses from beginners to advanced divers, boat trips and dolphin watching — all from inside the world‑famous One Touch Beach at Trincomalee Bay.
With new high‑grade equipment imported from the UK and maintained to UK standards, we guarantee great air and a great experience every single time. We also use 12‑liter steel cylinders rather than the standard 11‑liter aluminum — giving our divers more air and better weight advantages.
One of Sri Lanka's finest dive destinations.
Trincomalee offers more than 20 world‑class dive sites including deep pinnacles, historic wrecks, an underwater museum, and 100% live coral reefs — all with 10m+ visibility year round.
Large areas of soft coral, hard coral, sponge coral and table coral cover the seabed — teeming with tropical fish, rays, turtles, and more.
Two military ships — "Weeraya" and "Jagatha" — sunk in August 2020, can be seen together on one dive. Now rich artificial reefs full of marine life.
Created by Sri Lanka's Navy in June 2020 — an eerie and fascinating artificial museum at 20m depth, unique to Trincomalee.
Lion fish, scorpion fish, stone fish, parrot fish, moray eels, turtles, rays, barracuda, trevally — an incredible variety across 20+ sites.
Clear waters with consistently good visibility year round, especially during the dry season from March to October when seas are at their calmest.
Located on the tourist beach — easy to find with nearby accommodation, food, transport links, and parking all within walking distance.
When to dive Trincomalee.
The best time to dive Trincomalee is from March to end of October — during the dry season when seas are calm, visibility is at its peak, and water temperatures are warm and currents gentle.
Featured Dive Sites
Five of our most popular dive sites around Trincomalee — from shallow beginner reefs to deep pinnacles and historic wrecks.
Very popular for DSD, OWD and AOWD training. Features caves, igloo-like cave formations and large schools of fish. Perfect for beginners.
Pinnacle rock site 18–40m. Excellent visibility, occasional current. Large fish and groups of marine animals. Best dived in the morning.
Two sunken gunboats covered in coral with an underwater museum of figures and military equipment. Created by Sri Lanka's Navy in 2020.
Shallow beginner-friendly reef in Dutch Bay. Excellent visibility, minimal current — perfect for DSD, OWD training and skill refreshers.
Unique dive site featuring submerged Hindu statues — Shiva, Ganesh, Saraswathi and more than 10 others at 5–24m depth.
Scuba Courses
From your very first breath underwater to professional divemaster — we offer a full range of PADI courses for every level at Trincomalee.
Learn basic safety guidelines and skills needed to dive under direct supervision. Practice skills in shallow water, then explore underwater for the very first time.
The world's most popular scuba course. Three phases: knowledge development, confined water dives, and four open water dives in the ocean.
Advance your skills with underwater navigation, deep diving, buoyancy and three specialty dives of your choice. No exam — just experience and fun.
Learn to think like a rescue diver. Practice handling scenarios like leg cramps, tired divers and assisting others through role-play with your instructor.
The first professional level in scuba diving. Approx 50 hours of training covering physics, physiology, dive leadership and emergency management.
Learn why nitrox allows longer dives and how to dive nitrox safely. Analyze tanks with an oxygen analyzer and set your dive computer for nitrox.
Learn about marine debris, the damage it causes, where it comes from and how divers are part of the solution. Perform a real cleanup dive.
Explore different types of wrecks — investigate their layout, history and hazards. Four dives to survey, map and practice special wreck finning techniques.
Learn to navigate in the dark, discover where the most interesting nocturnal creatures hang out, and gain night diving tips from your instructor.
Gain the skills and confidence to explore to a maximum depth of 40 meters. Four dives covering descents, buoyancy, safety stops and deep dive effects.
The engaging, efficient way to refresh your scuba skills. Move quickly through topics you know well, then dive deeper on areas where knowledge has lapsed.
CPR and First Aid combined. Learn to respond and provide care when faced with life-threatening emergencies — eight essential rescue skills.