Scuba Diving and Snorkeling in India

Scuba Diving and Snorkeling in India

You don't need to be a James Bond to enjoy scuba diving and snorkelling. Both are exciting recreational sports similar in nature that can be undertaken by any healthy human being. All you need to enjoy scuba diving and snorkelling is good physical and mental health. And you don't need to be an expert swimmer to take a plunge in the blue waters. Yes, basic swimming skills are necessary. The equipments you need for scuba diving are facemask, snorkel, fins, dive tank and buoyancy jacket.

But before you dive in the cool blue waters, Adventures Tours of India brings you a brief on scuba diving. The word 'Scuba' is short form of Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA), which is basically the pivotal equipment used in the scuba diving. Prior to the invention of SCUBA, diving was a cumbersome activity, where a diver had to breathe air supplied from the surface through a tube. The credit for inventing SCUBA goes to a French diver Jacques Cousteau, who along with Emile Gagnan developed the equipment that enabled divers to take the compressed air in a tank. This freed the divers from the tangled web of breathing lines that they had to attach with their diving suits.

If you thought scuba diving is all about fun and nothing else. Think again. Scuba diving is of immense help in oceanography. The sport also helps in the study of marine life and underwater exploration.

Scuba diving is like discovering a new world that never existed before you dived into the azure blue waters. Scuba diving is all about exploring a new world under turquoise blue waters and taking back a wonderful experience. India provides an excellent opportunity for scuba diving and snorkelling. Come and discover the colorful sea life in India with Adventure Tours of India.

India offers a number of beautiful destinations for scuba diving and snorkelling that include Goa, Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The coral reefs and underwater formations is a treat to watch in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The marine life in India is so diverse and exotic that every year a number of tourists dive in the cool blue waters to enjoy the under water wonders. India has numerous easily accessible scuba diving and snorkelling sites and there are many others that are still to be explored.

There are a number of places in India that are fabulous destinations for scuba diving. Kadmat Island in Lakshwadeep is one such place that is teeming with colourful marine life. Apart from a number of exotic fish and other sea life (plants and animals included), Sharks are what evokes excitement as well as fear. If you are lucky, you may get a chance to see this wonderful sea creature on your scuba diving tours.