Seastar offers introductory (no experience necessary) and certified diving, at both Michaelmas Cay and Hastings Reef. All diving is guided by experienced Dive Masters and this is included in the dive price, which is extra to the standard tour cost. There is the option to do two (2) dives, one at each location. Please note: all divers will be required to complete a medical questionnaire on board, prior to diving. All equipment required is included in the dive price.

INTRODUCTORY DIVES: Seastar offers you the chance to try scuba diving for the very first time, with an introductory dive. No experience is necessary and all equipment and training is provided. Michaelmas Cay provides the perfect playground for first-time divers, as the shallow waters are both protected and full of colourful marine life. You must be at least 12 years of age to participate in an introductory dive and you will need to complete a dive medical questionnaire on board the boat. There is the option to take one (1) or two (2) introductory dives on this trip.

CERTIFIED DIVING: Seastar offers certified divers the chance to take two (2) dives: one at Michaelmas Cay and one at Hastings Reef. At Michaelmas Cay, confident certified divers will enjoy the ‘3 Sisters’ site, which sits in 18m of water and boasts an amazing array of coral formations and marine life. If you’ve been out of the water for a while, then diving closer to the cay itself will provide a comfortable reintroduction to scuba. This alternative site has a maximum depth of just 5m and descent is straight from the boat, with mooring lines to follow down. The second dive of the day is at Hastings Reef at the ‘Fish Bowl’, a great outer reef location teeming with marine life. All dives are guided and maximum depth for the day will be 18m. There is no reverse profile diving, so if you choose the cay option as your first dive, then you will be staying shallow at Hastings Reef. You will be required to show your Divers License and complete Dive Medical paperwork on board, prior to diving.? Equipment and dive site briefings are all provided on board the boat.

Snorkelling conditions around Michaelmas Cay are excellent. There are large beds of simply massive giant clams to see, as well as many schools of fish, sea cucumbers and more. The waters are relatively shallow and protected from strong currents. Snorkel from the beach (tender transfer provided) or the Seastar vessel itself. Snorkelling at Hastings Reef is completely different. With deeper water, there is the potential for some surface current (pending tides), the corals are a little further away but offer amazing diversity in type and colours.

Seastar includes all snorkelling equipment in the tour price (mask, snorkel and fins) as well as wetsuit or lycra suit (pending season) and buoyancy devices (vests and noddles), if required. Two (2) guided snorkel tours – one at each location (Michaelmas Cay and Hastings Reef) – are included, or you can self-snorkel and explore the colourful corals.