Underwater Archaeology Course
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Underwater Archaeology Course
By Divesicily
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Outdoors …you will practice standard search and measuring techniques used in this research. Next session will be underwater for two dives to practice what you have learned. Including a wonderful dive to our amazing underwater heritage. Back on shore a detailed debriefing is conducted with you preparing fieldnotes and drawings to document your fieldwork. This is truly a hands on program. *A PADI certification card is issued upon completion.
Included:
Full Equipment Rental
Digital Underwater Archaeology Manual
Archaeological Museum Fee Entrance
Free Underwater Pictures & Video
Pick-up & drive back from your hotel
Lowest price guaranteeReserve now & pay laterFree cancellation
Ages 14-65, max of 15 per group
Duration: 5h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: Norwegian, German, Japanese, English, Italian, French, Spanish
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- Underwater archaeology digital manual, use of special underwater archaeology instruments & equipment
What's not included- Padi license fee, around 65€
- Start:
- Dive Sicily - Naxos & Taormina, Porto di, 98035 Giardini-Naxos ME, Italy
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 261244P6- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for pregnant travellers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travellers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 261244P6
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- H6780ABchloej0 contributionsLoved it!Wonderful! Definitely a highlight of our trip! The tour operators were also very accommodating and communicative. Would definitely recommend!Written 25 October 2024
- Y6444CCrossl0 contributions10/10Great experienced staff, beautiful sealife and a amazing experience.fun for all the family Will definitely be going again.Written 22 August 2024
- johnmF3549ND0 contributionsLegendaryI've done diving in five different countries, many different clubs, but this is the only one I come back to. Alex and Marta have justifiably earned a reputation as serious and highly experienced instructors. The diving sites are fantastic, the boat is amazing! Last time my daughter and I did Marine Archaeology (the PADI course was created by Alex) and Nitrox Diver, this time my son did Peak Buoyancy and I did the Rescue Diver course. Our friends did Open Water. Fantastic experience. If you are serious about diving and have respect for the sea, there is no better place to dive, no better team to dive with.Written 20 October 2023
- Quest611762314850 contributionsFantastic experienceWe took our Padi certification with Dive Sicily. We contacted them about pricing, and whether we could take the theory at home and other questions. All were quickly answered and arranged! When we arrived and were ready to get diving, everyone was friendly, helpful and super competent, allowing for a stress free and super fun experience with our first dives! Can definitely recommend them!Written 17 September 2023
- Yuri O0 contributionsGreat experience!!Great dive experience for my son and me, Alex and Martha where great hosts and to top it off my wife went out snorkelling to a beautiful place with the divemaster!! Thank you for the great trip and we will come back!!Written 18 August 2023
- Andrealu20160 contributionsGreat Time SnorkelingAlex, Olivia and Margaret were fabulous on our snorkel trip. Alex is an excellent captain and he is also a master dive instructor. We really enjoyed seeing the Taormina coastline from the water and the two different snorkel locations. I highly recommend this excursion to other travelers.Written 6 July 2023
- 57kaideng0 contributionsBeautiful view and divesEverywhere you looked there was a beautiful view, even underwater. The weather was amazing and everyone helping us with our dives were extremely niceWritten 27 June 2023
- 635ingob0 contributionsOpen water Padi courseWe did our Open Water course with Alex and his team. Fantastic team, everyone was knowledgeable, helpful and fun. Highly recommended and will come back to them when back in Sicily 🤙🤙🤙Written 15 June 2023
- L1968IBquentind0 contributionsFirst Scuba Diving Experience in a Fabulous PlaceExcellent experience with Alex and his 2 colleagues, very good instructors I learned a lot! Session was a bit short (2h30/3h with pauses - but it is so for diving) but still very good, clear and well organized :)Written 10 June 2023
- OliverD4160 contributionsAmazing diving experienceFirst time diving, couldn’t have asked for better instructors. Great experience, would recommend to anyone. Margret was amazing!Written 5 May 2023
- hannamY8650RW0 contributionsAVOID IF YOU CANAVOID AVOID AVOID Absolutely terrible unprofessional, unsafe , terrible equipment and management! Alessandro is incredibly rude and does not know what service is! They will just take your money and provide terrible service, go anywhere else but just avoid these guys if you dont want your holiday to be destroyed.Written 30 March 2023
- Adam C0 contributionsTerrible.They did not show up.. twice! Then tried to lie about it. They are EXTREMELY unprofessional. We did not have an enjoyable experience and we would not recommend.Written 5 November 2022
- phillylad2380 contributionsThankyou for a great day, diving in good company.Joined Alex, Marta and a diving group from Manchester for a great couple of dives today. Well organised, well run. Safe and enjoyable day, led by a very knowledgeable, friendly, calm and experienced team who made me feel very welcome. Thankyou all for a great day! PhilWritten 25 October 2022
- WorksforTravelMoney0 contributionsExcellent Dive in SicilyExcellent dive trip with Alex. We did two dives around Isola Bella, and both were beautiful. Alex is a great dive master, and all the equipment was in great shape. Will dive with Alex again next time we're in Naxos.Written 17 October 2022
- 191natasaz0 contributionsWonderful Experience with Wonderful People!Wonderful Experience with Wonderful People! If you are really interested to learn to dive, meet wonderful people, get to know magical Sicily, try wonderful Marta’s food, and feel a real friendly atmosphere and make friends, you should give a try and experience the DiveSicily boat with Alex and Marta. I'm afraid of diving. I'm afraid of the bottom of the sea. And Alex and Marta taught me to dive. Before I finally decided, I watched on the DiveSicily board how they taught their guests: from children to the elderly, from the beginners to the professionals, from the fearful to the brave ones, and all this extremely professionally and with real passion and commitment. And amazingly, in all languages! I wholeheartedly and professionally recommend the DiveSicily team, Alex's and Marta's team with vast experience and a big heart to pass on their knowledge to you. And all this with exceptional fun and laughter - exactly what vacation means. Grazie!Written 22 August 2022
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John D
Walthamstow, UK1 contribution
Aug 2020 • Couples
There are only a few handfuls of dive centres globally which offer courses in underwater archaeology - so this Dive Sicily course something special; a unique selling point.
The course teaches archaeologists how to dive with their equipment, assemble a grid and use tools in an underwater context, and comes with an excellent proprietary manual. It is very much the start of the journey (I had only just completed PADI Open Water) but the course also highlights helpful further training and Dive Sicily offer those courses too.
During the course, I was able to set up a grid, record and excavate on a dummy setup. I was also able to examine artefacts in situ from the neolithic period and the medieval period. I was also given discounted entry and accompaniment to the local museum, where I was introduced to the director and was able to see a range of locally recovered artefacts, cleaned up and presented with clear information.
I highly recommend this course, along with extra training and practice on performance buoyancy control - which is essential for working underwater without disturbing the site.
The course teaches archaeologists how to dive with their equipment, assemble a grid and use tools in an underwater context, and comes with an excellent proprietary manual. It is very much the start of the journey (I had only just completed PADI Open Water) but the course also highlights helpful further training and Dive Sicily offer those courses too.
During the course, I was able to set up a grid, record and excavate on a dummy setup. I was also able to examine artefacts in situ from the neolithic period and the medieval period. I was also given discounted entry and accompaniment to the local museum, where I was introduced to the director and was able to see a range of locally recovered artefacts, cleaned up and presented with clear information.
I highly recommend this course, along with extra training and practice on performance buoyancy control - which is essential for working underwater without disturbing the site.
Written 30 August 2020
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Matthias
Frankfurt, Germany3 contributions
Jun 2023 • Solo
I have been diving with Alex and the team for the last four days. I made the PADI Underwater Archaeology course plus fun dives around Cap Taormina. It was awesome. Alex is very passionate and experienced in diving and underwater archaeology. Everybody is very helpful, fun and things are organized very well. Also, the vulcanic caves and swim-throughs are excellent. Will come again!
Written 9 June 2023
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Thank you so much for your helpful review, it will help everyone want to join scuba diving and underwater archaeology interest sites around our beautiful island. Thank you again 😊
Written 10 June 2023
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