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Scuba Diving near Portorož
The best locations for scuba diving near Portorož are Vrsar, Rovinj and Pula city. In the area of Portorož you can find even more scuba diving locations. Vrsar is the closest scuba diving location and is 66 km away from Portorož. You can reach it in about 54 min by car.
Vrsar66 km from Portorož (54 min by car)10Customer recommendations12Scuba diving offersVrsar: Popular Scuba Dives
Trial Dive in Vrsar for Beginners"At the beginning, they explain how everything works, and you're never alone in the water. Every few minutes, they ask you with hand signals if everything's okay, and then you continue with the buddy system. If it's not for you, you can always quit."Nina, August 13, 2025From 99€ / day (2hrs)
SSI Advanced Open Water Diver Course in Vrsar"Friendly team, uncomplicated and interesting dive destinations."Edgardo, August 28, 2023From 390€ / day (7hrs)
SSI Scuba Diver Course in Porto Sole Bay for BeginnersYou always wanted to go diving, but you don't have the necessary time to fully immerse in the SSI Scuba Diver Course? This course is a good starting point and a cheaper alternative to the Open Water course, which allows you to take part in diving excursions accompanied by a professional diver and get to know the exciting underwater world! Goal of the course After successful completion of the course contents, you will receive an internationally recognized diving certification as a SSI Scuba Diver. With this, you can take part in diving activities up to 12 m depth within the scope of the acquired knowledge and skills, accompanied by a professional diver (instructor or divemaster). Meeting & Preparation At best, you come to our diving centre already 1 or 2 days before the beginning of the course, so we can get to know each other, and we can already take care of the bureaucracy. If you arrive by car, free parking is available at the centre or at the camping site car park. You will fill in the customer card, liability release and health statement and receive the SSI Open Water Manual, so you can prepare already some theory. Then you get to know your SSI instructor and get a briefing about the premises and the exact procedure of the course. Course content In this course, you will learn in 2 days approx. the first 3/5 of the Open Water course in theory and practice. This includes the first 3 theory modules as well as confined water modules 1 to 3 and open water dives 1 and 2. The confined water lessons take place in the shallow part of our Porto Sole bay. For open water dives 1 and 2 you will dive to the deeper part of our home reef. Included Activities - 2 Modules in confined water - 2 Open Water Dives - 3 Theory modules Included Services - Certified SSI diving instructor - High-quality diving equipment (all you need for your dive: wetsuit, regulator, BCD, mask, fins, tank weights) - Tank refill (200 Bar) - SSI registration fee & certificate - SSI Open Water Manual Requirements - Minimum age: 10 years - Physical fitness - Swimming ability - Valid medical certificate (not older than 1 year) by a physician for diving or signed medical statement without any restrictionsFrom 325€ / day (8hrs)- Rovinj71 km from Portorož (60 min by car)23Customer recommendations6Scuba diving offersRovinj: Popular Scuba DivesTrial Scuba Diving for Beginners in Veštar Bay"Super friendly and competent staff."Enrico, June 4, 2025From 75€ / daySSI Junior Open Water Diver Course in Rovinj (10-14 y.)"A very nice team"Benjamin, September 4, 2025From 450€ / day (5hrs)Trial Scuba Diving for Beginners in Rovinj"★ Perfect for beginners! My first dive in Rovinj was fantastic – great support, clear explanations, and an impressive underwater world. Highly recommended for beginners!"Matthias, August 12, 2025From 75€ / day
- Pula city96 km from Portorož (75 min by car)29Customer recommendations6Scuba diving offersPula city: Popular Scuba DivesSnorkeling in Pula"A really nice experience for a small price. The staff was very nice and helpful and showed you the most beautiful spots for snorkeling. The equipment was perfectly fine and it was very good that it was included in the price."Lara, August 26, 2022From 10€ / day (3hrs)Snorkeling Boat Trip from Pula"Nice tour, really nice captain and the parking situation at the hotel is great! This is very convenient without having to look for a parking space"Jan, August 17, 2022From 40€ / day (2.5hrs)Open Water Diver Course in Pula for Beginners"A fantastic diving instructor with an incredible wealth of experience. To my advantage, they made sure I had a German-speaking diving instructor for my Open Water Diver course. Excellent! All questions were answered thoroughly and professionally. I felt safe at all times. You also get tips and tricks on all aspects of recreational diving. The Orca Dive Center is well-equipped and seems organized. I can definitely recommend it."Gerald, May 31, 2025From 495€ / day (3hrs)
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Cynthia
"Good and clear explanation, guides with a lot of experience and wonderfull to see the world in a different way! Was our first time diving and we really enjoyed ourselves! The instructor also made us feel safe, really happy about that! "
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Simone
"I was very satisfied. Everyone was very nice and my diving instructor was great! Very suitable for beginners and the price is really reasonable. Great!"
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