Barefoot Retreats and Leisure Pvt. Ltd.

★ 5 · Anand Vasudevan · 2010-01-27

Did my basic open water course with Barefoot Scuba last year. This is the priciest shop in the Andamans but is value for money. Coaching was very professional, had one DM to two of us. I don't have experience of other shops to comment about the safety standards, but at no point did I feel safety was compromised. Equipment was clean/ well maintained, no dive boats were over crowded. The underwater scenery was great- Andamans have some great diving fields, going by what some of the more experienced divers had to say. One concern though is that there is no hyberbaric chamber anywhere in the Andaman Islands in case of emergencies. But I will rate the shop a 5 star. Management Response from Barefoot Scuba: Hi Anand, We thank you for your review and are thrilled that you had a wonderful time diving with us. We hope you see you and dive with you again in the future. We would like to take this opportunity to clarify that all dive centres in Havelock have a price agreement and hence we are priced exactly the same as all the other dive centres for both fun diving and diving courses. Secondly, as you did a course with us you would have had an Instructor teaching you and not a DM. As a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development facility we adhere strictly to all PADI standards and would never compromise by sending out a DM to conduct your course. We do hope to see you back in Havelock soon!