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Diving & snorkelling Portstewart

Aquaholics Dive Centre & Sea Safari

Book a PADI try-dive or course, or take a sea-safari boat trip on the Causeway Coast.

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Aquaholics Dive Centre & Sea Safari — Book a PADI try-dive or course, or take a sea-safari boat trip on the Causeway Coast.

  • What you can do: Try-dives, PADI courses (Discover Scuba to Divemaster), guided boat dives, sea-safari boat trips, kit hire and servicing.
  • Experience needed: Beginner-friendly try-dives available; boat wreck dives are for qualified, experienced divers.
  • Conditions: Cold water year-round; several dive sites have strong currents and must be dived at slack water; weather- and tide-dependent.
  • Kit: Hire available; full dive shop on site.
  • Booking & access: Book ahead through the Aquaholics website.
  • Cost: Check current prices.
Plan your visit

From your first breath underwater to coast wreck dives

Beginners can book a Try Scuba Diving session or the PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience, both done with an instructor in the sea or pool, no qualification needed. If you catch the bug, the centre runs the full PADI pathway through Open Water, Advanced, Rescue and on to Divemaster. Qualified divers can join boat dives on the Causeway Coast, where sites range from the accessible Skerries wall and kelp reefs to deeper wrecks like the Towy at 18m. Several sites carry strong currents and can only be dived at slack water, and the deeper wrecks are for experienced, suitably qualified divers only. You may see soft corals, congers, lobsters, cuttlefish and seals, though sightings are never guaranteed.

PADI 5-star centre Try-dives for beginners Courses to Divemaster Sea-safari boat trips Kit hire & dive shop Cold water year-round
Good to know before you go:

Conditions here change with the weather and the tide, and visibility changes with them — clear and calm one day, murky and rough the next. Check a forecast and a tide table before you set off. Try-dives, courses and trips run on set days and tides, so book ahead rather than turning up.

Before you set off

What to bring

  • 📱A bookingCentres and clubs run try-dives and trips on set days and tides — arrange it before you travel.
  • ☕Warm layers and a hot drinkThe water is cold all year. Dry clothes and something hot afterwards make the whole day.
  • 🏖️A towelAnd somewhere to put wet kit for the drive home.
  • 🤿An honest look at your experienceMatch the site to the training you actually have. Plenty of people start with a try-dive instead.
Good to know

Everything before you go

Type
Commercial PADI 5-star dive centre, shop and sea-safari operator
What you can do
Try-dives, PADI courses (Discover Scuba to Divemaster), guided boat dives, sea-safari boat trips, kit hire and servicing
Experience needed
Beginner-friendly try-dives available; boat wreck dives are for qualified, experienced divers
Conditions
Cold water year-round; several dive sites have strong currents and must be dived at slack water; weather- and tide-dependent
Booking / access
Book ahead through the Aquaholics website
Kit
Hire available; full dive shop on site
Cost
Check current prices
What you may see
Seals, seabirds, soft corals, congers, lobsters and seasonal basking sharks — never guaranteed
Parking
Not confirmed — check with the centre
Address / location
Portstewart, Causeway Coast, Co. Londonderry
Questions

Before you go

Do I need experience?
Beginner-friendly try-dives available; boat wreck dives are for qualified, experienced divers
How much does it cost?
Check current prices
Do I need to book?
Book ahead through the Aquaholics website
What are the conditions like?
Cold water year-round; several dive sites have strong currents and must be dived at slack water; weather- and tide-dependent
What kit do I need?
Hire available; full dive shop on site
Getting there

Aquaholics Dive Centre & Sea Safari is at Portstewart, Causeway Coast, Co. Londonderry. Tap below for directions.

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The story

About it

Aquaholics is a long-established PADI 5-star dive centre based in Portstewart on the north Irish coast, offering all levels of diving tuition alongside a fully stocked equipment shop carrying brands like Scubapro, Mares, Apeks and Suunto.

Beyond diving, the centre is known for its sea-safari boat trips, which run from Portstewart, Portrush and Ballycastle and take in the Causeway Coast, Rathlin Island, Malin Head and the Scottish isles.