竜串ダイビングセンター

北風に強いポイントです。
小さい生き物、とくにウミウシを探すのが凄くうまいガイドさんで、浅いポイントなら潜水時間は長めでじっくり探してくれます。探しながらのダイビングは浮力や窒素管理のスキルアップにもなるので上達します！
港からも近く、すぐにシャワーを浴びられるので冬場も快適です。

As someone who can’t swim, and a non-native Japanese speaker, I was nervous to try scuba diving in Japan. The instructor was kind and patient, and explained everything in English.

Before changing into the diving gear, we had a briefing on the basics of scuba diving and safety procedures. After we changed, they took us to a shallow area to practice using the equipment, and practice how to solve various issues that could possibly arise in the water.

After the shallow water training, it was time to try diving. I had some trouble with buoyancy and couldn’t control my body well in the water. I got a bit scared, surfacing and thinking maybe I couldn’t go through with diving. The instructor was very kind and said it was fine to stay on the surface, so I followed along from the top for a bit. They weren’t very deep, so everything was still quite visible. Once I calmed down and felt comfortable enough, I tried joining them deeper down. They led us to a spot full or coral and lovely tropical fish. When it was time to go, I felt like I had really been able to become comfortable in the water. I definitely want to go again.

I want to really emphasize how worthwhile this experience is. Even if, like me, you can’t swim and you feel scared. The instructor is amazing and will walk you through it all. It’ll definitely be an experience you’ll never forget.

I can't swim but I've done snorkeling before, so I was really looking forward to trying out diving. We changed into our wet-suits after listening to a brief description. They even provided me with a prescription diving mask for my bad eyesight! We then set off to practice how to use the equipment in waters that came up to our chest.

The instructor was very thorough, and I feel my anxiety lessen after we practiced. We then swam around the area while the instructor kept her eye on the four of us and guided us around the coral reefs. She did keep a lookout for us throughout the experience, but I wouldn't recommend going in a group bigger than four, especially if everyone in the group doesn't know how to swim or is panicky about diving though. After diving, we got to change out of our wet-suits and have a shower.

It was a disappointment that we didn't get any pictures of us underwater, but the experience was still a great one that I would definitely recommend!

あまり泳ぎは得意ではありませんがシュノーケルは一度経験があるので、ダイビングの体験をとても楽しみにしていました。インストラクターさんからの説明を一通り聞いた後、ウェットスーツに着替えました。なんと、メガネがなくても楽しめるように度付きのダイビングマスクの用意もあり、本当に助かりました。ダイビング前の準備として、胸まで海水に浸かりながら機材の使い方などのレクチャーを受けました。

インストラクターさんの教え方はとても丁寧で、これからの緊張感も少しずつ解けていきました。ダイビングでは口呼吸が基本ですが、普段からつい口呼吸をしてしまう私のクセがこの時ばかりは役に立ちました。練習後、インストラクターさんが私達4人をサンゴの生息域まで案内してくれました。インストラクターさんは常に私達の安全を見守ってれていますが、5名以上のグループで参加することはあまりおすすめしません。特に、泳げない方やダイビングで緊張してしまう人がいるなら尚更注意が必要になるからです。ダイビングの後、ウェットスーツから着替えてシャワーを浴びることが出来ました。

水中での写真撮影のサービスがなかったことは残念でしたが、ダイビングの体験がとても面白くて、おすすめします！