Dive Local Oban

Dealer Website: Puffin Dive centre

Oban, Scotland

Where are the best dive spots near you?

Puffin Dive centre is situated on the West Coast of Scotland. Oban and it’s surrounding waters are most famous for the large number of wrecks and wildlife surrounding them. Oban is the perfect start location for a diving adventure holiday.

Large pollock and wrasse are abundant in the sheltered waters of the artificial reefs created by the wrecks. The shorelines are full of crabs, starfish, lobsters, clams. Stop and look closely and you may see a variety of nudibranch in between the large kelp leaves. Perfect for small octopus – even the occasional sleeping seal on the beach where you access.

Don’t be silly! Diving is throughout the year – if one dive site is out due to tides or weather there are many more to discover. Some sites are very tide dependant. A local guide is always recommended when planning dive trips. Shore diving from Gallanach bay at the dive centre is safe and protected throughout the year.

Temperatures range from 6 degrees to 14 depending on the time of year – a drysuit and warm undersuit is the optimum diving tool.

Reel and SMB when boat diving.

Torch and dive knife when wreck diving.

Shore diving galore! You can enter the water 15mtrs from the dive shop and immediately enter the world of north Atlantic diving! A perfect location to try out any equipment purchases.
PDC also offer tailor made boat trips for dive group bookings to the sound of Mull, many of the wrecks locally or south towards the Garvallach islands and some of the many scenic dives. See our website www.puffin.org.uk for more.
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Puffin is a PADI 5* IDC training centre with 30 years diving experience. PDC offer a range of courses from entry level to commercial scuba. Theses are carried out in our private bay with our house reef, house cliffs and general diving sites all from the shore. If you are on one of PDCs boats it is our own skippers and crew that look after you. Often customers book a staff member guide or for improvement or training a staff member instructor is often available for hire.
Our dive guides are well experienced in colder waters and happy to introduce you to our style of diving!
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