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Cham Island Beginner Scuba Diving Private Day Trip

A first scuba dive around the Cham Islands, a marine protected area off Hoi An. No certificate needed. An instructor briefs you and stays... Ava Travel price: from $264.

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Cham Island Beginner Scuba Diving Private Day Trip
Cham Island Beginner Scuba Diving Private Day Trip onboard
Style
Private tour
Da Nang & Hoi An
Duration
Flexible itinerary
Pickup support available

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Live prices for the date and group size you pick. Ava confirms your departure and pickup within 1 hour of booking.

Prices are the total for the travellers and the date you pick. Ava reconfirms the departure and the pickup point within 1 hour.
Tour optionWhat's includedPrice
Private tour
Your group only
1 dayYour own guide
Priced for your group size, so each person pays less in a bigger group
✓ Entrance tickets included✓ Departure and pickup confirmed in 1 hour
—total · 2 travellers
Secure checkout
  • We confirm your departure and pickup within 1 hour
  • Cancel more than 30 days ahead at no cost
  • No booking fee. The price shown is the price you pay
Full refund if you cancel more than 30 days before check-in
  • More than 30 days before check-inFree
  • 30 to 11 days before check-in15% of total
  • 10 to 7 days before check-in30% of total
  • Less than 7 days, or no-show100% of total

A change of travel date counts as a cancellation and a new booking, and the same scale applies.

If the operator cancels the cruise, or in case of severe weather or force majeure, we move your date free of charge, or refund you in full if we cannot reschedule.

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Price includes all taxes and service charges.

Da Nang & Hoi An tour overview

Why this trip

  • A first scuba dive around the Cham Islands, a marine protected area off Hoi An.
  • No certificate needed. An instructor briefs you and stays with you under water.
  • Coral, reef fish and clear water on a good day.
  • A private boat trip for your group.

An honest note: the sea around Cham is only reliably calm from about March to September. Outside that, trips are often cancelled for weather.

At a glance

DurationAbout 8 hours
Start and finishHotel pickup in Da Nang city. Staying in Hoi An or at a resort outside the city, ask us before booking
Group sizePrivate tour, just your group, up to 12 people
WalkingNone to speak of
Best forBeginners who want to try diving, couples, older children from 10
GuideLocal English-speaking guide, just for your group

Price

Private departure. Your own guide and vehicle, your own pace. The total falls per person as your group grows.

Group sizeTotalPer person
1 person$1330$1330
2 people$1398$699
3 people$1562$521
4 people$1734$434
5 people$1893$379
6 people$2052$342
7 people$2220$317
8 people$2386$298
9 people$2667$296
10 people$2834$283
11 people$3001$273
12 people$3168$264

Children. Divers must be 10 or older. Children under 10 cannot join, and from 10 the adult price applies. Tell us the ages when you book and we apply it before you pay.

How it works

  1. Book and confirm. Pay at checkout or message us on WhatsApp first. We confirm your date, pickup time and guide within one hour.
  2. Pickup. Hotel pickup in Da Nang city. Staying in Hoi An or at a resort outside the city, ask us before booking.
  3. On the day. About 8 hours. Your guide keeps the timings loose enough for photographs and questions.

What's included

Private transfers from your hotelBoat to the Cham IslandsInstructor and dive equipmentMarine park entrance fee

Your itinerary

Cham Island dive day

Cham Island dive day

  • Meals: confirmed when you book.

    • Pickup at your hotel and on to Cua Dai pier.
    • Boat to the Cham Islands.
    • A safety briefing and equipment fitting with the instructor.
    • Your beginner dive with the instructor.
    • Back to the mainland and your hotel in the afternoon.

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers for planning this trip with Ava Travel.

You should be comfortable in the water. The instructor will ask about health before you dive.
Yes, certified divers go on a separate programme. Ask us.
Roughly March to September. We check the forecast with you before you travel.
The group price is per person. The private price is the total for your party and the table on this page shows it for every group size. Prices are in US dollars and include taxes and service charges, and there is no booking fee or card surcharge, so the total at checkout is the total you pay.
Within one hour. We come back to you with the pickup time, the meeting point and your guide, and tell you what to bring.
More than 30 days before departure costs nothing. From 30 to 11 days we keep 15 per cent, from 10 to 7 days 30 per cent, and inside 7 days or a no-show is charged in full. Changing your date counts as a cancellation and a new booking. If we cancel, or weather makes the tour unsafe, we move your date at no cost or refund you in full.

What guests say about Ava Travel

5.0Tripadvisor rating

These are real Tripadvisor reviews of Ava Travel as your booking agent, quoted word for word. They are not reviews of Cham Island Beginner Scuba Diving Private Day Trip itself.

Rated 5.0 on TripadvisorFrom 10 reviewsRead all 10 reviews
★★★★★

Bigdog702

“I booked way in advance, and had a hotel change a week before the cruise, but all I did was whats app them the new hotel, and all was good.”

Tripadvisor, May 2026

★★★★★

Kehren Eade

“She made the process SO easy, SO manageable, we felt we were in great hands at all times, even though everything was done by remote!”

Tripadvisor, August 2026

★★★★★

Arshia Z

“Whenever we had questions or needed assistance, the response was prompt, helpful, and reassuring.”

Tripadvisor, June 2026

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