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Weligama Bay Dive Center was established in 2013 by Thaminda K.Kumara, an IDC Staff Instructor since 2014. With 20 years’ experience working in dive industry, he has built up a great reputation for safety and professionalism in Sri Lanka and the greater diving community. Sahan Damayantha, Thaminda’s nephew, is currently managing both dive shops, as well as working as a PADI OWSI instructor. They both currently operate two PADI 5 Stars Dive Resorts in Sri Lanka.

Within our two dive centers we offer the full range of PADI courses; from Discovery SCUBA Diving for the beginner, to the Divemaster program for those wanting to go pro.

Our centers offer courses and instructors in multiple languages, including English, German, Chinese, French and Italian

We are a small, yet professional dive operator based in Madiha, A beautiful coastal village in Matara. We believe in friendships that lasts a lifetime, and bonds which makes you feel special. Here at Polhena Diving, you are not just a client. You are our friend. We share our travel stories over a coffee after a good dive. We leave you some of the best memories which you will cherish for ages. We educate, We inspire... Marine conservation is one of our major focuses. The ocean, it gives us everything. And as dive operators, We are the ambassadors for the ocean. We organize frequent beach cleanups and underwater cleanups to keep our oceans clean. We are working on a coral restoration program and we are also the proud partners of Sri Lanka's only Turtle identification project. We are not just scuba divers. We are active protectors of our beautiful oceans.