Best dive shop on Reddit

163 reviews from r/scuba, r/scubadiving, r/curacao and 9 more subreddits

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Island Divers

4.6

(5)

"My husband is an advanced diver and he LOVED his dives with Ondra from Island Divers."

"Https://www.islanddiverscozumel.com/"

"Very professional"

"I dove a few days with Island Divers Hawaii. I thought they were great."

"Island divers."

Blue Angel

4.8

(4)

"Blue Angel is a wonderful boutique hotel and diving operation."

"Blue Angel is great."

"We've done Blue Angel resort a number of times."

"Cozumel. There, you can get proper experience with deep and with currents."

Salty Endeavors

4.5

(4)

"Salty Endeavors. White glove service if you want it, will pick you up at 15 or so different piers, were always on time, knowledgeable and experienced guides, small and fast boats, reasonably priced"

"Salty Endeavors."

"I might suggest checking out Salty Endeavors. Enjoy!"

"Dive with Salty Endeavors and the boat gets you in front of the hotel making it very easy for you."

The Dive Bus

4.3

(4)

"I always recommend The Dive Bus. They have a really nice house reef and do take trips to some of the best dive sites on the island."

"We used The Dive Bus and it was great."

"I heard good things about the dive bus."

"The Dive Bus."

Kaimana Divers

5.0

(3)

"Have gone out with them in the past when visiting and had a great experience."

"Kaimana Divers."

"Gabe, Denise and the crew do a great job."

Horizon

5.0

(3)

"Always recommend Horizon, Silent World, Conch Republic and Quiescence"

"This is the way"

"Definitely Horizon. They're the biggest Tech diving center in Key Largo."

Chuck and Robbie’s

5.0

(3)

"Great things about chuck and Robbie’s"

"I’ve dived with Ramon’s and Chuck and Robbie’s and both were great."

Scuba Tony

5.0

(3)

"Scuba Tony is the one. Excellent instructors."

"We liked Scuba Tony a lot."

"Scuba Tony is a dive op that I’ve used several times."

Force-E

5.0

(3)

"Force-e is really good"

"Force-E is excellent."

"Best fill shop is Force-E, best boats is South Florida Diving Headquarters."

#10

Maui Dreams

5.0

(3)

"Maui Dreams, Kihei was easy and inexpensive to rent the weights, tanks, and dive flag."

"I've had great experience with both Maui Dreams (Kihei) and Maui Diving (Lahaina)."

"Maui Dreams in Kihei is an amazing outfit."

#11

Aquatic Ventures

5.0

(3)

"Aquatic Ventures is by far the best."

"Aquatic Ventures was a marvelous experience and a percentage of your course fees goes toward their diving courses for veterans."

"I've always used Aquatic Ventures, they have always treated me well."

#12

Lahaina Divers

5.0

(3)

"Lahaina Divers is great."

"I dove with Lahaina divers a few years ago and they were well organized, had a capable team and a comfortable boat."

"Big fan of Lahaina Divers, have dove with them the last two years."

#13

Kyalami

7.5

(2)

"10/10 operation, crew is incredibly nice and knowledgeable."

"10/10 operation, crew is incredibly nice and knowledgeable"

#14

Horizon Divers

4.7

(3)

"Horizon Divers!"

"Key Largo, go to someplace like Horizon Divers or Rainbow Reef."

#15

Alton's

4.7

(3)

"If it’s fun diving you’re looking for, it’s gotta be Alton’s. The BEST DM on Utila, on site accommodations, and delicious food made"

"Last time I went I dived with Altons and it was great. Ask for Beto, he’s great at finding interesting creatures"

"Alton's for diving."

#16

Tres Pelicanos

4.3

(3)

"Tres Pelicanos, hands down!"

"I dive with Tres Pelicanos & very happy with their service."

"Dive Shops - Tres Pelicanos."

#17

Ramon's

5.0

(2)

"Really good experiences with Ramons"

"I had a very good experience."

#18

Horizons

5.0

(2)

"Best is Horizons."

"Horizons."

#19

B Diving

5.0

(2)

"B Diving out of Cass Abao was amazing. The staff are super friendly - all of them are like a big family."

#20

Pompano Dive Center

5.0

(2)

"Im partial to Pompano Dive Center, never really liked any shops in Ft Lauderdale."

"I'm a huge fan of Pompano Dive Center."

#21

Eco Dive Center

5.0

(2)

"Eco Dive Center has awesome, down to earth people! Always recommend them."

"My collegue Tim is working for Eco Dive Center."

#22

Flip Flop Divers

5.0

(2)

"Can also highly recommend Flip Flop Divers."

"Highly recommended and felt very safe at all times."

#23

MBT Divers

5.0

(2)

"MBT Divers for sure - ask for Billy."

"Good experience with MBT Divers, and I enjoy browsing their shop."

#24

Dive Provo

5.0

(2)

"The kindness and patience of the guides... is the only reason my wife got back into diving."

"I would absolutely dive with them again."

#25

Beach Cities Scuba

5.0

(2)

"I highly recommend Beach Cities Scuba."

#26

Austin's

5.0

(2)

"Another for Austins."

"Probably too far south, but Austin's is a great LDS."

#27

Amoray

5.0

(2)

"My dad’s been since before I was born ~20 years ago and loved them then as well"

"Now? I just go to key largo and dive with amoray. Did my dm with them. Highly recommend amoray."

#28

Challenge Diving

4.5

(2)

"My LDS has been using Challenge Diving for annual trips going on 17 years."

"They charter Challenge Diving. The DM made sure everyone got most out of their tank."

#29

Cozumel Dive School

4.5

(2)

"Very affordable, quality instruction, and an incredible time."

"Cozumel Dive School was pretty great for me."

#30

Blue Life

4.5

(2)

"Check out Blue Life in Playa Del Carmen. That place is phenomenal."

"If you can get down to PDC then you could hit up Blue Life."

#31

Utila Dive Center

4.5

(2)

"Go check out Utila Dive Center (UDC), they're one of the most quality outfits around."

"Dove with Utila Dive Center, tons of boats so smaller groups usually."

#32

ScubaTony

4.5

(2)

"Was great for me."

"IC Presidente + Scubatony."

#33

Dive Pros

4.5

(2)

"Definitely Dive Pros or MBT Divers. Both are solid shops."

"I would give Dive Pros or Shark Quest a call."

#34

Aloha Scuba

4.5

(2)

"We used Aloha Scuba diving and had a great time."

"I was pleased to see that they have trips for advanced divers."

#35

Go West

4.5

(2)

"Go West was awesome. Highly recommend"

"We liked Go West at Playa Kalki."

#36

Papa Hogs

4.5

(2)

"I only dive with Papa Hogs."

"We always go to Papa Hogs. Smaller boats and groups we always have a great time."

#37

Splash

4.0

(2)

"I took my OW lessons at Splash and had a good experience."

"[Splash](https://www.splashscuba.com/) on Banksville."

#38

Tarpoon Lagoon

4.0

(2)

"Tarpoon Lagoon out of the south beach Marina by Monty’s - Jake, Pat, Hannah, and Shawn in the office are dope people."

"I’ve been to Tarpoon Lagoon, pretty good!"

#39

Rainbow Reef

4.0

(2)

"I tried both Rainbow Reef and Horizon. They're great."

"Went out with Rainbow Reef last week. 8 dives in 3 days. No complaints."

#40

Athina Diving

4.0

(2)

"I enjoyed it very much; Dimitris is a good and patient instructor."

"I enjoyed it very much; Dimitris is a good and patient instructor and DM."

#41

Scuba Club

4.0

(2)

"Awesome shore dives, good food, amazing staff"

"Great dive resort on the cheap. I go here often."

#42

Pacific Wilderness

3.0

(2)

"Pacific wilderness is the cheapest, but that is just for beach dives."

"If you want the cheapest place, that's probably Pacific Wilderness at only $300 for all beach dives."

#43

Top Dive

3.0

(2)

"I just scheduled through top dive for all my islands and it worked out well."

"I would not recommend Top Dive unless you're a self reliant diver."

#44

Andy's Scuba Diving Center

5.0

(1)

"The place called Andy's scuba diving center is really nice with very nice owners and extremely professional and fun instructors."

#45

Dive Curacao

5.0

(1)

"[Here](https://www.divecuracao.info/dive/curacao-diving-guide/) is an excellent interactive list of dive sites in Curacao."

#46

Mafia Island

5.0

(1)

"Skip Zanzibar and go south to Mafia Island. Off the beaten path destination- pristine diving and virtually no tourists"

#47

CocoView

5.0

(1)

"CocoView on Roatan"

#48

Dolphin Scuba

5.0

(1)

"Dolphin scuba in Welshpool are excellent."

#49

Coral Garden

5.0

(1)

"I did a try dive last year there with Coral Garden and had a great time."

#50

Trident Adventures

5.0

(1)

"I've had some amazing trips with Trident Adventures."

#51

Calypso Divers

5.0

(1)

"I did my OW with Joel at Calypso Divers in Boracay and my AOW with Maria at Asia Divers in Puerto Galera."

#52

4 Different Shops

5.0

(1)

"We used 4 different shops for 12 total dives and they were all fantastic."

#53

Sail Rock

5.0

(1)

"If you aren't going to Koh Tao, make sure you do a Sail Rock dive from Koh Phangan."

#54

Sinai Divers

5.0

(1)

"I always dive with Paul in Sinai Divers, since it's in a good hotel and really comfortable."

#55

Scubaçao

5.0

(1)

"I would highly recommend the dive shop. Mats was a great instructor."

#56

Ray Diving

5.0

(1)

"When I go to Cozumel I go with Ray Diving Cozumel."

#57

Suba Tony

5.0

(1)

"Suba Tony is Super Nice."

#58

Reefline Diving

5.0

(1)

"Reefline Diving based out of Fort Lauderdale!"

#59

Excel Scuba

5.0

(1)

"Excel scuba. Dave Holland"

#60

Zen Dive Co.

5.0

(1)

"Very good instructors"

#61

Aldora

5.0

(1)

"Eight dive trips to Coz, used Aldora the first time and have never considered anyone else."

#62

Diverse Divers Aqaba

5.0

(1)

"Professional and friendly"

#63

Dive St. Maarten

5.0

(1)

"Can walk there from the ship"

#64

Waikiki Scuba

5.0

(1)

"When I visit I dive with these guys"

#65

UDC

5.0

(1)

"If you want to do any sort of technical diving UDC stands apart from the rest."

#66

Jungle Divers

5.0

(1)

#67

Neptune's Cove

5.0

(1)

#68

Acqui

5.0

(1)

"It's worth the short drive to Ft Lauderdale and to go with Acqui."

#69

Dive Cabo

5.0

(1)

"I highly recommend Dive Cabo. They have a great staff."

#70

Wolf's Dive Shop

5.0

(1)

"Wolf's Dive Shop in Benton Harbor is still open and could help find a charter."

#71

Reef Pirates

5.0

(1)

"Oahu Hawaii, the reef pirates. I was looking for one last dive before my no dive time."

#72

Slow Dive Casa Chiuaua

5.0

(1)

"A lovely Belgian couple runs this scuba training center out of their home and they are fantastic instructors."

#73

Captain Slates

5.0

(1)

"CAPTAIN SLATES."

#74

Buddy Dive

5.0

(1)

"Buddy Dive on Bonaire. You stay on the dive resort, great house reef that you can drop onto any time."

#75

South Florida Diving Headquarters

5.0

(1)

"I did my advanced with South Florida Diving Headquarters located in Pompano."

#76

Cebu Dive Centre

5.0

(1)

"I always dove through Cebu Dive Centre in Moalboal before covid."

#77

Reef Adventures

5.0

(1)

"Does small groups"

#78

Protec Playa

4.0

(1)

"Protec Playa."

#79

Cozumel

4.0

(1)

"Cozumel is a great dive location, with lots of reef and wall variety."

#80

Banyan Tree Divers

4.0

(1)

"3 with Banyan Tree Divers. There's a 30 - 45 minute instruction period before the dive."

#81

Princess Divers

4.0

(1)

"I did my OW certification with Princess Divers, and my partner later did Discover dives with them, and we both had good experiences."

#82

Alpena MI

4.0

(1)

"Alpena MI has some great recreational dive sites and in the summer months there's usually charters going out every day."

#83

Scuba Lodge

4.0

(1)

"Scuba Lodge."

#84

Two Shea/Tanks a Lot

4.0

(1)

"Two Shea/Tanks a Lot is one of the bigger operators in that area."

#85

Austin's Dive Shop

4.0

(1)

"Austins dive shop has always worked for me when I'm in that area"

#86

Diver's Paradise

4.0

(1)

"Dived a few times with Diver's Paradise on Key Biscayne and they've always been good"

#87

Kauai Down Under

4.0

(1)

"We did our DSD with Kauai Down Under."

#88

Coral Estates

4.0

(1)

"We did a class at coral estates last year and it was good."

#89

Ramon's Village

4.0

(1)

"Very nice and helpful"

#90

Scuba Works

4.0

(1)

"I’ve had good experiences with Scuba Works"

#91

Scubamau

4.0

(1)

"I've always gone with scubamau."

#92

Dive and Relax, Flip Flop Divers

4.0

(1)

"The 2 closest, highest rated (by reviews) appear to be dive and relax, and flip flop divers"

#93

Elmer's Watersports

4.0

(1)

"Elmer's Watersports in Evanston IL."

#94

Double Action Dive Charters

4.0

(1)

"I handle the booking for Double Action Dive Charters which runs out of Southern Lake Michigan."

#95

Underworld Tulum

4.0

(1)

"We stayed and dove with Underworld Tulum."

#96

Dive Right in Scuba

4.0

(1)

"Dive Right in Scuba/Double Action Charters."

#97

MBT

4.0

(1)

"I’ve been out with MBT and found them to be a good shop to deal with."

#98

Occidental Cozumel

4.0

(1)

"If you are looking to do a resort dive, i would suggest Occidental Cozumel and the Pro Dive shop."

#99

Evolution

4.0

(1)

"Evolution were great and had good boats."

#100

Gold Coast Scuba

4.0

(1)

"I use Gold Coast Scuba in Lauderdale By the Sea."

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