St. Maarten is a great dive destination. The outlying wreck and reef sites offer fantastic dives and excellent photo opportunities. For the average diver whose partner or family do not dive, here is where St. Maarten excels. Plenty of beaches, snorkeling, activities, shopping and day trips to keep everyone entertained while the divers go about the pleasure of diving. Waters are warm and inviting, and the marine life is abundant. Moray eels, turtle and southern stingray are common sightings - and frog fish and jaw fish are a treat to find.

Dive Adventures chooses dive sites the morning of the dive, to ensure the best decision is made for that day’s weather and sea conditions. Divers are always encouraged to take a shallow afternoon dive as a refresher, if their last dive was a year ago. Three custom dive boats provide comfortable rides. The platforms provide giant stride entry and ladders allow easy exit from the water. Dive groups are kept to around 12 per boat, with 2 to 3 dive staff accompanying.
Dive Adventures offers discounted dive package rates, all the latest courses to update your current certification rating, fun specialty courses and one day wonders to introduce your family or partner to Scuba this vacation.

 

PRICES

IS SCUBA DIVING FOR ME?

While vacationing in the sunny Caribbean, there is a quick and easy way to find out whether scuba is really something for you. It is called Discover Scuba Diving ($80 pp).

Instructors provide a briefing with a flip chart, then off to a coral reef for a shallow 30' dive. With the instructor's guidance, you can see the wonders of reef life and experience the tranquility of the underwater world. This course also makes for an excellent refresher for certified divers.

          PADI eLEARNING is our recommendation for any one wishing to complete a
          dive course on vacation. Easy access to course materials online in the comfort
          of your own home and at your leisure, before you reach the warm Caribbean
          waters. Don't waste precious vacation time in the classroom, use elearning
          online and follow up with the pool and dives on your next vacation.
          Cost  - $350 to complete the course after e-learning.

The PADI SCUBA DIVER course is a follow on for those who become hooked! Just one more day and you get certified. This certification allows you to dive to a maximum depth of 40', accompanied by and instructor. Cost $300.

Scuba Course Completion / Referral Dives

Have you completed all that bookwork and paper work at home? Are you ready to dive and can't face the idea of a quarry or lake, with freezing temperatures and no visibility? Experience your Referral Dives in the turquoise Caribbean Sea.

Four dives -  $70 per dive. This includes all equipment and instruction and you will start with a shallow dive at 2pm.

All dives are taken as per our regular schedule so friends or family who are certified may accompany.

Open Water Certification

Three full days (8.30am - approx 4.30pm). We like to start on Mondays or Thursdays. Each day is an interesting mix of bookwork, pool work and dives.

The course includes all equipment and instruction, materials and dives. It may be beneficial to some, to try the Discover Scuba Course first, and then progress to the full course. $425

Advanced Open Water - Adventures in Diving

Diving still holds many elements of excitement and discovery, beyond the wrecks and reefs, walls and pinnacles. The Advanced Course will hone diving skills with 5 exploratory and educational dives. $330

Nitrox Diving

Nitrox is the latest trend in recreational diving, - a healthier way to dive. $210 includes instruction for the new tables and two dives. So make Nitrox your next choice for healthier diving.

Dive Adventures also offers Rescue Diver, Dive Master and Specialty Courses.

Scuba Diving in Saba is world renowned and many divers will ensure that a day trip to the beautiful eco-island is part of their dive vacation plan. Saba dive shops offer the highest standards of service and professionalism. Novice divers are encouraged to dive a few dives in St Maarten before venturing over to Saba, as the wall and pinnacle diving can be considerably deeper.

We book Saba Deep, Sea Saba and Saba Divers. Most dive sites are very close and require little travel time on the dive boats. Sandwiches for lunch can be purchased in advance from the dive shops for the double dives, or guests can take food along. Dive Shops will provide all gear or divers can bring their own along. Daytrip ferry and double dive from $175.

Saba is very unspoiled and a refreshing change from the cosmopolitan hustle and bustle that St Maarten and St Barts provide.