Scuba Diving - Daily Dive Trips
Discover Scuba diving in only one afternoon!
Website: www.stmaartendive.com
Phone us: (+1721) 5442640, or (+1721) 5442631. Fax: (+1721) 5442476
Email us at: info@stmaartendive.com.
You can also visit our dive shop at Simpson Bay Resort and Divi Little Bay. Check our Dive Sites map here!
We're open every day from 8:15am to 5:15pm.
Our Scuba Diving Activities:
SCUBA: PADI DIVER COURSE
This is a first level certification – especially for vacationers who are short on time and want to become a certified diver. You need less time than the PADI Open Water Diver course, and results in a limited certification. It covers the first 3 sections of knowledge development (instead of 5), the first 3 pool sessions (instead of 5) and the first 2 open water training dives (instead of 4). An extra dive is built in for the fun of diving. Consider this course if you expect to go scuba diving primarily in the company of a dive guide (which is recommended and typical for novice divers) or if you have limited time to devote to scuba certification.
SCUBA: PADI OPEN WATER DIVE COURSE
This is the world's most popular scuba course, and has introduced millions of people all over the world to the adventurous diving lifestyle. If you've always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, discover new adventures and see the underwater world, this is where it starts!
Dive Discount Packages
St. Maarten is a great dive destination. The outlying wreck and reef sites offer fantastic dives and excellent photo opportunities. 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. Please arrive on time for the briefing. You need to be in good health to dive. Cancellations with refunds accepted 24 hours ahead of time. If you need assistance, call Debby at Aqua Mania at 721-544-2640. DEPARTURE FROM SIMPSON BAY RESORT Discover Scuba Diving departs Monday to Friday at 1pm from our Simpson Bay Resort location. Check in is at 12:45pm. DEPARTURE FROM DIVI Discover Scuba Diving Departs 10am and 1pm, Sunday to Friday, from our Divi Little Bay Scuba Shop, and involves a shore dive. It is a great shallow environment with calm waters. DEPARTURE FROM DOCK MAARTEN (Cruise ship passengers recommended) Please meet at the Aqua Mania office, located at Dock Maarten. This is a short walk from where your cruise docks. After disembarking your cruise ship please proceed out of the port facility and turn left. A short walk down the road you will see Dock Maarten, a marina with a restaurant called Chesterfields and a Cheese Factory. The Aqua Mania office is located next door. This is a dive, retail, and excursion shop with a dive flag outside.
Scuba Double Tank Dive (2 dives)
St. Maarten is a great dive destination. The outlying wreck and reef sites offer fantastic dives and excellent photo opportunities. 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 was established in 1990 as part of the large water sports and boat activity center that makes up Aqua Mania Adventures. we boast 3 departure locations since our inception. Exploring the reefs and wrecks around the island offers a unique experience. The choice of dive site is depending on weather and sea conditions, departure location, and up to the dive leader in charge. Of course we'll do our best to offer everyone a variety of dive sites during the period they're diving with us! ***DIVE CERTIFICATION CARD REQUIRED*** ** *PLEASE REFER TO YOUR PREFERED DEPARTURE LOCATION FOR CHECK IN TIME* ** Please arrive on time for the briefing. You need to be in good health to dive. Cancellations with refunds accepted 24 hours ahead of time. If you need assistance, call our offices at Aqua Mania at 721-544-2640. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE DEPARTURE LOCATION AND CHECK IN TIME: DEPARTURE FROM SIMPSON BAY RESORT Our boat departs daily from our Simpson Bay Resort location. Check in is at 8:15am Address: #37 Billy Folly Road, Simpson Bay. DEPARTURE FROM DIVI Departs daily from our Divi Little Bay Scuba Shop - right off the beach at Divi Little Bay. Check in is at 8:30am Address: 15 Longwall Rd., Philipsburg, Sint Maarten DEPARTURE FROM DOCK MAARTEN (Cruise ship passengers recommended) Departs Dock Maarten daily for a double dive on the reef sites of Mikes Maze and Proselyte. Check in is at 8:30am Address: Juancho Yrausquin Blvd, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten Meeting Instructions: This is a short walk from where your cruise docks. After disembarking your cruise ship please proceed out of the port facility and turn left. A short walk down the road you will see Dock Maarten, a marina with a restaurant called Chesterfields and a Cheese Factory. The Aqua Mania office [Dive Adventures] is located next door. This is a dive, retail, and excursion shop with a dive flag outside.
SCUBA: ENRICHED AIR CERTIFICATION
Get more bottom time!! Scuba diving with enriched air, nitrox, gives you more "no decompression" dive time. So you can spend more time underwater, especially on repetitive scuba dives. That's why it's easy to see why the PADI Enriched Air Diver course is PADI's most popular specialty scuba diving course. You can stay down longer and get back in the water sooner!! It's just healthier diving and the course is quick and easy.
EDGE FERRY - SABA TRIPS
The Dutch island of Saba is a refreshing change from the cosmopolitan hustle and bustle that St Maarten and St Barts provide. Named the “Unspoiled Queen” she is an eco-paradise and quite the getaway for avid divers, hikers and nature enthusiasts. Take a daytrip on Edge to this mystical mountain island. Join our lunch and taxi tour package... taxi tour around the island, time for sightseeing & shopping in the town and lunch at Tropics Cafe included. At every turn of the road is a spectacular view. Quaint shops in Windwardside sell local crafts such as the handmade Saba Lace, Saba Spice Liqueur, hand blown glass jewelry and artwork. Hikers can choose a Guided hike package or buddy up for the wondrous walk up Mt Scenery with a picnic lunch in the rainforest, on our Solo Hike Package. Choose any one of these packages from our add ons during the booking process for the ferry. Scuba Diving in Saba is world renowned. Many divers will ensure that a day trip to Saba is part of their dive vacation plan. 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. Certification cards are required for all divers. Travel documents: Valid passports are required for travelling. Good to know: The ferry ride can be bouncy November to April when we have Christmas winds. Travel time is 90 minutes long. Ask about sea conditions if you have concerns. Luggage is $20 per piece. Maximum of 2 suitcases per person – not more than 50lbs. If the boat has to cancel, every effort will be made to secure a seat for you on another vessel if available, on another day with our vessel or a full refund will be issued. If the ferry is unable to travel due to weather or mechanical failure, you will be notified of this and can chose another day to travel with our vessel or opt to fly. Edge Ferries are not responsible for reimbursement of additional costs that this may incur, most especially at this point when these routes are new and transporting very small numbers. We regret the inconvenience to clients, it is without intention or negligence.
Scuba Single Dive (1 dive)
St. Maarten is a great dive destination. The outlying wreck and reef sites offer fantastic dives and excellent photo opportunities. 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. Please arrive on time for the briefing. You need to be in good health to dive. Cancellations with refunds accepted 24 hours ahead of time. If you need assistance, call our office at Aqua Mania at 721-544-2640. DEPARTURE FROM SIMPSON BAY RESORT Our boat departs DAILY at 1:30pm from our Simpson Bay Resort location. Check in is at 1:00pm. DEPARTURE FROM DIVI Departs DAILY at 1:30pm, from our Divi Little Bay Scuba Shop, and involves a shore dive. Right off the beach at Divi Little Bay. It is a great shallow environment with calm waters. Check in 1:00pm DEPARTURE FROM DOCK MAARTEN (Cruise ship passengers recommended) Please meet at the Aqua Mania office, located at Dock Maarten. Check in 1:00pm - Departs 1:30pm Directions This is a short walk from where your cruise docks. After disembarking your cruise ship please proceed out of the port facility and turn left. A short walk down the road you will see Dock Maarten, a marina with a restaurant called Chesterfields and a Cheese Factory. The Aqua Mania office is located next door. This is a dive, retail, and excursion shop with a dive flag outside.
Discover Scuba
The Discover Scuba experience will give you the opportunity to try under the sea and make a real dive on a reef in shallow water. We'll give you a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater world. Although it's not a certification course, you can get credit. If you decide to continue diving, this experience can count towards PADI Scuba Diver or Open water Diver certification – putting you a step ahead when you decide to go for it! Please arrive on time for the briefing. You need to be in good health to dive. Cancellations with refunds accepted 24 hours ahead of time. If you need assistance, call Debby at Aqua Mania at 721-544-2640. DEPARTURE FROM SIMPSON BAY RESORT Discover Scuba Diving departs DAILY at 1:30pm from our Simpson Bay Resort location. Check in is at 1:00pm. DEPARTURE FROM DIVI Discover Scuba Diving Departs 1:30pm, DAILY, from our Divi Little Bay Scuba Shop, and involves a shore dive. It is a great shallow environment with calm waters. Check in 1:00pm DEPARTURE FROM DOCK MAARTEN (Cruise ship passengers recommended) Please meet at the Aqua Mania office, located at Dock Maarten. Check in 1:00pm - Departs 1:30pm Directions This is a short walk from where your cruise docks. After disembarking your cruise ship please proceed out of the port facility and turn left. A short walk down the road you will see Dock Maarten, a marina with a restaurant called Chesterfields and a Cheese Factory. The Aqua Mania office is located next door. This is a dive, retail, and excursion shop with a dive flag outside. Check in 1:00pm
Scuba Night Dive
If the thought of dipping below the surface at night seems mysterious, yet so alluring. Book our night dive. At night you drop into a whole new world and watch it come to life under the glow of a dive light. The scene changes as day creatures disappear and nocturnal creatures emerge. Scuba diving at night teaches you to focus on what you can see in your light’s beam, on controlling your buoyancy by feel, on staying with your buddy and on paying attention to details you may overlook during the day.
SCUBA: ADVANCED PADI SCUBA COURSE
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course includes two required dives; the Deep and Underwater Navigation Adventure Dives, along with three of the most popular elective dives. These include Night Diver, Peak Performance Buoyancy and Underwater Naturalist. Experience real adventure and be one step closer to Master Scuba Diver - the ultimate non-professional certification in recreational diving. This a great course to do, that will enhance your skills to dive safely and optimally. Start with elearning in the comfort of your own home, or in our learning center at the dive shop. This portion of the course you will sign up for and pay for online at www.padi.com. Choose elearning. Our shop # is 15365. We will complete the 5 adventure dives for you upon arrival.
Cruise Ship recommended dives:
if you are a passenger on one of the cruise ships, select Dock Maarten as your departure location. This location is very close to the cruise ship terminal.
Scuba Double Tank Dive (2 dives)
St. Maarten is a great dive destination. The outlying wreck and reef sites offer fantastic dives and excellent photo opportunities. 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 was established in 1990 as part of the large water sports and boat activity center that makes up Aqua Mania Adventures. we boast 3 departure locations since our inception. Exploring the reefs and wrecks around the island offers a unique experience. The choice of dive site is depending on weather and sea conditions, departure location, and up to the dive leader in charge. Of course we'll do our best to offer everyone a variety of dive sites during the period they're diving with us! ***DIVE CERTIFICATION CARD REQUIRED*** ** *PLEASE REFER TO YOUR PREFERED DEPARTURE LOCATION FOR CHECK IN TIME* ** Please arrive on time for the briefing. You need to be in good health to dive. Cancellations with refunds accepted 24 hours ahead of time. If you need assistance, call our offices at Aqua Mania at 721-544-2640. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE DEPARTURE LOCATION AND CHECK IN TIME: DEPARTURE FROM SIMPSON BAY RESORT Our boat departs daily from our Simpson Bay Resort location. Check in is at 8:15am Address: #37 Billy Folly Road, Simpson Bay. DEPARTURE FROM DIVI Departs daily from our Divi Little Bay Scuba Shop - right off the beach at Divi Little Bay. Check in is at 8:30am Address: 15 Longwall Rd., Philipsburg, Sint Maarten DEPARTURE FROM DOCK MAARTEN (Cruise ship passengers recommended) Departs Dock Maarten daily for a double dive on the reef sites of Mikes Maze and Proselyte. Check in is at 8:30am Address: Juancho Yrausquin Blvd, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten Meeting Instructions: This is a short walk from where your cruise docks. After disembarking your cruise ship please proceed out of the port facility and turn left. A short walk down the road you will see Dock Maarten, a marina with a restaurant called Chesterfields and a Cheese Factory. The Aqua Mania office [Dive Adventures] is located next door. This is a dive, retail, and excursion shop with a dive flag outside.
Scuba Single Dive (1 dive)
St. Maarten is a great dive destination. The outlying wreck and reef sites offer fantastic dives and excellent photo opportunities. 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. Please arrive on time for the briefing. You need to be in good health to dive. Cancellations with refunds accepted 24 hours ahead of time. If you need assistance, call our office at Aqua Mania at 721-544-2640. DEPARTURE FROM SIMPSON BAY RESORT Our boat departs DAILY at 1:30pm from our Simpson Bay Resort location. Check in is at 1:00pm. DEPARTURE FROM DIVI Departs DAILY at 1:30pm, from our Divi Little Bay Scuba Shop, and involves a shore dive. Right off the beach at Divi Little Bay. It is a great shallow environment with calm waters. Check in 1:00pm DEPARTURE FROM DOCK MAARTEN (Cruise ship passengers recommended) Please meet at the Aqua Mania office, located at Dock Maarten. Check in 1:00pm - Departs 1:30pm Directions This is a short walk from where your cruise docks. After disembarking your cruise ship please proceed out of the port facility and turn left. A short walk down the road you will see Dock Maarten, a marina with a restaurant called Chesterfields and a Cheese Factory. The Aqua Mania office is located next door. This is a dive, retail, and excursion shop with a dive flag outside.
Discover Scuba
The Discover Scuba experience will give you the opportunity to try under the sea and make a real dive on a reef in shallow water. We'll give you a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater world. Although it's not a certification course, you can get credit. If you decide to continue diving, this experience can count towards PADI Scuba Diver or Open water Diver certification – putting you a step ahead when you decide to go for it! Please arrive on time for the briefing. You need to be in good health to dive. Cancellations with refunds accepted 24 hours ahead of time. If you need assistance, call Debby at Aqua Mania at 721-544-2640. DEPARTURE FROM SIMPSON BAY RESORT Discover Scuba Diving departs DAILY at 1:30pm from our Simpson Bay Resort location. Check in is at 1:00pm. DEPARTURE FROM DIVI Discover Scuba Diving Departs 1:30pm, DAILY, from our Divi Little Bay Scuba Shop, and involves a shore dive. It is a great shallow environment with calm waters. Check in 1:00pm DEPARTURE FROM DOCK MAARTEN (Cruise ship passengers recommended) Please meet at the Aqua Mania office, located at Dock Maarten. Check in 1:00pm - Departs 1:30pm Directions This is a short walk from where your cruise docks. After disembarking your cruise ship please proceed out of the port facility and turn left. A short walk down the road you will see Dock Maarten, a marina with a restaurant called Chesterfields and a Cheese Factory. The Aqua Mania office is located next door. This is a dive, retail, and excursion shop with a dive flag outside. Check in 1:00pm