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Waikiki 2-Tank Boat Dive: Underwater Exploration for Beginners at PADI Certified Center
4.3
26 Ratings
Honolulu
Embark on a thrilling 2-tank boat dive in Waikiki, Hawaii, and discover the captivating underwater world. Explore vibrant coral reefs teeming with sea turtles, eels, octopuses, and more!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Kewalo Basin - Non-certified two tank boat dive! An opportunity to jump into the world of underwater galaxy and diversity with a two-tank dive! A quick and easy introduction intro what it takes to explore the underwater world. Although this is not a scuba certification course, you’ll learn the essential steps it takes to be a PADI-certified diver. You will explore the underwater world of a coral reef alongside your expert instructor, swimming in an area known for sea turtles, eels, octopuses, and other fascinating marine life.
Come enjoy the best diving and snorkeling experience on Oahu with Waikiki Dive Center! Since 1979, Waikiki Dive Center is specialized in introductory dive, certification training, and full gear services. As an accomplished PADI 5-Star IDC for over 43 years, Waikiki Dive Center is the only full-service dive center actually located in the heart of Waikiki. Our dive leadership team is a group of highly experienced, caring and linguistically diversified professionals. After 2 million safe dives, we continue to dive safety and quality by offering small diver instructor ratio, high-end gear and our own US Coast Guard certified dive vessels for your experience of a lifetime!
What's Included
- SCUBA equipment provided
What's Not Included
- Bottled water
- Gratuities
Additional Information
A trip to Hawaii isn’t complete without delving into the mesmerizing undersea universe that exists just off our coasts. Being Waikiki’s only PADI certified Scuba Diving Center, we offer a comprehensive service for novice divers, in addition to a full range of certification options to meet all your training requirements.
Diving enthusiasts have the opportunity to discover Hawaii’s distinctive and stunning underwater creatures, observing a lively coral reef renowned for its population of sea turtles, eels, octopuses, and various other sea species.
- Beginners will be grouped separately from certified divers in general. Private instructor is available should you prefer to dive with your parties.
- All change and cancellation must be requested 48 hours prior to the trip check-in time.
- Non-certified beginners shall review our medical questionnaire prior to book this tour. The purpose of the review shall ensure ample time in obtaining licensed physician’s consent for diving activities before checkin. Failed medical questionnaire will forfeit all reimbursement if not cancelled within 48 hours. Please click on the link to obtain medical form as required (https://www.padi.com/sites/default/files/documents/2020-08/10346E_Diver_Medical_Form.pdf)
- Must review the medical questionnaire and obtain medical doctor’s consent for your diving ahead of time. Failed medical by check in time will incur in full booking charge.
- Must not fly within 18hours of diving. Cancellation within 48 hours will incur all booking cost.
- Any non-certified beginners shall review our medical questionnaire prior to book this tour. The purpose of the review shall ensure ample time in obtaining licensed physician’s consent for diving activities before checkin. Failed medical questionnaire will forfeit all reimbursement if not cancelled within 48 hours. Please click on the link to obtain medical form as required (https://www.padi.com/sites/default/files/documents/2020-08/10346E_Diver_Medical_Form.pdf)
Location
Waikiki Dive Center
Nāhua Street
Waikiki Dive Center is a 5-Star PADI IDC, the only dive shop conveniently located in the heart of Waikiki since 1979. Please arrive to the dive shop 15 minutes before the scheduled time to allow check in and to create a personalized gear bag, after trying them on to ensure fitting.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(26 Ratings)
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Huddy2023
Apr 29, 2024
Great for beginners! - Great experience for me and my husband! He’s never dove before so Jim was super helpful with helping him learn the basics on the first dive and then joining the rest of the group for the second dive. Saw my first sea turtle while diving so I’d say a huge success! Josh was amazing in pointing out all the things he saw and being a super awesome guide!
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Citron456
Apr 29, 2024
2-tank dive with turtles and dolphins - Two incredible dives with knowledgeable staff and a great boat. Saw lots of turtles, colorful fish and even dolphins.
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Chongyu_l
Feb 25, 2024
And experience for life, sailing alongside 50 dolphins - All staff and captain were very kind and helpful. They were very knowledgeable in this industry and the Polynesian culture. during the trip we encountered numerous whales, and about 50 dolphins swimming alongside our boat, I need to pray to the island God for this! 100% satisfied
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Steve_k
Nov 17, 2023
Awesome - Wonderful people, experienced, helpful and very patient.
What a great time and location.
Perfect dive. No issues what so ever
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Evelyn_p
Nov 10, 2023
Not for everyone - It's not for everyone. My left ear popped with a sharp pain due to pressure. But still, I've experienced the feeling to be actually underwater 👍👍
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Derek_w
Sep 2, 2023
Great excursion - Were very helpful and patient especially our dive master Alex. Was a nice basic tour, not to deep not to shallow and saw lots of marine life, the water was so clear and beautiful.
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Elnadroj
Aug 20, 2023
First time Scuba Diving - Nick and Josh were amazing instructors as well as Captain Jim who took us in his boat. This was our first time scuba diving and it was an surreal experience.
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Robertfromottawa
Aug 14, 2023
Amazing Dive Shop & Dive Team - Great dive shop with an amazing and knowledgeable dive team.
Went on a 2-tank beginner dive (1 certified diver, one not), and was truly impressed on the team’s focus on safety for all divers and especially for the beginners.
The gear was also in great condition.
And the whole team are great stewards for the ocean, all sea creatures, and the environment.
Highly recommend the dive shop for experienced and beginner divers.
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Christopher
Apr 19, 2024
Combo beginner and certified group excursion to horseshoe reef. Much time waiting for them to teach beginners. - If you are certified do not pick the combo beginner/certified excursion. You will end up wasting much of your day waiting for them to teach their class to the beginners. What was supposed to be a couple hour trip ended up being 5 hours for two short dives. Our group of 3 all came up with over 1500 psi left in our tanks on both dives. Very short bottom time. Wouldn’t recommend this for certified divers.
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301brettl
Apr 22, 2024
Beginner Nightmare - Careful with this place if you are a new diver. If you make even a single mistake with the form you fill out they will not tell you about it till you are already through orientation, the car ride to the dock, or the briefing.
I put a nasal allergy on the form and that requires a doctors note. Which is all fine well and good, but they didn't check that till I was basically about to ship out.
Unable to dive, no time to reschedule, and they refused refund for a simple mistake.
Also, beginners can't go if conditions are not ideal, so be prepared to be rescheduled. I tried for Friday morning, got rescheduled to Friday afternoon because they were too full. Showed up and went through everything including the orientation video and got rescheduled to Monday morning. Another group on Friday got rescheduled from the previous Monday to the Friday that I was also on and they had to cancel because they flew the next day and had no chances to reschedule.
Final remark. The manager is not a nice lady.
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