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Oahu Dive Tour: Shipwreck and Reef Exploration
4.8
24 Ratings
Honolulu
Explore shipwrecks and vibrant reefs on this all-inclusive guided tour for certified divers in Waikiki. Dive deep and discover Oahu’s secret treasures!
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Captain Max Boat Tours - When visiting Hawaii, try this guided, 5-hour, small-group ocean dive from Waikiki. Climb aboard one of our U.S. Coastguard Certified custom dive boats and experience Hawaii’s fascinating underwater world, complete with colorful coral reefs and an abundance of marine wildlife. All the necessary equipment is included (complementary when returned completely). Evidence of dive certification is required from all visitors wishing to participate in this certified dive.This is a guided tour for certified only divers. You will first be taken to explore either the Sea Tiger, YO-257, or San Pedro shipwreck, followed by a local reef dive where you can see lots of Hawai’i’s native sea life.
Reminder - Don’t dive and fly the same day. Plan early when your schedule permits. Should you require a more personalized attention or bottom time, be sure to call the shop and book a private guide. By Hawaii Law, divers must follow and stay close with the local dive guide during the entire dive tour for all conservation regulations. Only dive with PADI certified, licensed, and insured dive professionals! No hassle booking. Call for any questions.
What's Included
- Bottled water provided
- SCUBA equipment included
- Snacks available
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
This is an exploratory trip designed for qualified divers. Initially, you’ll embark on an exploration of a sunken ship, followed by a dive into a nearby reef. Uncover the hidden gems of Oahu! Experience the Sea Tiger, YO-257, or San Pedro wreck and then progress to a reef dive near Waikiki. To participate, divers must possess Advanced Open Water Certification or comparable deep-diving experience (approximately 100 ft).
- Group tour activity but optional private instructor is available to book for a private tour and potentially extended bottom time
- Late check in for over 15 minutes will automatically cancel the trip and will incur full booking charge. i
- Please review the medical questionnaire prior to arrival.
- Must not dive 18 hours prior to flying; Failure to inform 48hours prior will incur full booking charge
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, on 424 Nahua Street for over 43 years. Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior. Complimentary water and snacks provided.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(24 Ratings)
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Jackienf7494rk
Sep 24, 2024
Epic wreck dive - Epic wreck dive!! My first wreck dive. I felt very comfortable and secure. A big Mahalo to Abby for being so awesome!🌺🦈🐙 see you guys on my next trip.
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Freddy_the_traveller
Jul 4, 2024
Fantastic 2 Reef Dive - I dived with Waikiki Dive Center in early July and had a fantastic time. We headed out and did 2 reef dives (max depth of 54ft both times), the first dive was 35 minutes and the second dive was 45 minutes. Kate was our dive master and she did a great job at making me feel safe and comfortable. I am a relatively new diver and despite already being certified she was more than happy to check my equipment and give me some friendly reminders as to the dive “do’s and don’ts”. Whilst on the dive we saw a lot of different fish, sea turtles and coral reef.
They do offer a wreck dive which I would like to try next time but this dive was a great option to get back into the water and ensure I felt comfortable with the equipment.
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Don_h
Feb 1, 2024
Great Hawaii Scuba Safari - The team at Waikiki dive were organized and professional and the dive sites were loaded with marine life lots to see especially the sunken ship had turtles eels and more I had a great time also a few eagle rays were on the second dive
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R6593jijennab
Jan 13, 2024
Great dives - Had the best time with nacho, Colton, same and Ash! They were great and really made sure everyone was confortable. LOVE seeing a female dive master!!!
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Francobf9667ux
Dec 18, 2023
Amazing dives - Amazing dives! Great crew, thank you so much Nick and Yoshi!!
Sea tiger ship wreck and Deep kewalo pipe, turtles, octopus, shark! Excellent!!
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Nicky
Aug 14, 2023
We had the best experience possible with this dive school! - Me & my sister wanted to get our PADI so we went to the dive shop to get some information. The girl behind the counter was very friendly and explained everything very good to us. Because of this we decided to get out PADI at the Waikiki Dive Center. All the instructors are very nice, and very very professional. They all made us feel very comfortable and during the first 3 practice dives the instructors were all very patient. We got our PADI without any trouble and because of our nice experience we decided to buy a three-dive-package. These dives were amazing, and eventough I was a little bit nervous for the wreckdive I did it anyway. Again, because the divemasters were so nice and patient. It was the best and i wanna tank the whole crew for this amazing experience!!
Special thanks to Abby, Christian, Jared, Josh, Nick, Chad and Yoshi!!!
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Jose
Aug 8, 2023
Best diving in Waikiki! - Awesome crew, thanks to Chris, Abby and Yoshi
Amazing dives! Wreck and reef full of sea life. Huge turtles. Waikiki Dive Center staff is professional and friendly.
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U6414iljosep
Jan 22, 2024
Great - Friendly crew and amazing diving. Great experience. I would recommend for future divings. They accommodate very well the parking challenge
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Doug340
Apr 22, 2024
Find another Dive Operator - Decent dives from a relatively small boat. Six divers plus the dive master. This also meant that when one diver was done, we all were. Our first dive on a wreck was nice. We were down about 20 minutes at 100’. The second dive was to only 50’ on a reef, but was called at thirty-five minutes (no bueno).
Lots of small fish and many turtles to see.
The dive gear looked well maintained (I travel and dive with my own gear), but the van used to transport from the dive shop to the dock definitely was not. The brakes were shot. Rather than ride back to the shop, I took an Uber back to my accommodation instead.
The dives were on the expensive side and they charged $19 a tank for Nitrox which is the most that I have ever had to pay for this.
I probably would not dive with this company again.
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Ken
Feb 25, 2024
Ok diving experience, could’ve been better. - I think could’ve been a 5/5 but the Dive Guide was also an instructor with a new diver that ended up cutting our first dive ship wreck dive to about 20 min total time as the student was short on air. If you’re going to instruct, then have another dive guide available or let the buddy teams go until they are done.
The next dive was a reef dive where there was hardly any sea life and note much of interest to see. I had higher hopes for our first time in Hawaii.
On the positive end, all the people we dealt with were very friendly and professional. I wish I had more time to do more dives and I’m confident we would’ve had better success!
Will give them another go on my next trip to Hawaii.
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