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St Maarten Discover Scuba: Begin Your Underwater Exploration in Calm Caribbean Waters
4.7
55 Ratings
Philipsburg
Embark on a scuba diving adventure in St Maarten’s calm Caribbean waters. Explore shallow dive sites with a trained PADI instructor. Perfect for beginners!
Embark on a scuba diving adventure in St Maarten’s calm Caribbean waters. Explore shallow dive sites with a trained PADI instructor. Perfect for beginners!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Simpson Bay Resort and Marina - Our discover program is usually conducted as a boat dive at DIVI dive site on our shallow artificial reef with max. depth around 25 ft
This is a great opportunity to:
⢠Explore a helicopter wreck.
⢠Search for octopuses trying to hide in the rocks or stingrays enjoying the sandy areas.
⢠Observe the common…
- Simpson Bay Resort and Marina - Our discover program is usually conducted as a boat dive at DIVI dive site on our shallow artificial reef with max. depth around 25 ft
This is a great opportunity to:
⢠Explore a helicopter wreck.
⢠Search for octopuses trying to hide in the rocks or stingrays enjoying the sandy areas.
⢠Observe the common tropical fish that are always hanging around.
⢠Be surprised by finding less common aquatic life spotted here such as lionfish.
⢠Enjoy calm and easy conditions of this dive site to get more comfortable underwater
What's Included
- All necessary scuba gear
- Beverages (water, juice, soda)
- Professional guide
- All necessary scuba gear
- Beverages (water, juice, soda)
- Professional guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Marine park fee (approx. USD $5)
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Marine park fee (approx. USD $5)
Additional Information
Embark on an introductory scuba diving excursion in the aquatic realms of St Maarten, ideal for novices! Encounter the tranquil and transparent Caribbean waters and tour shallow diving locations under the guidance of a certified PADI instructor. Select your point of departure based on your location on the island or as a cruise ship traveler.
Simpson Bay…
Embark on an introductory scuba diving excursion in the aquatic realms of St Maarten, ideal for novices! Encounter the tranquil and transparent Caribbean waters and tour shallow diving locations under the guidance of a certified PADI instructor. Select your point of departure based on your location on the island or as a cruise ship traveler.
Simpson Bay Resort - Cole Bay & Simpson Bay area
Divi Resort - Philipsburg, Oyster Pond, Dawn Beach, Orient & Little Bay area
- Minimum age is 12 years
- All participants must be strong swimmers
- All participants MUST be in good health to participate
- Please note: Medical forms must be completed and signed by a doctor before the day of your scuba tour to ensure fitness levels and health for the experience. Medical form will be made available by the supplier once the purchase has been made.
- Diving within 24 hours of flying is not recommended. All participants will be required to complete a health questionnaire prior to diving. Some pre-existing medical conditions (eg asthma, heart conditions, etc) may prevent you from diving, please consult your doctor
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Please arrive 30 minutes before departure time
Location
Simpson Bay Resort and Marina
Divi Little Bay Resort: On the beach at the watersports booth.
Simpson Bay Resort: Marina of the Resort. #37 Billy Folly Rd, Simpson Bay
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(55 Ratings)
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677jeanettee
Aug 11, 2023
My children are now asking to dive again - This was a great experience for my whole family! Audrey was so kind and patient. My husband and I are certified divers introducing scuba to the children. We had done a resort scuba lesson with the kids in Mexico but my daughter was having ear issues and became scared. 3 years later we did this course. I had not dove in 16 years. Audrey was very patient with me. In no time she had all of us underwater and exploring several wrecks. It was gradual and you could still see the surface. We got to see an Eagle ray and a huge puffer! My daughter who was previously scared is asking to go dive again! If only they could bottle Audrey’s kind and patient demeanor! She truly wants others to enjoy and understand the beauty under the water.
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Dongm01
Jun 19, 2023
Discover scuba - Denzel and Obie were great dive master and captain. Nice refresher for me and they did a great job with the discover scuba divers. Nice site with some interesting wrecks of a submarine and helicopter. Friendly and courteous.
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Bluestreaker2017
Apr 30, 2023
Refreshing refresher - We are PADI certified but needed a tune up after a long absence. Our instructor Audrey was fantastic taking great care to pay attention t every detail of diving and particularly issues we had experienced in the past like mask sealing and weight optimization. The dive location was excellent and we had the freedom to move around the underwater objects. Audrey not only refreshed our training but significantly improved our skills.
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Johnkq9244lq
Apr 25, 2023
Great value scuba session for noobs - This was an excellent afternoon's adventure for me and my 16 year old son. Audrey and Steve were great hosts, the scuba site was interesting and not too far away, they were professional, but not labored in getting us equipped and under the water and best of all, it was great value. Highly recommend.
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Gdfred88
Apr 23, 2023
Discover scuba and so much more! These guys are the greatest! - My wife has loved to snorkel and swim in the ocean for all her life, even though she grew up in Kansas. We would make trips every year to both the east and west coasts of the USA. We've snorkeled off the coast of Italy and southern France. And even off the coast of China.
But I could never get her to try scuba with me, even though I had first certified years before. I finally convinced her to try the "Discover Scuba" course with me in Sint Maarten with Aqua Mania. She was immediately hooked, like i knew she would be.
Jen and Ryan were awesome during the training. Very patient and helpful answering all our questions. I did the "Discovery dive" with my wife since it had been a few years since I last dove.
Now my wife is hooked, or should I say addicted?!?! She has already purchased her own gear, BCD, Fins, Regulator and a $1000 Garmin dive computer. I think the two of us will be diving together for may years to come.
(Now I just need to decide what gear I want...)
Thanks to Jen and Ryan and Swanii for making her initial experience and at last a dozen dives since incredible.
If you are reading this and have not yet learned to scuba, you've got to give this "Discover Scuba" a try!
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P3027kealexp
Nov 28, 2022
Great dive + Great crew - Chase and Captain Roy were fantastic on our refresher dive. They brought us out to a nice dive spot and Chase guided us around a ship wreck and sunken bridge. Really fantastic crew. Only wish I had brought cash to tip them. Would recommend 100%. I’m gunna book another dive!
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Chaneyma22
Jul 21, 2022
Great experience - Our family of 4(2 teenagers) went out today with Brett, Nathan and captain Swamee today from the Divi little resort. Brett was a fabulous guide! He was patient and encouraging. I highly recommend these guys for a great diving experience.
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Terry
Jul 17, 2022
Bucket list experience with the best instructor - If you always wanted to try scuba but hesitated... start here!!! jen our instructor was amazing she clearly laid out the objectives of the experience, she was very kind and encouraging if you messed something up. She was excellent at keeping track of everyone, and was very encouraging. The Captain of the boat was very nice and knowledgable and encouraging as well. We had always wanted to try this, and the conditions were great and the fish were beatiful, the dive training site had alot to see, we even saw a turtle while waiting for our one on one session with Jen for the key safety objectives. This experience was amazing and we are now ready to sign up for opened water diving Tips: be well rested, PAY attenteion to the video at the begginning it will make the experience safe and fun, trust your instructor ... diving in the warm waters of Sint marteen make this so much fun
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Steven_w
Nov 18, 2023
Take one big step to meet with Neptune. - Frank was great, patient and clear, with good advice and feedback.
There were only two of us on this discovery session so we pretty much got a personal service, which made the experience even more special.
A brilliant introduction to scuba, thanks to all involved
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187cassiek
Jul 16, 2022
Terrible Experience - I do not recommend this place for Discover Scuba! I booked my excursion and even though my ticket had the time printed on it, they told me it was wrong & made me wait an hour. After telling them I was afraid of missing my cruise ship, they said they’d make sure I was taken right to the dock when we were done. Then the instructor said he couldn’t do that, & he had been waiting on me for an hour. The communication amongst the staff was TERRIBLE, & I kept getting different answers. We watched what I found out later was a VERY outdated/ not recommend scuba video, & then we were put into the water. I had my 14 & 17 year old children with me. Nathan was young & a horrible teacher. He became visibly irritated with both of my children & sent them back to the boat after working with them only a short time period. My kids were in tears when we left! The experience was also an hour shorter than what I was charged for, and I still had plenty of time to waste in the city before returning to my cruise ship. I found out after having a great experience the VERY NEXT DAY with another company that Aqua Mania had many violations in how that “taught” us.
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