Scuba Diving Discovery Course: Learn Scuba Techniques and Dive in the Caribbean Sea

Experience the thrill of scuba diving in the Caribbean Sea with our Discover Diving Course. No certification required. Learn scuba techniques, practice in shallow water, and dive in stunning dive locations.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • St. Thomas - This beginner scuba diving course allows you to experience the underwater world without a certification and under plenty of supervision. Our extraordinary staff of instructors at Aqua Action Dive Center will have you feeling very confident when entering the ocean for your first time. We offer both shallow bay dives, or experience the amazing reefs and wrecks off of St. Thomas on our dive boat
What's Included
  • Comprehensive SCUBA gear provided (including tanks, weights, BCD, regulator, wet suit, fins, mask, snorkel)
  • Expert guidance from a qualified instructor
  • A Discover Diving booklet included
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities (recommended) 15-20% tour cost
Additional Information

Your Discover Diving Course does not require a certification. You will be educated about SCUBA in a classroom followed by learning how to use the gear and some important diving skills in shallow water with a qualified instructor. You then can either complete a full SCUBA dive in the bay or choose to go out on our boat to 2 dive locations in our…

Location
St. Thomas
Departure Point: Secret Harbor Address: 6280 Estate Nazareth St Thomas VI 00802 Directions: Follow the main road to the turn for the Ritz Carlton, follow all signs to Secret Harbor Sunset Grille, park in the dive shop parking.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Leslie_g
Apr 6, 2024
Great Experience - Great experience for the 3 of us. Our PADI instructor was awesome. I had some issues at first with my gear, he was very patient and changed out what was causing the issue. From that point it was great. We saw many fish, corals, sea anemones, and a very big stingray that was sleeping at the bottom. I’d highly recommend this company if you are interested in diving.
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Reece_p
Feb 21, 2024
Fun and great teacher. - Very helpful and fun. Happy to help everyone in our group get the hand of the equipment and make us comfortable.
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P1146ssjasonb
Nov 1, 2023
An experience that cant be beat! - Absolutely great experience! knowledgeable and professional staff who worked around my scheduling issues to help make the most out of my trip. my instructor was patient and very helpful learning the skills needed to make the experience a very enjoyable one. will definitely be back on my next trip
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Shalakos2023
Aug 20, 2023
Great Discovery SCUBA Dives - While staying a Secret Harbour Resort, I scheduled the Discovery SCUBA dive for my 14-yr old daughter who had never done SCUBA. I am a PADI advanced diver and wanted to share SCUBA with her. She had a great shore Discovery instruction dive with Mandi. After the shore dive, I scheduled a 2-tank boat dive for both of us the next day. We were accompanied by dive instructor Anardo. He was awesome! He held my daughter's hand underwater for the first 10 minutes to make sure she was comfortable while guiding her around to see amazing sea life. He treated her like a loving father. He picked up a brittle starfish and let her hold it. He showed her how the sea anemone would suck up into their shell when you put your finger in front of them. He guided her up to within 4-ft of a nurse shark sleeping on the sea floor and could have gotten closer if my daughter hadn't gotten nervous. Lol. She did not realize nurse sharks are gentle creatures. We also saw a sea turtle and perhaps the largest sting ray I've ever seen with a companion Cobia that followed it everywhere. The dives with Anardo and Aqua Action were by far my daughter's favorite activities that we did during our week on St. Thomas and St. John!
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Scottsr8792wz
Jun 19, 2023
Highly Recomend - Very enjoyable, relaxed open diving experience. When meeting the wife of the dive shop owners, she told her story of how they left Ohio on a lark and ended up in St. Thomas. Her 20-year-old note to her husband was tacked to the wall. The DM was Jared, a New Orleans transplant, and the captain was from Juniper, Florida. With a limited number of divers, Jared could guide us through six fun dives effortlessly but safely. While not Bonaire or Cozumel, they made the best of St. Thomas' dive spots.
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Joe_r
Apr 11, 2023
Great Scuba Dive - Excellent customer service! Had a great time! Wonderful experience and enjoyed the beach after we went on the dive.
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David_s
Apr 2, 2023
Great Experience - Sam and Diane were good to work with. Stephanie was absolutely terrific dive master. She was awesome instructor and was great in the water. We saw a lot of cool stuff!
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Lisharoo
Jan 27, 2023
Calm and friendly intro to the underwater world - Got a tip from our charter boat captain to check out the Discover Scuba Diving course at Aqua Action, and I'm so so glad we did. I was intrigued by the idea of scuba, but was bringing a lot of anxiety to the party. It took a little time to locate the dive shop (off the beach next to the restaurants at Secret Harbor), but the staff there were friendly and wonderful. We got checked in and once our whole group was there, we had a quick but thorough lesson from Stephanie. We got suited up -- took me 3 tries to stand up with all the equipment :) -- and then hit the water. Stephanie was relaxed, friendly, and her calm confidence helped me get past the fear and enjoy exploring the beautiful underwater world on the reef. Stephanie pointed out lots of cool sea life, and I never felt worried or confused about the safety of our group or equipment. It was a wonderful experience and I wish we could have extended our trip to do the full Open Water Certification with Aqua Action. Can't recommend this spot more!
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B1909semichaelw
Jan 24, 2023
GREAT customer service - Did a shore dive (refresher) with Jared and he was AWESOME !! Owners at the dive shop were also amazing !! Would highly recommend and I will be back for a dive excursion !
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Kaitlyn_b
Aug 9, 2024
Look for a deep dive for a real experience. - The description was a little misleading. You go out from the beach and only go about 15 feet down. It’s cool that there’s coral and sea life that close to shore but I also could have snorkeled and seen the same things since it’s close to shore. Cool experience if you want to know what scuba is like and plan to take steps to get certified. I was hoping for a deep dive off a boat so it was disappointing but now I know scuba isn’t for me.
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From $175
up to 12 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).