Best One-Day Dive Trips Worldwide — Our Top 11

1.Cairns: Premium Snorkelling and Diving Reef Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,528 reviews · 8 hours · from $166Our pick

Review of Divers Den’s Cairns reef day trip, with two outer reef sites, snorkeling, scuba options, meals, equipment, value, and practical tips.

“Brilliant day out with 2 hours snorkelling in 2 different locations we saw all sorts of bright coloured fish giant clams coral reefs white tipped fin sharks and a whale shark apparently quite rare to see . our guides and all the staff on board were amazing very informative about the coral reef health and safety was paramount we had a delicious lunch on board too”

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2.Ko Tao: Try Scuba Diving 1-Day Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 452 reviews · from $77

Try scuba in Ko Tao for $77 with patient instructors, shallow-water training, marine life, and an optional second underwater session.

“The instructors were brilliant. So experienced and calming. They guided and gave calm reassurance throughout the whole experience.”

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3.Hurghada Diving Adventure one Day with two Dives Boat Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 238 reviews · from $26Best value

Review of Hurghada’s two-session Red Sea boat trip, with lunch, hotel pickup, snorkeling, equipment costs, timing, and booking advice.

“We had an amazing experience with Acquarius Diving Club in Hurghada! We are a couple and had already gone on a snorkeling trip the day before with another company, but it was not in the least comparable to what we experienced with them. With Acquarius, we did botRead moreAuto-translated”

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4.Day Trip certified divers – 3 Dives in Tulamben (pick-up & drop-off included)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 178 reviews · from $149

Explore Tulamben’s USS Liberty wreck on a private three-session scuba day trip from South Bali, with gear, lunch, transfers, and guides included.

“The diving was ok but it is a massive drive from Kuta/Seminyak area so the bulk of the day was spent sitting in traffic doing high speed overtaking and tail gating vehicles while desperatelyneeding to go to the bathroomfor the last hour. It was 13 hours between pick up and drop off. If you want to dive there spend the night. It is an exhausting day trip.”

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5.Scuba Diving Day Trip at Koh Chang – 2 Dives

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 150 reviews · from $130

Review of Koh Chang’s small-group scuba day trip, with HTMS Chang or Koh Rang, gear, lunch, hotel transfers, and practical booking tips.

“Office Staff, mr. CHO and Steve great dive master's. Great service make it easy to enjoy diving the Chang wreck. Package dives great value. 👍 good equipment too”

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6.Nusa Penida Day Trip for 3 dives

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 127 reviews · from $190

Review of Bali Scuba’s Nusa Penida day trip: three boat-based scuba descents, manta rays, Nitrox, hotel transfers, costs, and practical tips.

“We had the best diving yesterday with Bali Scuba! Pick up at our hotel was on time. Boat was in great condition with lots of shade! Gear was excellent!!! We were taken to the dive shop first to fit and check our gear. Approximately 1 hour boat ride to Nusa Penida. Take somRead more”

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7.Bali Diving Day Trip-Manta Point/Tulamben Shipwreck-Fun Dive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 104 reviews · from $95

Review of Bali’s beginner scuba day trip to the USAT Liberty, with two guided sessions, gear, lunch, transport, price, and practical tips.

“Absolutely awesome experience for non-divers, everything is explained and it is very easy for a beginner to experience a great dive on a stunning ship wreck site. We felt safe and are happy we did this on our vacation here in Bali.”

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8.Koh Tao 2-Dive Day Trip from Koh Samui for certified divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 86 reviews · from $187

Review of Koh Tao’s two-session scuba trip from Koh Samui, with boat transport, lunch, equipment, guides, reef sites, and booking advice.

“Sam our dive guide was very friendly and we felt safe underwater with her! Eric the owner was also very helpful with the booking process and communication. Best part of the dive was swimming with the whale shark at chumphon pinnacle!”

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9.Dubrovnik: 1-Day Discover Scuba Diving Course

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 56 reviews · 1 day · from $176

Review of Dubrovnik’s one-day scuba course, with two Adriatic sessions, patient instructors, PADI credit, pricing, tips, and practical advice.

“Really enjoyed this activity. The instructors were friendly and patient and made the experience fun.”

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10.Premium Guided Scuba Diving Day Trip for Certified Divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $162

Review of Aloha Diving’s Phuket scuba day trip, with small groups, flexible underwater time, lunch, costs, logistics, and booking advice.

“We had a fantastic experience diving with Aloha Diving. The whole trip was incredibly well organised – our gear was already prepped and waiting for us on the boat when we arrived, which made everything smooth and stress-free from thRead more”

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11.Cartagena: Scuba Diving Day Trip at Playa Blanca with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 22 reviews · from $120

Review of Cartagena’s Playa Blanca scuba trip, with reef time, lunch, transport, costs, practical tips, and honest booking advice.

“I asked for a guide in English, but had someone who only spoke Spanish. What was good was that the bus came to the hotel. An hour late, without letting me know or responding to a message. Furthermore, I got the entire explanation in Spanish. The guide did not know that I was registered for scuba diving. I had to find out for myself. Diving was very good, only the description said one hour of diving and this was only 20 minutes. Even after that I had to figure out where I had to go myself, the guide, Mary, was nowhere to be seen and did not respond to whatsapp…”

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