COLOMBIA
This is the shortlist you would send a diving friend: 4 scuba diving trips worth the airfare, with the price, the certification needed and the one thing to check before you pay.
Try beginner-friendly scuba in San Andrés, with hotel pickup, clear Caribbean water, fish, coral, and an underwater statue museum for $50.
“Wonderful experience! Very professional, well organized, and educational. All we needed to make our first scuba experience a great success! Thank you to Manuel for making it fun and safe! I recommend it highly!”
Review of Cartagena’s 6.5-hour scuba trip, with beginner instruction, reef time, island lunch, small groups, price, and practical tips.
“Diving with Tayrona was an excellent experience. She is very thorough with her safety briefings for beginners like myself and I always felt safe. The area you dive is beautiful and the scuba/hostel/restaurant she runs is very accommodating and provides a great lunch. Don’t hesitate to book!”
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…”
Try beginner scuba in Tayrona National Park with a PADI instructor, small groups, gear, boat transport, photos, snacks, and refreshments.
“This was my first time scuba diving and the experience could not have been better. The sites were excellent and David could not have been a better guide. He insured not only was the experience great but also safe.”
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