Shore Diving Worldwide — Our Top 15

1.South Maui Shore Dive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 147 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $155Our pick

Review of a small-group South Maui scuba outing with turtles, reef sharks, gear, photos, snacks, and practical booking tips.

“Did a one tank dive and had a great experience all around. Booking with them was very east. Emailed to confirm and even called to make sure I had good directions on where to meet up. The dive site was great. Lots of fish, turtles and White Tip Reef Sharks. The water was very clear and allowed for great underwater pictures. If I make it back to Maui I would definitely dive again with this company again!”

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2.Guided Shore Dive for Certified Divers with Scubaçao (2 tank)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 128 reviews · from $155

Review of Scubaçao’s Curaçao two-tank shore excursion for PADI divers, with small groups, gear, pickup, reefs, wrecks, and underwater photos.

“Great experience! The team knows the places that aren't crowded and it made for an amazing tour! Also got some great tips as a new diver that helped me control buoyancy and breathing!”

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3.Introduction Shore Dive with Scubaçao (1 dive)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 108 reviews · from $130

Try scuba in Curaçao with Scubaçao, including gear, private instruction, reef time, clear water, fish, and a careful 12-hour flight rule.

“This tour was the highlight of our stay in Curacao. Carolina was our instructor for the dive. She was amazing, patient and calm. We were my wife, myself and our 11 years old daughter. My wife found it a bit claustrophobic at first and Carolina hRead more”

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4.Kata Beach Diving for Beginners Pool Training and 1 Beach Dive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 102 reviews · from $114

Learn scuba basics in Phuket with pool training, a reef session, equipment, meals, hotel pickup, and patient certified instructors.

“The Scuba Diving for Beginners experience was out of this world. Being on my bucket list, it definitely lived up to my expectations. Thank you to the patience and great teacher, sky. I need to breath more - did not realise I was holding my breath. The fish life we saw was unbelievable, time just goes by so quickly when you are having fun.”

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5.Phuket: Racha Island and Coral Islands + Scuba Beach Dive

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 55 reviews · 8 hours · from $108

Try beginner scuba, lunch, snorkeling, and beach time on Racha Yai and Coral Island from Phuket for $108.

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6.Small Group Guided Shore Dives in St. Andrews State Park, Florida

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 52 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $67

Review of St. Andrews State Park shore scuba in Panama City Beach, including depth, visibility, price, group size, gear, timing, and value.

“This experience was so much fun!! Our guide was amazing! He made sure we felt comfortable and made sure we saw as many dolphins as possible. Highly recommend”

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7.PADI Scuba Lesson and Shore Dive in Maui

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)

Learn what to expect from Maui’s private PADI shore lesson at Kahekili Beach, including timing, instruction, safety, value, and booking tips.

“Our instructor was patient and informative and we where so happy with it, that we're going to do it again before we leave for the mainland. Kevin and Sharon”

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8.Guided Shore Dive for Certified Divers with Scubaçao (1 tank)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · from $110

Review of Scubaçao’s private Curaçao shore scuba outing for certified divers, including sites, pricing, gear, transport, timing, and practical tips.

“My partner and I had the best time going diving with Scubacao while our cruise ship was stopped in Willemstad's port. Their communication was great leading up to the dive and they were willing to do a general dive review with us since it hRead more”

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9.Guided shore dive on one of our house reefs for Certified Divers.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · from $40Best value

Review of Coral Divers’ guided Curaçao shore scuba outing, with house reefs, PADI guides, practical tips, price, gear, and booking advice.

“Shore dive at Coral Estates. Very friendly team, solid and knowledgeable Dive Master Mica (winging that spelling) who paid attention to air and managed the turn, and then worked in an active safety stop with a seahorse hunt. Water was great. Super easy “sneak in a dive” place.”

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10.Shore Dive Aruba for Certified Divers

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 33 reviews · from $95

Review of Aruba’s certified shore excursion at Mangel Halto, with small groups, three reef sites, guides, price, logistics, and practical tips.

“Absolutely had a great time! Beautiful reefs. Awesome instructor. Definitely recommend. We hunted lion fish too. Caught 2.”

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11.Introduction Shore Dive with Scubaçao (2 dives)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $170

Review of Scubaçao’s two-session shore scuba tour in Curaçao, with beginner lessons, reefs, wrecks, gear, snacks, pickup, and practical tips.

“A wonderful time with Chris! Very patient and eager to teach. So glad I did this, made me much more interested in actually getting certified. Everyone at Scubacao was also so nice and helpful. I will use them again next time I am back.”

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12.2 Tank Shore Dive at Sea Turtle Cove

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Review of Hilo’s 2-tank shore scuba trip, with green turtles, reef fish, gear, guides, safety notes, timing, and booking advice.

“Amazing dive master!! Beautiful scenery and even saw some turtles swimming along! Diving is like opening up a whole new world of adventure.”

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13.Chania Scuba Diving 2 Shore Dives(Receive Certification)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $204

Review of Chania’s two shore-based scuba sessions, with SSI Basic Diver certification, gear, transfers, snacks, and practical booking advice.

“Was a great experience!! Great weather, nice spots and very good diving and snorkeling teachers! They are very motivated and they really like what they do. As well this school/company really takes their work and their responsibility very serious. So you can be sure that they teach you every important information. If you want to learn how to dive in Crete, Go there!!”

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14.Shore Dive with Sea Turtles @ Koloa Landing for Certified Divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $153

Swim with wild Hawaiian green sea turtles at Koloa Landing on a guided Kauai shore scuba outing for certified divers.

“Natalie and I were on Kauai with the Pride of America and I booked this dive for one of our days in port. I have a few dozen dives logged, but this was her first after certification and first in actual open water. Carlos was a great guide; got us geared up, dive/safety brief, and kept us on track for two amazing dives. We didn’t see an octopus, not for lack of his trying, but we did see dive with more sea turtles than I could keep count of…highly recommend!”

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15.2 guided shore dives in Curacao

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 9 reviews · from $140

Review of Curacao’s two guided shore scuba sessions, with custom sites, equipment, small groups, marine life, price, and booking tips.

“It was fantastic. We absolutely loved it. Christy (not sure of spelling) was super great. She took some video and was hoping to get video emailed to emailed to me if at all possible. My email is [email protected]. thank you”

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