Scuba Diving info and fun things to do in Oahu, Hawaii.?
Hello there,
I was certified as a PADI Open Water diver three years ago, and I am sorry to say that I have not done another dive since.
I will be traveling with my parents and some more extended family to Oahu, Hawaii this December and I am wondering if there is anyone who can give me any diving information.
i.e.
-Good places for a beginner, open water diver to dive – I may have a partner, and I may not so if you could suggest some good dive shops that would take me out as a solo person, that would be fantastic.
-Price ranges
-Things that can be seen at different dive sites – I am a huge turtle fan and I am not afraid to experience a shark dive.
-Educational places that I could network with other divers, people involved with marine conservation down in Oahu.
-Fun places to go for educational purposes (ocean life based)
The ocean is my one true love and I want to experience as much educational and fun things that have to do with ocean life in Hawaii. Either as a solo person, or drag my family along. Any fun travel info is also welcome.
THANKS
-Alysia
Get in touch with a reputable dive shop in the area you are staying in. Most shops offer boat dives where you will dive with 4-5 other people in a group. A typical, two tank boat dive will meet around 7am, get everyone’s gear together and on the boat, get out to dive spot #1 and do the first of two dives. The first is typically deeper/more bottom time. Then you’ll surface, get snacks, and proceed to site #2, which is typically shallower/shorter. A good shop will ask divers what they’re interested in seeing and cater the dive spot to the group (and weather) as much as possible.
A two tank boat dive will usually fall in the $100-135 price range.
This doesn’t cover everything, but hope it helps a little bit. I recommend getting a guidebook (my choice would be Oahu Revealed – the Ultimate Oahu Guidebook from http://www.wizardpub.com – sold at Barnes & Noble) and reading recommendations on dive shops and what to expect and go from there.
Enjoy your trip!
Get in touch with a reputable dive shop in the area you are staying in. Most shops offer boat dives where you will dive with 4-5 other people in a group. A typical, two tank boat dive will meet around 7am, get everyone’s gear together and on the boat, get out to dive spot #1 and do the first of two dives. The first is typically deeper/more bottom time. Then you’ll surface, get snacks, and proceed to site #2, which is typically shallower/shorter. A good shop will ask divers what they’re interested in seeing and cater the dive spot to the group (and weather) as much as possible.
A two tank boat dive will usually fall in the $100-135 price range.
This doesn’t cover everything, but hope it helps a little bit. I recommend getting a guidebook (my choice would be Oahu Revealed – the Ultimate Oahu Guidebook from http://www.wizardpub.com – sold at Barnes & Noble) and reading recommendations on dive shops and what to expect and go from there.
Enjoy your trip!
References :
there are dive shops everywhere on Oahu. I was there last week and it was a last minute trip so no diving, but lots of snorkeling at North Shore and Haunauma Bay. most of the dive shops we visited had group dives every day ranging from beginnner style to shark cage dives. most two tank dives were in the range of $90-$125 and the shark cage dives were at least $125. The water was warm and the visibilty was good, and I bet if you do an off shore reef dive the visibility will be excellent. if I can remember the names of some of the dive shops we went into I’ll let you know. otherwise just try a search for Oahu dive shops or maybe the PADI website will have links to dive shops on Oahu.
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