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Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

Highly Recommened

Reviewed by: Caleb

This is my first time with the Waikiki Dive Center. Amazing and Unforgettable experience.

Although it is introductory scuba diving, the instructor will actually give you freedom to swim around while accompanying you based on your needs and previous experience. (Other company's instructor will actually hold your tank while diving, which is annoying)

99% safe and they will never force you to do anything uncomfortable.

Highly Recommended.

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Packages:	Two Tank Introductory Boat Dive for Beginners
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Posted on:	2017/04/15
Activity Date:	2017/03/22

Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

Lots fun!

Reviewed by: James

It's a bit difficult to understand specialized vocabulary in English. But still had fun! The driver who picked me up said they will have Chinese version handbook very soon.

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Packages:	Two Tank Introductory Boat Dive for Beginners
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2017/02/28
Activity Date:	2017/02/25

Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

Easy going and organized

Reviewed by: MTK

Nice professional group of divers all eager to take us newbies down! They took the time to ensure we were all feeling safe and comfortable. Great bunch of people.

Getting ready to hop in the water

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Packages:	Two Tank Introductory Boat Dive for Beginners
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Posted on:	2017/02/03
Activity Date:	2017/01/30

Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

Experience of a life time

Reviewed by: fcevallos

If you must do 1 thing in Hawaii then chose this one and forget everything else! This is a true experience of a life time. There is nothing above ground that could get similar to this Dive.
I had never done this before and my wife and I decided to try it for the first time. The instructors are super knowledgeable and will show you each and every step of the way. From the very basic hand signals used under water all the way down to show you an octopus once you are at the bottom of the ocean.
I brought a gopro camera with me but I forgot to get the case to go below 33feet under water so I couldn't take any pictures myself but the instructor took one of us and sent us via Facebook.
These guys are amazing and I would love to do it again; in fact, we are going to do Scuba Diving again in Florida and the Bahamas since we loved it so much

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Packages:	Two Tank Introductory Boat Dive for Beginners
Attended as:	Couples
Posted on:	2017/01/05
Activity Date:	2016/11/27

Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

Amazing adventure

Reviewed by: Mike and Virginia

As first timers we were naturally nervous. The instruction was so reassuring. I would definitely do it again.

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Packages:	Two Tank Introductory Boat Dive for Beginners
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Posted on:	2016/12/17
Activity Date:	2016/11/27

Hanauma Bay Introductory Scuba Diving Lesson with Expert Guide [Open Soon]

Simply the best.

Reviewed by: Marc

Dan was amazing from introduction to the activities end. He really took the time not only to teach us properly, yet he was friendly and personable. This was my wife's and my first time diving and it was experience to a new world. My wife was a bit scared at the start, but once in the water she started to love the dive. I attribute this due to Dan's expert teachings and calm manner. When I'm in Oahu again, I'd love to dive with Dan again. Would and will recommend him to everyone and anyone. After this dive, my wife and I are interested in getting our divers licenses.

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Hi guys, glad you enjoyed, it was a fun dive. Hope you get your license.
Thanks,
Dan.

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Posted on:	2016/10/31
Activity Date:	2016/10/19

Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

Great experience

Reviewed by: Daniel

Very friendly and knowledgable staff at Waikki Diving. I would recommend this to anyone that loves the water or has interest in becoming a certified diver! Thanks for the great day!!

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Packages:	Two Tank Introductory Boat Dive for Beginners
Attended as:	Solo Travelers
Posted on:	2016/09/08
Activity Date:	2016/09/05

Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

The most amazing dive ever

Reviewed by: Nicole

What a great day. We swam with turtles and saw reef sharks, octopus, moray eels and beautiful fish. The visibility was incredible and as a certifued diver the best ive ever experienced. Amanda our guide was fantastic and we felt very safe. Wouls do it again definitely!

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Packages:	Two Tank Introductory Boat Dive for Beginners
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Posted on:	2016/06/03
Activity Date:	2016/05/31

Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

awesome experience

Reviewed by: john

As a beginner diver. The instructors were great. Patient and understanding. The underwater experience is something everyone should put on their bucket list. It's A WHOLE NEW WORLD down there

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Posted on:	2015/06/06

Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

awesome experience

Reviewed by: john

The instructors were great. Very patient with me and the beginner divers. Eventually I was the only beginner diver that made it to the bottom of the ocean. Unbelievable experience with sea turtles and the other marine life. It's a whole new world down there

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Packages:	Two Tank Introductory Boat Dive for Beginners
Attended as:	Friends
Posted on:	2015/06/05
Activity Date:	2015/06/03

Hanauma Bay Introductory Scuba Diving Lesson with Expert Guide [Open Soon]

Great early morning scuba

Reviewed by: Matt

Our pick up time was at 6:20am which seemed extremely early at the time but i am glad we went early because we were one of the first people in the water. The scuba instructor was patient with the first time scuba diver in our group and he was very professional and knowledgable. This tour is definitely worth the money

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Thank you Matt, glad you enjoyed. Hope to see you again.
Dan

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Posted on:	2014/12/27
Activity Date:	2014/12/24

Hanauma Bay Introductory Scuba Diving Lesson with Expert Guide [Open Soon]

Highly recommend it!

Reviewed by: Andy

I had my scuba dive with Dan and it definitely exceeded my expectations. I was rather nervous about it, but he was very patient and allowed me to take my time getting accustomed to the breathing and teaching me all the basic safety procedures. The dive itself was great, saw lots of fish and a sea turtle as well. Would highly recommend this for anyone that is doing their first dive!

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Thanks Andy, hope to see you again.

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Posted on:	2014/12/01
Activity Date:	2014/11/28

Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

Awesome Scuba Dive!

Reviewed by: Marisa

All-in-all, I recommend this tour from Waikiki Dive Center. They have great instructors!

When I first walked into the dive shop it was fairly clean, but a little disorganized. The displays were a little difficult to reach and could be made better by putting out a single style and have customers ask for a size from the stock to sell in the back.
Everybody there was pretty nice, and very laid back. It was busy so I could understand that things were running late.
Once we got our gear, our driver Waylon took us to the boat at Kewalo Basin. He was friendly and nice to talk to but this is for scuba diving so don't expect a flamboyant tour bus operator.
The initial instruction was done by Gracie. She was really nice and did a great job at explaining things to keep everyone safe and having a good time. This was my first time and I had a little anxiety, but the breathing in scuba diving really is like yoga breathing. It was very calming, a different world in the ocean. I kind of felt like an astronaut. We had two dives, and everyone was very helpful in instructing us. Lacey worked with my group. She was nice and very much about safety for us newbies. We saw all kinds of sea critters. I took it easy and did the 'yoga' breathing and it turned out quite well.
If you want your scuba certification, Waikiki Dive Center is a great place to get it. This first intro dive counts towards it, so you're practically half way there already.
Nice people + Nice scuba diving = Awesome!

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Posted on:	2014/06/09

Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

awesome experience in Waikiki

Reviewed by: Jude

We had scuba diving in Waikiki. It was more than awesome to do scuba diving in waikiki beach, swimming with sea turtle. It seemed sea turtle family . So excited seeing sea turtle under the sea.

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Packages:	Two Tank Introductory Boat Dive for Beginners
Attended as:	Families
Posted on:	2014/01/05
Activity Date:	2013/12/09

Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

Everyone Should Do This!

Reviewed by: The Tsuji Family

We loved everything about this place. The experience was very personal the group was only 5 people. I have only been 10 times and it was my husbands first time it was slow enough for beginners but we still covered a lot of water. We saw so many turtles and even got to hold an octopus that out instructor found under some rocks. It was in unforgettable experience!

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Posted on:	2014/01/04

Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

Everybody ware good

Reviewed by: Tsutomu Fukui

It was so good for me.
Specialy I had experienced 9 m depth.

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Packages:	Two Tank Introductory Boat Dive for Beginners
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Posted on:	2013/12/25
Activity Date:	2013/12/21

Two-Tank Introductory Boat Scuba Diving Tour & Lesson - Aaron's Dive Shop

Outstanding!

Reviewed by: Mike

This is, by far, Oahu's top dive shop. Before beginning to dive, I shopped around, spoke with various instructors, and got a pretty good feel for what was available. In the end, I selected Aaron's and it turned out to be an awesome decision. All of the employees, whether they be sales associates, divemasters, captains, or instructors, are very professional, friendly, and immensely helpful. When it comes to diving, safety is always their first priority and they go to great lengths to ensure each diver is as comfortable as possible, both on the surface and underwater. There is no pretentious acting, bad attitude, or disrespect whatsoever; these guys are down-to-Earth, honest, and treat you like old friends. The number of people on a charter is kept small making every dive trip an enjoyable experience (I can say this with quite a bit of confidence after doing over two dozen dives with them from the boat), and the crew goes out of its way to cater to each person individually. This is the only operation I will dive with from now on, and if anyone expresses an interest in scuba this is where I tell them to go.

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Posted on:	2013/12/03

Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

Fantastic Day Out

Reviewed by: Scott Taylor

Had an absolutely great day. I have only done one other dive about 20 years ago, so I booked an introductory 2 tank dive. The instruction by Bob was excellent. There was just myself and 1 other customer on our first dive then on the second we were joined by another instructor. We had encounters with Scorpion Leaf Fish, Moray Eels, Star Fish and not forgetting the best of all, the Octopus, which decided to attach itself to Bobs face. We were allowed to touch many of the different species under the close observation of our instructors. We spent at least 20-25 mins on the first dive and probably 30-35 minutes on the second. A truly memorable day from collection from my hotel to being dropped back off again. Wish I'd done it at the beginning of my holiday to then get certified from PADI. I'll just do it the next time.....

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Packages:	Two Tank Introductory Boat Dive for Beginners
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Posted on:	2013/10/08
Activity Date:	2013/10/05

Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

Amazing

Reviewed by: LindaMae

I had so many questions about this tour that I called Veltra 7 times- and each time the gentleman was kind and courteous and told me to call back if I had any more questions. It was easy dealing with this company and very affordable.
Thank you for making this experience memorable. My whole family thanks you!

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Packages:	Two Tank Introductory Boat Dive for Beginners
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Posted on:	2013/08/06
Activity Date:	2013/08/01

Two-Tank Introductory Boat Scuba Diving Tour & Lesson - Aaron's Dive Shop

fantastic dive shop!

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

The staff was great for a repeat diver and a fairly new diver. Super helpful and careful. Boat driver helpful and funny. Felt a bit rushed in between dives due to traffic. The shipwreck was fantastic! Cant wait to go back and dive with them again.

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Posted on:	2013/02/14

Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

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Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

Booked this activity for my husband and new son-in-law. They both had a wonderful time.

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Attended as:	Families with Young Children
Posted on:	2012/09/30

Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

Excellent Diving!

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

Waikiki Diving Centre has good equipment and a good boat. Capt. Dave and Dive Instructor Marco were fun, friendly and professional. Dove on "Sea Tiger" wreck ... awesome dive to deck level at 100' and then to Horseshoe Reef ... Saw a Dragon Eel there ... very rare and very cool. Don't know how Marco found it buried in a coral hole but he did and made sure we all got a look.
Only 6 experienced divers on this outing ... excellent diver to guide ration. Was a great trip!

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Posted on:	2011/08/28

Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

Just dive in

Reviewed by: Maj Juul

Apparently I was affraid of diving, but didn't know until I was already in the water with the gear on. But the instructor was vere understanding and did the things in my pace. Actually he held my hand during the entire dive. I've definetly overcome my fear of diving and enjoyed the fish and turtles. Absolutely magnificent.

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Posted on:	2011/07/13

Two-Tank Introductory Boat Scuba Diving Tour & Lesson - Aaron's Dive Shop

Nervous mainlander

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

I have to admit I was pretty nervous about my first experience. I am from the mainland, born and raised, and really haven't spent much of any time in waters other than YMCA swimming pools!

But from the minute I got there the guide was so friendly and welcoming. As shy as I am, I felt completely comfortable and at ease. THIS in itself made the trip for me.

But then we got in the cove, and oh my gosh! The number of fish and ocean critters we saw were amazing! A whole new world was opened up to me, and I LOVE it! Go on this tour, for sure!

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Posted on:	2011/06/29

Two-Tank Introductory Boat Scuba Diving Tour & Lesson - Aaron's Dive Shop

Dive Trip

Reviewed by: Mr. Anonymous

Good time. Very friendly crew. Thank you.

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Posted on:	2010/09/23

Two-Tank Introductory Boat Scuba Diving Tour & Lesson - Aaron's Dive Shop

Great Dive Trip

Reviewed by: Mike

Took the trip as an introductory dive. Great dive masters, very knowledgeable and accommodating. Great dive site, saw lots of turtles, fish, corals, etc.

My only recommendation would be to do some dive training at home. I had some trouble equalizing my ears and almost a week later, still have some issues. Nothing painful but uncomfortable.

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Posted on:	2010/08/30

Oahu Two Tank SCUBA Diving Boat Tour for Beginner Divers - Waikiki Dive Center

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Reviewed by: Kai Carney

These guys are pro! Had an awesome dive, saw tons of fish, the weather was perfect, I couldn't ask for more. Thanks so Aaron and crew for making our experience truly amazing.

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Posted on:	2010/06/18

Two-Tank Introductory Boat Scuba Diving Tour & Lesson - Aaron's Dive Shop

To our friends at Aaron's Dive Shop

Reviewed by: Bruce and Liz

I can't thank you enough for your assistance and professionalism working with us while we were in Hawaii. You were recommended by my son serving in the Navy, based in Pearl Harbor. My (newly open water certified) daughter and I wanted to dive while we were in Hawaii. We had a very small window of opportunity available and you made it possible for us to have a dream come true dive in Shark's Cove. Our instructor/guide Josh came in on his day off to take us on two amazing dives. With Josh's leadership we saw many species of fish, spiny starfish, eels, swam through lava tubes, along walls of lava all with 100+ visibility. Liz and I could not have imagined more perfect dives, or a better guide. Thank you for being flexible to our schedule, and helping us have the time of our lives. If we have the opportunity to visit Oahu again, we will be sure to call ahead.Thank you.

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Posted on:	2010/06/02

Two-Tank Introductory Boat Scuba Diving Tour & Lesson - Aaron's Dive Shop

Great Experience

Reviewed by: Dennis Willing

This was my 1st saltwater dives, so I didn't know what to expect. Jeff and Melanie were outstanding and took good care of us. They made the entire experience a great one.

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Posted on:	2010/05/29

Two-Tank Introductory Boat Scuba Diving Tour & Lesson - Aaron's Dive Shop

Certified!

Reviewed by: Danielle & Andy

I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU for the amazing experience while we were there. Andy and I were certified during our stay on Oahu and we are so stoked!! Cameron was an awesome instructor, as was the rest of the staff at Aaron's. So kind, helpful, and friendly! We had such a great time. I cannot think of a better beginning for 2010 and an experience we will never forget.

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Posted on:	2010/05/20

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Lots fun!

Easy going and organized

Experience of a life time

Amazing adventure

Simply the best.

Great experience

The most amazing dive ever

awesome experience

awesome experience

Great early morning scuba

Highly recommend it!

Awesome Scuba Dive!

awesome experience in Waikiki

Everyone Should Do This!

Everybody ware good

Outstanding!

Fantastic Day Out

Amazing

fantastic dive shop!

Mrs.

Excellent Diving!

Just dive in

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Dive Trip

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