St Lucia Beginner Scuba Diving Tour: Experience Pristine Coral Reefs and Abundant Marine Life
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35 Ratings
Castries
St Lucia is rated as one of the unexploited, underwater secrets in the Caribbean. With its pristine and highly diverse coral reefs full of abundant life, this island offers visitors the ideal underwater adventure. Enjoy one dive and a buffet lunch on board the spacious boat. All options include scuba gear, tanks, weights and a training instructor.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Anse Cochon - From your hotel or cruise port you will be transferred to Marigot Bay for check-in at the dive shop. After receiving equipment and filling out the required waiver, you will board your boat and head out from to the island’s sheltered West Coast.
Depending on the water and weather conditions that day, your captain will head for the best diving site. This may be anywhere from a 15 to 45 minute boat ride. You will visit reefs either at Anse Cochon or Soufriere Beach. All of these sites are found in the marine reserve areas along the sheltered West Coast of the island. Upon arrival, spend approximately the next 45-60 minutes diving the crystal-clear waters of St Lucia.
These beginner dives are up to 45 feet deep. After the dive you’ll head back on board the boat, where a full lunch will be served. Snorkelers are also on the same boat but are not grouped together as each has their own tours and guides.
All dives are carried out in the marine reserve areas, and are supervised by staff dive masters and instructors; this aids in diver safety and environmental awareness.
After lunch, you’ll be brought back to the dive shop and from there transferred back to your hotel or port.
What's Included
- Pickup and drop-off service for Northern to Western island areas
- Complimentary water and juices
- Lunch included
- 1 tank dive experience
- All necessary dive equipment provided (tanks and weights)
- Marine fees covered
- Professional instructor-led training before the dive
What's Not Included
- The listed price does not include a 10% per person Government VAT tax, payable at the time of tour check-in. The tax is required by our local supplier and/or the local transit or governing authority and is not within our control
- Does NOT include pickup from Southern locations - Soufriere, Vieux Fort, Micoud and Dennery
Additional Information
- Diving within 24 hours of flying is not recommended. All participants will be required to complete a health questionnaire prior to diving. Some preexisting medical conditions (eg. asthma, heart conditions, etc.) may prevent you from diving, please consult your doctor
- Do not book if you have any serious medical issues
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Complimentary pickup and return is for Only northern to western island locations. If you’re staying/arriving in southern or far distance locations, there is a pickup fee or it may be cancelled
- At time of booking, cruise ship passengers must provide the following information: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- All passenger heights and weights MUST be advised at time of booking
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Minimum age is 10 years
Location
Marigot Beach Club & Dive Resort
Upon arrival on the dock, please take ferry named "Liquid Sunshine" to go across to the Doolittle's Restaurant at the Marigot Beach Club and Dive Resort. We are located next to the restaurant.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(35 Ratings)
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Chad_s
Mar 14, 2024
Amazing Scuba - We are new to scuba but have dove at a few locations. This location is by far the best, it was like swimming through a Nat Geo movie with millions of fish and coral surrounding us. Pickup was a little disorganized and my wife felt ill from the boat exhaust, but the diving and the crew were awesome.
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David_h
Mar 3, 2024
First scuba diving experience - Amazing experience - went with my girlfriend for our first scuba dive. We looked after expertly and generously from start to finish.
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Amanda_k
Feb 20, 2024
National geographic! - Andre and his crew were absolutely incredible! We had the best day and they are so accommodating and friendly! You won't be disappointed!
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Craig_b
Jan 20, 2024
Awesome wreck dive! - I hadn’t been scuba diving in at least 10 years but the hosts gave me a quick refresher and took me to a wreck dive of a ship that sunk in 1986 and it was breathtaking! We saw hundreds of fish and beautiful coral life including puffer fish, barracudas, eels and more! Would definitely do it again in a heartbeat. We were also able to snorkel in the first section of the tour before we got to the diving area and saw more coral and colorful tropical fish.
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Emily_r
Dec 17, 2023
Fantastic service when I was unable to make tour - Highly recommend this company due to how gracious they were in the circumstances given our vacation. Our scuba excursion was supposed to occur on a Monday but, due to weather and low visibility, they reached out to see if there were any other days we could do our dive to improve our experience. We were able to move it to another day without any issues but as the day approached I ended up falling ill and could not make the scuba tour morning of. They had already set out transportation to come get us (we were staying at an Airbnb) but I called and was able to speak with someone directly. They were kind enough to give us a refund for this and I never had any issues with communication or planning despite numerous changes. My husband and I hate that we weren't able to actually enjoy the excursion but we will undoubtedly be booking through this service again the next time we are visiting St. Lucia. Fantastic customer service and kind staff!
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740lindsayu
Dec 13, 2023
Beginner Scuba Diving - Andres was so helpful and kind! He was the absolute best and I’d go again in a heartbeat! He was patient and demonstrated all lessons superbly!
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Paul_e
Sep 16, 2023
Scuba is a must! - If you are going to snorkel you need to book with Viator. Not only was the kit great quality the local knowledge was really interesting. Our guide is really respectful of the natural world and everything that is done is done with care. We felt very safe as beginners and would 100% recommend. The fish are so beautiful and the coral amazing shapes and sizes. Thank you for fun experience that will stay with us for life xx
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Tammy_g
Jun 25, 2023
Beauty under the sea - My daughter, husband and I went on this excursion as first time divers. We were pleasantly surprised by our instructor, Andre. He was very thorough and knowledgeable about training us how to dive for the first time. He made sure we understood everything he was teaching us. We started diving in the shallow by the beach and worked our way down to 40 feet below the ocean. It was beautiful to see how the sea life lives and all the coral and reefs etc. We even seen a moray eel! The schools of fish were absolutely stunning! When we got back to the boat, his wife had made us a delicious lunch, which he brought along on the boat. We would definitely do this again! We had a wonderful time!
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Freya
Dec 23, 2023
Great trip - Fantastic trip. The boat ride was great. You could dive or snorkel and the staff were really helpful .
We went on a day where the waters were a bit rough so it was hard for a beginner but enjoyable.
The food was great too.
Great trip all round.
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Taylor_h
Mar 16, 2024
A disorganized dive - The dive itself was great. Saw wonderful reefs, however, the whole operation is so disorganized. The dive instructor took the people out who dived before out first and spent a lot of time with us on the padi drills but then spent no time with our friend who has never dived and blew through the padi drills at superspeed with another person. We were also on the boat with all the snorkelers who took precedent on the excursion. The lunch provided was good and the dive was again wonderful but I probably wouldn’t do it again here.
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