Oahu

[PAShark]

My wife and I have to go to Oahu in July for a wedding and are looking for the best dive operations. Recommendations so far are Kaimana Divers (Gabe Scotti), Ocean Concepts and Dive Oahu. Does anyone have any good or bad experiences with any of them? Who do you think is the best? Thanks.

 

[Lemna]

We've had a very good dive with Kaimana, don't know about the others. Gabe and Blade remained very enthusiastic despite the horrible rain; we dove Horseshoe Reef and Kewola (sp?) Pipe.

 

[Michael Kazma]

Stay away from Oahu scuba Diving Tours (Oahu Scuba Diving Tours - About Me - Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii)

 

[MauiScubaSteve]

The North Shore is where it's at in July, and Deep Ecology knows the North Shore!

Almost as well as Scuba Drew!

 

[scottitheduck]

Thanks for the kind words..... would love to show you around the town sites and the North Shore sites!

G

 

[Sortsol]

Gabe and Drew at Kaimana Divers are one of the best outfits on Oahu. They dive all sides of the Island. Most only go out of one or two ports. Stick with them and you can dive almost anywhere on the Island as long as you give them time to plan for it. (Don't call them the day before you want to dive.)

You can't go wrong with them.

Dive Oahu is also ok, but they only depart from Waikiki so if you want to do more than 1 boat trip you risk diving the same place twice.

 

[Downing]

Another shoutout for Gabe at Kaimana Divers. I dove with him for two weeks summer before last and had a great time.

I assume the same still holds true: if you're the first to reserve with him then you get to pick the sites. I booked him up in the spring for diving in July, and we dove all over the island and never the same site twice (which was my goal). When we make it back to Oahu, he'll be my go to guy for sure.

 

[Hoomi]

Check out the Living Social Deal for today. 2 Tank Boat Dive with Aaron's for $59. Each person can buy up to two.

https://livingsocial.com/deals/35269?ref=conf-jp&rpi=9655328

Since we're going to Oahu at the end of September, we're watching for the good deals on Groupon and Living Social.

 

[odblnt]

Check out the Living Social Deal for today. 2 Tank Boat Dive with Aaron's for $59. Each person can buy up to two.

https://livingsocial.com/deals/35269?ref=conf-jp&rpi=9655328

Since we're going to Oahu at the end of September, we're watching for the good deals on Groupon and Living Social.

Just got it, too. Now I have a Groupon for Waikiki Diving Center and a Living Social for Aaron's. (I've got to spread my new AOW around the island. So far I have 1hr 40 min of bottom time on the Sea Tiger.)

 

[Hoomi]

That must be your post over on Aaron's FB page, too.