Ready to check out the best shops in Kauai for scuba diving, snorkeling, shore diving, free diving or other ocean activities? Zentacle has 7 dive shops where you can rent equipment, book dives, and get guided tours. Discover hand-curated maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you.
No matter what you're looking for, you can find a diverse range of the best ocean activities in Kauai to suit your needs.
Known as the ‘Garden Isle’ because of abundant rainfall and lush green vistas, Kauai has more white sandy beaches than any other island of Hawai’i. Opportunities for world-class swimming, surfing, snorkeling, and diving abound!
You can also find a good curated list with beginner-friendly snorkeling spots for Kauai at https://www.lovebigisland.com/kauai/kauai-snorkeling-spots/
#1 - True Blue Charters & Ocean Sports
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True Blue Charters & Ocean Sports is a resort dive shop located in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii, United States. The shop has classrooms and trainings in .
#2 - Epic Diving Adventures
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Epic Diving Adventures dive plan is to create the BEST and Most Epic diving adventures and experiences that we are all looking for. We are based out of Kauai Hawaii. My favorite Island in the World. However I too still like to see the rest of the amazing underwater experiences of the World. Join us ... for your next Epic Diving Adventure
#3 - Dive Kauai Scuba Center, Inc.
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Currently we don't have a formal store front as we've outgrown our previous one. This location is our offices and dive locker. You're welcome to come visit, but we typically will provide detailed directions for you to meet us directly at the dive sites or boat harbor for your dive tours!
#4 - Bubbles Below Scuba Charters
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Bubbles Below Scuba Charters is your Kauai West Side diver group! We of course will make your trip about you so going South is always an option too. Our store houses a few basic pieces of gear to purchase and t-shirts as well as scuba novelty items, most important is the first inter action with the Bubbles Below Team! We're gonna get you checked in with a smile and confidence your gonna have a great day! Around the corner to the marina and the boat with the dive team, it will continue with the best of the west underwater tour guides and the jokes (some funny, some will leave you shaking your head that you did actually just hear that!)!
#5 - Fathom Five Divers
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Fathom Five Divers is located on the south shore of Kauai in Old Koloa Town, just 5 minutes from sunny Poipu Beach and Kukuiula Harbor, where we launch our custom dive boats for some of the best Kauai SCUBA diving! From there it is just a few minutes more to the most spectacular diving on Kauai. Ocean Quest Watersports operates a just minutes from the North shore and our favorite Kauai SCUBA shore diving location, Tunnels Beach. Having these two locations allows us to dive virtually anywhere on Kauai.
Being a full featured shop we carry a wide selection of SCUBA gear and accessories, camera, apparel, books, and more. Don't forget that Fathom Five offers underwater digital camera rentals with full flash and strobe light capabilities. We offer full rentals for Snorkeling and body boarding as well! We are proud to offer Enriched Air/NITROX for all of our Enriched Air certified divers. If you want to learn about or try Enriched Air/NITROX then you can do a Discover Enriched Air dive or take a full class and become certified in this safe and healthy way to dive.
The diving on Kauai is unsurpassed in beauty and adventure. With each dive, we are still amazed at the ever changing world down there. We've listed below some of our favorite dive sites on Kauai. They all have unique features but we urge any diver visiting our island to use a guide when diving.
As of now we have over 26 different boat diving sites and were finding new ones every day. We'll try and list the most popular here but with so many its almost too much to put on the site.
#6 - Blue Dolphin Charters Ltd
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Come aboard with us to Kauai’s NaPali Coast! Our large 65-foot catamarans are ready to go for a fun-filled day, whether you choose our morning snorkel or afternoon sunset dinner cruise. Our exciting, heart-pumping raft tours delight the more adventurous and we offer whale watching tours seasonally. We are the only NaPali boat company that guarantees dolphins.
#7 - Seasport Divers
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All of the boat dives are guided tours led by our experienced and highly trained dive guides. We keep the groups small, maximum of seven certified divers per guide. If you don't have a dive buddy we will pair you with the guide. We have high quality rental equipment from SCUBAPRO and dive computers for all certified divers diving from the boat.
Seasport Divers participates in the PADI Discover Scuba Diving program. Sometimes called a resort class, this program allows Non-Certified divers to experience the thrill of the underwater world with an Instructor right there by your side. Participate in a short lesson and then perform the skills you learned with the gear on in the pool. Swim around for a while and get comfortable and now your ready for the next step . . . the ocean!!