Try Scuba Diving in Kauai From a Boat: No Experience Necessary
Overview
There is no SCUBA experience required to participate in this activity! Our guests will have to opportunity to explore an underwater world rich with sea life, and home to over 1,250 species found only in the Hawaiian Islands. With lava arches, schooling fish, majestic reef ecosystems, dolphins, manta rays and more, our guided tour for uncertified divers will excite even the most experienced adventurer. Our dive boat, the Anela Kai, is the largest and most spacious SCUBA boat on Kauai and each diver will have to opportunity to dive in 2 different locations. Out boat's size makes it perfect for Pacific Ocean diving giving you ample space to walk around, an upper-level observation deck and a smooth ride along the ocean coast. We always check dive conditions and will customize our dive plan in order to make this experience as fun, and safe as possible for you and your whole family.
What's Included
- Tea and coffee Coffee and/or Tea
- Snacks
- Bottled water Or bring your own water bottle and feel free to refill it while on the boat from our purified water dispenser
- Private transportation
- Use of SCUBA equipment
- All Fees and Taxes
- Wetsuit
- Professional Instructor
- Gratuity
Meeting Location
2827 Poipu Road
Koloa, HI 96756, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Once checked in at the shop and all equipment has been fitted and loaded, guests will be driven approximately 2 miles to the Kukuiula Small Boat Harbor. There students will be given a detailed briefing about the fundamentals of SCUBA diving, including basic theory, safety, equipment use, and underwater communication. Once the briefing is complete, they will have the chance to practice the skills and get comfortable in the water with their SCUBA equipment. Next, it's a short walk to the boat where they will get a boat safety briefing from one of our coast guard certified captains. Our maximum depth for each dive is 40 ft, and we will do two dives for approximately 30-45 minutes each from the boat at some of the most famous South Shore dive sites in Kauai.
The whole experience takes roughly half a day, and the skills you learn will help prepare you for the Open Water Diver course if you choose to later become a certified diver. Snacks and drinks are provided on our dive boat, which is the largest and most spacious dive boat on the Island. Once finished, your instructor will drive you back to the Dive Shop to process your successful course completion.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Participants must complete the PADI Diver Medical Questionnaire (available through us or online), and if required have their physician's sign-off indicating it's safe to participate
- Participants must not travel to more than 1000ft of elevation for 18 hours after this activity (including interisland and commercial flights, helicopter tours, skydiving, and trips to Waimea Canyon)
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- Operated by a business
Frequently Asked Questions
(9)Q: How soon can I fly in an airplane after Scuba diving?
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Activity code: C-485367P1
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Frequently Asked Questions (9)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Destinations customers.
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Participants in the Try Scuba Diving in Kauai From a Boat: No Experience Necessary cannot fly in an airplane within 24 hours of their dive.
The main concern with scuba diving and flying is decompression sickness (DCS). Your body needs adequate time during an ascent to off-gas excess nitrogen, or you can form bubbles in your bloodstream, possibly leading to DCS.
Jun 2024If you have any doubts about becoming seasick on the water, we recommend taking a Dramamine® Motion Sickness Relief tablet the night before your trip. Some people recommend taking it the night before your cruise and then again that morning so you will not feel so drowsy.
Feb 2023- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (HST).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Tea and coffee. Coffee and/or Tea.
- Snacks.
- Bottled water. Or bring your own water bottle and feel free to refill it while on the boat from our purified water dispenser.
- Private transportation.
- Use of SCUBA equipment.
- All Fees and Taxes.
- Wetsuit.
- Professional Instructor.
- Gratuity.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025The minimum age to participate is 10..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Try Scuba Diving in Kauai From a Boat: No Experience Necessary is as follows:
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Participants must complete the PADI Diver Medical Questionnaire (available through us or online), and if required have their physician's sign-off indicating it's safe to participate
- Participants must not travel to more than 1000ft of elevation for 18 hours after this activity (including interisland and commercial flights, helicopter tours, skydiving, and trips to Waimea Canyon)
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Try Scuba Diving in Kauai From a Boat: No Experience Necessary will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Destinations. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- Tea and coffeeCoffee and/or Tea
- Snacks
- Bottled waterOr bring your own water bottle and feel free to refill it while on the boat from our purified water dispenser
- Private transportation
- Use of SCUBA equipment
- All Fees and Taxes
- Wetsuit
- Professional Instructor
- Gratuity
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Participants must complete the PADI Diver Medical Questionnaire (available through us or online), and if required have their physician's sign-off indicating it's safe to participate
- Participants must not travel to more than 1000ft of elevation for 18 hours after this activity (including interisland and commercial flights, helicopter tours, skydiving, and trips to Waimea Canyon)
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- Operated by a business
