Dressel Divers Puerto Vallarta

If you're reading this because you're looking for a dive shop in the area, your work is over. Kat (on the admin side) and Kevin (in the water) were incredible to dive with. They were friendly and kind but, more importantly, they each have over 20 years experience with Padi and Kevin was up to more than 5800 dives by the time we went diving with them. He was so knowledgeable and helpful, and very patient with a couple of newbies. We needed to do our 4 open water dives for certification and they made the experience so fun and interesting. He pointed out local fish and other species, and was amazing at explaining the skills we needed to demonstrate. Kat even gave us a ride home after our first day! We can't wait to come back and dive with them again, and we would recommend this dive shop to anyone. Seriously, you can stop reading now and just book :)

BUYER BEWARE! Mostly, I would say the experience with Kat and Kevin at the dive shop was ok EXCEPT when it comes to payment. Kat will push you to prepay so you can get a 10% discount. Ok great - except if the online portal doesn't work and you pay at the shop expecting your 10% discount, it's negated by Kat's random selection of peso exchange. She chose 20 vs the posted rate of 18 and overcharged us by $113, effectively negating the 10%. I find her deceitful in her operations and when challenged is happy to give you a song and dance that I'm certain she has repeated many times. Otherwise, the experience was not for us. Didn't love the diving conditions - Kevin is great and very enthusiastic given the conditions. Be aware, you are crammed into and transported from the shop in a pretty old Nissan mid-size to a harbor about 15 mins away. The boat is a fishing boat not an actual dive boat set up. It worked but we were a little surprised upon arriving for our first dives. Several people have had positive experiences and you may too - just be aware of the finances and how Kat operates. Kat and I will agree to disagree on the peso issue - it was the overwhelming negative to the whole experience.

Awesome experience on a snorkeling tour, even saw some whales on the way! Everyone working here was so so friendly and helpful to answer all our questions about the tour options they offer. We went with the snorkeling tour and it was the perfect afternoon trip, with very knowledgeable staff pointing out the different fish species, birds, and whales we saw! 10/10 adventure, I would reccomend this to everyone!

They had a wonderful tour of the islands on boat and spent 45 minutes snorkeling with so much aquatic life. It was a great experience. Would highly recommend it.

Kevin and Katharina are excellent, super nice, professionals and provided us with a very well explained course for our first diving experience. They know how to transmit calm and make sure you enjoy your experience while having fun!! We’ll be coming back to continue with our education with them!! Highly recommended!!!!

Our family did a whale watching excursion. It was the best experience. Kat was an amazing person to have with. She had so much knowledge and was so kind. Kevin was easy to work with setting up the excursion. We saw so many whales and our kids had so much fun. Absolutely breath taking!

Wonderful experience with husband and wife, Kat and Kevin. Kat was very responsive and organized. Kevin was very knowledgeable and engaging. He is also an excellent teacher and guide. They also fully honoured a voucher from Dressel Divers Punta Cana that we received when we had to cancel a dive there due to bad weather. I would definitely dive with this dive shop and other Dressel Divers again.

Fantastic diving in Punta Mita. Kat and Kevin really took care of us. Kevin’s dive brief were spot on, and he’s got a real eye for spotting life on the reef Dec 2025, can’t do a second review, so I’m adding to this one. Still an incredible dive shop. Kat does an incredible job putting everything together and Kevin isn’t just my favorite dive master, but he gives excellent info on the local wildlife. A+++++, love this place