The Dive Shop

Came as a leader of group of young people and they were amazing. Each instructor took time and patience and tried their hardest to get the kids through the Open Water Diver qualification. Very chilled and fun lot! Felt very safe in their hands.

At the dive shop I have received my first emergency responder E-card. I wouldn’t have been able to achieve this gole without a supportive and amazing guid, Kian. I would definitely recommend doing a course with any of the staff here as they are all wonderful and many of my friends who have completed the PADI dive certificate are very happy with their experience too and the views on the island are spectacular.

I had a mixed impression of my dive and would like to share both the positive and negative aspects here as constructive feedback. First, I’d like to highlight the very friendly owner, Dennis, whom I briefly met at the dive center – everything gave me a professional first impression. I also really appreciated that my boyfriend, who doesn’t have a diving license, was able to join the trip and snorkel for $25. The vegetarian curry served on the boat was absolutely delicious! Two 60-minute dives including lunch for $80 is a very fair price. Our small group (just my buddy, myself, and the guide) was also a big plus. Unfortunately, there were also some serious issues: right at the beginning of the dive, the dump valve of my BCD on the back broke off – a real shock for me as a beginner, since I rely heavily on it. The dive guide, a Russian man who, according to my buddy, is not part of the regular team and only helps out occasionally, didn’t adapt to my pace at all. The strong current kept pushing me forward (I was the lightest diver), and I spent most of the time trying to see where the guide was or where he was heading, rather than enjoying the dive. After the first dive, the BCD had to be replaced – the other valves weren’t functioning properly either. Unfortunately, the replacement jacket was far too big, making it very difficult to maintain buoyancy as the tank kept getting pulled away by the current. The most shocking part, however, was our encounter with a box jellyfish, which suddenly appeared just an arm’s length away from me. I had no idea how dangerous these creatures are – the guide simply illuminated it without warning us or creating distance. Only after surfacing did he casually mention that it was one of the most venomous jellyfish in the world. Given the strong current, this felt extremely reckless. While other guides on the boat were actively engaging with their groups and explaining what they had seen, our guide kept to himself and didn’t share any information – which was also disappointing. Based on the serious safety issues, I would normally give only two stars. However, since my negative experience was primarily due to the external guide’s behavior – and the rest of the team made a very professional impression – I’m giving three stars, in the hope that such incidents can be avoided in the future.

Nice and professional dive shop. The staff were friendly and took good care of us. Quick to reply on text. We dived in small groups of 4 per instructor. The dive sites were really amazing. Not any other boats, except for one dive site, so you felt like you had it all to yourself. The corals around the island is so beautiful and untouched, so many fishies and nudies. Only could have dreamed of a little bit better visibility, to make it perfect dives. My friends were snorkeling on the trip and had a great experience as well.

I spent a wonderful three days completing my Open Water Certification with Piotr at the Dive Centre. At every point, I felt well-supported, well informed and in very safe hands. I have never been diving before and found the sheer abundance of aquatic life absolutely mesmerising. Piotr's an excellent instructor, with a deep passion for the ocean and a perfect teaching attitude. The Dive Shop was also very flexible when I had to move things around due to some family emergencies. Highly recommended.

Booked a Dive for one day and it was so nice, that we came back the next day. When crowed you swim in small groups of 4 people + instructor. If you’re lucky as we were you’re just be alone on the boat. What an amazing dive! Dennis and his team are lovely and Roths Curry was so yummy!! We will come back! (Photo by Dennis)

We did our Open Waters here just now (end of September). Our instructor, Paul, was amazing! He paced the whole program perfectly, taught us what we needed to learn all the while keeping motivation high with his chilled humor. We had an amazing and time and it really hurt to leave. The visibility was quite limited ~3 Meters, but even with that AND while doing a course we still got to see a lot of different things including scorpion fish, slugs, a giant puffer fish etc.! The whole dive shop team was very kind and helpful! Amazing people on a chill island!

Had the best experience with The Dive Shop Team! Everyone was amazingly helpful and patient with those who were doing their open water courses! They took us to some epic spots and we managed to see loads of coral, fish, crabs and even turtles! Would love to come back again in the future!