DIVING: DIVE Services & Dive Shops

A guide to scuba dive services, dive shops, divemasters and diving guides on Tobago

Our listing includes EVERY dive service on the island. If you are offered dive services from anybody not listed here, exercise very great caution and please, please contact us.

Ranking System

We have ranked every dive shop in each of four categories - Safety Standards (35%) - Quality of Equipment (30%) - Customer Service (25%) and Range of Dive Sites Dived (10%). An overall award has been calculated using the weightings shown in brackets behind each category:

It is interesting to note that 13 of the 16 dive services have been ranked "above average". In fact, four dive operations have scored near-perfect scores of between 4½* (4-star plus) and 5, meaning that 56% of Tobago’s dive services operate to the very highest international standards.*

The information used to formulate the rankings comes from numerous diverse sources. For reasons of neutrality, we naturally try to utilise sources not directly connected with the Tobago dive industry. The rankings are based on the best information at our disposal and offered in good faith. Readers are urged to make their own enquiries to determine the suitability of any establishment.

In addition to our own rating, our readers have expressed their 'satisfaction' with the dive services through our Reader Satisfaction Rating polls. Hold your mouse over any Reader Satisfaction Rating (RSR) for further information. Click on the RSR rating to cast your own 'satisfaction' with those services you have experience of.

* Half-points (+) have been used in the overall ranking, but not in the individual rankings.

REGION 1 - CROWN POINT

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Extra Divers Worldwide

Surfside Hotel, Pigeon Point Rd, Crown Point

Part of an international chain. Very professional. Also in Speyside.

five stars

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Manta Dive Centre (formerly Viking Dive)

Pigeon Point Road, Tropikist Hotel & Turtle Beach Hotel

Have improved in recent years..

Three stars

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R & Sea Divers Company

Toucan Inn, Old Store Bay Road, Crown Point

One of Tobago's best dive operations.

Five stars

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Scuba Adventure Safari

Pigeon Point Road

Not the best advert for diving on Tobago - although reports indicate they may have started to get their act together and start to take safety seriously.

Half a star

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Tobago Frontier Divers

Sandy Point Beach Club, Crown Point

One of the better locally-owned and run dive shops.

4 stars

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Undersea Tobago

Coco Reef Resort, Crown Point

Good professional set up with friendly staff and decent equipment.

Five stars

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Wild Turtle Dive Safari

Club Pigeon Point

Reports have always been positive since ownership changed in 2003.

Four Stars

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REGION 2 - LOWER CARIBBEAN

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Adventure Eco Divers - NOW CLOSED

Grafton Beach Resort/Le Grand Courlan

Dive a limited range of sites and largely only servicing 'holiday' divers based at the Grafton/Le Grand Courlan hotels.

 

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Manta Dive Centre

Turtle Beach Hotel

See main entry in Region 1 - Crown Point

Three stars

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Scuba Adventure Safari

Grafton Beach Resort/Le Grand Courlan

See main entry in Region 1 - Crown Point

Half a star

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World of Watersports

Arnos Vale Hotel

Moved to the Arnos Vale after the closure of the VHL/Hilton. Mark and John Borrett are no longer associated with WOW.

4 stars

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REGION 4 - NORTH END

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Aquamarine Dive

Blue Waters Inn, Speyside

Only dive the North End but visitor reports are always very good.

Three Stars Plus

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CaribStu

Beach Road, Charlotteville.

The most regularly praised divemaster in the myTobago forums. Previously manager of two of Tobago's top dive services, Stuart Sampson is now offering a personal dive service for both advanced and novice divers.

Five Stars

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Charlotteville Adventure Dive Centre

Campbleton, Charlotteville

A new small operation. Owner previously ran Man Friday Dive Centre in Charlotteville before it closed.

no reports

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Extra Divers Worldwide

Speyside Inn, Speyside

Very professional organisation. Also at Pigeon Point Road, Crown Point

Three Stars Plus

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Redman M-Dive

Windward Road, Speyside

It came as no surprise that they have ignored our requests for information.

Two/Three Stars

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Ron's Watersports & Dive Center

21 Spring Street, Charlotteville

Ron is based in Trinidad and only comes over for pre-arranged dives, so booking in advance is important.

Three/Four stars

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Tobago Dive Experience

Manta Lodge, Speyside

One of Tobago's oldest dive services. Changes in ownership and management resulted in a major turn-around of the company, but indications are that the improvements have not been maintained and that the service may be returning to the bad old days.

Three Stars

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Tobago Divemasters

Main Road, Speyside

Have only dived by appointment for the last year or so while Ellis gets his Splash Sport boat operation running, but is now re-directing his attention back to diving.

Three/Four Stars

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REGION 6 - SCARBOROUGH

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World of Watersports

VHL Hotel (Hilton)

Closed. Have now located to the Arnos Vale Hotel.

 

 

 

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