Aruba Vacation

[asmfish]

Hey Guys, I’m going to Aruba in October for vacation with my girlfriend (non Diver). I have been looking around for some dive shops and would appreciate some recommendations. I’m looking for a shop that does not pack their boats and is willing to do some deeper and wreck dives.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Joneill]

Hey Guys, I’m going to Aruba in October for vacation with my girlfriend (non Diver). I have been looking around for some dive shops and would appreciate some recommendations. I’m looking for a shop that does not pack their boats and is willing to do some deeper and wreck dives.

Thanks in advance.

I’ve dove with JAD’s for 4 years - great people and great diving experiences with them.

There is not any wall diving or much truly deep diving in Aruba. Most of the sites are at 50-70 feet max.

However, the Renaissance Airplane wrecks are at about 85 feet, the Jane Sea at about 95 feet, and the Morning Star and Mi Dushi are at ~120 feet to the sand. The deepest I’ve been there is the Topaz wreck at ~140 feet to the sand.

 

[Ontwreckdiver]

These are probably the top 3 recommended dive shops on Aruba.
Explore Aruba’s Underwater World With Dive Aruba!
JADS Dive Center Aruba
Native Divers Aruba PADI Open Water Diving certifications
They all run small boats that aren't packed with divers.

 

[jonhall]

Yes to the previous posts. Will point out, that unless he has changed from 10 years ago, Clive at Dive Aruba (first link in @Ontwreckdiver's post) is a one man show and will take you down, stay about 15-20 minutes, and then go back to the boat to pick you up where he thinks you'll come up, as there is a lot of drift diving.

 

[123kij]

Hey Guys, I’m going to Aruba in October for vacation with my girlfriend (non Diver). I have been looking around for some dive shops and would appreciate some recommendations. I’m looking for a shop that does not pack their boats and is willing to do some deeper and wreck dives.

Thanks in advance.

Who did you end up using? Recommend? Looking to dive the airplanes while I'm down there.