I am interested to hear about the cost of diving in your area. The below relates to Australia
I rarely dive locally with any of the LDS's as I have always found it expensive and the dive times restrictive. I am a photographer and they cater more towards a tourist crowd.
I have been out of the water for a bit due to pandemic/too much work & recent flooding. My free local shore diving spot is dead from the floods. So I entertained a boat dive with one of the local LDS's
Cost are
2 dive Charter: $135, dive site 5 miles from harbour you get an in water DM if you want it, water/hot soup/tea/coffee and some lollies
Tanks & weights: $34 (I use my own but fills would still cost me $25)
Max dive time allowed 50 mins including safety stop
I imagine our local dives would be somewhat similar to Palm beach diving, head out of an inlet, travel a few miles and splash
We are not a low income earning family but I find it hard to drop $320 odd bucks for the wife and I do have a morning out for a dive. This is also the cheapest dive this LDS does some range up to $235 bare charter for a 2 tank trip. I fully understand that it must be expensive to run a dive business, especially one with prime relaestate on the wharf.
What are the costs of diving like in your local area? Currently I will just save up and Dive in Bali until my local shore dive comes back to life.
I rarely dive locally with any of the LDS's as I have always found it expensive and the dive times restrictive. I am a photographer and they cater more towards a tourist crowd.
I have been out of the water for a bit due to pandemic/too much work & recent flooding. My free local shore diving spot is dead from the floods. So I entertained a boat dive with one of the local LDS's
Cost are
2 dive Charter: $135, dive site 5 miles from harbour you get an in water DM if you want it, water/hot soup/tea/coffee and some lollies
Tanks & weights: $34 (I use my own but fills would still cost me $25)
Max dive time allowed 50 mins including safety stop
I imagine our local dives would be somewhat similar to Palm beach diving, head out of an inlet, travel a few miles and splash
We are not a low income earning family but I find it hard to drop $320 odd bucks for the wife and I do have a morning out for a dive. This is also the cheapest dive this LDS does some range up to $235 bare charter for a 2 tank trip. I fully understand that it must be expensive to run a dive business, especially one with prime relaestate on the wharf.
What are the costs of diving like in your local area? Currently I will just save up and Dive in Bali until my local shore dive comes back to life.