Mike and Ken are extremely knowledgeable divers with decades of experience. They both have calm…read moreunderstanding attitudes, great for a teaching environment. My wife and me just finished our Open Water cert through them, and will probably be back for more at some point.

From the owner: Certification is completed in 2 weekends, then you will be a PADI Certified Open Water Diver ready…read moreto experience the aquatic world! We are an authorized Aqualung dealer and service center.

Finally pulled the trigger this year to learn how to scuba dive. I chose Sea-Side Dive Shop and…read morecouldn't be happier. They are friendly and knowledgeable, and took time to answer all my questions about certifications and gear and I ended up buying all my gear there too. Prices were excellent and I am very happy with all my new kit. Sue and Jeff were excellent instructors and were awesome in the confined dives and I am feeling more confident with the basics and I can't wait to do my open water quarry dives in a couple weeks. If you ever had the urge to learn to scuba dive, do it and pick Sea-Side Dive shop as your shop! You won't be disappointed.

From the owner: Sea-Side Dive Shop has been servicing the Detroit Metro Area for over 40 years. We have equipment…read moreto meet the needs of everyone in your family - from the young to the young at heart.

I am a huge fan of scuba coming from Miami Florida I grew up on the water, but when I moved to…read moreMichigan I was worried that would end, but thanks to Rob and Motown Scuba michigan waters ate now being explored by a Miami guy!

From the owner: The Adventure of a Lifetime! Become a Scuba Diver in 2 short weekends. We teach under PADI,…read moreProfessional Association of Dive Instructors, the world's largest recreational dive training agency. We offer all levels of scuba training from Open Water through Advanced, Rescue, Emergency First Responder, and Divemaster. We also teach specialty certifications in Wreck, Deep, Ice, Drift, Nitrox and Cave diving.

Mike was awesome! My boyfriend and I are going to the Cayman Islands and want to go snorkeling and…read moreMike was super knowledgeable and helped us find the perfect masks. Also taught us everything we needed to know before during and after using them. Thanks again, Mike!

Used our snorkels on a caribbean trip and everything went great. Lesson was fantastic.read more

Just finished my Open Water certification, and I'm so glad to be trained by Colombo Scuba…read moreadventures. I had an awesome time, met great people who really knew their stuff it seemed to have a passion with sharing it! Would highly recommend to anyone who is even remotely interested in trying this incredible experience.

Wow, what a great place. Moving to Michigan from Miami Florida I thought it would be impossible…read moreto find a good scuba place! But I was wrong! Colombo Scuba offers an amazing experience at an awesome price! I highly recommend taking this course and learning from some of the best in the industry! Rob is the best instructor in town!

We are students of Drexler dive shop. Mike is an excellent teacher who places safely first. The…read moreclasses weren't too hard, but getting my old brain back into 10 th grade algebra wasn't easy. Mike took the extra time to teach us the proper calculations even though he was selling us the dive computers that would do them instantly. He's got our business for life. They say find a doctor and a car mechanic....and grow old with him.. I've added dive instructor to the list!!!!

From the owner: Drexler Diving Systems focuses on providing top quality SCUBA, snorkeling and marine/boating…read moreproducts along with professional IANTD training programs with good old fashioned small town service. Can't make it during our normal business hours? NO PROBLEM! We'll open by appointment just for you! We carry gear from leading manufacturers such as Dive Rite, XS Scuba, Oceaner, Tusa, Shearwater Research, iTorch, ScubaForce and many more! Our IANTD training programs range from snorkeling to decompression diving. Contact us today and see why deep down, it's the details that count!

Jim and Diane run a top notch operation. They have been courteous, professional and have bent over…read morebackwards to accommodate my daughter with getting her certification. They even got her in for a refresher dive during COVID. I highly recommend them.

I actually used to work here. I wouldn't dream of going anywhere else for any travel, scuba, or…read moresnorkeling needs!Everyone here is amazing. I have known Diane and Jim my whole life and they are the presidents of the company. Jim's main specialty is scuba education and Diane's main specialty is travel. There's also Judy, specializing in travel and scuba gear, and she is the best at showing you what you need in the store. Charlie in service is great, too! All of the instructors are great people and awesome with education. The line of gear that they have here is top of the line and I was fortunate enough to use some of it for my certification and classes. I highly recommend coming here for anything relating to scuba, snorkeling, or travel. The best part about this place is that they really encourage new people to "dive right in". Come swing on in and meet the Rec Diving family!

Great shop with an amazing staff!! Kim has been our instructor on every course my son and I have…read moretaken

100/10 experience!! Wonderful and knowledgeable staff, super clean facility looks like the change…read moreareas & bathrooms was just renovated, pool wasn't freezing but not hot lol just right for comfort. I drove a little over an hour to Flint to surprise my boyfriend with a fun, out of the ordinary date (in the middle of winter lol) and they did not disappoint!!! They're open year round and offer the beginner class that we took on a call and schedule basis. All my family and friends want to go now and I really can't wait to return. Sooo fun, I'm so glad I found this hidden gem, don't hesitate to give them or Skuba diving a try!

These guys are first class, if you're planning to learn scuba do it right here at…read more Benthic. I took a course in vacation a few years ago in Mexico and now after going through the real thing I'm grateful that I couldn't dive while in Mexico now that I know what I didn't know back then. The in pool instruction is great and there's lots of support from many pro's. With four instructors in the water with the students it's a very safe environment. You'll be glad you got your instruction here.

I have had a terrible experience with this dive shop. I took my regulators to them to be serviced…read morein April 2018. Firstly, I was verbally quoted $170 for the full service when I dropped the gear off, the total ended up being $213. I didn't mind the overcharge too much at first, thinking that everything had been properly done. However on my first dive after having the service, my dive computer's sensor was not working and so I was not able to track depth or time at all. I asked another dive shop to look at it and they said that the computer should have undergone a pressure test as part of the servicing, which would have detected this issue before it was given back to me. I contacted Benthic Scuba about the issue, luckily the computer was still covered under warranty and they were able to replace the computer through their Suunto rep (this was the only good part of my experience with this shop). I live in Bermuda and had to ship the computer back to Canada - I'm ok with the fact that I had to incur shipping costs to Canada. However I was also charged additional shipping costs for Benthic Scuba to ship the computer to the Suunto rep (which was not disclosed to me when I paid $70+ to ship to Canada initially, all to rectify an issue that should have been prevented by the shop in the first place). Worse than this was how I was treated as a customer in the email exchange with this scuba shop - Ron Waxman was completely unprofessional and insulting; his emails were written as if by an 8-year old having a tantrum, going so far as to threaten to take me to court for leaving a bad (but entirely factual) review. I thought that would be the end of my terrible experience with Benthic Scuba but unfortunately, my regulator is also leaking. Again, I took it to another shop and was told that the second stage was not properly adjusted when it was serviced. In my opinion, Benthic Scuba should be responsible for fixing both of these issues as they gave me my regulators back in worse condition than when I dropped them off. However I would rather find a more qualified technician who pays attention to the quality of their work, instead of contacting Benthic Scuba and being belittled by Ron Waxman again. At least this way I can rest assured that it will be done properly, despite the already ridiculous fee I had paid to Benthic for a job that was poorly done. I cannot attest to Benthic Scuba's diving courses, but if they service their gear how mine was serviced, or treat their students how I was treated as a customer, I would be worried. I would strongly discourage anyone from getting their gear (dis)serviced by this shop. Save yourself the money and the frustration and go somewhere else!

The store wasn't opened late and closed early; the hours didn't meet my needs. Nice store with a…read moregood selection next to the DNR ramp. Last I saw this store is closed.

Hey Sportsmen & Ladies, this happens to be the best fishing shop in our immediate area & located…read morenext door to the Fair Haven DNR boating ramp at M29/Dixie Hwy & Palms Rd for easy access during ice fishing. Brian can say go or nogo when it comes to ice safety and thickness. Minnows, crawlers, mousies or wigglers are available with a large variety of lures & thru ice accessories. Call ahead for conditions to 5867251448.