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    Islamorada Dive Center

    4.6 (108 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Bel S.

    Had a great time here, the instructors that I had were great and the crew had really good energy. They were funny, friendly and flexible, I definitely had to be as well, and willing to ensure you have a great diving experience. Very social environment the other divers that were on the trip were great and made it fun. Swam with some nurse sharks, but didn't get to see any wrecks. Next time though!

    Craig E.

    Shout out to the IDC, the Florida Keys Dive Center in Tavernier, and most of all, instuctor Doug Hyland for getting me my basic open water certification this week. These organizations are top knotch. I look forward to advancing in my scuba education with the help of these folks. Thanks again, people. You should be proud of the services you provide. C. Evans

    Dan M.

    Easy to rate this one - 5 out of 5. Does that mean they are perfect? of course not. But...they are at the top of their industry. Every day we were assigned to a new guide: Devon, then Doug, then Angeline. They were all absolutely amazing. The captain worked hard at learning everyone's names...and succeeded! That is just stupid hard with a new group of divers on every trip - but he did it anyway. I have been diving with MANY dive centers. There is often a slightly condescending attitude at those places that absolutely doesn't exist at Islamorada dive Center. From the moment we walked into the shop it felt as if they had know us a long time and were welcoming us back. It was wonderful. before we finish our 4 days of diving, we were already talking about coming back next year. This place is the friendliest and most helpful dive center I have ever encountered - period.

    MB G.

    I'm a repeat diver at this location primarily because of their superior focus on my comfort and the security of my surroundings. This dive shop is top shelf in terms of their drive to ensure I have an awesome experience. Their staff are extremely happy to provide you with technical assistance, physical aid in getting up and off the boat, and their staffing ratios allow you to partner with somebody underwater so that you can really feel guided to see what you came to see. Their equipment is in pristine condition and the boat (and Captain Greg) is extremely well-maintained. The staff put me on the reef with subject matter expert's that allow me to really enjoy my time. They are so happy to show you amazing and large schools of fish, lobsters, nurse sharks, eels and corals. I've been diving for over 20 years, and this has become one of my favorite dive locations because you just can't beat their guest service and focus on my happiness. I'll be back and I recommend you enjoy too!

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    Tim R.

    Great staff, that's what makes or breaks any business. But when you're dicing you need competent, focused, attentive and friendly staff. They really worked with our diverse group for an enjoyable dive. My grandkids, ages 11 & 13 and their mom did a discovery dive. I'm Open Water. They kept us together as a group with a dive master. I recommend renting the Paralenz dive cameras, $25. Easiest point and shoot pictures and videos and they email them to you.

    Refresher course.
    Khamisi G.

    "Felt like family!" My husband dives with IDC often. However, I haven't dove in almost 2 years. I wanted to take the refresher course to get me back on track. Once we arrived, we were very warmly greeted and I felt like family. They took care of all our gear and set us up quickly. I was very anxious to say the least. However, the refresher course eased all of my anxiety. I felt very prepared for the boat dive. The boat dive was safe and super fun! I highly recommend IDC. They are the ONLY place I will use in that area.

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    I had an AMAZING experience. I chose Islamorada for the diving opportunities, but I was very pleasantly surprised by how organized, friendly, and knowledgeable the staff at the dive center were. Kat, Doug, Devin, Jason, Nate, Siena, Jessie, Sophia, Kiera and Angeline were so awesome! Devin and Angeline were my divemasters and they were so fun and I felt extremely comfortable and supported the whole way. I was amazed at all of the amazing animals and fish we saw! I can't wait to come back. It was definitely the best diving experience I've ever had.

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    Aimee H.

    We cannot recommend Eric and his team highly enough! My husband and I had an amazing time with Eric and Sophia on a private dive charter. I have challenges clearing my ears and often have to bail on dives when we go with a larger boat full of divers. Sophia was so patient and let me take the time I needed to get comfortable in the water and descend at my pace. We had some of the best dives I've had anywhere and would recommend them for anyone from beginner to advanced tech diver like my husband. My husband went on their regular dive boat and had just as good of a time! Great service from great people.

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    Jim B.

    Let me just say this is a FIRST RATE outfit! The people are friendly want you to have fun and learn and advance your scuba skills!!! Shout out to Luke for the Under Water Hunter course and Kelsey for my afternoon two tank dive. I did the Hunter PADI course in the morning. The owner of the shop has written the PADI book!! So I had to do it. It was not as scary as I thought and I felt safe handling the spear gun. The instructions were straight forward. Unfortunately fishing is not catching. It just happened that In January a lot of fish are out of season the grouper, hog fish and others you would want to eat...we did catch a nice Jack and a a Lion Fish which are tasty!!! We had a nurse shark follow us for a while so that ate into our fishing time. I totally felt safe with a close shark encounter! Nurse sharks are like big dogs but you still want to be careful. The afternoon fun dives while shallow were a blast. We had a great day with 80-100 feet of visibility. Being an advanced open water diver I led another diver around the reef in 15-25 feet of water. Every type of tropical fish and some nice big Grouper. We did see some baby hammer head sharks called Mobia I believe and a FAST MOVING shark that swam past us like lightning! Secondly the equipment was top notch! Nearly brand new Scuba Pro gear!!! All in all a good day of four dives two being a class with rental gear for $330. Pretty fair price with tanks and weights.

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    As newer divers, the crew were patient, helpful, they taught us the ins and outs of diving and were really fun.

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