This is a divers shop, two trips out each day, no nonsense diving and plenty of it to offer. The staff is friendly and helpful. They offer drift diving, wreck diving and Cenote diving from this shop. Located in a modest shop behind the Clipper Club in the heart of the party district of Cancun. From the novice beginner to the experienced diver, this shop is ready to provide all the diving fun you can pack into your trip. Strongly recommended.
Cmdr. X. Z. Herrington, USN Diving Officer (retired)

I have returned to Cancun for several years now. In earlier trips I shopped around and went diving with other dive shops in the Cancun area. But quickly found that Scuba Fred's shop is numero uno on my list. Scuba Fred has been flexible to my schedule and has even made 'special' trips for me and my group to destinations off the beaten path. I 've used Fred for certification dives, ship wreck dives, cavern / cenote diving, trips to Isla Mujeres and Cozumel to dive 'The Wall". Scuba Fred's shop is very honest with their customers... I say this because early on in my trips to Cancun I found dive shops telling me one thing or one price only to find what they said was not quite the whole story. OH, I almost forgot....they have also taken diving pictures and video of us diving. OK, in reading what I have now written it sounds like I work for them and this is an Ad. I promise I don't, I live in Missouri. But Scuba Fred and his staff have always been so accommodating when I head down to Cancun I couldn't 'not' say something... :-) Have fun down there, it's a vacation after all!

My brother and I went to Scuba Fred's to become certified, from the very beginning I new this would be a good experience. Fred met us at our arranged time that we picked, he gave us the option of starting whenver we were ready , which was nice. Fred took his time to explain the program and go over the paper work with us, then it was right into the class work, by mid-day he had us in the pool swimming around having a great time I was surprised how quick we picked it up, but I tell you Fred's method of instruction was great. Fred made it easy to understand and even the dive tables were no problem. Obviously the ocean experience is the best part we saw so many fish, turtles, and even a shark, I thought iti was great. It was alittle rough on the surface, but Fred made me feel safe and comfortable with the conditions and like he said once under the water everything is completely different. My brother and I finshed our course in three days, but were so excited and pleased by how things went, we jumped right in and took the next class called the advance course the next day. We got to do a night dive, and I got to see an octopus which was really cool, and we also made a shipwreck dive where I saw eagle rays, that was awesome. All in all my brother and I spent the whole week divng with Fred and had one of the greatest experience ever. we are planning to see Fred again soon and continue what is now my favorite hobby. I would definately recommend Scuba Fred's to anyone, he is great, knowledgable, and trustworthy person.

This was my first trip to Mexico, and among some of the things that I did. I scuba dived with Scuba Fred's. It was a great experience.

I was taken through the quick training, but my instructor was able to see that I was comfortable enough with the exercises.

My first dive was a beginner dive at Santo Remedio, and I was underwater for 40 minutes. It was intense. My instructor and the photographer that goes down with you, point out all the sea life that they can find. Which is a lot...

My second dive was at an intermediate reef La Bandera, due to no current and my instructor thought that I would be able to handle it. It was lovely. I even had a run in with fire coral, and he was quick thinking about the remedy to help with the itchy burning pain.


All in all this was a fantastic trip. A direct trip to heaven, if you ask me. Would recommend this to everyone. Friends, family, strangers. Scuba Fred's made this experience one of a kind with their personalities, experience and all around jovial attitudes. 5 Stars, and definitely 2 Thumbs Up!