Name: Dive Safaris
Address: Airport Road 16, Simpson Bay
Rating: 5.0

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5.0 286 reviews

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We, Henry en Helmie together with our staff, offer you the best diving experience of Sint Maarten.You may be experiencing diving for the first time or you may want start a professional diving carreer.We offer:PADI Dive CoursesDive Courses, from...more

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Airport Road 16, Simpson Bay, St Martin / St Maarten

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TerryH-Joan

Antigonish, Canada

2413

Reviewed 6 days ago via mobile

Great operation to dive with.

I dive with this company regularly and must share the great experience I have had this month. This business has fully recovered from last years hurricane. Their equipment and boat are top notch. Henry is great at reading the seas to choose the best dive...More

Date of experience: December 2018

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Ron C

1

Reviewed 1 week ago

Fantastic experience

I did a refresher and dive with Henry and Helmie, the owners of Dive Safaris. These folks are just great people. Very professional and very accommodating. Thanks to them, I felt good about getting back into the water and will continue diving!

Date of experience: December 2018

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MACnow18

Fayetteville, Georgia

73

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Great Refresher Course for my Sister

Thanks to Henry and Helmie at Dive Safaris in Sint Maarten, my sister, Jackie, had a great refresher course and single tank dive yesterday during her SXM visit. Both Henry and Helmie, owners of Dive Safaris, were very patient on land and underwater. Always glad...More

Date of experience: November 2018

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brents593

45

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

True Dive Professionals - Safe, Fun and Accommodating!

Henry and Helmie are true dive professionals and I couldn't be happier to recommend them. There is no question why they have a PADI 5-star rating (and I'm a dive instructor myself). To start with, my daughter and I arrived by cruise ship. I learned...More

Date of experience: November 2018

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Woww Brent, thank you so much for your great review and also written so extensively, we really appreciate it! You really let us blush with all the compliments you give us and our dive operation. It's so great to hear you and your daughter enjoyed...More

denise_tania

2

Reviewed October 17, 2018 via mobile

Great!!

During my holidays at sxm I had the privilege to spend a couple of dives with Dive Safaris, it was great! Very good service and these guys have such a gigantic passion for diving and the ocean, it's inspiring! I felt safe and welcome and...More

Date of experience: May 2018

Thank denise_tania

Thank you so much Denise for your great review! It was a pleasure to take you diving, you really have to continue the Adventure and the next step is the Rescue Course. A good excuse to come back again to the island..... Thank so so...More

624kelsiep

Casa Grande, Arizona

6

Reviewed October 11, 2018 via mobile

Fabulous dives

Henry and Hermie are fantastic! We completed our advanced open water and wreck dive certifications with them. Very knowledgeable, patient and fun. The dive sites are fantastic! If you want personalized service, no cattle herding and just great dives with people that care about your...More

Date of experience: October 2018

Thank 624kelsiep

Thank you so much that you took the time to write us a review, we really appreciate it! Thank you to for your compliments, really great and we really loved it to teach you. Hopefully you will continue your PADI adventure and will keep enjoying...More

toosvanpinxteren

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1

Reviewed August 16, 2018

Awesome experience

We, my friend and I, did our Open water course with Divesafaris and it was awesome! In the beginning of course we were a bit nervous, but due to the patience and support of our dive instructors Henry and Maureen we managed to complete the...More

Date of experience: July 2018

Thank toosvanpinxteren

Thank you so much for your great review! We really appreciate it and so great to hear that you had an awesome experience with us. Have fun with diving and who knows we will see you again on the island to do some diving with...More

Kyle W

21

Reviewed August 11, 2018 via mobile

“All you locals are the same”

Take your business elsewhere. Ocean Explorer is only 100 feet away and they are way friendlier. I went into Dive Safari to make an appointment to do a refresher course. The Dutch guy, I believe he is the owner of Dive Safari, was very rude...More

Date of experience: August 2018

1 Thank Kyle W

The review you write is unfortunately your experience not ours. When you walked in the shop you were very busy with your phone and not listening. We never said that locals are all the same, we live on this island, so we are local people...More

Caligalles

Colorado Springs, Colorado

2

Reviewed July 29, 2018

Completely disappointed

So many nice reviews on here, meaning you actually GOT TO DIVE! I made reservations 3 months in advance as a cruise passenger. I specifically booked a short 7 day cruise to hit 2 islands and dive - and it was my birthday the day...More

Date of experience: July 2018

Thank Caligalles

We are really sorry for this! We really would have loved to take you out diving, we knew you were very very looking forward to do a dive with us! So we were very happy that 2 divers more booked on the day you want...More

andyski123

Vail, Colorado

22

Reviewed July 5, 2018

Good people, solid, professional

Helmie and Henri own and run the place. They are quick to respond to emails, give good information and I watched Henri run a dive program for some others participants--he was careful, safe and thoughtful--their equipment was excellent and I was in good hands.More

Date of experience: June 2018

Thank andyski123

Thank you so much for your great review, we really appreciate it that you took the time to write us one! Great to hear that you enjoyed your time and the diving with us. Hopefully you will be back again to do some more... Thank...More

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starbuck32018

Hi. How long is the boat ride to a beginner scuba spot? There would be 3 if us. Our 17 year old daughter gets sea sick on long boat rides but does great in the water. We have done one scuba lesson and all did fine in 10 ft deep pool.

June 7, 2018|

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15 mins

Joe S

We're staying at Divi, was it difficult to arrange transport to their office? Do they have good suits and fins available or are we best off brand noting our own? We're bringing masks/regs/BCs already, trying to optimize packing. Any recent divers have info on water temperatures?

March 8, 2017|

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Hi Joe, I received an email with your questions and hopefully this helps a bit. Transportation is not difficult, there are little shuttle buses running from Phillipsburg to Maho and they pass our shop. Costs are only a few... More