Aruba Certified Scuba Diving

Always the best time with Aruba Water Sports. Allen is an excellent instructor. Always there to give you a helping hand. I strongly suggest doing a few dives with Allen, he also takes amazing photos and videos to purchase at a very reasonable price.

My wife is very inexperienced in diving due to difficulty with equalizing her ears. I discussed my concerns with the Instructor (Alan). He was very understanding and accommodating. We devised a plan that allowed her to work on her equalization slowly without feeling like she was holding up the group. She was able to take her time and equalize at her pace and join in the amazing tour around the Antilles wreck. The whole team was really top-notch. Shamira (shop), Alan (instructor) and Nelson (captain) were all very courteous and professional. I would highly recommend them for your diving excursions in Aruba.

Alan. What an amazing instructor! If you are thinking about scuba diving, he is the best instructor I have ever had. Very knowledgeable and personal. A real character, and a sweet young man. Happy almost birthday Alan! :)

In May and June I took 6 dives with Alan and the captain (forgive me, I think it was Lenny). Absolutely fantastic experience!!! Knowledgeable, kind, funny, and passionate about diving and the sea. 6 dives, 4 different sites - Arashi was turtle city! Can't recommend this experience enough.

Alan, our scuba instructor and our boat captain were both great! We've scuba dived over 5 countries and Antilla Shipwreck has been the best! The coral and fish have so much color! It was beautiful

We started with a refresher dive and it was a great idea. We then added an extra two dives that week because it was so wonderful!! Alan and his captain (I’m so sorry I forgot his name) were absolutely amazing. Seriously the best duo I’ve ever encountered on dive adventures. We will 100% be back to visit them. Between the history, the laughs, the jokes, the absolute fun and 1000% safety, it was perfect. Thank you so much!

What a great place...located right on the beach next to the barcelo...the women at the counter..sham sham and sue sue were great!!..and Alan the duve guide was incredible...what a great dive!!...although I only went diving they seem to have most of the water sports that u would want ...again a great place

Great experience - highly recommend!!

I went on a solo trip and booked a certified dive with two tanks and equipment rental. I stopped by to get more information on the sites that were planned and intended to pay onsite. The onsite location does not take AMEX (FYI), however, you can reserve it online through Tripadvisor for the same price if you run into the same issue. Aruba Watersports Center is located between the Hilton and Barcelo in the high rise hotels area. There is a side street that you can park on if driving (no charge to park).

We had a total of three divers, including Alan Marin who is the PADI certified Master Scuba Diver. As others have mentioned - he is phenomenal! We went to the Antilla Shipwreck and the Blue Reef & Debbie II. Alan shared historical details before each dive and pointed out a number of sea creatures to look at. In addition to the two shipwrecks and reef, we saw a stingray, hawksbill sea turtle, moray eel, lobster and a ton of fish. I wish I brought a GoPro or camera!

I don't get the opportunity to dive too often (I live in the mountains) so always feel a bit rusty when I go. I really appreciated that Alan expected me to take ownership to set up my own equipment versus doing it for me like others have in the past. He double checked to make sure everything was done correctly. On the first dive I had a brief moment of panic and he quickly ascended with me. His very calm demeanor helped me relax so we could go back down. In between dives they had water and fresh fruit available.

I definitely recommend diving with Aruba Watersports Center and specifically with Alan if you get the chance. The entire staff was friendly and helpful. This was my first time visiting Aruba and I plan to go back to check out more of the dive sites. I 100% will book another dive with Alan. I added a map of Aruba which includes a lot of the top dive sites, depths and locations.

And lastly... don't forget to tip! Some excursions have Venmo or QR codes to tip, but this one did not. I tipped about 20% for reference although anything is appreciated. I also tipped both Alan (Master Diver) and the...captain (did not catch his name)? In addition to the local currency (Aruban Guilder), USD are accepted throughout the island.

My boyfriend and I went out with another couple for a dive at the shipwreck— Alan is a fantastic and knowledgeable instructor who gave an awesome history lesson on the wreck itself. Felt very comfortable for my first ever dive and we saw a huge sea turtle and tons of beautiful fish and coral. Highly recommend!!

Alan and crew does a bang up job. One of the best trips I’ve been on. I highly recommend diving with these guys.

Dive Master Allen was full of entertaining personality and brought a welcome sense of humor to the dives. He was very knowledgeable, professional, patient and safe, helping all levels of divers present enjoy their time. We saw many turtles, a moray eel, sting rays, lion fish, and countless other fish on reefs and a huge wreck.
Captain Nelson did a great job piloting and picking up divers safely in some challenging dive spots. I will definitely charter with them again on our next visit. Thanks Guys!

I went diving with Pure Dive Aruba, excellent service. Picked me up at hotel every morning. Great time, I took 2 courses with them. Alonso, Jay, Steve,Vivian and Marc do an excellent job make the dives safe and enjoyable. Will be going there again in September.

I did two mornings of diving and I enjoyed everything. They were professional and entertaining. Alan and Capt. Mony were great.

We had such a great time! This was our first set of dives after getting certified and we could not have asked for a better experience. Over the course of the vacation we did 8 dives with Alan and Captain Monkey and every single time was amazing. These gentleman were professional and funny and did their best to make sure everyone on the boat had a good (and safe time).

Over the 4 different trips we had age range from 13 to 70s and experience range from new diver to dive instructor. Each trip there was smiles and laughter from all on board.

A drift dive, two different reefs, 4 different wreck dives; all amazing. We are so ready to go back.

We have been to Aruba about 4 times now and always dive with Aruba Watersports. Our favorite dive guides weren't there (not sure if they moved on to somewhere new).. but we missed them. Good dive. Friendly team. Just wish they were closer to the Marriott .. its a hike if you have to carry your own geer.

Super friendly dive instructors took care of the whole family. We went twice with the same crew, a one tank and a two tank dive, and had great experiences both times. So convenient to the hotels and a really amazing front desk staff always happy to help get you on the next tour.

My 15 yo son and I took the Advanced Open Water PADI dive course with Aruba Watersports. Our instructor for all five dives, Alan Marin, was absolutely the BEST! Alan was always clear and good-natured. In addition to being highly competent he worked extremely well with my 15 year old son and was an absolute joy to dive with. I would highly recommend both Alan and Aruba Watersports to anyone wishing to dive in Aruba.