Island Bay Divers

Great dive shop with a knowledgeable local to help. Supplied our gear for helping with Toa the orca pup in Plimmerton, which was amazing! Would recommend this place for hiring or buying dive gear!

Great team making learning to dive an awesome experience. Tim and the team were welcoming, knowledgeable and made the open water course a great experience, and provided everything needed as well as great advice and guidance. Instructor Pablo and his team were awesome, very easy to deal with and really looked after everyone and made the learning fun...looking forward to a bunch more dives with them!

Recently went on their new guided snorkel tour offering (affectionately known as the snorkel tourkel) and it was great! I got to see lots of paua, fish, and a crayfish in the Taputeranga Marine Reserve.The water is very cold though, so I recommend choosing the thickest wet suit if you get cold easily. The hot drinks and biscuits (aka cookies for Americans) at the end were a really nice touch.

Wonderful spot for renting gear, and they do a great job of talking with you to make sure you get everything you need

Tim's been in the business for so long that he always has the best advice for you, being it regarding scuba diving, snorkeling or spearfishing: you name it.Shop has everything you would possibly need, but if you're looking for something in particular, be sure that it can be ordered for you.There are also open water courses running through the year and they come with after course free dives! If the ocean is your thing, you don't want to miss out on that opportunity.

I would 100% recommend to anyone sceptical about getting their Open Water Dive license to do it through Island Bay Divers. Not only do they have the best deal in regards to the pricing of the course (you get 7 extra dives covered by the cost of the course), but the team truly cares about their students, which takes the stress away from messing up when learning new skills.Tim is also extremely knowledgeable and has been beyond helpful in regards to me hiring/buying gear for various underwater exploits.Overall, you really can't get better than Island Bay Divers - they should be your first stop for anything dive-related in Wellington!

Tim is a great guy. Dive club runs every week and the shop is kitted out. Recommend to all!

Best dive shop in Wellington! Tim was very nice and helpful. It was a shame that I've only attended the first pool section and couldn't finish the course due to relocation. Tim has kindly refunded me the course fee (except Elearning part which was paid to PADI). Would definitely come back to this dive shop to finish the course if I move back to Wellington in the future.