The 15 Best Scuba Diving Trips in the Dominican Republic

Scuba Doo Diving Experience in Punta Cana - From Your Hotel to Cabeza de Toro

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 422 reviews · from $61Our pick

Review of Punta Cana’s Scuba Doo tour, with underwater scooters, snorkeling, a glass-bottom boat, transfers, value, and practical drawbacks.

“We were never really given a rundown of what to expect - just told to follow the workers. We did not use a "glass bottom boat" as described. Instead, we had a small boat with benches. The boat takes you out to a pontoon platform to get you into the scuba doo and allows you to snorkel. This trip is definitely not handicap friendly as you must climb out of the boat and onto the decks multiple times. The experience is very unique, and the sea life is phenomenal. Would recommend trying it once if traditional scuba diving isn't for you.”

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Diving for Certified Divers, 2 Tanks Sosúa Bay

2.Diving for Certified Divers, 2 Tanks Sosúa Bay

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 345 reviews · from $125Top rated

Explore more than 20 Sosúa Bay scuba sites on a guided two-tank trip with gear, hotel pickup, snacks, and free underwater photos.

“My wife, son and I booked this trip. We arrived on a cruise ship and were picked up at the port. The staff was great. Very friendly and courteous. The gear was in good shape. Two amazing dives with beautiful water. Coral and sea life was amazing. I highly recommend them and will definitely use them again.”

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Scuba Doo – Diving Scooters in Punta Cana

3.Scuba Doo – Diving Scooters in Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 283 reviews · 2h 18m · from $55Best value

Ride a Scuba Doo underwater scooter, snorkel coral reefs, and enjoy a glass-bottom boat trip from Punta Cana for $55.

“Fun experience, snorkeling was also great. A lot of fish around. Glas bottom boat was so so.”

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3 ADVENTURES: Sailing Catamaran Cruise – Hooka Diving – Snorkeling

4.3 ADVENTURES: Sailing Catamaran Cruise – Hooka Diving – Snorkeling

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 162 reviews · from $105

Punta Cana’s four-hour catamaran party cruise combines snorkeling, hookah diving, drinks, dancing, hotel transfers, and coral-reef views.

“It's not what I expected. The crew on the boat was great and upbeat and awesome. But the diving wasn't worth it. We hooked up, went down and did a circle around the boat, that was it. The snorkeling was around a lot of boats so there were some fish but nothing great. Overall it was ok but not worth money.”

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First Time Scuba Diving Experience in Punta Cana

5.First Time Scuba Diving Experience in Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 148 reviews · from $199

Try scuba in Punta Cana with pool training, gear, an ocean session, and hotel transfers. A careful first step into the underwater world.

“Today I went scuba diving again, and it was an incredible experience. I saw many colorful small fish swimming around me, which made the underwater world feel lively and beautiful. The instructor was extremely caring, patient, and professiRead more”

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PACKAGE DEAL Catamaran- Snorkeling – Hooka Diving – Parasailing

6.PACKAGE DEAL Catamaran- Snorkeling – Hooka Diving – Parasailing

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 103 reviews · from $140

Review of Punta Cana’s 3.5-hour catamaran combo with snorkeling, hookah breathing, parasailing, drinks, pickup, and practical booking tips.

“***DONT BOOK THIS TRIP & DONT USE VIATOR*** First of all Don't let the pictures fool you, the boat they put you on is a crappy old charter boat. They didn't have enough equipment for everyone to hooka dive & didn't have enough equipmenRead more”

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Scuba Doo Underwater Scooter in Punta Cana (Half Day)

7.Scuba Doo Underwater Scooter in Punta Cana (Half Day)

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 84 reviews · from $75

Review of Punta Cana’s Scuba Doo underwater scooter tour, with snorkeling, boat rides, costs, timing, transport tips, and honest drawbacks.

“Someone should have mentioned 2 hr car ride with 11 people packed into van for a 10 min Sco...Dolphin watching was mediocre at best...safety was concern.”

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Punta Cana Party Cruise with Snorkeling, Hooka Diving and Parasailing

8.Punta Cana Party Cruise with Snorkeling, Hooka Diving and Parasailing

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 79 reviews · from $140

Review of Punta Cana’s four-hour party cruise with snorkeling, Hooka underwater time, parasailing, drinks, hotel pickup, and practical tips.

“So where do I start? This is a very busy tour especially if you do all 3 activities. It is a lot of fun, but at the same time, when you choose parasailing, you lose a lot of time. Now before I continue, I gotta tell you that everybody in our group LOVED the parasailing experience. It is the most enjoyable, fun part of the trip. You smoothly lift up in the air from the boat deck after being strapped in to the parachutes, and before you know it, you are looking down at the beach and water way below... easily above the palm tree height. Very cool if you've…”

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Punta Cana: Scubadoo Ocean Exploration Diving Adventure

9.Scubadoo Ocean Exploration Diving Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 70 reviews · 3h 30m · from $76

Try Punta Cana’s ScubaDoo from a glass-bottom boat, with beginner-friendly underwater scooter time, snorkeling, transport, and reef views.

“Amazing! Never thought I’d ever go scuba diving. This experience made it happen!”

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Punta Cana: PADI Open Water Scuba Certification (2–3 Days)

10.PADI Open Water Scuba Certification (2–3 Days)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · from $649

Earn a PADI scuba certification in Punta Cana with pool training, ocean sessions, equipment, instructors, and hotel transport included.

“Absolutely incredible! Everyone was very friendly and very helpful. Katarina was very good at communicating and replied to all my messages very quickly! Jennifer helped certify me in scuba diving and was a very good instructor. Her directions were always clear and she used positive reinforcement to help reinforce skills. Definitely recommend !!”

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Full-Day Catalina Island Scuba Diving Tour from Punta Cana

11.Full-Day Catalina Island Scuba Diving Tour from Punta Cana

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 37 reviews · from $130

Review of Catalina Island’s full-day scuba trip from Punta Cana, with two reef sites, beach lunch, transport tips, costs, and who should book.

“Although the diving was good and the Dive Master was informative, the day started off rough, so I am giving only 3 stars. We were picked up at our hotel by one van/driver, drove around for about an hour and really didn't get more than 8 KM aRead more”

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Punta Cana: Scuba Doo Adventure with Round-Trip Transfer

12.Scuba Doo Adventure with Round-Trip Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 35 reviews · 4 hours · from $59

Punta Cana Scuba Doo review covering the 3-meter underwater ride, snorkeling, transfers, price, marine life, and practical drawbacks.

“Overall is great.. love it for first time experience”

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Discover Scuba Diving

13.Discover Scuba Diving

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $115

Try scuba in Sosua without certification, with small groups, PADI instruction, a shallow ocean session, equipment, snacks, and drinks.

“Such a great experience! The dive was awesome- Sasha and Anna were amazing instructors which made it even better. Charles was extremely helpful with booking and planning. Can’t forget Captain Domingo who got us there! It was all worth it🙂 I highly recommend doing a dive with Discover Scuba!! We loved it!”

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Bávaro: Scuba Diving Experience for Beginners

14.Scuba Diving Experience for Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 27 reviews · 3h 30m · from $100

Try scuba in Punta Cana with an instructor, equipment, transport, and a 30-minute sea session at depths of 6 to 12 meters.

“Fomos meu marido e eu, meu marido gostou muito, eu não consegui completar o mergulho pois acredito que deveria ter um pouco mais de tempo para na água me adaptar aos acessórios de mergulho fiquei pouco tempo na água para me adaptar com a respiração fui a última a pular e tive dificuldade mas meu marido que conseguiu se adaptar rápido amor o guia muito gentil.”

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Full-Day Catalina Island Scuba Diving Tour from La Romana

15.Full-Day Catalina Island Scuba Diving Tour from La Romana

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 22 reviews · from $123

Review of Catalina Island’s full-day scuba tour from La Romana, with two reef sessions, beach lunch, transport, costs, and practical tips.

“We had booked a dive trip with Passion Paradise. Although the pick-up location was specified when booking, no one came for pick-up. Plus $ 4 per person for a taxi. If you hadn't gone there yourself, money would probably have been gone. Then the boats were loaded for 1 hour on arrival and you had to wait. There were many boats at the dive sites. We had to dive with very inexperienced divers in a very large group (9 people) with only one instructor. It is irresponsible. The dive was messy and ineffective. The diving area and the island were nice, drinks and food average.”

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