Have you ever wondered what it would be like to breath underwater? Do you ever float on top of the tropical blue Caribbean Sea and imagine what it would be like to swim with the fish? Ocean Encounters is here to help!
We specialize in both PADI and SSI courses for every level, from beginner to dive professional. If you are short on time or just want to experience diving for the first time, then sign up for our PADI Discover Scuba Diving half day activity to give it a “try” without no experience necessary. Once you try, you’ll definitely want to join our PADI or SSI Open Water Diver Course to become a certified diver for life!
Then why not continue the adventure with one of our “experience” programs? The PADI Advanced Open Water Course will teach you how to dive safely to 30m/100ft and also includes a two-tank boat dive, a night dive, and all rental equipment! This course pays for itself and also gets you ready to dive Curaçao’s famous Superior Producer. Contact us to learn more.
I went on 5 diving trips with Ocean Encounters and what a pleasure it was. A professional and customer friendly environment, with it's high standards towards safety and a keen... read more eye for the best dive sites, they are able to give you an unforgettable experience in the waters surrounding Curaçao.
Make sure you let Jeremiah advise you on where to go and where to dive and you're guaranteed a good time.
Spent over a week doing mostly boat dives and also threw in a night dive. Highly skilled and friendly crew who make sure everyone has a good time.
Best dive shop in Curaçao. Super friendly and knowledgeable staff, world class diving sites and exceptionally careful with hygiene during these strange times. Paul is an incredible dive master and... read more everyone else is super nice. We cannot recommend them enough!
Ocean Encounters are the best caring,cautious and most of all FUNNNNN dive guides .
Such a great experience I went alone and left making many friends under... read more water and on land .
See you soon everyone for another amazing dive trip.
My family first went diving with Ocean Encounters in July 2019 with our newly certified 13 year old. Being newly certified, our son was a bit nervous but... read more our dive instructor took him under his wing and he was able to get a specialty certification towards advanced diver on his first true open water experience! We loved the island so much that we booked our return trip while still in Curacao for March 2020. My son's dive instructor remembered him and was so welcoming that we were back. The diving was incredible and we were able to go to different sites than previously visiting. Also on this last trip, my 9 year old took a bubble maker class with Cindy and he felt so at ease and enjoyed his experience tremendously. Now, recently turning 10, he will be the youngest in our family to get certified. The owner, Jeremiah, is also amazing to work with. His operation is run by awesome staff members. The boats are very clean and well equipped and the rental equipment is in great shape. There are plenty of restaurants right near the shop so you can enjoy a cold drink after diving. No doubt we will return to see them again!
I have been diving around the world and I’m currently working on becoming an instructor. I have been to Curaçao this February 2020, I am supposed to go to Belize... read more in about three weeks for a week-long liveaboard dive trip, and we have 3 weeks booked for November this year for a whole lot of diving!
The dive shop is onsite at Sunscapee resort (see my Sunscapee review), they have a nice gear room that is locked at night, and a nice dock with easy access to board the boat. Their main shop is 5 minutes up the road/water where they dock the boats at night, but they go back and forth every day. You can either stay onsite at Sunscapee or any resort nearby and simply transport to their main shop. Easy.
I truly enjoyed diving with the Ocean Encounters dive team. Everyone was nice, the dive team, boat captains, everyone. The boats nice, each had a head, all the appropriate safety gear (first aid, oxygen, etc.), and freshwater shower heads. They help with your gear, and truly try to make your time enjoyable.
The dive masters and captains are very safety minded as well. Always attentive to everyone’s needs, role call when dive is complete before boat pulls away, checking each diver before entering the water (you know, is your air turned on?).
The dives were good, lots and lots of life! Large macro soft coral. Light currents, light surging, simply easy diving.
I enjoyed diving all week with everyone. Enjoyed visiting the shop and chatting, so many nice folks. Cynthia was wonderful. I enjoyed our tugboat dive where we went under the pier and more.
I recommend Ocean Encounters if you plan on scuba diving during your visit to Curacao.
Our group, RU4 Scuba of Rochester, departed daily from their facility at... read more Sunscapee Resort.
Divemasters Chris and Cynthia did a great job of keep everone safe. They were helpfull in assembling my scuba gear from time-to-time.
The only "ding" was the lack of an O2 analyzer for those divers using NITROX on board the boat. Our group leader insisted on having one.
I traveled with a group for a week of diving with Ocean Encounters and had a wonderful time. Our dive masters Chris and Cynthia were awesome, lots of fun and... read more very helpful as I had gone a few years since doing my first few dives. They were very knowledgeable and in tune with their ocean- there were a lot of strange currents that week that apparently were very unusual and they noticed every irregularity and adapted when needed, allowing for the best dives. Chris made everything a lot of fun.
Super outfit. Very professional, well organised. Lovely dive staff, very helpful.. Alot of fun too. Definitely a place I would recommend shame I was not able to dive more. Thank... read more you for memorable time.
After a bunch of "discovery" dives at various resort destinations, I decided to devote a couple of vacation days to completing my open water diver certification with the great team... read more at Ocean Encounters Diving - Curacao.
Their facility, equipment, and personnel are top-notch. My instructor Ivo was highly knowledgeable and helped build my confidence and skills with each session.
I was able to complete the theory sessions with the online SSI app and completed 2 skill practicing dives in shallow water and 4 open water dives along their house reef. It was terrific. I had only 2 other divers in class and we were able to spend some quality time exploring the reef and the local aquatic live.
Everyone I interacted with at Ocean Encounters went out of their way to ensure I was feeling comfortable and confident. I highly recommend their training center in Curacao for earning your initial diving certification and guiding your dive trip.
It is not surprising that there are many people every year who choose to go on vacation to Curaçao. The diving here is absolutely worldclass. Chances are that you are thinking about booking a diving holiday to Curaçao... If this is correct, it is wise to read this article. To help you on your way, we have put together all the information about dive courses on Curaçao for you.
We will show you more about the requirements before you can dive independently on Curaçao. However, it is wise to first look at the benefits of diving on Curaçao. The main reasons for choosing a dive vacation in Curaçao are:
Did you think that you could just walk into the sea to start diving then unfortunately we have bad news, this is not the case. Just like in almost all other countries, it is necessary on Curaçao to have your diving license. If you don't have it yet, you don't have to worry about it. There are a lot of different diving schools on the island. At every diving school on Curaçao it is possible to take your PADI Open Water course. This is the course that you should take as a beginner before you can go into the sea independently. Once you have passed your PADI dive courses on Curaçao, you can dive anywhere in the world, because the PADI certificate is recognized worldwide.
You may already have the above course. In this case it is possible to take diving in Curaçao to the next level. Ocean Encounters also offers the PADI Advanced Open Water course. This advanced dive course teaches you how to dive deep. Since there are many shipwrecks in the waters around Curaçao, this is one of the nicest additions you can choose. Because let's face it, haven't you been dreaming of diving through a sunken wreck for years?
By diving on Curaçao you too will experience a vacation in which you will make memories for the rest of your life. We hope that the above information has given you a better idea of the options for diving in Curaçao with Ocean Encounters. If you want to learn more about diving on this island, feel free to look around on our website. There are many more articles that show you more about booking a diving holiday with Ocean Encounters Curaçao!