From our Guests

  Amazing experience diving with Turtles and amazing reefs - Had a great time with Gary from Aqua Ventura Divers he took care of everything for me and my family we felt safe and excited the whole day at Apo... read more island we saw lots of turtles he also organised for us to do a trip to Oslob and swim with whalesharks his prices where very competitive also
Thanks Gary Highly reccommended

  Great diving experience!  - I love this place! Genuine diving team that looks after every detail of your diving experience. I cannot recommend Gary Finney and his team highly enough! They are the best!... read more Thank you Gary, Joren, Lee and the others I am forgetting! Gary knows how to pull it all together just express what kinds of training, experience, areas you wish to see in his purview and he can make it happen! His pricing is very reasonable for the services provided! Thank you Aqua Ventura Divers !

  The best diveshop in Dauin, Phillipines.  - I have been several times in Dauin, Philippines for diving and joined several diveshops / resorts. Aqua Ventura is really outstanding, the price is ok but more important is that... read more Gary, the owner does everything to make you satisfied. Is very flexible, if you want to go to a certain site he will organize that. I'm sure I will go again as soon as possible.

  Hands down recommended.  - Hands down the best dive shop in Dauin. They have pretty good selection of gears. Gary is such an amazing person, great personality with a good sense of humor. He... read more makes the trip more fun and entertaining.

  Apo Island Diving with Aqua Ventura Divers (26 APR 2024)  - My wife and I had a great experience with Aqua Ventura Divers. I especially appreciated the fact that the rental gear was in good shape and the dive master... read more (Gizoy) was very competent and provided thorough dive briefs. Our three dives at Apo Island were spectacular. I highly recommend Aqua Ventura Divers for anyone looking to dive in Negros Oriental.

  We will come back for sure!  - One of the best dive operators in Dauin. Gary is very accommodating, helpful and considerate. Answered all our questions and concerns. No hassle along the way. We really had a... read more good time and enjoyed the experience.

  Gary was very patient and very encouraging towards his students. I have a fear of open water and I was panicking underwater but he assured me that it's going to... read more be okay, and it did! I finished the session happy and wanting more! I'm sooo glad I didn't quit. Seeing all the corals and all kinds of fish is an AMAZING experience. 10/10 would do it again! Thanks, Gary!

Do your DSD or Open Water Certificate with Aqua Ventura Divers!

  Gary is very patient and dedicated in teaching the Open Water Certification. On such a short notice, he was able to teach me in a snap. He was kind, funny... read more and he was also very detailed in explaining during the theory. Would come back over and over again! Excited for my Advanced Course :)

  we got it! ssi open water grace to this funny man, remove all fears and so professional !
even turtles came to great him

  I did the Open Water Course in 3 days and 3 fun dives in Apo Island with Gary F. It was an absolutely amazing experience, very professional, very safe and... read more so much fun, we laughed a lot every day and I felt a little part of a family there, I wanna thank Gary for the classes and the stories! Very easy and pacient to teach! 100% recommended!

  Gary is very dedicated in teaching the PADI Open Water Diver Certification Class. He works with my schedule and we accomplished everything within the agreed time frame. His staff/family is... read more very supportive, I felt at home even if I am a stranger from a thousand of miles away. They treated me like a family. Gary is not only a top notch instructor but he's also a hero who served his country as a US Marine! So if you want to learn Scuba Diving, learn it only from the BEST at Aqua Ventura Divers!

  Just have finished my open water in here and honestly, it would be difficult to find a better teacher than Gary. With his 9'000+ dives, he knows exactly what you... read more can or can not do and he always finds a way to teach you. The room in their house was clean and climatised and we have enjoyed the proximity with the family, which has facilitated the organisation of our dives. The food was delicious as well, like that we could have discover the local habits. Looking forward to come here again.

  My sister and I had our DSD Dive with them and it was truly such an amazing experience! Sir Gary made it all the more memorable; he's very humorous and... read more really easy to warm up to. PLUS he's done over 9000+ dives which means you'll truly learn a lot from him based on his experiences.

I saw different kinds of marine life from a wide variety of fish, to sea turtles, and clams but what I loved the most was the experience (it's definitely a whole new world down there) and to be able to share that experience with them made it all the more perfect.

So, if you're looking forward to having a great dive alongside having a very experienced instructor to guide you, I suggest you book your dives with Aqua Ventura now! I assure you, you won't ever regret it.

  Gary was a fantastic instructor and I enjoyed learning from him during my PADI Open Water Certification. He and is wonderful staff worked with my schedule and the weather... read more to ensure I could could complete the course during my stay in Dauin. They took time to make sure I was comfortable and able to handle each skill before moving to the next and provided lots of context and additional information to supplement what is provided in the instruction book. I cannot say enough good things about Gary, his family, and staff; they made my time in Dauin enjoyable and they are just wonderful people to spend time with after the dive is over. Thank you all very much.

  Finally got to dive with Gary and his DM again after nearly 5 yrs the first time around. Had an awesome time again at Apo Island and Dauin Sanctuary. I'm... read more unhappy that my gopro, even after buying the red filter my last trip to Dauin, produced much better videos, but I ran out of memory space. Had some incredible opportunities to get some truly beautiful up close turtles swim bys shots, just a couple of feet from me and a junior turtle swimming vertically up a wall 45cm from me as I was also going up the wall. He showed no sign of fear of me one bit as we slowly swam together. Ugh!!! And doing a drift dive on the east side of Apo Island (first time for me) from Coogan dive site towards the south point with its much swifter currents than the west side, felt like I was flying over the reefs. Seriously though, Gary is an awesome instructor and guide and knows everything in the Dauin seas with 9000 dives under his belt, and better yet a great friend to have drink/food n laughs and stories and a few cold San Miguel beers with. I wouldn't recommend anyone else if you ever need a dive guide in the Dauin/Dumaguete/Cebu/Sequijor area. You will see/experience some of the most amazing things, the aquatic life and corals and its beautiful creatures. He's definitely one of the best people/experienced divers you will ever meet and will want to use all the time when you go there. Thanks Gary for another fantastic, memorable life, diving adventure. With my everlasting friendship, Eric

  Gary is an excellent instructor. I really enjoyed learning from him during my PADI Open Water Certification course. He is very patient, adherent to all safety regulations, very thorough in... read more all explanations and demonstrations of the skills, and very interesting person to talk. Great teacher and great person. Thanks!

  When looking for the ultimate diving experience. Look no further than Aqua Ventura Divers.
From novice to expert. Gary and his family, will show you an experience that... read more you can cherish for a lifetime.
They took the time to show my wife and I around Dauin and surrounding Dumaguete. Trip of a lifetime.

We came to Dauin from Thailand for a wonderful vacation. Hope to do it again.
Thank you Garry for a wonderful experience.

  We went for 3 dives on Apo Island with Gary's crew, it was a great experience with a very good instructor that Gary managed to find for us on very... read more short notice. We stayed overnight at Gary's place, he is very easy-going and took us out for dinner. Very appreciated that he takes the time to know his guests in a better way. I highly recommend for people who look for a personalized experience and want to stay away from big resorts