Aqua Ventura Divers Dumaguete and Dauin Diving

  Let the aqua ventures begin! – I have been diving with AquaVentura and Gary since 2013. Many good adventures, and they know all the diving spots like their own backyard. The dives are carefully planned considering… read more the level of each diver and the sea conditions. They know where to find all the good stuff. And if somehow you have the luck to be guided pe Gary (the identical twin of Mel Gibson) you experience will be taken to the next level.

  Great diving and service with Aqua Ventura  – Aqua Ventura arranged our trip to Apo Island for diving. Gary picked us up at our hotel, provided all gear & divemaster. The diving was great, private guide took good… read more care of us. Lunch included. Great communication. Highly recommended

  BEST SCUBA SHOP ESPECIALLY FOR BEGINNERS! – best scuba shop in Dauin! From start to finish, everything was smooth, fun, and unforgettable. Their gears were all in excellent condition—clean, reliable, and clearly well-maintained.

A huge shoutout… read more to Lewis, my instructor, who was incredibly patient, clear, and supportive throughout the whole lesson. He made learning easy and enjoyable.

And of course, the Gary and Mark were absolute legends. They were funny, cool, and created such a relaxed, friendly vibe that made the whole experience even better. You can really feel how passionate they are about diving and how much they enjoy sharing that with others.

If you’re looking for top-quality service, great equipment, and a team that treats you like family, this is the place to go. Truly the best scuba experience ever! Highly recommended!

  My outstanding experience with Aqua Venture divers  – I have made a lot of dives with Aqua Ventura.
Because I like underwater photography I don’t like to dive in a group, when you see someting interesting that needs… read more time you don’t want o follow the others but stay where you are. That is the reason that I always dive with a private guide and with Aqua Ventura everything is possible, now I can stay as long as I want on one spot just to make that picture I want. The support is outstanding, they set up my gear and bring it already in the water, after the dive they also bring my equipment back so no need to carry these heavy stuff to the shore. I can decide by myself when I want to start, 9pm, 10pm, it does’n matter the equipment is already in the car.
I have been in many places in the Philippines but this is my favorite diveshop. The support they give you belongs to the very best and at a very fair price.
I have not done any courses because I’m PADI MSDT already but I think they also must be very good with a lot of atttention for the students.
Many thanks to Gary and his team!!!

  Diving APO Island and Dauin  – Whenever I go to Dauin I always dive with Aqua Ventura Divers, in my opinion they are the best, Gary Finney makes sure everything is set up for your trips… read more to APO or just diving off shore, Gary has very experienced guides and DM and they have sharp eyes to spot critters for those taking phots. Those that are planning to come to the Philippines, just let Gary know what you want and he will take care of everything else. At present the diving is great.

  Diving with the best  – My wife and I dive in Dauin frequently and use this dive shop for both shore dives and boat dives to Apo Island. Gary and his team are always professional… read more and attentive to all our needs! We always have a great dive. This team is experienced with knowledge, safety, and customer satisfaction always in mind. Thank you for the enjoyment you give my wife and I on our dives in Dauin! Mabuhay Everyone!

  Great service with Aqua Ventura Divers!  – Gary provides “a cut above” service. He responds quickly, will arrange accommodation at your choice of budget level, great diving & other activities as well. Our Apo Island trip was… read more awesome. Beautiful healthy corals, many sea turtles, sea krate, electric clam, lots of fish, warm clear water & flat sea. Our guide was attentive, briefed each dive so we knew what to expect & brought us back safely to our boat. Boat crew was great, very helpful carrying & setting up our gear. We felt very pampered. If you are coming to Dauin area, highly recommend letting Gary make arrangements for you! 🥰

  Highly recommend! – I had such an amazing experience with Aqua Ventura Divers! Gary and his team were incredibly accommodating and friendly from start to finish. He organised everything for our Apo Island… read more dive trip, making the whole process smooth and stress-free. Our dive master, Mark, was fantastic — super professional and made me feel completely safe and comfortable underwater. To top it off, Gary’s wife prepared a delicious lunch for us between dives. Couldn’t recommend them more highly — such a genuine, well-run dive operation with a great personal touch!

  Apo Island diving – Was looking to get some dives in whilst in Dumagete, messaged and rang a number of dive shops and Gary was the only one that responded. Had a chat about… read more what I was looking for and Gary was able to organise everything that afternoon for me to have 3 dives on Apo island the following day. I arrived the following morning with the Filipino family in tow (11 of them, can’t go anywhere without them !!). Gary very quickly sorted out where they could spend the day on a beach with amenities, this meant a detour to show them where the beach was.
The equipment rental was included in the price of the three dives and was very good kit, the regs being apex.
The three dives on Apo where very good with lots of critters and loads of life on the reefs. My guide ( his name escapes me now) was very good, pointed out lots of macro stuff I would never have found.
At the end of the day Gary dropped me back to the beach the family were on.
I can’t thank Gary and his staff enough, they made the whole day stress free and went above and beyond to make my day and the families day a great one.
I have no hesitation in recommending Agua Ventura Divers, and will definitely use them the next time I’m in Dauin.

  Awesome Awesome Awesome  – Gary knows his businees! Had an awesome time snorkilng Apo reef. Doing 3 different dive spots in a day. Nice big boat with great company. Best deal, price is value… read more for money.✔️✔️. Thanks Gary! Your 10,000 dives and counting is really feat👍. Keepi it up😊! Cheers🍻

  Great dive shop! Totally recommended. – Gary and Aqua Ventura Divers were a dream! With his “can do” attitude Gary managed to pull off a last minute diving trip to wonderful Apo Island for my husband… read more and I. We landed at 5pm after a nightmare trip due to adverse weather, and he called 10 boats until he managed to find one that would take us. Well priced, knowledgeable, and security first approach. Would defo recommend this dive shop!! (Me and my husband are both PADI Advanced Open Water divers, with ~100 dives logged, and lots of dive shoes visited).

  Professional & Highly Recommended.  – I had a fantastic time diving with Aqua Ventura Divers! Gary and my dive guide were super friendly, helpful, and made everything easy, with my dive plans.

The… read more gear was in great condition, and my dive guide took us to some spectacular dive locations and ensured I was safe throughout the dives.

The whole trip felt safe, fun, and friendly .

I’d definitely dive with them again and highly recommend them to anyone visiting Dauin!

  Diving with Aqua ventura Diveras – As I am travelling alone with special interesst of taking UW pictures it was quite dificult do find a diveshop offering just Muckdivdes. Finally i could dive with Gary Finney… read more with nitrox for 10 dives. The service was excelent and Gary and his guide extremly helpful and friendly. I could enjoy relaxed (long) dives, giving me time to take pictures. When you are interested in doing some dives I can strongly recommend you to go with Gary for good service and fair prices.

  Perfect fun diving in Dauin!!  – Had a fabulous day of fun diving with Gary and his team in Dauin!!!

From the start everything was well organized from initial contact over equipment selection all the… read more way to picking me up from my accommodation for a fantastic day of diving.
The equipment was in excellent condition and the dive guide was very knowledgeable and helpful throughout the day.

Thank you for the great experience! Will come back to Aqua Ventura next time I am in Dumaguete!

  Diving – Great experience diving on the shoe of Dauin city with Garry and Oliver, beautiful colorful fishes and coral ,we will comeback apo island dive

  Great dive operation! – I want to thank Gary Lee Finney of Aqua Ventura Divers for arranging a great dive trip to Apo Island yesterday. As in the past he did a great… read more job, the food was great and his dive master was excellent. I highly recommend them!

  Great diving experience and would go back for more!!  – Gary was super accommodating and welcoming! Booked at the last minute but he still managed to organize a smooth dive trip for me. He is also knowledgeable about the best… read more dive spots based on what you wish to see underwater. Highly recommend! ⭐️

  Great day of diving  – We had the opportunity to dive with them again. As always Gary and his staff go above and beyond and exceeded our expectations. We did two shore dives and saw… read more turtles, lion fish , barracuda, octopus and much more. If your coming to Dauin or the Negros area highly recommend to contact them

  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.