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Dive Aqaba - PADI Dive Center

PO Box 1061, Aqaba 77110, Jordan
+962 (0) 3 2018883
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Ranked #5 of 23 activities in Aqaba
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Owner description: Dive Aqaba is a 5 Star PADI Instructor Development centre located conveniently in Aqaba town for all your evening activities. We offer daily boat... more » Owner description: Dive Aqaba is a 5 Star PADI Instructor Development centre located conveniently in Aqaba town for all your evening activities. We offer daily boat diving and snorkeling from our boat Laila One.We meet at 9.00am each day (we are based opposite the Days Inn Hotel) and are back by 4.00pm each day.Established in 2002 by Ashraf Sulaibi and Rod Abbotson combining more than 30 years experience in the dive industry and a founding member of the Aqaba Diving Association. We give individual attention to all our guests to make sure they have the best experience possible. Emphasis is on having fun safe diving and educational excellence to instructor levels and beyond in both recreational and technical diving. We are the only centre in Jordan catering for technical diving and can run courses to instructor levels. We have recently also become a TDI centre as well as a PADI Tec Rec centre and received a Green Star Award from PADI for our environmental activities. « less
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Hertfordshire
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013

Whether a beginner or experienced diver then DIVE AQABA is the company to go to. I did visit a couple of dive centres on arrival in Aqaba but didn't feel confident with them until I reached Dive Aqaba and straight away was put at ease, trusted them to take care of me and felt as though I could ask questions... More

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Dingwall
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2013

What a great dive centre. You are welcomed in the morning and on returning from diving by Ash who always has a smile on his face. We had 8 dives over 4 days with Dive Aqaba. I was doing my open water referral and was very nervous but thanks to the patience and professionalism of Izz and Roel (my instructors)... More

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Tampere, Finland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

Diving with friends for 4 days in total. Two of us did Open Water course while me and another went diving. The staff was friendly, professional and helpful and we had great fun. The dive sites were beautiful and provided enough variation. We saw the Cedar Pride wreck twice, but didn't mind one bit, it's easily worth two visits. Food... More

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Rishon Le Zion
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 March 2013

In order to explore the beautiful diving site of Aqaba, it is a must doing it with Dive Aqaba - owned by charming and professional Ashraf Sulaibi and Rod Abbotson, and managed by Izz : responsible, devoted, professional, friendly... and more positive superlatives you can imagine. The boat is comfort and the team divemasters is helping you with much enthusiasm... More

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Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2013

Our family went on a boat trip with the crew from Dive Aqaba, and it was a very nice experience. We all tried to snorkel, and though we were all inexperienced in the sea, we had fun and indeed felt totally safe. There were no worries about the children either, cause they were constantly watched. The crew is very friendly... More

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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 December 2012

We took 2 dives int he corals and a ship wreck. Loved both of them. The crew was very professional and fun, and made sure my wife felt at ease (being a new diver, she wasn't to confident before going in but they made her feel quite safe)

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Oslo, Norway
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 December 2012

Doing my Padi Advanced open diver upgrade, I got to experience six lovely dives in the red sea. The crew knows the waters well and the diver to divemaster ratio is very good. The equipment is of good quality and the diveboat is large and stable. The lunches served on board is very good and my overall impression is a... More

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Bucharest, Romania
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 December 2012

I felt safe and had a great time with the team from Dive Aqaba. I would recommend this center and the diving site in the Gulf of Aqaba. Good quality of the wetsuits.

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Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 November 2012

With six more or less experienced divers (+10 dives each), we decided to join Dive Aqaba for two boat dives. Staff was very friendly and even provided us with snorkeling gear the day before and the day after the actual dive to use at the beach without charging us or even asking for a deposit for it. In the morning... More

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Oxford, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 November 2012

Spent three days doing our Padi Advanced Open Water course with Izz at Dive Aqaba. We chose Dive Aqaba as they are one of the few dive companies in Aqaba that have a boat. As the reef is 30 minutes south of Aqaba, this was a great help. They were also very helpful before we got out there, advising us... More

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