Welcome to Aquarius Divers!

Voted Best Dive Shop in Monterey by Monterey County Weekly magazine for 2013

Aquarius Dive Shop has been in continuous operation since 1970 and is a pillar of the Monterey dive scene. We are proud to have been approved as a PADI 5-Star Instructor Development Center and offer recreational dive training at all levels from beginning Open Water through PADI IDC Staff Instructor, including Specialty Instructor and EFR Instructor.  We are committed to provide thorough, safe, and enjoyable dive training which is in full compliance with all PADI training standards.  We are the only PADI dive center in Monterey with a full-time Course Director on staff.  

There are plenty of excellent shore diving locations in the Monterey and Carmel area.  Come into the dive shop and we can set you up with rental equipment, sell you a dive map or book, and give you advice on the best places to dive given the conditions of the day.  

We dive here year-round and also offer Guided Tours.

If you've been to the Monterey Bay Aquarium you have some idea what lies beneath the surface of the seas around Monterey Bay. Truly, the magic of the underwater world we have right in our own backyard far exceeds what can be displayed in an aquarium.   As Jacques Cousteau once said, "going to the sea and not being able to dive is just like going to the circus and then having to stand on the outside of the tent!"

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LEARN TO DIVE and enjoy a whole new experience.  For more information on our upcoming PADI OPEN WATER classes click here.

ADD TO YOUR DIVING SKILLS, join us for a PADI ADVANCED OPEN WATER class,  for more details click here. 

Become a RESCUE DIVER.  For more information, click here.

A wide variety of PADI SPECIALTY COURSES are available "on request".  For more information, click here. 

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More about us... We offer a complete line of top-quality equipment for sale, provide factory-authorized service on everything we sell, and have a well-stocked inventory of rental equipment.  We provide hyper-clean air for ALL air fills (at no extra charge) and have banked EANx32 available for while-you-wait fills.  We can do custom Nitrox blends at up to 50%, provided you supply an oxygen-cleaned cylinder.  We frequently take certified divers who are new to the area on guided tours to introduce them to the beauty of the kelp forests and acquaint them with safety considerations which are unique to shore diving in the Monterey area.

Please keep talking to us about your diving needs, whether it be equipment, classes, travel, or whatever. We do listen to what our customers tell us they want, and wherever possible we will adapt the store's operations to fill those needs.