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Private English Discover Scuba Diving in the Blue Cave

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Incredible experience!!!

Reviewed by: Nikki, 2019/11/17

I've always wanted to go scuba diving but never had the opportunity. I was worried I'd miss out this time too because the tours say 2 or more people. But Veltra was able to make arrangements and they were willing to let me go as a solo booking. That alone would have gotten them a high rating. But the experience was absolutely magical - definitely the highlight of my trip. The actual blue cave was SLIGHTLY disappointing but ONLY because so many people had been in the area that day that they'd kicked up the silty bottom in the cave reducing visibility (so I'd recommend booking in the morning - I went in the afternoon) but that's hardly the fault of the tour, and they warned me ahead of time so it wouldn't be an unpleasant surprise when I got there. They even told me, if I wanted to come again, that it's best to come during winter when there's less traffic (I came in the spring).

Another thing that's good about THIS tour is that Okinawa Sealover's shop is located a short drive from Ryukyu Mura so you can easily do both (and the village's ticket is all-day so you can go and come back like I did).

  • They give you food to feed the fish (and you'll be thankful for the gloves since some of them are NOT shy LOL). Defintiely go for the go pro, it's free as long as you bring your own SD card! They took a ton of great pictures for me!

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Dear Nikki

Thank you for your review.
The water is very beautiful in winter and it's not so cold.
It can see fish that can only be seen in winter.
I'm looking forward to seen you again.

SEALOVERS Shimada

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Blue Cave Scuba Diving

Reviewed by: Jared and Emily, 2019/06/29

We had a great time scuba diving. Our guide spoke good English and he made sure we understood everything to keep us safe and have fun. The water was perfect and very clear. We would definitely recommend this to anyone who is interested in diving while visiting Okinawa.

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Thank you so much for your review and 5 stars.please come again with good weather.
We're waiting for you.
Thank you.

SEALOVERS
OKANO

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Activity Date:2019/06/26
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Amazing experience

Reviewed by: Claudia, 2019/05/09

Since I don’t have any experience of scuba driving , the most thing I worried was safety, yet the staff took good care of me , I don’t have to worry at all because I got my own diving instructor . I felt a bit sad ,because I didn’t get to dive at blue cave due to some safety reason . The point of diving changed to moon beach ,however it was beautiful and nice experience.

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Dear Claudia

Thank you so much for coming our tour and review.
Let's revenge the blue cave together next time.
Thank you so much.

SEALOVERS
Taira

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Activity Date:2019/04/27
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awesomw

Reviewed by: San, 2019/05/09

Amazing time and very well recommended. It’s a must do if anyone is planning on visiting Okinawa and never been there. Facility very helpful and very knowledgeable. Equipment well maintained and diving area very beautiful.

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Dear San

Thank you so much for coming our tour and review.
I will be waiting for another visit.

SEALOVERS
Taira

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Activity Date:2019/05/07
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Wide, encompassing experience in a short time

Reviewed by: Shane, 2019/03/27

For the price, this tour was unexpectedly packed with a lot of things to try for the relatively short time (under three hours).
We received a brief orientation while on the boat. Even though it was my first time to scuba dive, I understood exactly what to do, and the instructor's English was good enough that if I had any questions, he could answer them clearly and satisfactorily.
The weather prevented us from entering the waters nearby the Blue Cave, so they selected a nearby shallow area of the bay, and we got to swim with a lot of different species of fish among the various coral reefs.

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Activity Date:2019/03/23
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Trial first time scuba diving for corals at Okinawa

Reviewed by: David, 2019/03/25

I was offered to cancel the trip in the morning due to bad weather (windy), as plan changed from blue cave to "just" diving at sea. I wanted to try scuba diving so i went forward. We went few hunderds meters from the coast to dive in the shallow water with depth around 4-5 meters. There was a plenty of amazing fish and corals, although visibility was poor. However it was beacause high waves i assume. Instructor did his best to attract fish and we saw plenty of them. Overall it was nice experience. I will definitely go again in the future, but keep on mind that weather is also important. It would be much better during sunny calm day.

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Activity Date:2019/03/23
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Very good instructors

Reviewed by: Jiahao, 2019/01/08

Very cool experience for first timers the water is not cold at all in a suit. Try to go when it is sunny.

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Dear Jiahao
Thank you for your comments.
I will be waiting for another visit.

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Activity Date:2019/01/06
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Hiro made us feel safe as first timers and we thought we became the mermaids.

Reviewed by: Q and K, 2018/10/19

We have never dived before, so we were a bit nervous when we heard we were going down about 7meters. Hiro was very calm and made us feel safe under the water at all times. He was always carefully watching us to see if we'were in pain or having any trouble. The under water environment was AMAZING. The corals, tropical fishes, and the Shellfishes was beautiful. Feeding the fish was an experience as well.

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Dear Q and K

Thank you for your comment.
I’m so happy to hear that.
If you have a time, please come back to diving again.
I’m looking forward to seeing you again.

SEALOVERS OKINAWA
HIRO

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Activity Date:2018/10/14
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Amazing and Very Good Experience - Highly Recommended

Reviewed by: Yvonne, 2018/09/29

It was the first time that my family attempted scuba diving. The two coaches, namely Kosuke Okano and Shintoku Taira, were very experienced, nice and patient, displaying high professionalism. They made every precaution to ensure participants' safety and kept us relaxed. The scuba diving was indeed a very experience for us. With guidance by the two coaches, we, beginners, cleared away the nervous feeling and began to love this activity. The Blue Cove is lovely and very beautiful. Our special thanks goes to the two coaches. I have no doubt to highly recommend them to those people, irrespective of age, who want to try scuba diving.

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Dear Yvonne

Thank you for your comment.
We are very happy to hear that!!
We are looking forward to meeting you again.

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Activity Date:2018/09/21
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Meh

Reviewed by: Anonymous , 2018/09/18

Subadiving experiences was ok, you get to feed fishes and it’s two students with one instructor which is good. But the instructor rushed the blue cave part, we went in and circled out. He didn’t even take pictures of the blue cave with us in it =_= The facility is not the best... shower stall was very small and cramped... humid...

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Dear Anonymous

Thank you for your comment.
We are so sorry about that.
Specially for customers who participate in the dive experience: because the inside of the underwater cave is an obstructed environment and depending on the customer's condition, the instructor in charge may not permit you to enter into the cave for safety reasons, our most important priority.
Thank you for your understanding.

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Activity Date:2018/09/17
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Very nice recommended!

Reviewed by: Takahashi Hideki, 2018/08/23

The Staff was very helpful and guides us through the experience well. FIsh feeding was great.

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Dear Hideki

Thank you for your comment.
We are very happy to hear that!!
We are looking forward to meeting you again.

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Activity Date:2018/08/14
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Private dive blue cave with 1 experienced diver, and 2 new to scuba

Reviewed by: Ericka, 2018/07/19

While check-in was a bit instructionless, the experience was a great one. I purchased the SD card with pictures and some of them turned out pretty well. The experience was nice, a short walk to the beach, a short boat ride to Blue cave, decent instruction on diving (for the beginners) and a good 30-45 minutes underwater. Our divemaster was very nice and spoke limited English.

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Dear Ericka

Thank you for your comment.
We are happy to hear that.
We are looking forward to meeting you again.

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Activity Date:2018/07/14
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Perfect for first time scuba divers

Reviewed by: Daniel, 2018/05/06

Never sucba dived before, and found this to be perfect for a first time. I was very happy with the whole experience.

Our guide explained the equipment and what to do. He would always stay with us and guide us trough the cave, and take us on a dive a little bit outside. He took pictures underwater and gave us bread to feed the fish with (they go crazy!). Super nice experience, do recommend for beginners. If youre more epxerienced and want to explore more on your own, I think a different tour would be better

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Dear Daniel

Thank you for your comment.
We are happy to hear that.
We are looking forward to meeting you again.

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Activity Date:2018/04/13
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Pretty cool experience

Reviewed by: jobskii, 2018/04/29

The diving spot is really blue and beautiful. If the weather permits, you can see better inside the cave.

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Dear jobskii

Thank you for your comment.
We think that it was more beautiful if it was sunny day.
We are looking forward to meet you again.

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Activity Date:2018/04/27
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It was good tour

Reviewed by: XYZ, 2017/12/23

Amazing, terrific, life time experience, must to do

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Activity Date:2017/12/02
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So much Fun but they should make it longer

Reviewed by: Ashley, 2017/11/08

The stuff here is so nice! they provide hair dryer, lotion, face mist for the customer which is so good! But i hope they can provide one more important thing - towel for us after we do diving and shower !

For the diving section, the stuff keep take care us and show us some special marine life ! when the diving is finished , they will give us some hot water for warming the body which is thoughtful idea !

But one thing i wanna complain is when i book this activity, the web site is showing the duration gonna be 3 hours from 930-1230, but finally we done everything included shower after diving , it just only 1130! That"s made us feel bad why we couldn"t dive for longer at the same diving spot!

  • Having fun with feeding the fish

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Dear Ashley

Thank you for your comment and precious opinion.
We will strive to improve.

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Activity Date:2017/11/05
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An exceptional experience!

Reviewed by: Song, 2017/08/21

One of my best memory in Okinawa. Nice and friendly staff and instructor. Amazing underwater view. thank you so much!

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We are looking forward to meeting you again.

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Activity Date:2017/08/18
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Friendly staff and they were able to speak English.

Reviewed by: Chris, 2017/08/20

Our guide brought a camera along to take a lot of photos for us. They even put it into your SD card for free. Fun experience for first time divers.

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Thank you very much!
We are ready to provide a lot of other programs for you. Please feel free to visit us again.
All of our staff members are looking forward to seeing you again soon.

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Activity Date:2017/08/11
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Cool experience

Reviewed by: xina, 2017/07/11

You don't need to have diving license for this, they will teach you all the basic and lead you, so don't worry if you don't know how to dive.
People are very friendly there. Would recommend to other people! :)

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We are looking forward to meeting you again.

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Activity Date:2017/07/07
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Amazing diving experience even for very beginner like us!!

Reviewed by: Helen Wong, 2017/06/03

It was our first time diving in Okinawa, my friend and had been to fun divings in other conturies before but this time is extraordinary. Our hotel is in Naha, and it didn't take us long to go to the diving site. The DM was very experienced and helpful, he gave us a very detailed explanation about the equipments and all the safty instructions and rules before taking us down to the water. The stayed underwater approximately 40mins, the DM took us to the blue cave where we saw lots of beautiful corals, fishes and different kind of sea creatures. The undersea was spectacular, we were totally impressed by the clean water and magnificanet view. The DM also helped us on taking pictures and video whilst we were feeding the fishes, we were literally surrounded by lots and lots of fishes, but honestly we a bit worried by what we were doing is demaging the habitat of the sea world LOL. We felt completely safe and enjoyable throughout the whole tour, it was a breathtaking experience. We are glad that we chose this private diving tour, We will definitely come back again and we have already recommended the tour to our friends. Overall, the site is great, the shop is only few mins from the port, good service, very very experieced DM and superb experience. Highly recommended!

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Dear Helen Wong

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We are very happy to hear that.
We are looking forward to meeting you again.

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Activity Date:2017/06/01
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Amazing!

Reviewed by: Dia, 2017/05/30

It was a great experience, especially for new divers. The guides where helpful and very attentive to your needs. They explained everything properly and easily guided you to the best spots underwater. Loved the fish feed!! So many fishes!!

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Thank you very much for coming.

We are looking forward to your coming next time sincerely.

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Activity Date:2017/05/25
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Attentive, friendly instructors and another world underwater.

Reviewed by: Jamie, 2017/03/31

Enjoyed a well-organised dive with Sealovers - they gave us a quick list of do's and don'ts and before we knew it we were in a sea of colour underwater.

Seeing the sea snakes was my favourite.

Would recommend.

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최고의 경험!

Reviewed by: 임정수, 2017/01/27

오키나와에서 처음으로 다이빙을 해봤는데 정말 너무 재밌었고 다시 하고 싶은 스포츠네요. 특히, 사실 처음에 바다에 들어가서 두려운 것도 잇고 해서 숨도 제대로 못쉬고 했지만.. sealovers의 다이버 선생님이 릴렉스 할 수 있도록 많이 도와주시고 사진도 잘 찍어주셔서 최고의 경험을 한 것 같습니다. 여자친구와 다시 한 번 오키나와에서 다이빙하자고 얘기했습니다. 다음에는 조금 더 따뜻한 바다와 날씨에서 다이빙하면서 진짜 이쁜 물고기들이 많음 오키니와 바다를 거닐고 싶네요. 감사합니다, Sealovers!

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Activity Date:2017/01/23
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Diving was really good!

Reviewed by: Yurika, 2014/12/02

I went diving during my first time at Okinawa.
The instructors were all kind and helpful and taught a beginner like me in an easy-to-understand and helpful way (^^)
I could swim in the sea with confidence and I was so excited when feeding lots of fish that swam around me!
They took more than 30 pictures, made rings and heart bubbles in water, etc., and I was so happy and impressed.
Both the female and male instructors were so awesome.
I will definitely come back to Okinawa next year and go diving again with this shop.

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Dear Yurika
I really appreciate it.
Thank you for choosing sealovers okinawa.
I’m looking forward to meeting you.

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Great!

Reviewed by: Merupon, 2014/12/02

It was my first experience diving! I was taught carefully by instructor,so I could dive with confidence.
Blue Grotto was the most beautiful scene I have ever seen.
I want to dive again!

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Dear Merupon
I really appreciate it.
Thank you for choosing sealovers okinawa.
I’m looking forward to meeting you.

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