Reviews

  Wonderful experience with water sports adventures.  As a first time scuba diver the instructor was incredibly patient and supportive.  I can't wait to do it again

  What an amazing experience scuba diving at Tunnels on Kauai! Wayne was our instructor and he was top notch. We gave us a thorough introduction because we hadn't been diving in about 3 years. I was a bit nervous before getting in the water, but that longer introduction calmed me down. We dove with Wayne and one other guest from the Westin in Princeville and it was an awesome, personal experience. We loved exploring the caverns! Wayne showed us sharks, eels, turtles, sea slugs, and tons of fish. Thanks for everything, Wayne!

  Beware - Poor equipment checking and a bad attitude. After a nice sales pitch at the Westin Princeville, we unfortunately booked with this company. I was hoping for my son and I to have a good first scuba experience. Unfortunately it was frightening and stressful event due to unchecked equipment that likely had failed well prior to the dive and failed again on my dive. This has turned me off on scuba. The initial response from the instructor was to blame the guest. Don't risk your precious Kauai time with this outfit.

  Today we were so blessed. My wife and I got to dive.
THE LOCATION
Not where we wanted to go and not on a boat. We dove at Koloa Landing, a place I have dove before and taken some beautiful people snorkeling as well. So it made me think, if Creation could still be this good after we humans messed it up. Just think what a restored creation will be.
THE STAR INSTRUCTOR
Cassie our dive guide is one to credit here. Cassie and Koloa Landing on a 'so-so' day repaired my belief in shore dives. I've been diving 30 yrs. and am a rescue diver. We had the most wonderful 26yr old local dive instructor. Cassie is attentive while not over protective, alert with a well-trained eye. Cassie has respect for the environment of Hawaii, land and see with an intimate knowledge of the location and the underwater creation.
Cassie has grown up doing this and is still in love with it. Her joy shows in her energy and delight to share what she loves and knows. Its like someone having the gift of hospitality related to the ocean and the island. She would be great with children too; we want to bring our 3yr old grandson for an experience with her. She will see he feels safe and falls in love with the ocean too. A quick refresher with Cassie is not a dry or droning thing but a fun and assuring few minutes that will address those little anxieties that are under the surface for those whose last vacation was their last dive.
THE DIVE
I was not stoked to go to btw, Koloa Landing (our other site was diverted because of the Hurricane influence), but Cassie found more life here than ever in one dive. Seriously if you are a beginner you may not know the difference but after a dive with Cassie here, you may always find yourself disappointed anywhere else with anyone else!  You just might think this is what everywhere is like, its not.  (I have dove on all the Hawaiian Islands, Indonesia, Philippines, Red Sea, Sea of Cortez, Cozumel, Monterey, Costa Rica, The Mediterranean etc. everywhere has its own value, and this place had some great things.)  We saw 5 kinds, not 5 eels, 5 kinds of Eels (dragon, pepper, moray, tiger, snowflake), 5 Octopi (3 swimming), more turtles than we could count (Kauai has the biggest turtles on the planet - some 5' shell length), a mature Frog fish - big - I have seen juveniles before but this dude was good size. Never in Hawaii have I had a dive guide find 1, let alone 2 big live Pu ( 'poo' is the Hawaiian Name for Conch shell), tiger cowry etc. You get 'my drift' (that's dive joke btw).
THE SHOUT OUT TO THE DIVE COMPANY
Shout out to Watersports Adventures and Cassie Winston she is superlative. We have dove in Kauai a dozen times with another company from a boat, which is great. But consider saving a little cash with a shore dive that is easy entry with an excellent family owned family run company with a born and raised local girl that will make your experience a sweet thing!  kauai-dive.com Watersports Adventure. OH ya . . . there were fish too . . . and nudibranch, and coral, and damsels, and bait balls, shall I go on?! Dad -Gregg Winston you owe her $20 IMHO

  We had a spectacular adventure with Gregg. We  took the boat trip out to the Nepali coast and did dives and snorkeling as a group of five.  Fabulous trip. They took us in close to do the caves and morning  cruise all the way from Hanalei to end of Nepali beaches. Great views. Terrific service from Gregg and his crew. It was the highlight of the vacation.  

Something to know :  as Gregg said , coming back against the current is like "driving a convertible through the car wash with the top down".  Quite a wet and wild ride!   But we cannot recommend it enough.  Great captain running the boat.

  We were at the Koloa landing today with Dylan. I had never dived before and was pretty scared. It was just my husband and I with the instructor so it was very one on one. He was super down to earth and very knowledgeable. When we got out into the water I started freaking out. I was terrified and hyperventilating. The instructor kept me calm and didn't get agitated at all. He stayed with me and assured I would be fine. Finally, I went down and eventually was so comfortable I was able to go off on my own! He was very interactive and pointed out things we wouldn't have noticed. Even let us hold a few things. I would highly recommend this company and am thankful for the instructor that we had!!