We track 7 dive operators in Nanaimo. 2 teach certification courses (2 PADI, 1 SDI/TDI). 1 run snorkelling trips. Listings are ordered by Fin Rank: a published score for how complete and verified each listing is.
Nanaimo Dive Outfitters is a locally owned dive shop in Nanaimo, British Columbia, that provides scuba and freediving gear, equipment rentals, and service. The operator offers SDI and TDI training programs ranging from beginner to technical levels and runs boat charters to local wrecks and reefs.
Sundown Diving is a dive shop located in Nanaimo, British Columbia, offering a range of services including equipment sales, rentals, and air fills. They also provide dive training and guided dives, catering to both recreational and technical divers.
The Diving Locker is a dive shop based in Vancouver that provides scuba training, equipment sales, and gear servicing. They offer a variety of local and tropical dive trips along with professional instruction for recreational and technical diving.
The 7 highest-ranked of 7. How Fin Rank works
| Rank | Operator | TripAdvisor | Try dive | Agencies | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nanaimo Dive Outfitters | 4.8(82) | none | none | SDI/TDI | Visit |
Which centres run each site, named on their own websites or confirmed by the owner.
Fin lists 7 dive operators in Nanaimo. 2 of them run certification courses.
PADI is the most common agency (2 centres), followed by SDI/TDI (1). SSI also appear.
1 of the 7 operators we track run snorkelling tours.
Operators are sorted by Fin Rank, a 100-point profile strength score: contact details, what they offer, the dive sites they run, their Google reputation, whether the owner has claimed the listing, and whether their own website links to Fin. 0 listings here are owner-verified. The formula is published in full on the Fin Rank page.
| 2 | Sundown Diving | 4.7(24) | none | none | PADI · SSI | Visit |
| 3 | UBC Aqua Society | 4.7(41) | none | none | none | Visit |
| 4 | Kocher's Diving Locker | none | none | none | PADI | Visit |
| 5 | Sink Or Swim Scuba | 4.7(60) | none | none | none | Visit |
| 6 | Nanaimo Dive Outfitters | none | none | none | none | none |
| 7 | Ocean Quest Dive Centre | none | none | none | none | none |
