Quick Details
- For: Certified and non-certified divers
- Experience: Private guided shore diving
- Group size: Designed for two or more divers
- Private instructor: Dedicated exclusively to your group
- Equipment: Rental scuba equipment included
- Second dive: Available during checkout
- Photography: Available as an optional add-on
- Swimming assistance: Available as an optional add-on for novice ocean swimmers
Important Information for Non-Certified Divers
Before scuba diving, every non-certified diver must complete the required PADI medical questionnaire honestly and accurately. Depending on your answers, additional evaluation or medical clearance from a physician may be required before diving.
Please review the medical questionnaire before making your reservation.
Private Scuba Diving
cost is for two people
$ 599
Private Scuba Diving for 3 people
$159 for each add-on person
$ 758
2-Dive Package
cost is for two people
$ 917
Why Choose a Private Scuba Dive in Maui?
Private scuba diving gives your group more individual attention and a dive experience tailored to your needs. Instead of joining other guests, you’ll have a professional scuba instructor dedicated exclusively to your party.
For first-time divers, that means more personal instruction and the opportunity to progress at a comfortable pace. For certified divers, your guide can plan the experience around your group’s abilities, interests, and the conditions that day.
Whether you’re diving as a couple, family, or group of friends, a private dive is an excellent choice when you want a more personalized Maui scuba experience.
Perfect for First-Time and Certified Divers
You don’t need scuba certification to book a private dive. First-time divers receive the instruction and guidance they need before entering the ocean, while certified divers can enjoy a private guided dive tailored to their experience level.
Private scuba diving can be especially helpful for nervous first-time divers who appreciate additional attention, families who want to dive together, couples looking for a memorable Maui experience, and certified divers who prefer not to join a group tour.
What to Expect on Your Private Scuba Dive
You’ll meet your instructor at a pre-arranged dive location in West Maui. After getting fitted with your rental scuba equipment, your instructor will provide a safety briefing and prepare your group for the dive.
Your experience will be tailored to your group’s certification level, comfort level, ocean conditions, and the dive site selected for the day. When everyone is comfortable and ready, you’ll enter the ocean directly from shore with your private instructor.
Depending on your group’s experience and conditions, your dive may take place along the reefs of Ka’anapali or at another suitable West Maui dive site.
What Might You See While Scuba Diving in Maui?
Maui’s reefs are home to an incredible variety of marine life. Depending on the dive site, ocean conditions, and wildlife activity, you may encounter Hawaiian green sea turtles, tropical reef fish, moray eels, octopuses, rays, and other marine life. Reef sharks may also be encountered at some dive sites.
Every dive is different, and wildlife sightings can never be guaranteed—that’s part of what makes exploring Maui’s underwater world so exciting.
Want to Spend More Time Underwater?
Add a second dive during checkout and turn your private experience into a two-dive adventure. Depending on your group’s experience and conditions, your second dive may allow you to explore another part of the reef or visit a different West Maui dive site.
Your instructor will help determine the appropriate dive plan for your group.
BOOK A TWO-DIVE PRIVATE EXPERIENCE
Celebrating Something Special?
A private scuba dive can make a memorable addition to a honeymoon, anniversary, birthday, proposal, or other special Maui experience. Because your instructor is dedicated exclusively to your group, we can discuss ways to help make the dive especially memorable.
Planning an underwater surprise? Contact us before booking so we can discuss your ideas and what may be possible.
Capture Your Private Scuba Experience
Want photos and videos from your dive? Add an underwater photography package during checkout and let your instructor capture moments from your private scuba experience while you focus on enjoying the dive.
Not a Confident Ocean Swimmer?
If someone in your group is a novice ocean swimmer, please select the swimming-assistance option during checkout. This provides additional supervision and allows us to plan an experience appropriate for your group’s comfort level.
Scuba diving still requires participants to meet the applicable swimming and participation requirements. If you’re unsure whether this experience is appropriate for someone in your group, please get in touch with us before booking.
Looking for a Group Dive Instead?
Private diving is ideal when you want an instructor dedicated exclusively to your group, but we also offer small-group scuba experiences in Maui.
Never dived before? Explore our Beginner Scuba Diving in Maui experience.
Already certified? Explore our Maui Scuba Diving for Certified Divers experiences.
Ready for Your Own Private Scuba Experience?
Explore Maui’s underwater world with a professional instructor dedicated exclusively to your group. Choose your private dive and get ready for a personalized shore diving experience in West Maui.