Valentine's Dive Center
Valentine's Dive Center
4.6
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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About
We are the leading PADI dive resort facility in the area, offering adventures above and below the water. Recommended by TripAdvisor we offer many water sport tours ideal for individuals, families & kids. We offer Discover Scuba Diving (learn to dive in one day) where students get to explore the underwater world without taking the full certification course. Not interested in scuba diving, join our many other daily snorkel tours, swimming with the pigs tours, swimming with the turtles tours, and private boat charters, ideal for individuals or groups no matter the size (small or large). Shop our boutique, we are more than just a dive center. We have souvenirs, sunscreen & sunglasses, tee shirts & jackets, board shorts & bikinis, beach toys, hats & flipflops, rash guards and so much more. Want to learn more about Coral Restoration? Valentines Dive Center is a proud member of the Reef Rescue Network. We offer snorkeling and diving ecotours to our coral nurseries.
Harbour Island, Bahamas
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Travellers' Choice
2024
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Bill C
1 contribution
Apr 2024 • Couples
Great experience with Valentine's Dive Center. We did our PADI open water certification. On-line classroom work at home. Pool work and open water dives down in Eleuthera with Valentine's. Worked much better and much more efficient than doing so back home with multiple trips to pool & classroom work.
Instructors were very professional and clearly enjoyed what they do. Had Neve for pool work and Neil for open water dives. Both were excellent. Both were thorough. They did not dwell unnecessarily on topics or skills that came more easily. They focused on skills or topics where we needed more work or reinforcement.
Dawn was very helpful in suggesting schedule options and changes as the weather unfolded to ensure that we had the best conditions for the dives. Boyd, Neil and Natto (sp?), were professional and very helpful on the boat and the dives.
I would heartily recommend Valentine's for diving and for folks like us who were pursuing PADI certification for the first time. While we were noobs, our friends were more experienced divers and they gave Valentine's a big thumbs up as well.
Instructors were very professional and clearly enjoyed what they do. Had Neve for pool work and Neil for open water dives. Both were excellent. Both were thorough. They did not dwell unnecessarily on topics or skills that came more easily. They focused on skills or topics where we needed more work or reinforcement.
Dawn was very helpful in suggesting schedule options and changes as the weather unfolded to ensure that we had the best conditions for the dives. Boyd, Neil and Natto (sp?), were professional and very helpful on the boat and the dives.
I would heartily recommend Valentine's for diving and for folks like us who were pursuing PADI certification for the first time. While we were noobs, our friends were more experienced divers and they gave Valentine's a big thumbs up as well.
Written April 15, 2024
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Thank you so much for the kind feedback.
We (Boyd & I) are grateful for our dive team (Neil, Niamh, Nado).
We can't control weather, but we can control how we communicate about it. Thanks for working with us when the wind was blowing, and we are very excited to have to more divers joining the diving community.
Congrats on completing your open water certification!
Looking forward to diving with you again soon.
Written April 15, 2024
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Barton B
1 contribution
Jan 2025 • Solo
It has been a dozen years since I had last been diving. Making reservations was easy with Valentine's Dive Center. I took a refresher course with Sam, who told me to call him Sammy, on one day and we went diving the next day on the Carnavon wreck and at the Aquarium. Sammy made the refresher course in the pool a breeze, and the ocean dives the next day were even easier. During our second dive at aquarium we found a turtle who seemed to enjoy showing off for us a few minutes. Sammy told me to hold tight while he swam to the other side of the turtle in order to snap a photo of the turtle and I. Very unusual, and Sammy got such a great shot of myself about 8 or 10 feet from it. He got within a yard of it. Really memorable, as my understanding is that it does not often happen so ideally. I hope everyone likes the photos that Sammy took - he will do them for you as well.
I will dive again with Valentine's later this week as well - can't wait to see what they have in store for me!
I will dive again with Valentine's later this week as well - can't wait to see what they have in store for me!
Written January 7, 2025
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Thank you for diving with us! Sam does a great job getting underwater photos and videos. We are so pleased that he's joined the team! Your feedback supporting our recommendation to take a refresher class before diving (especially when its been a while since your last dive) is powerful. THANK YOU AGAIN!
Written February 11, 2025
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Scott P
Dallas, TX72 contributions
Dec 2024 • Family
My daughter’s (13) first ocean dive and could not have asked for a better dive shop to do it with than Valentine’s! From the moment we arrived we were greeted with smiles and attentiveness. After check in, they handled all our gear and equipment from that point on. Full service dive shop!
Most importantly, Sam really took care of us and provided the patience and understanding that allowed my daughter to achieve her first dive. She wasn’t able to equalize the first tank dive and Sam stated he would go back in and help her as many times as she wanted to keep trying. I mean most of us have all been there at one point in time and Sam was completely patient. Once we got in the 2nd dive, she made it and was a result of Sam continual care and encouragement!
So thankful for this experience and the pictures Sam provided as well. Would love to come back. Highly recommend Valentine. The crew was all GREAT. They really love what they do! Trey, Neal, Sam!
Most importantly, Sam really took care of us and provided the patience and understanding that allowed my daughter to achieve her first dive. She wasn’t able to equalize the first tank dive and Sam stated he would go back in and help her as many times as she wanted to keep trying. I mean most of us have all been there at one point in time and Sam was completely patient. Once we got in the 2nd dive, she made it and was a result of Sam continual care and encouragement!
So thankful for this experience and the pictures Sam provided as well. Would love to come back. Highly recommend Valentine. The crew was all GREAT. They really love what they do! Trey, Neal, Sam!
Written December 28, 2024
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Thank you for the feedback. We are pleased to have Sam a new addition to our team!
We are looking forward to diving with you in the future!
Happy Diving!!!!
Written January 1, 2025
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David L
1 contribution
Jan 2025 • Family
Sam and Neil are fantastic! Loved every second of it. Beautiful weather and water, coral, fish and turtles. We recommend Valentines Dive Shop to everyone who loves the peace and serenity of open water scuba.
Written January 29, 2025
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Thank you so much for the feedback!
We are pleased to have Sam join our team this season. Looking forward to diving with you again!
Written February 11, 2025
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Alexandra D
1 contribution
Nov 2024 • Family
We recently completed our PADI open water dive course with Valentine's Dive Center. Our instructor Junior was a fantastic teacher and made the experience fun. I felt well prepared for the dives and well taken care of. We were able to dive a wreck and a reef which were both fun to explore. We also saw a lot of sea life during the dives. I would highly recommend them for dive training and guided dives.
Written December 1, 2024
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Thank you so much for your feedback. We are very pleased to have Lanezo (aka Junior) apart of our Dive Instructor Team. We wish all all the fun and excitement of joining the underwater world of scuba diving! Looking forward to our next dive together.
Written December 12, 2024
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flrld
Savannah, Ga2 contributions
Mar 2025 • Family
We had a great dive with our kids and friends. Boyd, Dawn, and Sam were wonderful! Two of our group were on intro dives and with the Valentines team help, they did great. I also appreciated Valentines attention to conservation and their educational discussion about it. Well done V five center!
Written March 22, 2025
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Brooke P
1 contribution
Dec 2024 • Family
Our Valentines snorkel was the best! We took our entire family. 8 adults + 6 kids. Sam and the crew were amazing. They even put the kids in wet suits (it was a chilly day). The snorkeling was great and the boat ride was fun. They made it easy for everyone. The underwater photos and video that came with the trip are great! Will do this every year. Thanks guys!
Written January 1, 2025
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Thank you for the feedback! We are glad everyone had a great time.
We look forward to your family joining us again!
Happy New Year - to you and your family.
Written January 1, 2025
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Mark W
Rock Falls, IL7 contributions
Feb 2024 • Friends
Two nice dives on interesting sites. Very pleasant, friendly crew with Neil, Junior and Nado. Divemasters were great at the all-important and oft neglected skill that is threading the needle between safety and coddling. Emailed us great pictures from our dives. Highly recommend Valentine's Dive Center.
Written March 28, 2024
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Thank you so much for the kind feed back. Looking forward to diving with you again soon.
Written April 1, 2024
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Elizabeth L
1 contribution
Jan 2025 • Family
Great two tank dive in the morning! The crew was friendly, helpful and skilled. We felt very comfortable. The rental equipment was all in great shape, too. First dive was at the blow hole ( about 50 ft) we saw a ton of lobsters and an eel as well as fish and fun formations to swim through. Visibility was amazing. Rough water getting back aboard but crew was super helpful and well organized. Next dive was at coral gardens and loved that one! Tons of fish, big barracuda, elk horn coral was so cool. ( about 40 ft deep)
Written January 4, 2025
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Thank you for the feedback. We are super excited with vis is great and our divers have a great time. Looking forward to diving with you again on your next visit to Harbour Island, Bahamas.
Written February 11, 2025
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Cindy C
Nashville, TN1 contribution
Mar 2025 • Family
Amazing morning with the owner, Sam and Trey. We went to two amazing locations where we saw tons of beautiful fish, sea turtles, and a massive sting ray. Everyone had a blast. The tuned were great, the snacks tasty and the company fantastic. Best snorkeling trip we’ve done. Better than Hawaii!
Written March 12, 2025
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We will be visiting Harbour Island Nov. 14-19 to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary and would like to plan one or two snorkeling trips. Can you send me a copy of your offerings and pricing. Five adults and one child.
Henry Temple.. Wilmington NC
Written October 7, 2019
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