Things to do in Vancouver Island, Canada: The Best Scuba & Snorkeling

Nanaimo Dive Outfitters and Shepherd Charters provide scuba diving and snorkeling lessons, tours, charters, sales and service to people from all over the world. Dive and stay packages are available. BC has the best cold water diving in the world with unique sealife. Nanaimo offers some of the best shore access as well as boat trips. NDO can provide equipment and a guide to help you enjoy whatever underwater experience you desire. From shore snorkel trips and scuba diving to boat charters to go snorkeling with the seals or scuba diving, there is something for everyone. The Shepherd is our 33ft aluminum dive boat that can take you to some great dive spots including walls, reefs, and artificial reefs or wrecks. She has a large covered deck, storage space below the benches and over head nets for dry storage, an awesome dive ladder, and a marine head.

We are a PADI 5 star scuba shop. Learn with us, dive with us all year round. Hire a Dive master for a personal tour of our favorite dive sites. Upgrade your open water certification to an advanced or dry suit course. We'd like to show you why Vancouver Island is rated a top ten dive destination year after year.

Welcome to Rockfish Divers! We are a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre in Victoria, BC offering a full range of PADI scuba diving courses, boat charters, snorkeling tours and equipment sales. We visit three distinct regions in the greater Victoria area: Race Rocks on the West Shore of Southern Vancouver Island, the Southern Gulf Islands near Sidney and the Saanich Inlet. Let us help you plan your dive/snorkeling vacation to Victoria, BC. Safety is our top priority followed by customer service and local marine eco-system awareness. Join us to see why Victoria is home to world class ocean adventures!!

Big Fish Expeditions specializes in diving adventures and safaris with big animals such as sharks, whales, dolphins, bears, large cats, gorillas, crocodiles and other predatory mammals and reptiles. Big Fish runs expeditions to the world's most exotic diving and safari destinations.

We offer whale watching, scuba diving, wildlife, sunset cruises or private charters using a 25 feet police assault RiB boat.Our skipper and boat are Transport Canada rated and love sharing his knowledge of the ocean.

Nestled between the snow-capped mountain ranges and rugged coastline is the friendly community of Campbell River. That’s where you will find Big Animal Encounters, the areas most experienced and diverse marine operator. For 26 years we have been sharing our small piece of paradise with guests from around the world. From our marine adventure centre we offer a wide range of wildlife adventures including; - Whale Watching Tours - Grizzly Bear Expeditions - Tidal Rapids Tours - Snorkeling Adventures - Scuba Diving Charters All of our crew are Transport Canada certified and trained marine naturalists. Aboard our fleet of comfortable covered vessels and exhilarating high speed zodiacs we pride ourselves on small group sizes and personalized service while maintaining the highest safety standards. Campbell River is quickly becoming known as Canada’s best whale watching destination and during our tours we will often spot orcas, humpback whales, dolphins, sea lions, seals, eagles and more.

Oceanfix.ca Dive Centre provides dive training, retail and scuba diving charters. Our dive charters feature some of the best cold water dive sites in British Columbia in Discovery Passage. The cold Pacific Ocean waters come rushing in to provide marine life that is second to none. From Giant Pacific Octopus to Grunt Sculpins are found amongst massive bunches of Strawberry Anemones.

Visit amazing and unique scuba diving sites in Barkley Sound, enjoy our lodge in the middle of nature and experience the off grid life style. Home made meals,are part of the deal. Surround yourself with bears, whales and other wildlife when you are not submerged on our divesites.

PRIVATE DIVING TRIPS and underwater guides are available. We have the most experienced and diverse team of PADI Instructors in Comox Valley. Private courses are available and surprisingly inexpensive. We have NITROX. Dive with sea lions, octopus, wolf eels and so much more. Our rental department is the best around consisting of top of the line AQUALUNG regulators, APEKS weight integrated BCDs that hold enough lead that you won't need a belt and FUSION dry suits with replaceable neck and wrist seals for a perfect fit every time. Don't use some rental wet suit (YUCK!) that other people have peed in!

Whether you are new to scuba diving or an experienced diver looking to further your education, Pacific Pro Dive offers a wide variety of courses, all the way to Technical Instructor. With our full service dive and surf shop we provide Vancouver Islands best selection of equipment to get you properly suited for local and tropical waters. Our staff are friendly and knowledgeable and will answer all of your questions. We also collaborate with Big Animal Adventures to provide access to boat charters for diving, whale watching & grizzly tours. Zip across the water on a high speed zodiac in search of Whales, Dolphins and other marine life, or travel in comfort on board their covered and heated aluminum coastal cruiser. They've been running marine tours and whale watching expeditions in the Comox and Campbell River waters since 1994.