About this guide

Why Dive Curated exists

Dive Curated is an independent project comparing dive operators by what actually matters before you book. The real all-in price, what's included, how safety and fees are disclosed, and what divers actually say once they're back on the boat. Most operator sites make that information hard to find on purpose, with a headline price up top and mandatory fees buried in a footer or a separate terms page. We built this to put it all in one place, up front.

We are not neutral. We recommend operators based on fit for a given diver: budget, experience level, and what they want to see, not a single "best" ranking. When you book through a link on this site, we may earn a referral commission from the operator or booking platform. That's disclosed at every point of booking, and it never changes which operator we recommend. We don't rank operators by what they pay us, and we score transparency the same way for everyone.

Dive Curated is run by Leonard Blume, a management student, as an independent project. It currently covers a growing set of destinations and operators, built from operator sites, public review platforms, and direct verification where possible. Every fact on the site is dated so you can see how fresh it is. It's a young project and still growing. Some data is more complete than others, and we say so rather than pretend otherwise.

Run a dive shop and want to check or improve your listing?Get in touch. We're always happy to hear from operators directly.