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Welcome to AZ’s largest Meet-Up group solely dedicated to the sport of SCUBA!
Phoenix Metro SCUBA Divers welcomes anyone interested in SCUBA or snorkeling! It's a great way to meet other divers, go on local & out of town dive trips, and attend social events! Even if you're not SCUBA certified, you are welcome to attend any of our events!
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Upcoming events
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OPEN WATER SCUBA DIVING TRAINING & CERTIFICATION-JUNE
Arizona Dive Center, 10001 West Bell Road, Sun City, AZ, USDiscover & Explore our World’s Oceans and Seas and Experience the Amazing Adventures of Scuba Diving!
“Discovering the amazing adventures of scuba diving is a wonderful sport where you will find everything from heart-pumping and thrilling marine life encounters, to mysterious caves and sunken shipwrecks and beautiful, vibrant coral reefs offering tranquility and relaxation!”
So, if you’re ready for new and exciting outdoors adventures with amazing international travel around the world, then come join us on one of our upcoming diving adventures by learning how to scuba dive!
We will be working with the professional folks at the new Arizona Dive Center, (fka Scuba Professionals of Arizona), and their experienced dive master instructors to complete your Open Water Scuba Diving Training & Certification.
For more information about the Arizona Dive Center, you can go to their website at https://arizonadivecenter.com/
This Open Water scuba diving training will start on Saturday, June 13th, which will begin with eLearning/classroom, snorkeling skills review, followed by pool skills and certification at Lake Pleasant to finish the course by Sunday, June 28th.
The Open Water scuba training & certification course is divided into 3 main parts. The class schedule is as follows:
Course Review Session: Sat, Jun 13, 2026 at 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Snorkeling Skills #1: Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Pool Skills #2: Sat, Jun 20, 2026 at 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
Pool Skills #3 & #4: Fri, Jun 26, 2026 at 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Certification Dives #1 & #2: Sat, Jun 27, 2026 at 7:00 am to 11:00 am
Certification Dives #3 & #4: Sun, Jun 28, 2026 at 7:00 am to 11:00 amThe cost of the Open Water Scuba Diving Training & Certification course is $499 which includes all eLearning & training materials, instruction, pool dives, open water dives, certification at Lake Pleasant, plus your digital certification card.
For more information go to https://arizonadivecenter.com/courses/open-water-diver
What’s not included in the course materials are your personal snorkel gear & equipment:
*Mask
*Snorkel
*Fins
*BootiesAlso not included but recommended are the following:
*3 MM Wet Suit or 1 MM Skin Suit
*Hood
*GlovesAll personal gear items need to be purchased separately. It is recommended but not required to wear a 1 mm skin suit or a 3mm wet suit for the lake certification. These items are available to purchase at the Arizona Dive Center, or you can also purchase them on Amazon. However, I highly recommend purchasing your personal gear at the dive shop, so you know you are getting quality equipment. Plus, they can help make sure everything is fitted to you properly too.
HOW TO SIGN UP:
To sign up and register for this Open Water Scuba Diving Training and Certification course, first RSVP on meetup, then contact the Arizona Dive Center, at 623-246-2402. Ask for Tina Lowe and be sure to let her know you are with Laura Halik and the Great Outdoors Adventures or Phoenix Metro Scuba Divers Group.All forms of payment are accepted. Once you have registered, you will receive your online course training materials to start studying for the class. All personal gear & equipment must be purchased prior to arriving on the first day of pool training.
If you have any other questions regarding this Open Water Scuba Diving Training course or learning how to scuba dive, please let me know.
To your future underwater adventures in the great outdoors, cheers! 😊 Laura Halik
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SCUBA DIVING SKILLS UPDATE TRAINING COURSE-JUNE
Arizona Dive Center, 10001 West Bell Road, Sun City, AZ, USUpdate Your Scuba Skills and Come Join Us Discovering & Exploring Our World’s Oceans and Seas Through the Amazing Adventures of Scuba Diving!
“Discovering the amazing adventures of scuba diving is a wonderful sport where diver’s find everything from heart-pumping and thrilling marine life encounters, to mysterious caves, canyons, sunken shipwrecks and colorful coral reefs full of life!”
If you are already a licensed scuba diver but haven’t been scuba diving for a while, maybe over a year, and you’d like to get back in the water diving again, then a scuba skills update course is just what you need before taking that next scuba diving adventure!
We will be working with the professional folks at the new Arizona Dive Center, (fka Scuba Professionals of Arizona), and their experienced dive master instructors for this Scuba Skills Update Training course.
For more information about the Arizona Dive Center, you can go to their website at https://arizonadivecenter.com/
The Scuba Skills Update training is a short course beginning on Friday, June 19th, with a classroom review, followed by a pool session to review the basic scuba skills on Saturday, June 20th.
The cost of the Scuba Skills Update training course is $175 which includes eLearning & training materials, classroom instruction, rental gear and your pool dives.
For more information about the Scuba Skills Update training with the Arizona Dive Center go to https://arizonadivecenter.com/courses/scuba-skills-update
What’s not included are your personal snorkel gear & equipment: Mask, Snorkel, Fins, Booties
If you do not already have your own personal gear items, then you will need to purchase them separately. These items are available to purchase at the Arizona Dive Center, or you can also purchase them on Amazon. However, I highly recommend purchasing your personal gear at the dive shop, so you know you are getting quality equipment. Plus, they can help make sure everything is fitted to you properly too.
HOW TO SIGN UP:
To sign up and register for this Scuba Skills Update Training course, first RSVP on meetup, then contact the Arizona Dive Center, at 623-246-2402. Ask for Tina Lowe and be sure to let her know you are with Laura Halik and the Phoenix Metro Scuba Divers Group.
All forms of payment are accepted. Once you have registered, you will receive your online course training materials to start reviewing for the class. All personal gear & equipment must be purchased prior to arriving on the day of pool training.
If you have any other questions regarding this Scuba Skills Update Training course, please let me know.To your future underwater adventures in the great outdoors, cheers! :) Laura Halik
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SOCORRO ISLANDS WHALE SHARK & MANTA RAY CITIZEN SCIENCE DIVE EXPEDITION
Marina San Jose Del Cabo, Blvd. Mar de Cortez s/n 23403, San José del Cabo, MX“A Spectacular Bucket List Adventure of a Lifetime….Discover & Explore the Marine Life Wonders of the Socorro Islands, aka “The Galapagos of Mexico” ….Plus, Participate in a Citizen Science Expedition to Research Whale Sharks and Manta Rays Aboard the new Quino Del Mar Liveaboard, Baja California, Mexico!”
OVERVIEW:
“The Revillagigedo Islands more familiarly called the Socorro Islands are also known as “Mexico’s Galapagos”. Located out in the Pacific approximately 250 miles from Cabo San Lucas and the Baja California peninsula, the Socorro Islands are a group of four small volcanic islands: Roca Partida, Socorro/Santo Tomas, San Benedicto, and Santa Rosa and are an UNESCO World Heritage site with its own unique and diverse ecosystem and endemic species not found anywhere else. For scuba divers, the Socorro Islands are a magnet for attracting many of the ocean’s largest pelagic animals including many species of sharks, such as Hammerheads, Tigers, White Tips, Galapagos, also giant Manta Rays, Whale Sharks, plus schools of Humpback Whales, Dolphins, Tuna, Barracuda, Jacks, and many more, truly offering divers a spectacular once in a lifetime bucket list adventure that’s only accessible by liveaboard! So if you’re a scuba diver with some experience in deep water diving, this journey aboard the new Quino Del Mar Liveaboard to the Socorro Islands also a Citizen Science Expedition to help research and study the Whale Sharks and Manta Rays in partnership with Whale Shark Mexico…..will be an epic adventure and an extraordinary experience you’ll sure not want to miss discovering and exploring the rugged and pristine natural wonders and spectacular marine life of the Socorro Islands, aka “Mexico’s Galapagos!”You are cordially invited to join us for this special event which is sure to be an epic and unforgettable week of ocean fun and scuba diving adventure aboard the new Quino Del Mar Liveaboard on a Citizen Science Expedition to help research and study Whale Sharks and Manta Rays ….in the pristine and remote, Socorro Islands, aka “Mexico’s Galapagos”, 250 miles off Baja Mexico!
CITIZEN SCIENCE EXPEDITION:
On this adventure we have the exciting and special opportunity to be aboard a Citizen Science Expedition to research and study Whale Sharks and Manta Rays, and participate in marine conservation with activities such as animal/fish counts, tagging, photo identification, helping to collect data in order to learn more about these amazing creatures along with daily presentations on Whale Shark and Manta Ray conservation with marine biologist and Executive Director from Whale Shark Mexico, Beto Garcia!On this Citizen Science Liveaboard Expedition you will enjoy 6-7 presentations with topics to include:
- Biology and ecology of whale sharks
- Conservation Biology of the whale shark
- Conservation biology of manta rays
- I3S software for whale shark and giant manta ray photo identification
Citizen Science activities include:
- Whale shark and manta ray photo-identification
- Zooplankton sampling and looking at samples under a microscope
- Measuring sharks and bony fish using a stereo-video system to estimate their length and determine the length-frequency distribution of the most common species.WHALE SHARK & MANTA RAY CITIZEN SCIENCE EXPEDITION & LIVEABOARD ADVENTURE:
This all-inclusive Whale Shark & Manta Ray Citizen Science Dive Expedition Liveaboard Adventure includes the following:
-10 days and 9 nights aboard the Quino Del Mar Liveaboard (double occupancy)
-Three full course gourmet meals served daily
-Beverages, Alcohol (beer & wine)
-Taxes, port fees
-Tanks, and weights
-6 days of diving up to 3-4 dives daily
-Dive master & guide on every dive
-Plus….Whale Shark & Manta Ray Citizen Science conservation with presentations & research!
This all-inclusive liveaboard adventure does NOT include the following:
-Transportation costs to/from Phoenix to San Jose Del Cabo
-Transfers to/from the boat
-National Marine Park Fees
-Rental Gear-BC & Regulator, Wet Suits, Gloves, Hoods, or Booties
-Mask, Fins, Snorkels
-Crew Gratuities (10%-15% of the fare)PAYMENTS & DEPOSITS:
With the launch of the new Quino Del Mar Liveaboard, the retail cost is $4295 per person, double diver. However, we have a special discount group rate, and the total cost for this all-inclusive 10-day/9-night Citizen Science Dive Expedition Liveaboard Adventure is only $4080 per person double diver. A $200 deposit is required upfront to confirm your reservation. The balance is due in full by 90 days prior to departure. You will receive a confirmation email of your reservation as well as any required forms for you to sign & return.***PLEASE NOTE***This special event is open to certified scuba divers only***
***PLEASE NOTE***It is highly advised that all divers be current and have had prior deep diving experience (recommended 50 dives logged) prior to this trip***
SIGN UP & REGISTER:
To sign up and register for this adventure, first RSVP, then contact Laura Halik, group organizer at info@greatoutdoorsadventures.net and provide your full name and a phone number.If you have any further questions regarding this adventure, please let me know.
Come join us for an extraordinary and spectacular Citizen Science adventure, with Whale Sharks and Manta Rays and more....aboard the new Quino Del Mar Liveaboard, at the Socorro Islands, off Baja Mexico! 😊 Cheers, Laura Halik
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