La Jolla dive

Vanessa Yan

It was easy to schedule our 2 tank dive in La Jolla Cove online and had a great time with our dive master Kenley. He is amazing, chill, expert with a wealth of knowledge. He gave me , a newly certified open diver so many tips on buoyancy. Everyone can learn from him whether you have 5 dives or 500. He prioritizes a great experience for you, rather than just time. For example, he recommended that we do our two dives in the cove, rather than picking up and heading over to the La Jolla canyon and battle for parking. (La Jolla traffic & parking can be a nightmare in the summer). He knows the dive site very well and he got there early to reserve a prime spot for our gear. Our dive was at 8am but definitely recommend getting there by 7am for decent parking, especially in the summer. We saw sea lions swimming around us, plenty of lobsters & garibaldi, sheephead, kelp bass, eel, 2 horned sharks, rock wrasse and zebra perch.

Mark Kellogg

I had a great experience with my 2 tank La Jolla guided dive excursion. Dives were wonderful, saw many amazing sea creatures including Giant Sea Bass, 7 gill Shark and Octopi. Definately recommend my friends to try this San Diego Gem.

James Gay

Prices are great. The equipment is great. Our dive master was Marcel, and he was awesome. We had a great time, even if we did have to cut our dive short because I got cold and had a little claustrophobia swimming through some cloudy water on the way up and down. We’re coming back for sure. Need to get used to this cold pacific water!

Ted Flaherty

We had two extraordinary dives with La Jolla Dive; among my 14-year old daughter's favorites among 40 dives in three oceans. We were in a small group of only 3, and the guide was very personable and clearly passionate about the bay and marine life. The guide helped her into the surf, with the tank, and later when she had a mask issue at depth helped her to clear it. On our first dive in the cove's kelp forest, we saw three giant sea bass cruise by--very rare as there are apparently only ~500 off California. Some shark circled at distance, as well as the colorful garibaldi and many others. It was cool to later see this very habitat represented at Birch Aquarium up the hill at Scripps. The second dive from the main beach by their dive shop had a bit more of a kick out, but well worth it as we descended deeper to the edge of canyon teeming with life. Our highlight was seeing a Two Spot Octopus gracefully moving along the bottom. The guide put his hand nearby, and the curious octopus reached out a tentacle to "taste" his glove before snapping back and going on its way. There was a sharper thermocline on this dive, but the 7mm wetsuit and hood kept us warm enough. The shop was very responsive in getting me a steel tank as requested and swapping out wetsuits for a smaller size on our second dive, using our Go Pro to snap pictures of us, etc. I can't recommend La Jolla Dive highly enough--one of the best dive guides we've ever had and very cool wildlife to see.