"... Our first day of diving was on the Hilton's House boat and it was just OK (very smoky engine blowing on the deck all day). I had heard about the Dive Bus but had kind of an "attitude" about shore diving, not wanting to sacrafice our vacation by ONLY shore diving...

Well let me tell you, the diving from the Dive Bus is GREAT for these reasons...

1. Many of the boat dive sites are actually right off the shore, the sames ones as the Dive Bus
2. No smelly diesel boats
3. No crowded boats, all the beach you need to gear up
4. Very easy entries, we walked 40 feet max geared up, usually 15-20, and no big surf.
5. Surface intervals that consist of hanging out and having a picnic on some of the most beautiful beaches there are. All locations we went to had bathrooms/showers and usually even a grill/snack bar!
6. Convenience - they come pick you up at your hotel around 8:00am and get you back by 1:00-2:00.
7. They are extremely friendly and helpful. They act like they truly appreciate your business, as it should be.

In a nut shell, lose your preconcieved notions about shore diving, the Dive Bus is (in my and my wife's opinion) the way to go."

'Hotshoe', USA

" We recently returned from a vacation in Curacao. If you are diving in Curacao I would definitely recommend the Dive Bus.

We had originally planned to rent a car and drive to the shore dives like in Bonaire. However that thought was quickly voted down (Curacao is a big island). I contacted Suzy at the Dive Bus and scheduled a trip. After the first trip we knew this operation was first class and scheduled additional days with the Dive Bus.

They come right to your hotel and pick you up for a trip like I have never  experienced. This operation is GREAT. We dove with Andy, he was a great guide in and out of the water. Everyone at the Dive Bus was wonderful, it felt like we instantly had some new diving friends. The days of diving with them made the trip to Curacao unforgettable .

Renting a car in Curacao: $60 plus gas and insurance
Finding your way to a shore dive site in Curacao: impossible
Fulfilling your dive vacation with The Dive Bus: PRICELESS."                                                                        

Deb & Steve, USA

"My family and I just returned from a 2 week vacation in Curacao...In a word the diving was terrific...some of the finest diving that we’ve done. The reef is healthy and robust and the sea life is varied and plentiful

In Curacao I see no reason to do a boat dive, unless you like boat rides. We did nothing but shore dives and the Dive Bus took us from one end of the island to the other to dive and supplied everything we needed including a nice picnic lunch on the beach between dives. Big plus for me was I never had to take any Gravol. "  

Dave R, Canada

" I've dived all over the Caribbean, and Curacao has some of the most beautiful and colorful coral I've seen. You might not get the big pelagics found elsewhere, but the beauty of the coral and the abundance of sea life more than make up for that. As a dive operation, I will only dive with the Dive Bus. The trips to and from  the sites take no longer by Bus than they do by vessel (many times the land trip is shorter), and is much more comfortable. The cost saving is substantial too.   

Rob & Evelyn, USA

"Shore diving is a very relaxed way of entering the water--just walk out, fin up and down you go."

 Kim, USA

"... I am convinced that shore diving is the easiest way to dive – much more so than diving from a boat. No seasickness to deal with and no elaborate timings of swells to get back up on the ladder. You saddle up, walk into the water a couple yards and then flop back and slip on your fins. Do another 5-10 yards in a surface swim and then follow the wall down to depth. Technicolor everything under the waves and some of the finest people we’ve met in diving yet. "

 Martin & Victoria, USA

"... I highly reccomend [The Dive Bus] and the reef is so much better than what you would expect from a shore dive."

Clarke & Stephanie, USA

"... The DIVE BUS on Curacao is a whole new kind of operation. Curacao, like its sister island, Bonaire, has lots of excellent shore diving. But unlike Bonaire it's not all laid out on one road & easy to find. These folks will pick you up at your hotel & take you & your gear to some great beach diving sites around this cool little island. They can show you some beautiful beaches that you will have all to yourself and they can be much more flexible with schedules than a regular dive boat. "

Lester, USA

"... I had a great time diving in Curacao with the Dive Bus!  I will definitely tell all my dive buddies about it.  And if ever I'm back in Curacao again, I will definitely be diving with you again! 

Andy was a terrific guide and I thought the dive sites were all great!  Shore diving definitely beats boat diving, any day!! "

Anne, USA

"... In our previous two trips [to Curacao] we ventured out a little but had never really ... traveled much outside of the resort other than into Punda.  This year with The Dive Bus, we saw a lot more of the beautiful island and while diving, saw some of your wonderful beaches as well as beautiful reefs and marine life... Looking back on this year’s vacation we are thankful to all of you for helping to make it our best vacation ever. "

Tom & Is, USA

"... I've been diving for 14 years, mostly recreational and all over the Caribbean. I've been crammed like a sardine on dive boats, treated like just another paying customer and then asked to tip at the end of so so dive. I wanted something different this time.

Suzy (owner) at the The Dive Bus was OUTSTANDING in her help, quick to respond and offered great ideas for the diving I wanted to do. Once in Curacao, I hooked up with Mark (owner) to take the PADI Deep Diver Speciality course. As a Dive Master in training, I can say that Mark's instruction was some of the best one on one training I've ever received.

If you want a smaller, casual, fun fun fun group to dive with just go to The Dive Bus. Go for a few dives, hang out at the 'Hut', grab a beer (Polar) and have 'Akee' the cook fix you up with the fried conch and rice for lunch. Does life get any better than this??!"

Aaron, USA

"... I had planned to dive with a couple of different dive shops [in Curacao]. After meeting and diving with the folks from The Dive Bus, I didn't need to go anywhere else. 
              
I did 6 dives with them (had to spend SOME time above water with my wife!) and enjoyed every one of them. The dives were great and the surface intervals between dives were also very enjoyable with great conversation and a nice picnic type lunch. They even come and pick you up at your hotel if you like. 

So, anyone looking to do good shore dives with experienced dive masters and be treated like long time friends should definitely look into Mark and Suzy at The Dive Bus! I feel like we have made new friends there!"

Steve, USA

"... I think you’ve got a wonderful idea - so many of the divers we know either have a non-diving, but beach loving, spouse or one who gets motion sick on boats."

Cameron & Dana, Canada

"...The Dive Bus offers a really great service: they come to you, pick you up, take you to the best shore diving sites around Curaçao, feed you, and then take you back to your hotel at the end of the day. They were the BEST!

I did a total of six dives with them, one of them their regular Wednesday Night Dive, which was fantastic. I dove their house reef at Pierbaai, and did two trips with them to Porto Mari and Tugboat. GREAT diving, all of it, and I saw more moray eels and octopus and trunkfish and etc than I can even remember.

It was the best diving I've done yet."

Chuck, USA