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Nautilus Scuba

Lini Hwy,, Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu
+678 22398
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Ranked #3 of 52 activities in Port Vila
Type: Tours
Owner description: Nautilus Watersports is the best known dive operator in Port Vila and has established itself as one of the most professional scuba diving centres in... more » Owner description: Nautilus Watersports is the best known dive operator in Port Vila and has established itself as one of the most professional scuba diving centres in the South Pacific with over 30 years in operation.Facilities include a large training pool, gear washing and storage areas, equipment hire and servicing facilities for all your scuba diving needs. We dive from a very comfortable purpose built dive boat "COWRIE" We go out of our way to make sure you have the best possible experience right from when we pick you up from your resort. Nautilus Watersports specialises in all facets of scuba diving from introductory dive tours through to a full PADI course (Open water, Advanced, Rescue and Divemaster). Each dive is different to the last with coral reef drop offs, amazing fish life, a huge cavern, night diving and wrecks. You can even dive a sunken flying boat!Why not join us and "Dive in Paradise" « less
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Narooma, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 June 2013

Pleased to say that my first overseas experience of diving was safe and enjoyable. We spoke to Leanne prior to our flight and were assured there was no need to prebook and found her to be helpful storing our gear between dives and while we were in Tanna. The dive crew were very good, as a novice married to an... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 June 2013

I decided to complete my Open Water Course here, and was so pleased with how everything went that I decided to complete my Advanced Open Water Course as well. All the diving instructors and boat stuff were friendly, professional and heaps of fun! My diving experiences here were incredible and there is a large variety of amazing dive sites. All... More

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Brisbane, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 June 2013

Before I left to go to Port Vila, I asked around a few of my diving friends, and they all said to dive with Nautilus Scuba, so I did. I was not let down. All the staff were fantastic and friendly. Nothing was to much trouble, and before I even flew in, they had sent me a list of there... More

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Adelaide, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2013

Returning to Vila and Nautilus was like rekindling a lost friendship. Having completed an advance open water and deep diver speciality there a number of years ago, it was time to do the wreck diver speciality on the wrecks around Vila. Diving in Vila on the wrecks and reefs was once again a great experience with great vis, great intructors... More

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Brisbane, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 May 2013

We choose Nautilus based on reviews & were glad we did. We completed 8 dives with them over 4 days including a night dive, our first night dive ever. We have had the option of night dives in the past in places such as Fiji, but never felt confident enough in the dive company to do it. The owners were... More

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Tamworth, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2013

It's been thirty one years since I last dived in Port Villa. I had heard a lot about Nautilus Scuba before I returned and all the reports were true. The equipment was in first order. The crew, including divemasters (Damo and Alexa) and the skippers, well trained, friendly and helpful. The dive trips left on time and I was deposited... More

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Nashville, Tennessee
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2013

We chose to do our PADI OW cert with Nautilus randomly, and could not have been happier with our decision. The staff was incredibly friendly and helpful, our two instructors, Damo and Alexa, were incredibly knowledgeable and patient, and it was an absolute delight to be learning from them! They were very accommodating for our needs, and did an excellent... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 March 2013

From all the things my partner and I did in Port Vila, this one was the one that was worrying me the most when I was booking it. We never dived before and it is a big thing to sign up your safety to somebody. Nautilus is situated in Port Vila and we simply walked there. We filled in the... More

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West Gosford, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 March 2013

My wife Debbie and I have dived with Nautilus many many times over the last 10 years and can honestly say you wouldn't find a more professional or friendly outfit anywhere else in the world. They know the dive sites backwards, have extremely proficient friendly instructors and divermasters and have their own pool on the premises to facilitate the learning... More

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Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2013

We chose to do our 13 year old son's dive qualification with Nautilus and it couldn't have been a better birthday present! All the staff and instructors went out of their way to make this a very memorable experience for him and allowed us to enjoy our own diving experience knowing that our son was in safe hands. Friendly and... More

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