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Portofino Divers

36 Reviews

#5 of 10 Boat Tours & Water Sports in Santa Margherita Ligure

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Scuba & Snorkeling, Boat Tours & Water Sports, Tours, Outdoor Activities

Via Jacopo Ruffini 47, 16038, Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy

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“Amazing Dive ”

While traveling through Italy I decided to do 2 dives in Portofino. The staff was Amazing. Well... read more

Reviewed 15 March 2018

SweetLife483

Grand Cayman

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“Excellent”

Excllent service overall, worth the premium. Bruno knows his business inside out and knows how to... read more

Reviewed 4 November 2017

flatoutovercrest

London, United Kingdom

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Portofino Divers is a dedicated dive center for those who seek the finest , it was set up in 2002 by Susanna and Bruno Borelli with the aim of offering a premier quality service to those who are interested in diving the best sites in the Portofino National Marine Reserve and the many wrecks off western coast of Liguria. It offers quality GUE and PADI training programs at any level.

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Hours Today: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Suggested Duration: More than 3 hours

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Via Jacopo Ruffini 47, 16038, Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy

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SweetLife483

Grand Cayman

Reviewed 15 March 2018 via mobile

Amazing Dive

While traveling through Italy I decided to do 2 dives in Portofino. The staff was Amazing. Well knowledgeable & helpful. Franco was my instructor for both dives. He is very comfortable in the water and lead the dives with confidence and ease. The underwater life...More

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flatoutovercrest

London, United Kingdom

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Reviewed 4 November 2017 via mobile

Excellent

Excllent service overall, worth the premium. Bruno knows his business inside out and knows how to run it smoothly. He is the benchmark in the area.

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KylieMcDowell

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Reviewed 16 August 2017 via mobile

Beautiful Boat Trip!

We came from Australia to dive here and booked in advanced specifically requesting to do the wreck dive. I paid a deposit and provided our certifications it was confirmed in the email that we would be doing a wreck dive. On the day when we...More

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Hi Kylie, your negative comments are a vary bad surprise for me because you didn't look disappointed here. I invite you to read our email exchange more carefully, unfortunately I cannot publish here, TripAdvisor does not allow me to do. I have never said that...More

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Andrew_0000000000000

North Pole, Alaska

Reviewed 9 August 2017

Very good diving experience, average overall feeling

I dove 6 times with Portofino Divers. In general you get what you paid for. Prices are a little higher than other diving centers, but: - Boat if very good, well adapted and the groups are limited, which gives you a lot of space on...More

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Hello Andrew, thanks for your review. I'm glad you find a very professional service at our facility. Unfortunately I know I could look rude to whom does not know me or especially to whom is rude with me. I have to admit since the first...More

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Frank S

Dresden, Germany

Reviewed 4 August 2017

Great Dive Center

In July I spent two days diving with Bruno and his team at the Area Protetta di Portofino. This is a very nice place with many dive spots to discover. Many thanks to Susi, she guides me very well, Bruno for the quick response and...More

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csmith2507

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Reviewed 8 July 2017 via mobile

To dive for!

First time scuba diving and couldn't have asked for a better experience. Our instructors were thorough and patient, we felt very safe diving with them. The dive spots that we were taken to were excellent, the boat was lovely and there are shower facilities back...More

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pytheen

Manchester, United Kingdom

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Reviewed 22 May 2017 via mobile

Fantastic dive company

We were all novices and were very well looked after by the whole team. Some of our group were very nervous but were not put under any pressure and the instructors were very patient and understanding. We would highly recommend this company and we're thrilled...More

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lyslyslys9

Salt Lake City, Utah

Reviewed 20 May 2017

High quality customer-focused dive shop

I saw the Christ of the Abyss and a reef with my boyfriend. Even though we had bad weather in the afternoon, Bruno allowed us to go on a dive in the morning with just me and my boyfriend so we could still dive. You...More

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William C

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Reviewed 12 May 2017 via mobile

Ask for Giulia!

As part of my PADI course I was taken to the Ligurian coast to complete my open water dives. It is a beautiful location to complete it and in May the water is 19/20 degrees. I was very nervous to start with and the first...More

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rwlourie

Setauket, New York

Reviewed 25 August 2016

Best of the best!!

As professional as it gets. Great attention to detail, careful, courteous. We did 2 dives on UJ-2207, one on air, the other on EAN32. Bruno drove the boat and gave us an excellent briefing. We dove with Stephane who was a terrific guide, showing us...More

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