The 11 Best Night Dives

1.Certified Diver: 2-Tank Night Dive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $248Our pick

Join Dive Oahu at Kewalo Basin Harbor for a twilight and night boat trip led by PADI professionals such as Adam, Heather, Josh, Nacho, and Megan. You will use premium gear, watch the sunset during your surface interval, and look for eels, octopus, lobster, turtles, and other nocturnal sea life.

“Can’t say enough good things about this dive shop! When other divers didn’t show, instead of canceling, they took me out on essentially my own private guided dive! Both dives were great. Jordan was a great guide and I have new aquatic life to add to my list. I can’t wait to go through my videos! We got along great with Captain Adam and Kevin and the trip is definitely one we will remember.”

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2.One Tank Manta Night Dive and Snorkel

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $135

Join Aquatic Life Divers in Kona for a three-hour night outing where snorkelers and scuba participants share one boat and watch resident manta rays together. Honey and the crew lead the trip. A one-tank scuba option, snacks, soda, and fresh ginger tea are included, but scuba equipment is not.

“Honey and the crew were great. bottlenose dolphins escorted us both ways during our trip and we had plenty of Mantarays gliding effortlessly our way. It was one of the highlights of our trip.”

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3.Scuba Diving Kata Beach Night Dive for Certified Divers

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · from $60Best value

Meet Phuket Dive Tours at 6 pm for a two-hour night scuba session at Kata Beach. You need a valid scuba license, recent experience, and reasonable fitness. The small group, limited to three, suits certified participants who want to search for tiny reef creatures with a guide such as Sky.

“This was my first experience with scuba diving, and unfortunately, my 3-Day Open Water Course with Victor from Phuket Dive Tours was highly disappointing.”

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4.Cairns: Pro Dive Great Barrier Reef 3 Day/2 Night Dive Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · 3 days · from $739

Join Pro Dive Cairns for three days and two nights aboard an air-conditioned liveaboard, visiting 19 sites across four Outer Reef locations. Certified scuba divers can take up to 11 sessions, including two at night. Guides such as Daniel and Matthias support courses and dive planning.

“From hotel pick up to dives and drop off everything work perfectly. All we did for 3 days was sleep, dive, eat and repeat”

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5.Aruba Guided Night Dive Adventure: Shallow Reefs or Shipwrecks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $85

Meet at Piet’s Pier Bar in Noord at 6:00 pm for a guided PADI night dive with an instructor such as Johan. Certified divers descend 25 to 50 feet for about 40 minutes over shallow reefs or shipwrecks, using their own rented equipment.

“Marine life is amazing!!! Very professional company. They cater to the divers requests and make sure you see a variety of marine life.”

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6.Oahu Night Dive: Adventure for Certified Divers

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 6 reviews · 3 hours · from $248

Join a PADI certified guide for two nighttime scuba sessions off Oahu’s south shore. You’ll visit one site at twilight and another in full darkness, with two tanks, lights, wetsuit, BCD, fins, weights, snacks, and refreshments included.

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7.Scuba Night Dive on Tenerife

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $117

Meet Laura, Denis, or another Scubanana instructor at Radazul for a guided night scuba session in Tenerife’s active coastal waters. You’ll use rented equipment, follow a certified guide, and look for octopuses, seahorses, fish, and glowing plankton. The group is capped at eight people.

“First open water dive with Scubadana diving school. Professional guidance with enthusiastic, and cool instructor.”

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8.Magical Bioluminescent Night Dive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $83

Meet at Amazing Bonaire in Kralendijk at 6:30 pm for a short bioluminescence talk, safety briefing, gear setup, and a timed night dive. Jim leads the experience, which lasts about 2.5 hours and is for certified divers only. SCUBA equipment costs an extra €35 per person.

“You have to try this! It is a must do. You are absolutely surrounded by bioluminescence for an extended period of time. It's just magical. You have to experience that to understand”

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9.2 Hour Private Night Diving in the Red Sea of Aqaba

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $86

Meet at 8 pm in Aqaba or request pickup for a private nighttime scuba session with Aqaba Pro Divers. Provided equipment and an underwater light help you spot octopus, lobsters, eels, nudibranchs, shrimp, and sleeping cowfish during about 45 minutes below the surface.

“Amazing experience! People are very friendly, speak good English and are experienced. It was our first diving experience and after we immediatly did our second.”

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10.Aruba 1-Tank guided UV Night Dive for certified divers with rental equipment

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 2 reviews · from $123

Meet Pure Diving Aruba at 5:00 pm for a two-hour, one-tank UV night outing at The Hole in the Wall. Certified participants age 12 and up receive a UV light and visor, rental equipment, and a guide-led look at fluorescent corals, small reef life, and new coral recruits.

“Positive The guide Negative Literally every thing else. It was a shore dive ruff current not really an enjoyable dive. You would be much better off booking a boat dive much better diving”

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11.Night Dive Adventure in Oahu

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $216

Join Aaron’s Dive Shop for a three-hour nighttime scuba trip from Oahu’s harbor. Expect a dusk descent, a fully dark second outing, provided gear and underwater lights, trail mix, pineapple, and a guide searching for lobsters, octopus, reef sharks, and bobtail squid.

“Awesome instructors. Just completed Open Water, Advanced, and Nitrox diver certs with Aaron's. Last dive was a night dive off Electric Beach. It was what I imagine it would be like to be floating in space. Kudos out to the instructors over our courses: Chandler, Larry, Francesca, and Eduardo. And the tag along helpers Jean, Morgan and the others whose names I didn't catch. And to the skipper on the boat dives Garret - I hope one day he learns how to pronounce my name. it isn't Rumpelstiltskin and not so hard Garret. Looking forward to next visit to Hawaii and dive with you guys again.”

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