Experience

321dive is the only schools tour operator founded by a teacher. All of our trips, staff and venues have been vetted thoroughly following professional teaching standards and quality assurances.

Additionally, the dive trips have been undertaken by the 321dive staff as teachers in charge of groups themselves, and this is why we only use venues that we can trust for absolute school group suitability.

Reviews of 321dive can be found elsewhere on the internet, including on TripAdvisor.

Previous Trips

We have delivered countless dive trips to the venues that feature on our website. The travel arrangements, transfers, diving itineraries and accommodation options are well travelled paths that schools have test-driven over and over.

We never rest on our laurels and we continually evaluate on how to make the experience better, but please take comfort in the fact that nothing will surprise the group.

Safety

Safety is at the core of everything we do. And this is why we are known to Local Education Authorities for delivering safe, quality rich experiences.

Generally, we use 5 Star PADI Palm Resorts (the highest qualification for PADI centres) and some of the venues have individual awards recognising their attention to detail and absolute professional delivery, but all of our venues know how important it is to get it right every time.

Risk

To date the only injury or illness 321dive has had on the dive trips has been dehydration.

This resulted in the pupil being kept behind for one day in the hotel, for which there is always provision, before re-joining the course with a remedial instructor.

He qualified two days later. However, scuba diving does of course carry inherent risk. Put into context, the average school ski trip will always prove more dangerous with considerable higher incidents of injury, every time.

As a qualified teacher that has led both I know this to be the case.

All of the staff in resorts take great care to preach the need to drink water at all times, and of course the low ratios of instructor to pupil (1:4 to 1:6 considerably lower than recommended PADI ratios), as well as the professionalism of the instructors, ensures complete supervision of the pupils at all times whilst diving.

Any pupil feeling uncomfortable or not keeping up with the groups will be delegated to a remedial instructor - success at the individuals rate is one of our chief aims.

Financial Security

Your payments are protected by 321dive ATOL 10431.

With the recent insolvencies of some of the bigger airlines and travel consortiums 321dive believes it is crucial to insist on total financial protection for all flights, and 321dive ATOL 10431 provides exactly that.

Communication

321dive will often attend parents presentations and, either way, will be in constant dialogue with the teachers leading the trip. That same customer service is extended to you. 321dive always welcomes contact with parents.

...and finally...

321dive hopes that our experience in delivering these trips, our professional qualifications as teachers and our proven packages as a business will allay any fears or concerns you may have.

We only use the transport, staff, accommodation and venues that wed be happy with for our own children.