Dive Review of Seasport Divers/Nihi Kai at Poipu in
Hawaii/Kauai

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Seasport Divers/Nihi Kai at Poipu: "Diving Kauai with good shop but disappointing marine life", Aug, 2018, by Ian Kennedy, CA, US ( Contributor 13 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 10401 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Seasport is well run and professional . We stayed in Poipu close to the dive shop. We met at the shop at 7:30am and then were taken in a van to the boat, about 10 minutes away. The staff and the entire operation are friendly and competent. The DMs and captains were professional and knowledgable. If diving in Kauai, I recommend them. However, the diving is rather disappointing. On many sites, there was little to see of note. Most of the dives were over rubble with little coral and occasionally interesting life. The exception is Sheraton Caverns, the premier site on Kauai. I saw a shark, 2 octopus, a sea slug, turtles, pipe fish, several eels. At $160 for a two tank dive, it is not great value given the paucity of sea life and variety.
Websites	Seasport Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Indo-pacific; carribean; Australia; New Zealand; Fiji; Monterey CA, Southern CA; Florida
Closest Airport	Lihue	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp	81-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	All guided dives, 60 minute maximum on aluminum 80 tanks
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

Report currently has 2 Helpful votes

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By Ms Lynda Durfee in VA, US at Aug 23, 2018 10:11 EST

You should have booked with Fathom Five. There are many sites with ledges where sharks and turtles hide and others where there are many large schools of fish.

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Dive Review of Seasport Divers/Nihi Kai at Poipu in Hawaii/Kauai

Seasport Divers/Nihi Kai at Poipu: "Diving Kauai with good shop but disappointing marine life", Aug, 2018,

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Dive Review of Seasport Divers/Nihi Kai at Poipu in
Hawaii/Kauai