Our time spent with Dave, Sue, Dan, and Katie was a blast.

We chose the homestay package that they offer, so all we had to do was drive up from Auckland after work on Friday and head to their shop in Kerikeri. They were super flexible with our arrival time and made us feel at home from the second we walked in the door and started playing tug-of-war with Mutley (their dog).

Each morning we woke up to a great breakfast and trekked to the dive shop (50 meters away) and hopped in the car with them down to the marina.

We enjoyed a great tour out to the dive sites with some local history of the islands, and then the real fun began. We experienced wall diving, wreck deep diving, and had flexibility in picking what we were most interested in. Got the opportunity to dive for scallops and also saw plenty of rays and kingies and eels.

The dive guides were very experienced and knowledgeable, catering the dives to match with our experience level and to maximize the amount of dive time. They served hot drinks after each dive and had hot water showers available on the boat for our use. If you are interested in having lunch supplied, for a small fee they will give you a sandwich with some chips and fruit, followed by some kind of dessert (like freshly made pancakes!)

They are open, trustworthy, and competitively priced with any other operators in the area, and we highly recommend Dive North to anyone who is interested in diving in the Bay of Islands.

Sincerely,

Jon & Brynnan

Reviewed almost 10 years ago