Hello! We had a good dive, the equipment was good, and it was very professional. But we wanted to share some concerns about our dive. Our dive guide made sexist comments, assumed advanced divers were beginners, and we understand that it’s important to be serious but there was no joy in the dive.

We had two extraordinary dives with La Jolla Dive; among my 14-year old daughter's favorites among 40 dives in three oceans. We were in a small group of only 3, and the guide was very personable and clearly passionate about the bay and marine life. The guide helped her into the surf, with the tank, and later when she had a mask issue at depth helped her to clear it. On our first dive in the cove's kelp forest, we saw three giant sea bass cruise by--very rare as there are apparently only ~500 off California. Some shark circled at distance, as well as the colorful garibaldi and many others. It was cool to later see this very habitat represented at Birch Aquarium up the hill at Scripps. The second dive from the main beach by their dive shop had a bit more of a kick out, but well worth it as we descended deeper to the edge of canyon teeming with life. Our highlight was seeing a Two Spot Octopus gracefully moving along the bottom. The guide put his hand nearby, and the curious octopus reached out a tentacle to "taste" his glove before snapping back and going on its way. There was a sharper thermocline on this dive, but the 7mm wetsuit and hood kept us warm enough. The shop was very responsive in getting me a steel tank as requested and swapping out wetsuits for a smaller size on our second dive, using our Go Pro to snap pictures of us, etc. I can't recommend La Jolla Dive highly enough--one of the best dive guides we've ever had and very cool wildlife to see.

Outstanding service and very convenient to diving La Jolla cove. Chris had everything I needed covered to dive and Rick was the best dive master. Chris kindly answered my many questions before the dive day. He worked to get everything set up and ready to go ahead of time. The shop met all my aire and equipment needs. Rick has a very casual diving style, but a very keen eye for each diver's needs. He was quick to note any equipment configuration concerns and clearly stated the dive plan as well as answered all questions. The dive went smoothly as he guided me through the cove. We had an excellent experience around 90 feet and popped up very close to the shore for a short swim back. Outstanding day.

My wife and I dove with Julian and David and had a great time. They made it fun and were very helpful even when it’s been awhile since we’ve dove. They are big on safely which made everyone feel comfortable going out with them. Thx for a great experience!!

This dive shop is amazing!!!!! They were very helpful and accommodating. I did the Canyon at night and then the cove. I highly recommend this dive shop.

As a first time CA diver I was a little nervous, to say the least. Rick was very courteous and went above and beyond to make me feel comfortable. The diving conditions definitely aren’t tropical but it’s a good experience. Thanks for a fun time! I would highly recommend!

A warm and friendly welcome hospitable and relaxed service to get us kitted out for a snorkel and excellent communication ls throughout. Magical cave hopping and sea grass with the seals and sea lions.

Very cool diver over here! I dived with Rick and it was a pleasure. For the price I would have expected new like material… instead I dived with worn out gloves :-(. But still I give a four stars score. Rick if you ever come to Belgium contact me, I’ll go diving with you.

Unorganized and chaotic. I’ll preface this by saying I am a new diver and will not pretend that these conditions were not unbelievably challenging. Scheduled a 2 tank dive for 8am. Changed the time of the meeting to 7 am at 7:30 the night before and despite the text saying to reach out with questions did not respond to one I had. I arrived promptly at 7am and we waited around for almost an hour while they got equipment sorted prior to getting moving. Seemed to lack proper equipment options and sizing for all in the group. I ended up with fins that were the wrong size. Conditions were a rough and we were briefed about the dive and entry. Got in the water, which was challenging given conditions. Two divers had to go back because they did not put weights in- instructor seemed agitated and blamed it on the customers. Then another two divers needed to go back due to issues. Rest of group waited floating for over an hour prior to being able to dive. For the group of our size we should have had more support or a smaller group. Finally got down and viability was pretty awful. I had to clear my mask several times and in that time lost the group. I surfaced after the two minutes of looking for my dive buddy and took forever for the instructor (my buddy) to realize I was missing. Was meant to feel like I was the problem and instructor barked orders to try to get us together again, Got back to shore and was exhausted and freezing given the amount of time we waited in the water to get moving. Decided not to do the second dive, as did many. Of course- no refund could be offered even after requested and sharing my experience. Although I am a novice diver this experience was terrible compared to others I have had. I felt it lacked organization, customer service mindset, and preparation for the conditions here. Skip this dive and company.

Did a two tank shore dive. DM Rick Clayton was great to dive with. La Jolla is such a beautiful area. My first shore dive, but entering and exiting was no problem.