Olivia's Reef Dive Adventures

Vancouver Shore Snorkeling Tour
2026-03-20 10:00 - 16:30 (America/Vancouver)
Snorkeling is a year round activity here in Vancouver and with a growing community, now is a great time to explore this rewarding sport. With countless access points to the ocean, you’ll have the chance to observe wildlife that most people don’t even know exists in our waters. Guided Vancouver Shore Snorkeling Tours are a great way to build confidence and experience with the challenges of snorkeling in cold water.

Drysuit Diver Specialty Course
2026-03-11 18:00 - 2026-03-15 15:00
The PADI Drysuit Specialty course – Gain confidence in cold water, learn how to use a drysuit specifically designed for the cold water environments of Vancouver and British Columbia. Millions of people have learned to scuba dive and gone on to discover the wonders of the aquatic world.

Nanoose Bay Day Trip - Tyee Cove
2026-03-08 06:00 - 19:00
Nanoose Bay diving is known for its clear waters and wide variety of wildlife. Its makes a perfect day trip from Vancouver, join one of our day trips and let us handle all of the transportation and ferry logistics. Explore walls, rocky reefs and and breathtaking underwater landscapes that are home to resident Wolf eels, Octopus, Rockfish, Sunflower Stars, Kings Crabs and so much more!

Indian Arm Boat Diving
2026-03-07 08:00 - 15:00, 2026-02-08 08:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-25 10:00 - 16:30, 2026-01-11 08:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-03 08:00 - 15:00
Exploring British Columbia’s waters via boat charter lets you access new dive sites off shore. Discover incredible marine life, sponge reefs, walls, rocky reefs, pinnacles, rock overhangs, artificial reefs and ship wrecks. Join Olivia’s Reef for unforgettable boat dive adventures.

Open Water Diver + Drysuit Course
2026-02-24 18:00 - 2026-03-15 14:00
PADI® Open Water Diver is the first scuba certification level. A PADI Instructor will teach you how to scuba dive in a relaxed, supportive learning environment.
By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to dive at home or abroad and be an ambassador for the underwater world.

🗺️ Campbell River Diving Weekend
2026-02-20 08:00 - 2026-02-22 18:00 | <font color=teal>Advanced Divers:</font>, Advanced Open Water Certification + 45 Cold water dives
More info Coming Soon!

Intro to Snorkeling
2026-02-17 18:00 - 2026-02-18 21:30, 2026-01-27 18:00 - 2026-01-28 21:30
Class Sessions: 6:00pm – 8:00pm Pool Sessions: 8:00pm – 9:15pm
Intro to Snorkeling is a beginner course and requires no prior experience. You’ll learn how to snorkel in the controlled setting of a pool, gain confidence using fins, masks and snorkels in a safe and fun environment.

🤿 Sooke Snorkeling & Freediving Weekend
2026-02-13 06:00 - 2026-02-15 17:00 | <font color=teal>Beginner Friendly!</font>, Freedivers & Snorkeler who are comfortable in the ocean
Sooke snorkeling is known for having some incredible sites to explore and observe wildlife. Explore the clear winter waters as we observe pristine shorelines, emerald bays, kelp forests and rocky reefs. after a day in the water relax in our rustic cabin, including a hot tub!

Vancouver Boat Dives – Howe Sound
2026-02-07 08:00 - 14:30

🗺️ Hornby Island Weekend
2026-01-30 08:00 - 2026-02-01 17:00 | <font color=teal>Intermediate:</font>, Advanced Open Water + 20 Cold water dives
Hornby Island diving is home to a wide variety of underwater life due to its unique location and rock formations. Sea lions frequent areas of the island in the winter months, although we aren’t specifically diving with them they do sometimes get curious!

Advanced Snorkeling Course
2026-01-24 09:00 - 16:30
The Advanced Snorkeling Course involves snorkeling while making breath-hold dives to observe aquatic life, up close and personal. Refinement of core snorkeling skills and a base knowledge of local tides, currents and sites will ensure cold water snorkeling can be a safe and exciting activity

🗺️ Sunshine Coast Getaway
2026-01-16 08:00 - 2026-01-18 18:00 | <font color=teal>Beginner Friendly:</font>, Open Water Certification + 10 Cold water dives
Snorkeling, freediving and scuba friendly trip. The Sunshine Coast in British Columbia is known for its wide array of wildlife and often crystal clear waters with an abundance of bays, coves and beaches to explore. The Sunshine coast is peppered with countless dive sites including incredible walls, Eel Grass beds and Pinnacles. Lump Suckers, Giant Pacific Octopus, Wolf eels and Sea lions all call this area home.

Nanoose Bay Day Trip - Oak Leaf Park
2026-01-10 06:30 - 19:00

Madrona Point Day Trip
2025-12-13 06:30 - 17:00, 2025-10-18 06:30 - 18:00
The “Main Wall dive” at Madrona Point, is what many would argue to be the best shore dive in the central area of Vancouver Island. With Wolf eels, Giant Pacific Octopus, Sea Lions and so many more species calling this dive site home, its easy to see why its such a favored shore dive.

PADI Advanced Open Water Course
2025-11-29 08:00 - 2025-11-30 17:00

PADI Drysuit Specialty Course
2025-11-05 17:30 - 2025-11-09 15:00

Oak Leaf Bay Day Trip
2025-11-01 06:30 - 17:00
Oak Leaf is a macro photographers dream site, the bay is teaming with small life, while the other walls are home to larger species such as Giant Pacific Octopus, Dogfish, Ratfish, Sea lions and so much more!

Egmont Dive Weekend
2025-10-24 08:00 - 2025-10-27 17:00
Come dive the world famous Skookumchuck narrows on a three day all-inclusive trip. Stay in cozy yurts and relax in a hot tub after a day of diving. Enjoy up to boat 10 dives around the Agamemnon Channel includes up to 3 dives in the rapids. Known for incredible Sponge gardens, Gorgonian corals, Puget Sound King Crabs and walls covered in anemones and life thriving in the currents.

Snorkeling Course & Boat Adventure
2025-10-19 09:30 - 16:00
Adventure awaits on this Howe Sound boat Adventure and snorkeling course. Learn core snorkeling skills via a knowledge development session, confined was skills and then explore the ocean on a snorkeling tour.

Pool Snorkeling Course
2025-10-15 18:00 - 22:00
Learn the required skills in a confined pool setting. This option is great if you want to continue your snorkeling journey in warmer waters
Receive a classroom and knowledge development session before spending 1 hour in the pool practicing the required skills.

Deep Diver Specialty Course + Boat Dives
2025-10-11 08:00 - 2025-10-12 17:00
The PADI Deep Diver Specialty course is a safe, supervised introduction to diving to the maximum limits of recreational scuba diving (40 metres/130 feet). You’ll learn and practice your additional training, knowledge and skills in the classroom and the open water on this thrilling dive course.

This Deep Course includes boat dives for 2 out of the 4 required dives for certification.

Try Scuba Diving Pool Session
2025-10-10 19:00 - 23:30
If you’ve always wanted to try scuba diving lessons, but aren’t quite ready to take the full plunge then this one night course is for you! Learn the basics of scuba diving and get into the pool for one night of adventure taking your first breath under water. This is a low pressure fun way to dip your toes into the water. Get your scuba diving certification with the PADI Open Water Diver course – the world’s most popular and widely recognized scuba course. Millions of people have learned to scuba dive and gone on to discover the wonders of the aquatic world through this course.

Drysuit Specialty Course
2025-10-08 18:00 - 2025-10-11 15:30

Vancouver Island Snorkel Safari
2025-10-04 09:00 - 15:00
A day of snorkeling on Vancouver Island
Explore kelp forests, rocky reefs and sandy shallows from the shore around Victoria on Vancouver Island. This day trip is beginner friendly and offers the unique chance to observe the incredible array of wild life the calls our pacific coast home. Experience the magic of British Columbia snorkeling on this unique day trip Vancouver Island. Explore the shore line, swim through kelp forests on the surface and underwater with breath hold dives. Snorkeling provides the chance to observe wild life up close and personal, giving you a breath-taking glimpse of the complex ecosystem of the Pacific coast.
Whats Included with Your Trip:

2-3 hours of snorkeling from shore (usually in a kelp forest)
Transportation from downtown Vancouver to Victoria
5mm wetsuits, mask, snorkel and fins.
Warm drink + snacks between snorkeling sessions.
All ferry costs + fees

Trip Itinerary:

Meet at 6:15am
Catch 8:00am ferry to Victoria
Drive to our snorkeling location

First snorkeling session 1-1.5 hours
Break to warm up
Second snorkeling session 1-1.5 hours

Pack up gear
Stop in Victoria for food
Catch 6:00pm ferry to Vancouver
Arrive downtown Vancouver at 8:30pm

Trip Requirements
Beginner Friendly

8 years of age or older
Comfortable in water and in good health
