Top 11 Scuba Diving Tours in Brazil

1.Diving for Beginners and Accredited – Búzios RJ

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 222 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $100Our pick

Beginner-friendly scuba outing from Búzios with turtles, rays, tropical fish, expert instructors, and clear practical advice on extra costs.

“The experience was enjoyable, especially for beginner divers, with the opportunity to explore a variety of underwater fauna and flora. The instructors were friendly, and the boat trip itself was very relaxing. I would consider doing it again, but perhaps with a different company. However, one area that could use improvement is the delivery of underwater photos. They offer this service for an additional charge, but the turnaround time was much longer than expected. I had to follow up several times before receiving my photos. Overall, it’s a solid experience for beginners, but they should definitely work on improving the timeliness of their photo delivery.”

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2.Aqua Aventura – diving for families

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 117 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $43Best value

Review of Aqua Aventura in Bombinhas, Brazil, with snorkeling, small groups, beach stops, price, weather rules, and practical booking advice.

“Foi horrível. Cancelaram o passei e até o momento não recebi meu reembolso. Já faz mais de 6 dias. ...”

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3.Skip the Line: Lagoa Misteriosa Admission Ticket with Scuba Diving Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 81 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $127

Explore Brazil’s Lagoa Misteriosa with a small-group scuba session, clear blue water, cave views, expert guides, and practical tips.

“As a beginner in diving, we found it out a very good experience. Place is very good, great scenery, beautiful view. We had great instructors (David and Maria). Gentle and calm. As improvements, a little more preparation to what would be happening under water, specially for the photos shooting. It was difficult understand under water what the team wanted us to do. Also, a warning about the stair that we would need to go down ( amd later up), and lastly, anticipation of the air cilinder weight. Not easy to carry it:”

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4.Diving with Turtles in Floripa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $97

Swim near Xavier Island with turtles, colorful fish, and expert instructors on a small-group Floripa scuba and snorkeling trip.

“Ambos guías fueron amables y mantuvieron una buena disposición durante el tour. Por condiciones adversas del agua el día pautado no pudimos bucear, sin embargo nos llevaron un segundo día para volver a intentarlo. No hay garantía de ver gran diversidad de vida marina (incluyendo tortugas) o qué habrá buena visibilidad en el agua. Sin embargo logré ver una.”

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5.Discover scuba diving in Búzios

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $59

Try scuba in Búzios with personal instruction, warm-water practice, reef views, sea life, photos, and video at João Fernandinho Beach.

“The class started on time and the tour guides gave precise, clear, and easy to follow instructions. Most unforgettable was getting a close-up view of underwater life. It was an overall excellent experience and we looking forward to repeating.”

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6.Diving in Buzios

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 10 reviews · 3 hours · from $150

Review of Rio to Búzios scuba trip: warm water, beginner-friendly instruction, lunch, transport, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“Pros: the Dive is friendly for people who are looking to explore diving. The water is warm. The Dive company has friendly staff. Especially the lady Marianna from the dive centre. Who explained to me later that if you are an experienced driver, you should come in the morning. The boat dives are in the morning. The conditions were good so the visibility was quite good. The tour guide Pablo is also quite good. He gave us a good intro of the town. Con: the information requirement for the experienced diver should be in the description. It’s a bit pricey for the experience that i got. I go diving in…”

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7.Scuba Diving in Rio de Janeiro

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 10 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $189

Review of Rio’s Arraial do Cabo scuba trip, with hotel pickup, gear included, costs, timing, certification rules, and practical booking advice.

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8.DIVING EXPERIENCE

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 7 reviews · 3 hours · from $100

Review of Búzios’ beginner-friendly reef outing with personal instruction, turtles, colorful fish, photos, and practical booking tips.

“O pessoal é legal e amigável, mas a experiência em si não foi muito boa. Já fiz váaaaarios mergulhos de batismo antes e nenhum deles o instrutor ficou tão em cima e próximo de mim como esse. Sem falar que eu questionei a questão da visibilidade, eles falaram que seria de boa mas na verdade a água estava muuuito turva, e mesmo eu perguntando não levaram em consideração para o mergulho. Então tendo como base outros mergulhos que já fiz, esse foi o pior de todos. Não recomendo.”

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9.Discovery Scuba Diving Experience for Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6 reviews · 5 hours · from $150

Beginner scuba in Paraty with warm, calm water, a 40-minute guided session, boat views, and practical tips for a smooth Costa Verde outing.

“The dive itself was fabulous. I got one dive while everyone else got two, if not more in some cases. It was never explained to me why I only get one. I also have to say the organisers made little or no effort being the only non national in the group. This I found really poor. One guy did his best and that's all that's expected due to communication challenges. An effort is always appreciated! The guide to my dive did make me feel I was in good hands. I definitely would not recommend doing this trip if you've no Portuguese. I rarely give bad reviews but felt invisible on…”

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10.Arraial do Cabo Scuba Diving Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · 10 hours · from $255

Review of Rio to Arraial do Cabo scuba trip, with clear water, marine life, transport details, costs, safety tips, and who should book.

“(Part 1) I visited Rio de Janeiro a week ago. I wanted to book one day scuba diving trip. Safety was an important aspect, as I was alone. This is why I was looking for arrangement with hotel pick up option. Among numerous online offers I have found GetYourGuide platform. This platform had the most detailed description of the trip, especially about the diving. This was the reason to choose this option. There were positive and negative impressions. Positive: Bruno was my guide. Very dedicated to his job, with official and respectful approach to the client. He was giving many interesting pieces of information during relatively long trip (2.5 hours)…”

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11.Best Dive Experience All Inclusive Scuba Diving Package

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 10 hours · from $240

Review of Rio’s Arraial do Cabo scuba day trip, with hotel pickup, equipment, guided underwater time, marine life, costs, and practical tips.

“Pick up was timely. The vehicle was comfortable and Benito was friendly and his English was very good. He got me through the marina and to the dive operator. An English speaking instructor got me set up for the dive and gave me a briefing before turning me over to Luka who led the dive. I was the only certified diver on the boat and got personal attention.”

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