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Underworld Scuba - Scuba Shack

Km. 15 (15000) Blvd. Miguel de la Madrid | Santiago, Manzanillo 28861, Mexico
(314) 333-3678
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Ranked #19 of 25 attractions in Manzanillo
3.5 of 5 stars 11 Reviews
Type: Educational Sites
Owner description: Full service PADI Dive Center #20008 with 20 years in Manzanillo, offering diving and snorkeling tours, PADI courses from Discover Scuba to Divemaster...... more » Owner description: Full service PADI Dive Center #20008 with 20 years in Manzanillo, offering diving and snorkeling tours, PADI courses from Discover Scuba to Divemaster Intern, retail sales and rental of scuba and snorkeling equipment, tank fills. We love the sports of diving and snorkeling, and try to show off Manzanillo's incredible underwater life to everyone who has a curiosity about the ocean. Diving and snorkeling is our life and we'd love to share it with you! « less
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Austin, Texas
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2012

There were 9 girls celebrating a birthday in Manzanillo and booked a snorkeling adventure with Scuba Shack and Susan! We had a GREAT time! Susan was so accommodating, she answered all of our questions, she made suggestions and she insured that we all had a wonderful time. There were several people who had never snorkeled and she was extremely patient... More

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Superior, Colorado
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6 reviews 6 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2012

Our guide Johnathan was great. The boat left about 30-40 minutes late due to launching difficulties, but this kind of delay seems pretty typical of Island or Mexico Time. The snorkeling itself is fair because there is only so much to see, but I think was a fair value. It's really nice that there is almost no boat ride time... More

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Redding, California
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2012

Thank you Scuba Shack (specifically Susan, Fernando, Jonathan, and Enrique) for making our Thanksgiving Day 2011 a memorable one! We came into port on the Carnival Spirit and had pre-booked a snorkel/scuba excursion with Susan. When we arrived at the shop, Carlos helped us all get fitted with gear (which was great to go out with gear that fits instead... More

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Portland, Oregon
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19 reviews 19 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 December 2011
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We rented 9 sets of snorkeling gear and four were damaged. The owner did not seem to care when we returned the gear and he did not offer to compensate us in any way. We were disappointed...bring your own gear. More

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Bristol
2 reviews
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 December 2011
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The scuba shack is Manzanillos only PADI dive center. According to their website. We chose this dive operation because the dive instructor at our hotel the karmina palace had been overly generous with his "hands-on" approach to my 16 year old. We should just have not gone diving. First of all all of the other negative reports are minimal to... More

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Oakland, CA
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 October 2011

We had been working with Susan Dearing from Scuba Shack and were looking forward to our trip by cruiseship to Manzanillo. She had been great in corresponding with us as we finalized details. Unfortunately, Hurricane Jova changed the ship's plans and we had to skip Manzanillo. I was concerned as we had paid our trip in full. I emailed Susan... More

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Calgary
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2011

We made an impromptu stop in Manzanillo while backpacking from Guadalajara to Puerto Vallarta. We had the better part of 30 hours to make the most of our stop. We arrived at our hostel and we welcomed by some Canadian ex-pats; however, we given bad advice as to local tourism. At the 11th hour when we thought that we had... More

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Germany
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 January 2011
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Hello together, i went there for holhay diving and i am certified as Padi OWD, i have never had such a bad base!!! Here are some points: 1) Air Quality – tasting like oil. 2) Being given a regulator with no pressure gauge. 3) Being given a BCD with a defective low pressure inflator. 4) The Divemaster who had “limitations”... More

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Ontario, Canada
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 October 2010
5
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We were lookong for a scuba store to dive during our vacation. We stopped at Scuba Shack and we ask to go diving. The owner told us that he does not go out diving unless there is 6 person in the boat. So far we are only two. He had the nerve to ask us to find four more. I... More

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Denver, Colorado
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 August 2010

My wife and I went diving in April 2010 and had a great time. We saw a lot of fish and other sea creatures. We just returned in Aug 2010 with the kids and my 10 year old son did the Discover dive and the PADI Jr. Open Water certification. The instructor, Fernando, was very patient and my son had... More

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