Diving

There are many places close to Vancouver where you can dive and the variety of underwater wildlife is probably more diverse than you would expect. The Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island offer more pristine environments than the areas around Vancouver itself. I am a Scuba Diver, myself, but I have to confess I've only ever done it in the tropics. I hope to rectify that situation soon. Courses here are quite cheap. I've seen the basic PADI open water certification for $199 Canadian. This translates to $120 US. I did mine in Honduras, generally considered the cheapest place in the world to do it and it cost me $160 US.

 

BCdiveguide.com - find BC diving resources easily	BC Diving Info
Sea Shell Diving & Kayaking	Near Courtenay, BC on Vancouver Island
Aquashack Diving Services Ltd. - Dive Vancouver Island	Campbell River
Dive BC - Scuba Diving	This is probably the best BC Dive Web Site
OCEAN PRO | SCUBA DIVING	Based in White Rock, a Vancouver Suburb
The Diving Locker	Vancouver, Langley & Coquitlam
International Diving Center	Vancouver, Japanese spoken
Dive & Sea Sports	New Westminster
SCUBA Diving Directory	Diving Info
Vancouver Pecaderos	Dive Club
Northwest Dive News	BC/ Washington Dive Articles & Links
Captain Charlie's Island Dive Site	Diving Info-Vancouver Island
Nautilus Explorer	Dive Charter
BC SCUBA Diving Directory	Dive Directory
SaltSpring Scuba	Gulf Island easily accessible from Victoria
Clavella Adventures	Dive Trips (all of BC Coast)
Island Dive	San Juan Islands, Washington State
Shallon Charters	Victoria Dive operator
Mill Bay Boat Charters Homepage	Victoria Dive operator
Viking Adventure Tours	Vancouver Island
ScubaMom	Not Vancouver related, but an interesting site
Baja Outpost	Diving in Mexico's Sea of Cortez