Elevate your Ecuadorian Scuba Diving or Snorkeling Experience with a Personal Divemaster

Ecuador has some of the world’s most spectacular marine environments, which is one of the biggest things that drew Diane to it.

An American ex-pat who has answered the siren call of Ecuador’s seas, Diane has quickly become a go-to divemaster for local dive instructors and tourists alike.

Are you coming to Ecuador but are relatively new to diving? Are you intimidated about how your skills might hold up next to others on the tour boat who seem to speak a language of signals and nods that don’t show up in any of the dive manuals?

Or perhaps it has been more than six months since you’ve been on a dive and a local dive operator insists you need a refresher that they can’t possibly schedule for any time other than the one day you’d like to dive?

Are you considering a family vacation and want to bring your ten-year old (the youngest age for PADI certifictation) into Ecuador’s underwater magic? Or have you booked the cruise of a lifetime along the coasts of South America and want to see some of the life that’s been underneath you the whole time?

With a freelance divemaster like Diane, you can rest easy that all of these needs, and more, can be met. Break away from a swarming group and turn your trip from great to legendary.

  • Conduct refresher courses
  • Skin Diver Certification
  • Guided Recreational Dives
  • Guided snorkeling trips
  • Dive site orientation
  • Marine life Education
  • Underwater photography assistance
  • Locate and point out local marine life to photograph
  • Safety Management
  • Professional Oversight
  • Extra vigilence for the youngest members of your group if diving with children
  • A built-in outgoing and supportive dive buddy

Diane can support multiple dive sites, including sites that locals in Ecuador love but which may not make it into travel guides. Please discuss options with her when booking.

Example Locations:

  • Galapagos
    • Wolf Island, famous for schooling hammerheads, Galapagos sharks, reef sharks, silky sharks, rays, turtkes, and more.
    • Darwin Island, famous in its own right for schools of hammerhead sharks, whale sharks, manta rays, eagle rays and, occassionally, orca.
    • Santa Cruze Island dive sites, like Gordon’s Rocks, Cousins Rock, Punta Carrion, and Isabela Island
  • Machalilla National Park Region
    • Isla de la Plata, known lovingly among locals as “Poor Man’s Galapagos,” and considered one of the best diving spots on continental Ecuador
    • Los Frailes
  • Manta, Ecuador
  • Peru’s Los Organos/Piura Region
    • Los Organos Pier which doubles as an artifical reef, with large numbers of green turtles
    • Punta Sal
  • Colombia’s Choco Region
    • Bahia Solano dive sites and wrecks

For all dives originating in mainland Ecuador, 1+ hours.

For all other dives, contact Diane to discuss your trip plans and divemaster needs.

Contact Diane to discuss your Ecuador dive vision, and to get a quote.

Dive boat charge(s) and/or tanks if shore diving will be priced according to the outfitter you choose, though Diane can help with recommendations if you’d like.