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American Dive Institute
Category: Active Life Diving Diving [Edit]
13650 West Colonial DriveSte 140
Winter Garden, FL 34787
(800) 728-9942
- Hours:
Mon, Wed, Fri 12:30 pm - 5 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
One review for American Dive Institute
1 review in English
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Review from Philip F.
Orlando, FL
2/19/2009
In preparation for a trip to the Caribbean my wife and I decided to finally take the plunge (so to speak) and get certified to SCUBA dive. Our schedule this winter was tight, so we had to do a little hunting to find a good match between our open days and class schedules. Ultimately, we decided on American Dive Institute. It was an absolutely fantastic experience. James and Alex, the owners of ADI, were fantastic teachers, very patient and accommodating. Along with their expert instruction, they set beginners up with top-of-the-line dive gear: Zeagle BCs, Atomic regulators and fins. If you're looking to learn to dive in Orlando I would recommend them in a heartbeat.
The open water checkout dives were a lot of fun, particularly the final dives at Blue Grotto. Blue Grotto is a freshwater cavern that goes down to a little over 100 feet. My wife was a little surprised to discover upon arrival that although the grotto is open water, the cavern receded back from its opening and much of the dive is spent with rock overhead instead of a straight shot to the surface. It's to the credit of Alex and James's instruction that we both felt prepared and relaxed about diving in these conditions. We dove to about sixty feet, checking out a limestone rock with carvings from previous generations of divers and through deep, turning passages of rock. More than once someone in our group stopped to wonder who was the first person to see a hole in their backyard and think, let's see how deep that goes.
I'm now totally hooked on SCUBA and there's no question that Alex and James will see us again soon as we sign up for advanced classes and head out on their monthly day trips to the coast(s).
Specialties
American Dive Institute is an Orlando scuba instruction facility, water excursion specialists and high-end retail center locally owned and operated by award winning scuba instructors in West Orlando.
We are dedicated to providing you with superior white glove service, unequaled education and quality scuba gear.
We are an authorized dealer and service center for Atomic, Zeagle, Tusa, Pinnacle, OTS and much more.
Come to our TRY SCUBA experience or JUNIOR TRY SCUBA course. This is a great introduction to scuba! Includes instructor, all gear, site fees and fun. (min. age 8) Registration required.
History
Established in 2007
In the last three years the American Dive Institute has provided scuba services to hundreds of clients locally and visiting Orlando from abroad.
We have over 20 years experience certifying scuba divers. With our experience in the scuba industry and our backgrounds in the corporate world, we're taking scuba in Central Florida to a whole new level of professionalism and customer service.
We are located in Winter Garden just off the Florida Turnpike. Our high-end white glove service has attracted customers from all over the country. With our on-line database of worldwide dive sites and our on line store, our sales of scuba equipment has now become international!
Meet the Business Owner: James P and Alex D.
James received his certification as a NAUI scuba instructor in 1988 while serving in the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division. He was deployed to Sinai, Egypt for a year where he logged over 1,000 hours bottom time in the Red Sea and trained over 500 U.S. and U.N. soldiers how to scuba dive. While in Egypt, His accomplishments include winning the Rescue Diver portion of the National Public Safety Divers Forum for 3 consecutive years and being awarded the rank of Public Safety Dive Professional - Master Rescue Diver.
Alex has over 16 years of diving experience with NAUI, PADI, and NACD diving the Pacific, Atlantic, Gulf and Florida Springs. Born and raised in Southern California Alex traveled extensively until he made Orlando his permanent residence after the birth of his twins at Florida Hospital South. Alex's priority is to enable people to enjoy underwater activities as safely as possible by providing the highest quality education.
