Guide Divers in Your Area
Visiting divers need local expertise. Create recurring trips to your favorite sites and build a following of divers who want to explore your underwater backyard.
Who Can Host Trips?
Experienced divers who know their local waters can become guides and host trips. You don't need to be a dive professional - just someone who can safely lead other certified divers.
Ideal Hosts:
- • Divemasters & Instructors
- • Rescue Divers with local experience
- • AOW divers with 50+ logged dives
- • Anyone who knows their sites well
To Get Started:
- 1. Create a free account
- 2. Enable guide mode in your profile settings
- 3. Create your first trip
- 4. Start accepting bookings
Why Host Local Trips?
Divers traveling to your area need someone who knows the sites, conditions, and best times to dive.
You Know the Sites
Best entry points, where to find marine life, seasonal conditions, and hidden gems only locals know.
Visiting Divers Need You
Thousands of divers travel for diving. They want a local guide, not just a dive shop.
Recurring Income
Set up weekly shore dives or monthly adventures. Build repeat customers who book every time they visit.
Keep 90-100%
Keep 90% with Stripe or 100% with external payment. No monthly fees, no minimums.
Your Schedule
Host trips when it works for you. Weekend mornings, after work, or full days.
Grow Your Following
Reviews, repeat customers, and exposure to divers worldwide searching for guides in your area.
Recurring Trip Ideas
The best guides create regular, predictable trips that divers can count on.
Saturday Morning Shore Dive
WeeklyWeekly 2-tank shore dive at your favorite local site. 7am start, done by noon.
Full Moon Night Dive
MonthlyMonthly night dive timed with the full moon. Magical experience divers travel for.
Weekend Wreck Adventure
MonthlySaturday-Sunday boat trip to offshore wrecks with overnight stay.
After-Work Sunset Dive
WeeklyWednesday evening shore dive. Perfect for local divers and visitors alike.
New Diver Orientation
As neededGuided first ocean dive for newly certified divers. Build confidence.
Photography Dive
WeeklySlow-paced dive focused on finding and shooting macro life.
Trip Types You Can Host
Day Trips
Morning shore dives, afternoon boat dives, sunset dives
Specialty Experiences
Wreck dives, night dives, drift dives, photography trips
Weekend Getaways
2-3 day diving adventures with accommodation recommendations
Liveaboards
Multi-day boat trips with cabins, meals, and diving
Travel Trips
International dive destinations with groups
How Payments Work
Stripe Payments
- ✓ Automatic booking confirmations
- ✓ Instant payment processing
- ✓ Deposit or full payment options
- ✓ You keep 90% (10% + $0.30 fee)
Connect Stripe in 2 minutes during trip creation
External Payment
- ✓ You keep 100% of payments
- ✓ PayPal, Venmo, wire, cash, etc.
- ✓ No platform fees
- ⚠ Manual booking confirmation
Provide payment instructions when creating trip
Guide Expectations
- • Be experienced at the sites you're guiding
- • Provide accurate trip information and pricing
- • Honor all confirmed bookings
- • Communicate clearly with customers
- • Follow local diving regulations
- • Liability insurance recommended (not required)
Ready to Host Dives in Your Area?
Register as a guide (free, instant approval), then create your first trip. Visiting divers are already searching for guides in your area.
Already a guide? Go to your dashboard