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Houston's Premier Scuba and Dive Shop Oceanic Ventures Inc.

(713) 523-3483 (dive)
5808 Newcastle Drive
Houston, TX 77401

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Become a Scuba Diver

Don’t just learn to scuba dive, become a diver and experience the world!

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Our Focus

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Family Scuba Diving Programs

Our focus is a little different.  We want to help you to become a scuba diver not just learn to dive.  Let’s face it, anyone can learn to mimic a set of actions to pass a test, but when you go one your first real adventure, will you be a safe and comfortable diver?  At Oceanic Ventures, we want you to feel safe and comfortable on your first trip and to fall in love with diving just like we did!  Our program is tailored to help you reach that goal of swimming with the fish and have fun doing it.

Your Program

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Patient Scuba Diving Instruction

It has often been said that you get what you pay for and Scuba Diving is no exception.  We don’t teach “fast, cheap scuba.”  Rather we help you gain comfort and skills in a non-threatening, non-rushed environment where you have time to internalize the knowledge and skills and the time to feel comfortable being underwater and actually enjoying the feeling of weightlessness that only an astronaut or a diver can experience.

To help you reach your goals, we offer a complete program that will help you reach your diving goals.  Our program includes our special Open Water Program, a Computer Diving Specialty Program and an Enriched Air Nitrox Program.  We do this in small classes with low student to instructor ratios with an emphasis on pool time without sacrificing the education side of the equation.  Your instructor and dive leaders are the best trained leaders in the area with years of diving experience.

Come see why we have the top rated scuba diver education program based on over 27 years of experience in teaching scuba to people just like you.

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E-Book Designed to Help You

To help you find out what questions to ask, we produced a e-book entitled Your Adventure Awaits… A Consumer’s Guide to Recreational Scuba Diving Instruction where we cover the things to go into a complete Open Water Certification Course.  It includes things you should look for and things you should consider as well as the pitfalls and pricing schemes employed by some diving instructors and retailers.  It is not a long book but we think you will find it helpful.  You can find it here.

Private Scuba Classes in Your Own Home

Start Today for Free

You can actually start your Open Water Program today for free!  You can set-up an account with Scuba Schools International (SSI) and start reading the first three chapters of the open water program.  Don’t forget to select Oceanic Ventures as your preferred diving facility.  Simply go here and set-up an account and start today!

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Come Visit Us

We can even entertain your children while you talk about diving with us.

The best way to find out more about the Open Water Scuba Certification Program is to come meet with one of our staff.  Sit down with a cup of coffee, an iced tea or a glass of spring water and talk to our staff about what you want to do, where you want to go and how you would like to feel during your training program.  This will let you to understand why our style of teaching is different and how this can help you become a diver.  Remember, all dive facilities are not created equal and all programs are not the same.  We really want to help you become a diver!

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Oceanic Ventures, Inc
5808 Newcastle Dr.
Houston, TX 77401-3214
USA

Phone: 713-523-DIVE (3483)

eMail: divesafe@oceanicventures.net

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What People Say…

Kelley Jones Minor

Appreciate the personal service and care at Oceanic Ventures

Ann really took her time helping to fit my niece with her first mask and fins. We so appreciated the personal attention, and we loved that she was open to talking about dive certification, but she wasn't giving us the hard sell. We live out toward Tomball but would happily drive back here vs. going to a nearby competitor simply for the service.

Jean Jansen

Oceanic Ventures is wonderful

They gave been wonderful all the way. My son started in Scuba Rangers and now we are both certified; thank you for taking care of us!

I loved it

I loved the course!

Holland Geibel

Oceanic Ventures is great with children

They are great with children!

Andrea Lebovitz

Thank you for the memories

I will never forget diving with my teen aged son for the first time. Thank you for the memories.

Dick Long

Eric Keibler is an Ambassador

Eric is a real ambassador for the rebreather world. Thanks for all of your hard work.

Pam Radford

I learned a lot from Oceanic Ventures

I really enjoyed my Technical Diver Course and I learned a lot.

Pam Radford

Oceanic Ventures is the best dive shop

Best Dive Shop I've ever used. I've been diving since 1984 and you will not find more talented staff anywhere else. They are small, family owned and service oriented #1. You get personal service from start to finish from people who actually dive all over the world. I've taken simple to advance courses from them and the trainers are excellent. Dive trips are well organized to unique locations and always fun. This type of depth of knowledge is very difficult to find, especially in Texas.

Nancy Easterbrook
DiveTech Grand Cayman

Oceanic Ventures is a great dive shop

Great dive shop with wonderful instructors to share your passion for the underwater world. They have fun for the whole family from kids diving programs through advanced diving. Checkout their scuba diving vacation to some of the best diving in the world. I really like the Diva dive vacation to Grand Cayman.

Charles Franklin

Oceanic Ventures is the best

I have been to many scuba stores in Houston and this one is by far the best. Most scuba stores have a couple of salespersons who will show you one of the 40 types of fins and 10 types of regulators that they have in stock and immediately try to sell these to you. Most of these same stores really cater only to people just getting certified. Oceanic ventures has a very different business model. While they do have an inventory, it is not as large as other stores. The difference is that they really try to foster a dive community. It works. People come back again and again. Further, unlike many stores, they teach just about everything possible. If you want to teach your child how to snorkel, they teach that. If you want to learn how to dive 350 feet down on a rebreather using helium gas mixes and several additional scuba tanks, they teach that. They teach everything in between. Not many stores do that. Additionally, the staff is very knowledgeable about all the equipment they sell. You will never get an "I don't know about that" type of answer.

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Why People Choose Us

People choose their friends carefully just as they should choose their adventure partners and Scuba Diving Instructors.  Oceanic Ventures is the premier scuba dive shop in Houston, Texas, and the Southwest because of our exceptional service and our sense of adventure.  In talking with our clients and friends, people choose us for a number of reasons such as: Passion – We love what we do and we want to share the beauty and excitement of the underwater world with everyone we meet. Caring- Our clients tell us they love us because we truly care about people and strive to make their scuba diving experiences safe, fun and enjoyable. Professional – Our staff members are the … [Read more …]

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