Neptune Divers

The staff here is very friendly and helpful! We love the new pool upgrades and I am set to have my kids start swimming lessons here next week! Can’t wait!

After calling around to different dive shops in SLC, Neptune seemed like the best deal to get my open water scuba certification. My instructor was Brad. He has tons of diving experience and is a great teacher. Getting certified is a commitment though. The class was from 630 to ~930−10pm, twice a week for 3 weeks. Before every class, there was about an hour+ of homework (reading, filling out a worksheet, short video). The first portion of the class lecture based, while the last couple of hours was spent in the pool. After the 6 classes, we went to Bonneville Sea Base in Grantsville UT for two full days (8am-​2pm). Sea Base has some beautiful fish, a tunnel, sunken boat, and even a 9 foot nurse shark. The visibility isn’t very good, but that’s because it’s a lake. It was a lot of fun and I felt like it was a better place finish my dive certification rather than the Homestead Crater. By the time I finished the classes and finished the dive at Sea Base, I feel pretty confident for a beginning diver, which is exactly what I hoped to accomplish.
The dive shop, Neptune, has a good variety of equipment to choose from. They let you try out a lot of the gear in the pool before you buy, which is nice. The staff was always helpful in answering questions.
The classroom, changing rooms, pool, and the equipment you borrow (for free) until you get your own were a little lacking though. Their pool is now sanitized by salt water, which is much better for diving than chlorine is. The pool is small, but still big enough for a small class.
Even though it was a big time commitment, I loved getting certified through Neptune. Just go ahead and do it.

Excellent dive shop, with the best instructors. They have a huge knowledge base to help both beginning and advanced divers, as well as the equipment to keep them safely in the water. We have gone on amazing dive trips with them too. If you want to try scuba, please try Neptune. You won’t regret it.

Had a great experience getting open water certified at Neptune Divers. Bruce was my instructor and he was great. Lots of experience, knowledgable, and was very clear and to the point. Everyone in my class passed the written test with no problems and we had a good time at Seabase for our open water dives.
The shop itself seemed to have a good selection of gear. Students get a 10% discount and they did have some snorkel packages at a discounted price. I’m new to the scuba scene so the prices seemed steep for me, but the gear was probably top quality so prices were most likely justified. Staff is super friendly and helpful. They all seem to be avid divers and know their stuff.
Minus one star for the cleanliness of the pool and changing rooms. Definitely saw some band-​aids floating in the water and was glad to be done with the pool classes. The place itself is pretty small and a little run down, but not too shabby
Lastly, they have a monthly local dive that you can join at no cost (as long as you have your own gear). They also organize dive trips to some pretty cool places, such as Belize and Bahamas. Good way to keep up with your diving cert!

We LOVE neptune divers. We certified there a few years ago, and have been going back ever since. Here are a few points of distinction:
1. Their instructors are helpful, caring and polite. Dean Wangsgard was my instructor, he took the time to make sure I was comfortable with the material and gave me the one on one attention I needed during my open water tests.
2. They give their loyal customers discounts.
3. They plan regular trips to keep your fins wet. A great e-​mail update list that keeps everyone up to date.
4. They’re better than other shops in town. Seriously, I can’t tell you how many snooty «customer-​hating» shop owners I’ve encountered.