The 7 Best Diving Trips in Brazil

1.Skip the Line: Lagoa Misteriosa Admission Ticket with Scuba Diving Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 81 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $127Our pick

Explore Lagoa Misteriosa near Bonito with guided scuba access, clear blue water, small groups, equipment, insurance, and beginner-friendly options.

“As a beginner in diving, we found it out a very good experience. Place is very good, great scenery, beautiful view. We had great instructors (David and Maria). Gentle and calm. As improvements, a little more preparation to what would be happening under water, specially for the photos shooting. It was difficult understand under water what the team wanted us to do. Also, a warning about the stair that we would need to go down ( amd later up), and lastly, anticipation of the air cilinder weight. Not easy to carry it:”

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2.Diving with Turtles in Floripa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $97Best value

Swim with turtles near Xavier Island on a small-group Floripa boat trip with gear, instructors, fruit, and beginner-friendly underwater time.

“Had a very cool experience, didn’t last as long as listed but it was plenty of time, saw a couple kinds of corals, tons of colorful tropical fish, crabs, eels, belt fish, and got to pet a sea turtle. Especially cool experience if you’re from the US where a diving experience is something you can’t even do without pricey training and certifications, although I enjoyed it so much I want to get those things now anyway!”

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3.Diving in Buzios

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 10 reviews · 3 hours · from $150

Review of the Rio to Búzios scuba trip, with warm water, guided training, lunch, transport details, costs, timing, and practical advice.

“If I could give this negative stars, I would, but that still wouldn't be enough. DO NOT book this tour. The drive from Rio is not 2.5 hours as advertised. It's a 3 hour drive after all the pick ups are done, and that's with no traffic, so expect at least 4-5 hours one way. We had holiday traffic that TOOK 7 TOTAL HOURS EACH WAY. Can you blame the travel company for traffic? In this case, yeah, I do. Evidently, this traffic is normal around new years, and they still offered this tour without any indication that I would be SPENDING OVER 14 HOURS on this godforsaken [expletive] bus.…”

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4.DIVING EXPERIENCE

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 7 reviews · 3 hours · from $100

Review of Búzios underwater experience with reef life, turtles, one-to-one instruction, photos, pricing, meeting tips, and honest drawbacks.

“O pessoal é legal e amigável, mas a experiência em si não foi muito boa. Já fiz váaaaarios mergulhos de batismo antes e nenhum deles o instrutor ficou tão em cima e próximo de mim como esse. Sem falar que eu questionei a questão da visibilidade, eles falaram que seria de boa mas na verdade a água estava muuuito turva, e mesmo eu perguntando não levaram em consideração para o mergulho. Então tendo como base outros mergulhos que já fiz, esse foi o pior de todos. Não recomendo.”

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5.Discovery Scuba Diving Experience for Beginners

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6 reviews · 5 hours · from $150

Try beginner scuba in Paraty’s warm, calm waters with an instructor, boat ride, equipment, and colorful marine life for $150.

“The dive itself was fabulous. I got one dive while everyone else got two, if not more in some cases. It was never explained to me why I only get one. I also have to say the organisers made little or no effort being the only non national in the group. This I found really poor. One guy did his best and that's all that's expected due to communication challenges. An effort is always appreciated! The guide to my dive did make me feel I was in good hands. I definitely would not recommend doing this trip if you've no Portuguese. I rarely give bad reviews but felt invisible on…”

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6.Arraial do Cabo Scuba Diving Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · 10 hours · from $255

Explore Arraial do Cabo by boat and scuba, with Rio pickup, clear water, marine life, gear, snacks, and small-group service.

“(Part 1) I visited Rio de Janeiro a week ago. I wanted to book one day scuba diving trip. Safety was an important aspect, as I was alone. This is why I was looking for arrangement with hotel pick up option. Among numerous online offers I have found GetYourGuide platform. This platform had the most detailed description of the trip, especially about the diving. This was the reason to choose this option. There were positive and negative impressions. Positive: Bruno was my guide. Very dedicated to his job, with official and respectful approach to the client. He was giving many interesting pieces of information during relatively long trip (2.5 hours)…”

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7.Best Dive Experience All Inclusive Scuba Diving Package

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 10 hours · from $240

Review of Rio’s Arraial do Cabo scuba day trip, with hotel pickup, equipment, instructors, marine life, costs, and practical tips.

“Pick up was timely. The vehicle was comfortable and Benito was friendly and his English was very good. He got me through the marina and to the dive operator. An English speaking instructor got me set up for the dive and gave me a briefing before turning me over to Luka who led the dive. I was the only certified diver on the boat and got personal attention.”

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