Organized Group Dive Trips

Certified divers, dive clubs and friend groups who want a trip planned for them.

A per-person trip price that includes a margin over your supplier costs, or commission from resorts and dive operators, plus optional course add-ons.

• Organizing and budgeting
• Building relationships with suppliers
• Divemaster level diving experience

• Some provinces (for example BC, Ontario and Quebec) have travel seller registration or consumer protection rules, so check yours
• Handling client deposits, refunds and cancellations, ideally with clear written terms
• Commercial general liability and travel-related insurance, and advising clients on their own travel insurance
• Weather, health or supplier problems abroad, so have a backup plan
• Minimum numbers per trip so a few dropouts do not leave you out of pocket

Estimates suggest startup costs typically around $1,500 to $6,000, depending on how you set up and the trips you plan. Setting minimum numbers per trip helps so a few dropouts do not leave you out of pocket.

Check whether your province has travel seller registration or consumer protection rules, as some do, including BC, Ontario and Quebec. Also check how you handle deposits, refunds and cancellations, and what commercial general liability and travel-related insurance you need.

Estimates suggest monthly revenue typically around $800 to $4,000, depending on trip size and how often you run them. Plan for at least about 8 hours a week, and have a backup plan for weather, health or supplier problems abroad.