Where you’ll dive in Miami
Real sites, with honest depths. Kaitlyn will tell you which of these your certification level actually suits before you book anything.
Shallow, protected patch reefs inside the park, reached from Key Biscayne or Homestead. Genuinely good first open-water dives — coral, fish, sand and no swell.
A reef terrace running parallel to the beach, dived as a drift or a mooring dive. Close enough to shore that a training weekend is not at the mercy of a long boat ride.
The area’s purpose-sunk wrecks and artificial reefs — the progression target for Advanced and wreck training, with several deep technical sites beyond that.
A walk-in shore dive about 30 minutes north, over a large field of concrete jacks — shallow, easy, and a good confidence dive between course days.
Learn in the park, grow offshore
Biscayne National Park is the underrated asset for learning here: inside it, the water is shallow, sheltered and clear, which lets a new diver practice buoyancy and mask skills over living reef instead of a sand patch. Outside it, Miami’s deeper wrecks give a certified diver somewhere to go for years.
Bilingual and travel-friendly
Miami’s dive community is international, and instruction is available in English with the patience that goes with it — Kaitlyn has certified about 200 divers from age 10 to 80, and a good share of them were first-time divers who were nervous. If you are in South Florida for a season and want to leave certified, that is a reasonable ask.
She comes to you. Kaitlyn is based in Venice and travels for instruction across Florida — Miami included. Give her as much lead time as you can and she arranges the pool, the boat and the dates around your group rather than handing you a fixed class calendar. Travel cost and scheduling depend on distance, group size, and how many days you need; she quotes it directly when you send your dates.
Get Miami on the calendar
Send your dates, how many divers, and any certification you already hold. Kaitlyn replies personally with a plan and current rates.