Why Choose Kids Sea Camp?

Welcome to a whole new world for family vacations

Why choose Kids Sea Camp? A simple question with a simple answer: We cultivate family relationships through authentic, high-quality, ocean-oriented, and cultural experiences that encourage kids to engage each other respectfully in the fantastic underwater world. We accommodate many individual family needs through uniquely customized itineraries and educational programs. We pride ourselves on award-winning, highly personalized attention to detail that ensures safety and comfort for young divers. 

We inspire kids to become more confident in building trust through training and exploration. Kids Sea Camp brings together free-spirited, adventure-minded families who want meaningful interactions connecting with the outdoor world. (See our gallery)

Your personal trip concierge: We are here to serve you and ensure your vacation is the best it can be. Our team of KSC/PADI professionals and host families on our Kids Sea Camp family vacations. We are here to cater to your personal needs. This may be extra support for the kids, a drive to the grocery store, a scuba tune-up, a one-on-one personal dive training session, help with a camera, or a demonstration with dive gear. Maybe it’s getting over fear or just needing a refresher.

Special needs: Kids Sea Camp is special needs-friendly. If you give us enough advance notice and the necessary information, we can make most wishes come true. Kids Sea Camp has been able to cater to handicapped divers, high-functioning autism, hearing-impaired divers, disabled divers, and others with special needs. The primary language spoken is English; however, we have a pool of multilingual PADI instructors worldwide, and with notice, German, Spanish, French, and Mandarin can accommodated.

Our moral compass: For almost 25 years, we have taken kids diving without a single dive accident. It’s not just luck; it’s hard work and dedication. Our record and reputation speak for themselves. We work with family-friendly, experienced, knowledgeable professionals. Like any other adventure sport, we have standard PADI, travel, medical, and KSC waivers. However, this does not relieve us of our moral obligation to keep you safe!

Safety: Safety is our #1 priority, and fun is our #2. There is no other company like Kids Sea Camp because we make your vacation personal. KSC only works with kid-friendly experts that we trust in the water with our own family.

Adventures: Kids Sea Camp has grown to be one of the only tour companies in the world to take families on advanced dive adventures to the Galapagos diving with sharks, Yap to dive with giant manta rays, Palau to dive sunken wrecks, Fiji to shark school, and the Philippines to muck dive.

Waivers: Kids Sea Camp provides authentic experiences with natural wildlife and marine interactions. It’s not Disney World, and there is no plexiglass. We educate families through facts and hands-on experiences with the hope of removing fears created by false information. Our trips require participants to respect each other and the underwater world we are exploring. Our rules must be followed, decisions honored, and our word is final. Safety is our expertise in keeping families safe while enjoying their scuba vacations.

Unplug: Put down the cell phones and the laptops. Jump into the real world with daily dives or zip-lining, jungle biking, yoga, paddle boarding, playing football, basketball, or fly fishing. At a Kids Sea Camp, you spend a complete week disconnecting from your routine and reconnecting with family, new friends, and the wonderful underwater world. We think it’s one of the best family vacations in the world.

Special occasions: weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, or reunions. Call 803-419-2556 to let us know how we can better serve you.

Benefits of booking with KSC & FDA

• The most extensive selection of high-quality, family-friendly dive destinations around the world.
• We have the largest liveaboard private charter-only vessels for families, such as The Arenui and the Pelagian in Indonesia, the Rocio Del Mar in Socorro and the Sea of Cortez, and the Explorer Venture fleet.
• Discounts: save as much as 10% off on individual or group trips.
• We promise to give you our unbiased, neutral advice on the safest and the best-suited place to make your family vacation the best it can be.
• We cater to nondiving members of your family with other fun activities they might enjoy.
• We do not book large-scale, franchised hotel chains. Kids Sea Camp only works with small, local, family-owned, family-friendly, family-run operators.
• We have over 50 years of combined dive travel expertise.
• Our scuba travel experts are all PADI-PRO’S and have personal experience and knowledge in the dive destinations we offer.
• Take out the risk of traveling alone or booking on your own. Be smart. Book with us and get our highly experienced customer support.
• We provide exquisite concierge service to our guests.
• Get help from our experts to plan every aspect of your trip and ensure your group has a fantastic experience. Empty Nester trips, adult trips and private groups.
• A global network of PADI Pro dive instructors who speak French, Spanish, German, Russian, American Sign Language, English, and Dutch.
• Benefit from a global network of adventure tour guides, marine biologists, scientists, photographers, and videographers who present and serve on our group trips.
• We customize menus, Itineraries, excursions, dive training, dive site selections, private boats, and instructors best suited for each child and adult.
• We handpick the hotels, resorts, and liveaboard for each Kids Sea Camp family dive trip.
• We have spent the last 35 years traveling worldwide, exploring and experiencing the world’s best dive destinations for your family to enjoy.
• We have certified over 8,000+ divers through Kids Sea Camp, with zero dive accidents.
• We are the experts in family dive travel and are rated #1 worldwide in what we do.
• Our staff are all travel experts and PADI Pros.
• Safety is our number one priority, and fun is a close second.
• Kids Sea Camp is for big kids, too.
• Our dive vacations are more than diving. They include activities such as fly fishing, charter fishing, soccer, volleyball, hiking, sailing, and kayaking for the entire family.
• Grandparents are taking their kids, and grandkids are diving with us.
• We have PADI college-accredited courses that offer.
• We have private boats for young divers aged 10-16.
• We even cater to young adult divers aged 14-17 with their boats, citizen science, mentor programs, and learning to be part of the team of ocean advocates.