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GO WEST Diving

Westpunt E5, Playa Kalki, Westpunt, Curacao (Formerly Ocean Encounters West)
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Ranked #1 of 1 tours in Westpunt
4.5 of 5 stars 14 Reviews
Type: Water Sports
Owner description: GO WEST Diving (formerly known as Ocean Encounters West) is located at Playa Kalki in the West End of the island. With a satellite location at All...... more » Owner description: GO WEST Diving (formerly known as Ocean Encounters West) is located at Playa Kalki in the West End of the island. With a satellite location at All West Apartments, we provide diving services to the Westpunt area including Lodge Kura Hulanda & Beach Club.At GO WEST Diving we have the one stop diving concept which will take you to ALL of Curaçao, from the Mushroom Forest and Watamula, to the Superior Producer, Tugboat, and the island of Klein Curaçao. Courses are offered from Discover Scuba Diver to Dive Instructor. Boat and shore diving every day. GO WEST Diving has a fleet of 4 dive boats is prepared to cater to groups of any size and requirements. Our company’s goal is to enable you, our valuable customer, to enjoy the ultimate diving experience in a safe, family oriented, and relaxing atmosphere. « less
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Lancaster, South Carolina
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4 reviews 4 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW

My wife and I spent our first diving trip on Curacao with Go West. Absolutely the best diving experience we have had. Brian and his crew run a first-class, safe, operation. The wash tanks are clean, the security of equipment is first rate. The panoosh (hope it is spelled right) sweet bread and orange drink as well as water, make... More

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Redondo Beach, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

We dove previously with “Go West” (GW) a few years back when it was “Ocean Encounters West” and the customer service and diving experience are still exceptional. The entire crew was great – from the shop to the boat crew and dive guides. Their dive shop has to be one of the cleanest and best-organized operations I’ve ever seen. They... More

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bhorne7, General Manager at GO WEST Diving, responded to this review
23 May 2012

Thank you for the awesome review... we certainly appreciate it and we will look forward to diving with you again!! More

San Antonio, Texas
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23 reviews 23 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2012 NEW

Good dive operation! super divemasters, friendly, knowledgeable, helpful. Nice lush reefs and easy diving, rarely below 65 feet. the coral is healthy and lovely. What I liked the best was the flexibility of the diving; they always plan to go out against the current, turn around, and come back, but if you get out there and the current is strong,... More

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bhorne7, General Manager at GO WEST Diving, responded to this review
23 May 2012

It was a pleasure to meet you both and thank you for your review!! We appreciate it and we will look forward to diving with you again!! More

Ottawa, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 March 2012
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My wife and I wanted to add to the list of kudos the entire team at Go Diving West. We participated in 3 x 2 boat dive days - one day on and one day off - over the last week of February and first week in March. The people were awesome - and we were particularly well cared for... More

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atlanta
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 January 2012

Just spent 8 nights in Curacao's west end of the island. We stayed at All West Aparments in a dive bundle including rental car and shore diving. This is our 3rd time with them. The overal experience with All West and Go West Diving was outstanding. The staff at Go West is top notch. Professional but fun to be with.... More

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Kearny, New Jersey
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 December 2011
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This was our second trip to Curacao and both times the crew from GO WEST Diving (formerly known as an Ocean Encounters West) made us feel very welcome and safe underwater. The girls at the front desk and at the rental counter were very nice, efficient and helpful. The Dive Masters Ryan, Steve and Jon were very knowledgable and experienced.... More

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Chicago
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 December 2011
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First off, this was my THIRD trip back. First time I went solo, second time I brought a whole bunch of others; this past trip I brought my 11 year old son for the PADI Junior Open Water course. I'm a PADI certified divemaster, so if this is the place I brought my son for his first ever dive experience... More

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Columbia, Missouri
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 September 2011

I dove with OEW for 9 days, July 15-July 25. My last dive of the trip, at Watamula, was my 300th in my five-year diving career, and it capped off a most memorable trip with a friendly, helpful group of dive masters. Every day was a great new adventure, and even though the dive boat was quite croweded on a... More

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New Jersey
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 August 2011
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Ocean Encounters West is an extremely professional operation featuring mature and knowledgable divemasters and an accomodating staff. My wife and I are experienced divers who chose OEW for its location on the west end of Curacao, which we found has excellent diving (rivaling Bonaire in our opinion). The boat dives are guided, but competent divers with computers are given an... More

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Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 August 2011
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While staying at hotel next door, we tried to arrange Junior OWD lessons for my 10-years old son. This did not work out after 2 days of asking and the feeling remained that this is mainly the result of prefering larger profitable groups over kids. Ultimately we were able to arrange the lessons and have a perfect and personal diving... More

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bhorne7, General Manager at GO WEST Diving, responded to this review
15 August 2011

Dear Savert Family, I truly apologize for not being able to accommodate the course however we were fully booked with pre-bookings during the time frame you were here. These pre-bookings included courses and boat diving and I simply did not have the extra staff to accommodate. I make it a standard policy to never say NO unless it is absolutely... More

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