Channel Islands Scuba

Just finished my Open Water Dive training with them a week ago. They are very patient and helpful with the training and with answering any questions I had about diving and equipment. And they have a decent amount of equipment in their shop with reasonable prices as well. My only gripe is that they don’t sell Snickers for an afternoon snack while doing my scuba training. :-)

I purchased the groupon for ssi diver certification and got certified last month. Tim and Mike are both great instructors, and the shop carries all the gear you’d ever need. I highly recommended getting certified and shopping at Channel Island Scuba.

Although I rarely (very rarely) write positive reviews about anything (except things involving large amounts of raw fish), I am inclined to give an A+ grade to Channel Islands Scuba, which is a great shop for scuba afficionados in the Thousand Oaks/​Agoura neighborhood.
It is a well-​stocked shop, with plenty of intriguing and novel scuba equipment available in-​stock and for purchase; but it also has great extras, like Nitrox fills and scuba lessons taught by someone with an engineering degree, who understands the principles involved far better than most scuba teachers. There is even a scuba club with multiple monthly meetings for beach dives, pizza and lectures, etc.
As far as trip-​planning goes, Channel Island’s owner excels at planning novel and exciting adventures of the finest calibre. One of my favorite experiences at the shop, so far, was a delicious meal of clam chowder prepared with freshly-​caught Pismo clams, and another meal with freshly-​caught lingcod and seabass.
The social aspect/​ambiance of the shop is also great, with terrific fellow-​diver customers frequently dropping in to share details of their latest adventures and replenish air tanks. The equipment and expertise of the owner is unquestionable. I recommend this establishment highly, and foresee a bright future for it.

Just finished my open water scuba certification with Channel Islands Scuba and had a great time. I purchased the groupon deal they had and was able to easily get enrolled in the next class which was small with only 5 people. For certification we had 2 classroom and pool sessions, a beach dive, and a boat dive off Apa Capa island — in three weekends we were certified and had swam with a sea lion, stared a sheepshead fish in the face, and kicked my way through plenty of kelp. Very knowledgeable and helpful instructors with years of training and in depth insight into the water. On our boat dive, it was clear that our CIS instructors Mike and Tim had prepared us better than any of the other groups on board.

Excellent customer service. Friendly and fair. Well stocked shop and the best Air around.

Great scuba shop, well stocked with state of the art equipment. Good prices with very nice employees and customers. Do yourself a favor and dive with them soon.

Everyone at Channel Islands Scuba was amazing. The instructors were everything you’d want: knowledgable, patient, friendly, helpful and SO. MUCH. FUN! Mike and his son helped us pick out the right gear to get our new adventure started. If you want to learn to scuba, Channel Islands Scuba is the only place to do it.

Great guys, very helpful.

As of March 1^st, 2014 Channel Island Scuba has a new owner, management team and larger location. All the great instructors have stayed onboard. They do a great job selling new equipment and maintaining all my older gear. I highly recommend CIS.

I have been a customer of CIS for several years.
If you are looking for a knowledgeable, professional, and trustworthy shop this is the one for you. Excellent service, great quality gear, and friendly staff make this the place to go for all of your scuba, snorkeling, free diving, and travel needs.