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Gypsy Divers

Make your Diving Journey Your own


Getting your Open Water Certification is the first step in your diving adventure. Our onsite pool allows us to operate on your timeline. From the orientation and lessons to your certification dives, you get to build your scheduled based on your availability, learning speed, and trip plans.

Open Water Course

Sea life like a Gypsy.

Let’s build your perfect diving journey together


At Gypsy Divers Aquatic Center, we tailor every aspect of your diving experience to your unique level and goals. Since 1984, we’ve been the premier dive school in Raleigh, NC, offering custom-built and private lessons. Our heated pool, maintained at a comfortable 87 degrees, ensures you have the best training environment. Whether you’re a beginner or returning to diving after a break, we create personalized training plans, equipment packages, and travel arrangements just for you.


  • A view of the store floor from the 2nd floor, you can see the display mannequins, the snorkel area, and the bright large windows lighting up the whole store.
  • The view of the training pool from the pool balcony at the back of the store floor.
  • The front of our Gypsy Divers Aquatic Center building
  • View from the second story with a mannequin displaying a total dive system, the snorkeling section, and the bright light of the front doors.
  • View of the store from the front door once you enter and turn to the right into the snorkeling area.
  • The snorkeling area of the store, complete with masks, snorkels, fins, and other equipment.
  • The wetsuit area of the store.
  • Our tank fill section with rental tanks
  • The outside view of AirTech, the Scuba Service Center.
  • View from the front of the store looking back with 3 mannequins, the regulator and BCD display, and the pool in the far background.
  • The view from the middle of the store looking back towards the regulator display with the pool in the background.
  • View from the back of the store looking forward with the fish tank on your left and the computer and hoses on display to the right.
  • The back of the store floor, the doors to the balcony of the pool area to your left with the door to the hall in front of you.
  • The training pool with tanks lined up on a bench and ranks for trying equipment.
  • The training pool with tanks lined up on a bench and ranks for trying equipment.
  • The training pool with water aerobics equipment and pool toys for lessons.
  • The training pool with tanks lined up on a bench and ranks for trying equipment.
  • The second story training classroom.
  • Diver taking a picture in the Bahamas
  • View of the resorts from the ocean
  • Sea turtle in the Bahamas
  • Divers going down the Rainbow River
  • Divers in Devil's Den
  • Hammock over the ocean in Cozumel
  • Coral with the shadow of the sailboat in the Bahamas
  • Scuba Diver in the Bahama ocean

First, your classes

Our mission is to ensure every diver enjoys their learning journey and graduates as a self-sufficient, confident diver. Our custom-built Open Water Diver and Scuba Skills Update courses are often private and tailored to your schedule, pace, and needs. This personalized approach guarantees you receive the attention you deserve at every step, ensuring your success and comfort in mastering diving skills.

We believe that comfortable, skilled, and calm divers are safe lifelong divers.


Beginning Scuba

The dive instructor and student going over equipment assembly

Scuba Refresher Programs

A dive instructor going over a dive brief with his students

Advanced Specialties

Dive equipment set up near the pool

Second, the equipment

Owning your equipment ensures comfort and confidence in all future adventures. Our Free Lesson program ensures that you are fitted with equipment that meets your requirements and aligns with your budget. This way, you receive a diving system tailored to your unique needs and preferences.

For certified divers, we offer exclusive sessions to test and dive with the equipment you wish to purchase, guaranteeing satisfaction with your investment.

The Free Lesson Program

Third, the practice


The key to becoming a better diver is simply to dive.

We offer an array of extraordinary travel opportunities that cater to your level, goals, and budget. Whether you’re dreaming of bucket-list destinations or prefer more affordable, repeat trips, we have something for everyone.

Immerse yourself in diverse diving experiences that not only enhance your skills but also provide unforgettable adventures. Dive into practice soon after certification and watch your confidence and expertise grow.


Hammock in the ocean in Cozumel
Sea Turtle in the Bahamas
Sunset behind the Morning Star in the Bahamas

Diver in Key Largo

Key Largo

2025 is still half open!
These trips make for the perfect getaway. Easy to get to, short, 6-diver max, personal boat, and personal on-site accommodations within walking distance of the boat!

Dive with us Key Largo

The edge of the property runs along the ocean for a nice beach area to relax on.

Little Cayman

November 8 – 15, 2025
Little Cayman has it all. Even though it’s the smallest of the Cayman Islands, it packs a hefty punch for divers and is known for sea turtle encounters, spectacular wall dives, swim-throughs, sand channels, and much more.

Dive with us Little Cayman

View of the resorts from the ocean

St. Lucia

July 11 – 18, 2026
Enjoy a breathtaking week on the side of a mountain beside the beautiful sea. This resort is unlike anything we’ve seen before and we can’t wait to go back!

Dive with us St. Lucia

Deluxe Room at Dumaguete

Dumaguete & Tubbataha

May 29 – June 12th, 2027
Join us for a two-week diving adventure in the Philippines, enjoying both the resort and liveaboard lives!

Dive with us Dumaguete & Tubbataha

Practice. Practice. Practice.


While Raleigh doesn’t seem like the diver’s paradise to some, there are a few local opportunities to get you diving! From monthly quarry socials to NC or Florida coast diving, there are several options to get diving more!


Quarry Socials

Local Diving

Key Largo

The rest of our Aquatic Center


We’re very lucky to share our home with two other wonderful companies! These really do make us an all-in-one shop, offering everything from swim lessons and swim team to equipment service and clinics!

AirTech's storefront in the Gypsy Divers Aquatic Center

AirTech Scuba Services has been servicing and repairing dive equipment since 1987. It’s the largest service center in America and supports our local divers and several dive shops around the country!

Airtech Scuba Services
Students following their swim instructor's lead.

Oak City Swim School is here for all your swimming needs! Their swim lessons range from toddlers to adults and beginner to intermediate. They also offer swim camps and multiple levels of swim teams!

Oak City Swim School
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(919) 255-1931
3651 Bastion Ln.
Raleigh NC, 27604