Essentials
- Passport
- Visas (if required)
- Photo ID
- Photocopy of essential travel documents
- Vaccination booklet with updated stamps
- Plane tickets (printed and electronic)
- Hotel booking confirmation
- Car rental confirmation
- Pre-paid dive vouchers
- Money
- Credit cards (1-2)
- ATM or Debit Card
- Prescription medications (bring a few extra in case of delays)
- Glasses / Contacts (bring a spare pair in case of loss or breakage)
*Keep these in your carry-on.
Must-have to dive
- Certification and specialty cards (nitrox, deep, night, wreck)
- Medical release (if needed)
- Dan or another dive insurance card
- Pre-filled waivers (to save time)
- Dive computer
- Logbook (not essential but fun to note down what you saw during your dives)
- Prescription mask
*Pack these in your carry-on.
Dive gear
- BCD
- Regulator, gauge, octo
- Exposure suit (appropriate for your destination)
- Fins
- Dive boots
- Spare mask (a must if you need a prescription mask)
- Snorkel
- Defog
- Dive gloves (if permitted)
- DRYFOB waterproof car key container
- Safety sausage and reel
- Security devices (whistle, mirrors)
- Nautilus GPS Beacon (optional, but a good idea and be sure to program it for your location)
- Dive lights, batteries and chargers
- Dive knife (if allowed)
- Gear bag
- Dry bag
- Save-a-dive kit
- Hangers (optional)
Dive camera and accessories
- Camera and housing
- Strobe and lights
- Batteries and chargers (place lithium batteries in carry-on)
- Extra memory cards
- Spare O-rings and silicone lube
- Underwater housing for iPhone
See our post: Protecting Expensive and Fragile Equipment While Traveling
Electronics
- Phone and charger
- Laptop or iPad (to download your photos)
- Power adapter (when necessary/ check voltage)
- Power strip (to charge all your devices)
Clothing
- Swimsuits and cover-ups
- Rash guards
- Shirts / T-Shirts / Tops
- Pants / Shorts
- Skirts / Dresses
- Pajama
- Underwear / Bras
- Socks
- Flip flops
- Sandals or sneakers
- Lightweight fleece or hoody
Personal care
- Toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, deodorant, etc.)
- Lip balm with sunscreen
- Dental night guard
- Reef safe shampoo and conditioner
- Brush or comb
- Razor / Shaver
- Reef safe sunscreen (broad spectrum, SPF 15 or higher)
- After sun gel or lotion
- Insect repellent (TSA approved size and pack in carry-on)
- Anti-bacterial gel or wipes
- Extra face masks
- Facial tissue (3-4 small packs)
- Nail file / Clippers
- Make-up (optional)
- Hairdryer (optional)
- Flat iron (optional)
Emergency First Aid Kit
- Motion sickness medication (Dramamine, Gravol)
- Swimmer’s ear drops
- Eye drops
- Antibiotic ointment (Polysporin, Neosporin)
- Cortisone cream
- Band-Aids (regular and waterproof)
- Anti-itch cream for insect bites (After Bite, Benadryl)
- Pain relievers (Advil, Tylenol, Aspirin)
- Antihistamine (Benadryl, Claritin)
- Antacid tablets (Tums, Rolaids, Pepto-Bismol)
- Anti-diarrhea medication (Imodium, Pepto-Bismol)
- Moleskin
- Surgical gloves and masks
- Cold medicine
- Tweezers
- Manicure size scissors (only in checked luggage)
*Fit everything in a small pouch and bring only enough for immediate usage. If more is needed, most of these items can be found at local pharmacies.
Other items
- Sunhat
- Sunglasses
- UV buff
- Arm sleeves UV sun protection
- Microfiber towel
- Beach bag (optional, but can also double up as a daypack)
- Raincoat / Umbrella
- Reading material
- Fish identification book
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