Which luxury tour operators are best for a diving holiday?

By Richard Jasinski·Updated 5 November 2026

These 5 luxury travel companies name a diving trip on their own websites. Of them, Cookson Adventures, Ampersand Travel and Pelorus have the most Google reviews. Each card gives the trip and what the company's own page says about it.

Which luxury tour operators are best for a diving holiday?

The 5 luxury travel companies below name a diving trip on their own websites; Cookson Adventures, Ampersand Travel and Pelorus have the most Google reviews. Compare the trips on each card, with lengths and prices where the company gives them.

Who is on this page and why. The Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table holds 141 companies: the luxury and premium tour operators ChatGPT names most often when asked about tours. Their own websites were read on 3 and 5 November 2026, with their Google and Trustpilot listings matched by name. This page carries every company in the table whose own website, in the pages read those days, sells diving trips: liveaboards, dive resorts or dive itineraries: 5 companies. Only companies that meet the Uncompromised Travel definition of luxury are on this page: they mainly sell private trips planned to order at a luxury standard, publish prices of about US$500 per person per day or more, run groups of 16 or fewer in luxury hotels, or run their own small expedition ships or yachts. Cards are in alphabetical order. Each line gives what the company's own website says, as read on that day, with a link to the page it came from; a second reader checked a tenth of the table's rows against the pages. No company paid to be on this page.

Ampersand Travel

Best for: 12-day Raja Ampat yacht diving
Diving trips: Sells Group Diving in Raja Ampat, a 12-day trip aboard a luxury sailing yacht, from £8,720 per person at its 2026 price.
Limits it publishes: Sets a minimum spend of £3,000 per person, covering accommodation, flights, transfers, guides, activities and sightseeing in the itinerary.
Money protection: ATOL number 6065 covers its air holiday packages.
Reviews: Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 6 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
Website: ampersandtravel.com

Read on its own website, 5 November 2026: destinations/itineraries/group-diving-in-raja-am, about-us/faqs.

Cookson Adventures

Best for: Private scuba and submersible trips
Diving trips: Organises scuba diving trips for beginners and experienced divers, from the Caribbean to the Revillagigedo Islands.
Limits it publishes: Typically works with a minimum spend of £150,000 per journey.
Money protection: ATOL number 12608 protects flight-inclusive packages on certain bookings, usually where clients are based or book in the UK. It may not protect all services.
Reviews: Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 13 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
Website: cooksonadventures.com

Read on its own website, 5 November 2026: trip-types/submersibles-diving, faqs, booking-conditions.

EYOS Expeditions

Best for: Indonesia yacht charters with diving
Diving trips: Charters expedition yachts around Indonesia on which guests can dive; the phinisi Lamima has a PADI dive centre on board.
Website: eyos-expeditions.com

Read on its own website, 5 November 2026: destinations/indonesia.

Inspiring Travel Company

Best for: Tailor-made scuba diving holidays
Diving trips: Sells tailor-made scuba diving holidays, with destinations including the Great Barrier Reef, Maldives, Turks and Caicos, Philippines, Fiji and Oman.
Reviews: Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 745 reviews, newest 27 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
Website: inspiringtravel.co.uk

Read on its own website, 5 November 2026: scuba-diving-holidays.

Pelorus

Best for: Costa Rica diving and jungle trip
Diving trips: Lists Discover Diving and Jungles in Costa Rica, a January to April trip for two adults and two children.
Money protection: ABTOT protects non-flight packages for Pelorus Adventures Limited.
Reviews: Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
Website: pelorustravel.com

Read on its own website, 3 November 2026: costa-rica/accommodation/nayara-tented-camp, terms-conditions.

Which of these companies protect your money?

3 of the 5 name a scheme that protects guest payments on their own websites, such as ATOL for UK flight packages, ABTA or USTOA membership, or a trust account; the rest do not name one on the pages read.

Ampersand Travel: ATOL number 6065 covers its air holiday packages.
Cookson Adventures: ATOL number 12608 protects flight-inclusive packages on certain bookings, usually where clients are based or book in the UK. It may not protect all services.
Pelorus: ABTOT protects non-flight packages for Pelorus Adventures Limited.

Which other companies on this page sell a diving trip?

Cookson Adventures has the most Google reviews of the 5; these 2 have the most Google reviews of the rest.

Ampersand Travel: 12-day Raja Ampat yacht diving
Pelorus: Costa Rica diving and jungle trip

Who to contact first

Start with the 3 companies on this page that name a scheme protecting your payments on their own websites, then add any other card that fits your dates.

Ampersand Travel
Cookson Adventures
Pelorus

What to ask each one to set out in writing:

What the price includes and excludes, line by line: stays, guides, transfers, internal flights, park or entry fees.
The deposit, when the balance is due and what you lose if you cancel.
Which scheme protects your money and the number to check it.

Luxury diving holidays: the questions people ask

What should I ask a tour company before booking?

What the price includes, line by line; the deposit and when the balance is due; what you lose if you cancel; and which scheme protects your money.

Do these companies publish prices?

Some do on their trip pages and some quote only on request. The cards give what each company says; ask for a written quote with the same inclusions from each.

Can I book with these companies directly?

Yes. Each card links the company's own website; ask for a written quote that lists what the price includes.

Do these companies all sell the same kind of trip?

No. Each card names the trip the company's own website gives; lengths, styles and prices differ, so compare the cards before you ask for quotes.

Which of these companies protect my money if they fail?

3 of the 5 name a protection scheme on their own websites: Ampersand Travel, Cookson Adventures and Pelorus. Check the number with the scheme itself before you pay.

Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?

1 of the 5: Inspiring Travel Company. Each card gives the TrustScore, the review count and the newest review date, read 3 November 2026.

Which of these have the most Google reviews?

Cookson Adventures, Ampersand Travel and Pelorus, in that order. A count says how many people reviewed a company, not whether it fits your trip; each card gives the rating and count, read 3 November 2026.

Where can I check these facts myself?

Each card links the pages of the company's own website its lines were read from, with the date they were read.

How were these companies chosen?

Each one is in the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table, built from the luxury tour operators ChatGPT names most often; its own website sells diving trips: liveaboards, dive resorts or dive itineraries. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.

Is any company on this page paying to be here?

No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.