Description
A 30 years long established and reputable PADI 5* dive center on the beautiful Island of Sardinia
Due to retirement we are selling a very well-established PADI 5*, operating since 1994 with continuous growth during the years and still high potential in making the business grow even more.
The main airports are only 45 minutes away. Long diving season of 7 months that can also be extended.
The location of Palau in north Sardinia cannot be more perfect, with 40 dive sites on the doorstep, all in one of the most beautiful diving areas of the Mediterranean Sea, the Marine Park of La Maddalena with its 7 islands and the Marine Reserve de Lavezzi (part of Corsica).
Besides guided boat dives with certified divers, we also do a lot of teaching, we are ranked in the 10-top diving centers for the amount of PADI diving certifications in the whole of Italy. For many years we have been first for the amount of eLearning. In 2023 we have been 3rd in all of Italy for the number of certifications. (Not bad for a seasonal business)
The dive center is right in the center of the village, a 2-minute walk from the dive boats.
Large open plan diving center with a welcome area, equipment rental, shop corner, office, two toilets, shower, workshop (with all the tools, spares etc..) drying area in back garden, car park.
2x boats extremely well maintained, looking as if new. One custom-made 12-meter hard boat with a dive platform, rooftop and toilet. 2x 320hp inboard engine and one comfortable 6.50 meters rib with ladder. 1x 175hp outboard Suzuki engine.
2 x Coltri 32 silent compressors with cooler and with nitrox membrane system up to 40% Nitrox.
Tanks in steel (Full details of stock can be provided)
Complete sets of dive gear for rental Cressi and Aqualung all well maintained and changed regularly. (Full details of stock can be provided)
Professionally done web page that ranks high on Google. Time and money have gone into doing that, which is a great benefit for the new owners.
We are a serious dive center and we have put our heart into making it one of the best dive centers in Italy. We are very well known all over the world but our main guests are from Europe. We have many returning guests, experienced divers but also families who came to take the open water course with us and come back for diving and courses.
We also have a very large number of certified divers. We have a very well-established base of guests. 80% of our guests are pre-booked and our reputation has grown to be known as a professional and friendly dive center. Sardinia is also becoming more popular as a holiday destination.
This is a turnkey operation, the new owners do not need to do anything to promote themselves but just open the door. We will also flank the new owners for a while to teach them the ropes and also make sure it’s a smooth change of hands especially for our base customers. We will teach all the inns and out of the dive center ( i.e. Mechanics/shipyards/electricians the whole works, this will save you a lot of heartache and stress)
We will still live in Palau so we will always be available for guidance. The ideal buyer would be a couple or a few partners who can split the jobs which makes it easier.
We have all licences to work legally in the area with port space and marine park. We are not in a rush to sell and we can wait for the right person or persons to come together to make it happen.
Areas that can be improved are the Tec diving part and IDC courses. These areas are great to be promoted and we just did not have time to push.
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