Tribemar
SSI-affiliated dive school and diving-services company in Portimão, Algarve, running courses alongside professional and industrial underwater work.
Last updated September 2026
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About
Tribemar runs two businesses from the same address in Portimão's Vale da Arrancada industrial estate: an SSI-affiliated diving school, and underwater intervention work for technical and industrial jobs, carried out with certified teams and equipment suited to that kind of work. The two sit side by side in the centre's own account of itself, and the address backs it up: a light-industrial estate, not a beachfront or marina shopfront, is where the boat, compressor and workshop are based.
On the recreational side, Tribemar teaches the SSI ladder from a batismo de mergulho try-dive through certification courses and technical specialties, and runs guided boat and shore dives plus snorkel trips out of the same base. A rental fleet covers BCDs, dive computers, wetsuits, drysuits, regulators and cylinders, with air and nitrox fills on site. Tribemar quotes course, dive and rental prices by phone or email; a call or a message is the only booking route the centre lists.
What divers say
Tribemar's Google page carries thirteen reviews, a small record that reads more as an early impression than a settled reputation. What's there points one way: reviewers repeatedly call the instruction professional and safety-conscious, several describing full Open Water or Advanced courses and one a first-time Discover Scuba dive, more than one framing it as a small, welcoming operation. One reviewer singles out an instructor, Carlos Marques de Rocha, for a calm, professional certification experience. None of the thirteen describes a negative experience, though a record this size could simply be too thin to surface one yet.
Facilities
Pricing
We do our best to show current pricing, but rates may change without notice. Last verified September 2026. Always confirm the latest prices on Tribemar's official website before booking.
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Courses
Guided Dives
Tribemar quotes course, dive and rental prices by phone or email.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Tribemar's opening hours?▾
Tribemar's own site lists 09:00 to 19:00, every day of the week. You'll find slightly different hours on a few other listings, so it's worth a quick call or email to confirm before you turn up, especially outside the main summer season.
I found a website for Tribemar under a different web address that won't load, is that still the right centre?▾
Yes, it's the same business, but that particular address is dead. Use the website and contact details listed above, which are the live, working ones.
Does Tribemar operate anywhere outside the Algarve?▾
Not as far as the centre's own site says, which names Portimão only. A few professional directory listings associate the business with dive sites near Sesimbra and Peniche, hundreds of kilometres north in central Portugal; that looks more like a listing mix-up than a genuine second base, but it hasn't been confirmed either way.
Can I do a batismo de mergulho if I've never dived before?▾
Yes. Tribemar's own site lists batismo de mergulho (Discover Scuba-style try-dives) alongside its certification courses, run for people with no prior experience or certification.
What certifications does Tribemar teach?▾
As an SSI-affiliated school, Tribemar's course lineup typically spans everything from beginner certification through specialties such as Nitrox, wreck and night diving, up to Divemaster and Assistant Instructor training.
Does Tribemar publish its prices online?▾
No, the homepage carries no price list for courses, dives or rental. Contact the centre by phone or email for a current quote.
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