Chesapeake Bay Diving & Aquatic Center
Chesapeake Bay Diving & Aquatic Center is a watersports & rentals outdoor recreation and watersports operator in Hilltop, Virginia Beach, located at 1725 Laskin Rd, Hilltop Plaza #515. Hilltop Plaza's scuba training center since 1986 — certification courses, snorkeling and freediving instruction, dive-gear rental, and an infant-through-adult swim program.
Training divers out of Hilltop Plaza since 1986, Chesapeake Bay Diving & Aquatic Center runs scuba instruction from try-dives through Open Water certification and advanced specialties, plus snorkeling and freediving instruction, dive-gear rental, and air/gas fills. A separate swim program teaches lessons from infants through adults, and the shop books domestic and international dive-travel trips for certified divers looking beyond the Chesapeake Bay's wreck sites.
Amenities
- Scuba certification (try-dive through advanced specialty)
- Dive-gear rental and gas fills
- Swim lessons for all ages
Know Before You Go
- Best for: scuba certification from a shop operating since 1986
Visit
- Address: 1725 Laskin Rd, Hilltop Plaza #515, Virginia Beach, VA
- Phone: (757) 422-3483
- Website: https://www.cbdiving.com/
Last verified 2026-07-19.
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Upcoming Events Nearby
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January 15, 2027 – January 24, 2027 · annual
The Virginia Beach Restaurant Association's flagship dining event fills each January with prix-fixe menus at roughly five dozen restaurants citywide, from Laskin Road institutions to Oceanfront hotel dining rooms. The 2026 edition ran the theme 'Tastes & Traditions, A Culinary Celebration by Land and by Sea,' spotlighting Chesapeake staples like crab, oysters, ham, and peanuts alongside modern reinterpretations. A companion Dine & Stay program bundles discounted rates at more than a dozen partner hotels, making it as much a slow-season visitor draw as a locals' night out. The VBRA runs the event out of its Laskin Road office in Hilltop, the city's densest cluster of independent kitchens.
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