Diving
Activity Info
- PADI
- 10+
Description
Discover Scuba Diving is the perfect
experience for those who are envious of discovering what it is like to breathe
underwater.
However, the DSC course is only a quick and
easy introduction to scuba diving and does not give you diving certification,
but will teach you all the steps necessary to be a PADI certified diver.
This is the best way to make sure you are
comfortable with diving if you are a novice!
PADI dive shops offer this program either
in a pool, off a beach or from a dive boat. You can try scuba close to home or
while you’re on vacation at a dive destination.
While not a scuba certification course,
Discover Scuba Diving is a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to
explore the underwater world. To sign up for a PADI Discover Scuba Diving
experience, you must be at least 10 years old. No prior experience with scuba
diving is necessary, but you need to be in reasonable physical health.
You learn the basic safety guidelines and
skills needed to dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Professional. If
you make an open water dive, you’ll practice a few more skills in shallow water
to prepare yourself for the rest of your underwater adventures.
On the program:
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be familiar with the equipment
necessary for scuba diving and become aware of its usefulness and ease of use.
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Discovery of the sensation of
breathing underwater
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Learning the key skills to use
during each scuba dive.
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Discover of the underwater
world and exploration to admire its splendour.
Hear about becoming a certified diver
through the PADI Open Water Diver course.
We can offer this course individually as
well as up to groups of 4 people.
The price is between €60 and €85 per person
and takes about 4 hours.
If you’ve always dreamed of taking scuba
diving lessons, living an extraordinary adventure and discovering what lies
beneath the waves, this is where it all starts.
Get your scuba diving certification with
the PADI® Open Water Diver course – the world’s most popular and widely recognized
scuba course. Millions of people have learned to scuba dive and gone on to
discover the wonders of the aquatic world through this course.
To enroll in a PADI Open Water Diver course
(or Junior Open Water Diver course), you must be 10 years old or older. You
need adequate swimming skills and need to be in good physical health. No prior
experience with scuba diving is required.
The PADI Open Water Diver course consists
of three main phases:
Knowledge Development to understand basic
principles of scuba diving
Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba
skills
Open Water Dives to use your skills and
explore
In the PADI Open Water Diver course, you
learn to use basic scuba gear, including a mask, snorkel, fins, regulator,
buoyancy control device and a tank. The equipment you wear varies, depending
upon whether you’re diving in tropical, temperate or cold water.
Price is €480 which includes books and
certification crew pack required for this course.
Course takes between 3 to 4 days.
This course can be taken after you have
obtained your PADI Open Water Diver certification.
This course is called “Advanced"
Open Water Diver because it improves you as a diver and advances your diving
knowledge and skills.
It’s designed to advance your diving, so
you can start right after earning your PADI Open Water Diver certification. The
course helps build confidence and expand your scuba skills through different
Adventure Dives.
During this course, you will try different
specialties while gaining experience under the supervision of your PADI
instructor.
It is this underwater experience that will
allow you to expand your skills, while enjoying discovering new skills.
Price is €360 which includes books and
certification crew pack required for this course.
This course is 2 days long.
Certified divers have the options to go on guided dives from shore or from a boat.
From shore in Malta, the price is 55 € per dive including all equipment. Transport is included from dive center to the dive site.
From shore in Gozo, the price is 55 € per dive and 35 € for ferry and transport.
Boat dives in Comino, the price is 55 € per dive and 45 € for the boat.