Recreational Scuba Courses
– Seek Adventure –
Whether you are new to the world of scuba and want to learn to dive, or are looking to continue your education, we can help you. The Go Pro Family offers the full range of PADI recreational scuba diving courses. Jump on in and join us!
Read on for more details on the PADI recreational scuba diving courses we can offer around Playa del Carmen. You will also see instant booking options where available.
Learn to scuba dive in Playa del Carmen and discover the magic underwater world!
During the PADI Open Water Diver course, you’ll learn what you need to know to explore the underwater world using scuba. Most people find it a rewarding challenge.
The PADI Open Water Diver course includes three parts: Knowledge Development, Confined Water Dives, and Open Water Dives. Knowledge Development covers the principles, concepts and terms you need to know for dive safety and enjoyment. During the Confined Water Dives, you learn and practice scuba skills in a pool or water with pool-like conditions, and will make one or more minidives, which take you through the same steps you follow when you make open water dives. To complete training you practice, apply and demonstrate what you learn during four Open Water Dives at a local dive site.
The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:
- Knowledge Development (online, independent study or in a classroom) to understand basic principles of scuba diving
- Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills
- Open Water Dives to use your skills and explore!
The course usually takes 2 to 3 days, plus your own independent study time. We can also offer the PADI Scuba Diver course which can be completed in 1 or 2 days.
Age Requirement: 10 years or older
Course Prerequisites: Able to swim; medically fit for diving
$10300 mxn
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course is designed to improve your underwater knowledge, skills and awareness. You will build confidence in navigation, fine-tune buoyancy skills. It will introduce you to new and exciting ways to explore the dive sites around Playa del Carmen, such as wreck diving, night diving or underwater imaging.
You’ll complete five Adventure Dives. There are two required dives – Deep and Underwater Navigation – and you choose the other three from a long list that we offer, for a total of five dives.
During the Deep Adventure Dive, you learn how to plan dives to deal with the physiological effects and challenges of deeper scuba diving. The Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive refines your compass navigation skills and helps you better navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks and time.
The PADI Advanced Open Water course usually takes 2 to 3 days. If you are short on time you can complete the Adventure Diver certification that takes just one day.
from $9400 mxn
The PADI Rescue Diver course teaches you techniques to avoid and manage problems and improve your confidence as a diver. During the course you’ll become a better buddy by enhancing your ability to identify potential problems and by practicing dive emergency protocol. The subject is serious but the training is fun – many divers tell us the PADI Rescue Diver course was their favorite!
The PADI Rescue Diver course prepares you to deal with dive emergencies, minor and major, using a variety of techniques. Through knowledge development and rescue exercises, you learn what to look for and how to respond. During rescue scenarios, you put into practice your knowledge and skills.
We normally teach the Rescue course over 3 days (plus your own independent study time) and use only experienced PADI Instructors. To be certified as a PADI Rescue Diver it is a requirement that you also hold a current EFR (or equivalent) certification. See below for more information on our EFR courses.
$10300 mxn
Emergency First Response training focuses on building confidence in lay rescuers and increasing their willingness to respond when faced with a medical emergency – diving or non-diving. Course participants learn simple to follow steps for emergency care and practice applying skills in a non stressful learning environment. All courses are supported by self-study materials, videos and quick reference cards to enhance learning and allow you start learning right away.
Our EFR course normally takes 1 or 2 days.
$3200 mxn
We offer an extensive range of PADI Specialty courses, including Enriched Air (Nitrox), Emergency Oxygen Provider, Deep, Wreck, Drift, Sidemount, and many more.
For example you can join the world’s largest underwater citizen science movement and take the AWARE Dive Against Debris Specialty. You will help to remove marine debris from the ocean and learn how to log and report your findings on AWARE’s global database.
Contact us and let us know what you are interested in and we will give you more information.
If you are a certified diver looking to experience the best of what the Riviera Maya has to offer we can organise bespoke diving tours for small groups. We offer ocean dives, cenotes, Cozumel, plus Bull Shark dives when in season. Not sure what you want to do? We will give you our advice based on your preferences and experience level.
Use the Contact Us button to let us know the size and experience level of your group, type of dives you want to do, and your anticipated travel dates.
Don’t see what you’re looking for?
We have many more diving options for you. Just hit the Contact Us button and let us know what you want to do and when, and we will get back to you as soon as we possibly can.
What People Say
"Just did my open water diver license here. The team is great and super helpful! I felt save at any point in time and already looking forward to my next dive! 🥳"
