Paraiso Dive Cartagena is a PADI Resort dive center established in a privileged location at Blue Apple Beach, Tierra Bomba. The center offers a complete diving experience with included transfers from mainland Cartagena, sailing 30 minutes to their facilities at a boutique resort with restaurant and beach club.
The team consists of a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, PADI instructors, and divemasters fluent in Spanish, English, and French. Divers have access to a variety of dive sites around Barú and Tierra Bomba islands, including shallow reefs, deep coral walls, an underwater art museum, and shipwrecks within the Coral National Park. The center features a healthy house reef directly in front of the resort.
Facilities include a training pool, air-conditioned classroom, free Wi-Fi, beachfront area, fully equipped dive boat with certified pilot, onsite accommodation, food and beverage service, and parking. All provided equipment is from professional high-quality brands such as Scubapro, Cressi, Aqualung, Mares, and Oceanic, including BCD jackets, regulators, masks, fins, belts, weights, and wetsuits.
The center offers PADI courses from beginner level (Discover Scuba Diving, Scuba Diver) to advanced (Advanced Diver, specialties), as well as freediving, snorkel, and EFR first aid certifications. Client reviews consistently highlight the professionalism, patience, and warmth of the team, especially instructors like Jota and Christina, as well as the excellent organization of full-day trips.