PADI Advanced Diver

The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course at Safari Diving offers a structured pathway to enhance your underwater exploration skills, building directly upon your Open Water Diver certification. This program involves five distinct adventure dives, with mandatory components including a deep dive and a navigation dive. You will learn to plan and execute dives up to 40 meters, understanding the physiological effects and safety protocols for deeper environments. The navigation dive sharpens your compass and natural reference skills, essential for confidently exploring new sites. Safari Diving, a PADI-certified center, ensures these practical sessions are conducted at local sites like the Cathedral cave and harbour wrecks, providing real-world application for your advanced training.

Your choice of three additional adventure dives allows for personalization, focusing on areas like wreck diving, night diving, or underwater photography. Safari Diving's house reef is particularly suitable for night dives, offering a unique perspective on nocturnal marine life. The instructors leverage their extensive local knowledge to guide you through these varied experiences, ensuring you gain confidence and proficiency in advanced diving techniques. The course is designed to be flexible, with dives often scheduled around the weekly program to maximize your opportunities for learning and exploration.

With an average sea temperature of 20.5°C, diving conditions are generally favorable, though monthly air temperatures fluctuate between 19.5°C in January and a peak of 24.3°C in August. The proximity to diverse dive sites means you can tailor your adventure dives to explore shipwrecks or navigate complex underwater topography. Safari Diving's professional team prioritizes safety, providing thorough briefings and debriefings to reinforce learning and ensure a positive experience. This course is an ideal next step for certified Open Water Divers eager to expand their experience and explore more challenging underwater environments.

Upon successful completion of the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course, you will be certified to dive to a maximum depth of 30 meters, or 40 meters if the deep dive specialty is completed. This certification opens up a wider range of dive sites and experiences globally, serving as a significant step in your continued diving education. Safari Diving offers this advanced training in multiple languages, including German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Dutch, catering to a diverse international clientele. The program is priced at 239 EUR, representing excellent value for the enhanced skills and access it provides.