PADI Advanced Open Water Diver

Mexico Travel Adventure offers the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course, building directly upon your Open Water certification. This program is designed to enhance your diving confidence and expand your capabilities through five distinct adventure dives. You will learn practical techniques for specialized diving activities, including deep dives and underwater navigation, with a maximum depth certification of 30 meters (100 feet). The course emphasizes developing skills for specific diving scenarios, preparing you for a wider range of underwater exploration.

The curriculum includes mandatory dives like the Deep Adventure Dive, where you'll learn to plan and execute dives between 18 and 30 meters, understanding physiological effects and safety. The Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive sharpens your compass and natural navigation abilities, essential for exploring new dive sites. Depending on group interest and site availability, other options may include Peak Performance Buoyancy, Wreck Diving, or Night Diving. These practical sessions are conducted at various sites around La Paz, offering opportunities to explore deeper wrecks or navigate complex reef systems.

Instructors at Mexico Travel Adventure, often with backgrounds in marine biology, enrich the experience by providing ecological insights into the marine life encountered during these advanced dives. This adds a layer of understanding beyond mere technical skill acquisition. The course is ideal for divers seeking to gain more experience and confidently tackle more challenging dive sites and conditions. It allows for customization based on your interests, making it a highly rewarding progression in your diving education.

Mexico Travel Adventure conducts the Advanced Open Water Diver course with a strong commitment to safety and small-group instruction, mirroring their other programs. The center offers instruction in English, Spanish, and French, catering to a diverse range of international divers. By completing this course, you will be certified to dive to 30 meters (100 feet) and gain the practical experience needed to explore more advanced dive sites with greater confidence and competence.