About your trip

PADI® Open Water Diver is the first, and most popular scuba certification level.

Our highly-trained PADI Instructor will teach you how to scuba dive in a relaxed, supportive learning environment.

By the end of the course, you'll have the skills and knowledge to dive at home or abroad and be an ambassador for the underwater world.

After successful completion of the eLearning materials you are "in to the water".

Day 1 - Confined water sessions learning basic dive skills and becoming familiar with dive gear and its usage.
Two open water dives in Coiba National Park.
Day 2 - Gaining mastery of any confined water skills if needed.
Two open water dives in Coiba National Park.

What's included

4 Ocean Dives

Four open water dives in Coiba National Park. Training dives begin at shallower depths on day one, 12 meters maximum, and continue to a maximum of 18 meters on day two.

PADI eLearning Materials

PADI eLearning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Learn about scuba diving principles and terminology whenever, wherever it's convenient for you. It's your course on your time.

All Rental Gear

Includes BCD, regulator, mask, fins, and snorkel. Wetsuit, tanks and weights.

DAN Medical Insurance

Up to US$25,000 coverage for medical expenses for injuries occurring during open water training. Coverage in and out of the water.

Lunch, snacks & water

Your choice of lunch, along with fruit and water. Coffee and bananas available most mornings at the Dive Center.

Certification Card

PADI Certification e-card upon completion. Certification cards are valid for one lifetime and accepted worldwide.

Divers Log Book

Your passport to experience other dive sites. Keep a detailed log and gain access to more challenging adventures.

Coiba National Park Fees

Participate in keeping Coiba safe and secure. Park fees allow the authorities to patrol and enforce the park boundaries.

What's not included

Additional dive day 2

Day 1

Confined & Dive

After successful completion of the eLearning materials you are "in to the water".

Day 1 - Confined water sessions learning basic dive skills and becoming familiar with dive gear and its usage.
Two open water dives in Coiba National Park.

Day 2

Mastery of Confined skills and 2 Dives

Day 2 - Gaining mastery of any confined water skills if needed.

Two open water dives in Coiba National Park.

Location

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1. Coiba National Park

Coiba National Park

About your organizer

Coiba Dive Center S.A.

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Coiba Dive Center is located in the heart of Santa Catalina, Panama, just a one-hour boat ride to world class diving. Coiba National Park has been described by many as the "New Galapagos" and the "New Cocos," Isla Coiba is by far the best diving Panama has to offer. Day Tours Wildlife abounds under Coiba’s waters. Amongst many other amazing animals, we see White Tip Reef Sharks (Guaranteed for all 3 tank divers), Whale Sharks, Humpback Whales, Mobula and Giant Mantas, Frogfish, Seahorses, Turtles, tons of Eels and much more.

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