Adventure doesn’t stop at the edge of the cliff, it continues beneath the surface. Incredible underwater landscapes of South Australia are just waiting to be explored. Just as climbing and abseiling let us experience the landscapes above the surface, scuba diving gives us the opportunity to discover the world below it. Adventure is everywhere! You just have to dive in...

Open Water Diver Course

Duration: 3 days| Price: $750 per person (Ages 10+)

Take your first breath underwater and discover a whole new side of South Australia with our PADI Open Water Diver Course. Designed for beginners with no previous scuba experience, this comprehensive course combines online learning, pool training and four open-water dives to give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to become a certified diver. With professional instruction, quality equipment and training in both confined and open water, you’ll finish the course with your PADI Open Water Diver certification: your passport to underwater adventure.

Course Highlights

Learn to Dive: Start from the basics and learn the essential knowledge and skills required to dive safely and confidently.
Professional Training: Work with an experienced PADI professional throughout your training, from your initial orientation through to your open-water dives.
Pool Training: Practise essential scuba skills in a controlled environment before putting them into practice in the ocean.
Four Ocean Dives: Take your training into South Australian waters and complete four open-water dives as part of your certification.
Underwater Adventure: Discover a completely different side of South Australia as you experience its marine environments from beneath the surface.
PADI Certification: Once you’ve successfully completed all course requirements, you’ll become a certified PADI Open Water Diver.

Inclusions

PADI E-Learning and training materials
Professional instruction throughout the course
All required scuba equipment
Mask, fins and wetsuit
Scuba tanks
Pool and open-water training
Four open-water training dives
PADI Open Water Diver certification

Course Structure

PADI E-Learning
Complete approximately 10-15 hours of online learning at your own pace before your practical training.

Orientation & Knowledge Development
A 3-hour orientation session covering the key theory and knowledge you’ll need before getting into the water.

Confined Water Training
A 6-hour pool session where you’ll learn and practise essential scuba skills in a controlled environment. Depending on pool availability, the orientation and pool session may be scheduled across two separate days.

Open Water Dives
Complete four practical ocean dives over two days, applying the skills you’ve developed and building confidence in real diving conditions.

Requirements

Participants must be at least 10 years old, in good health and able to swim. Basic swimming skills are recommended, as some training involves water-based exercises.

If you have any medical conditions, please consult your doctor before enrolling to ensure scuba diving is suitable for you.

Please also be aware that scuba equipment, including tanks and weights, can be physically demanding to carry, particularly when accessing the water via the Port Noarlunga Jetty.

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Refresher & Discover Local Diving

Duration: Single or two-dive experience | From $195 per person

Been out of the water for a while? Or perhaps you’re a certified diver looking to get comfortable underwater again before your next big diving adventure? Our Discover Local Diving and refresher experience is designed to help you rebuild confidence, refresh your skills and explore South Australian waters with a PADI professional.

This isn’t simply a case of jumping in and swimming around. Before entering the water, we’ll take the time to go through the essential scuba skills and identify anything you’d like to practise again. Whether that’s mask clearing, regulator recovery, buoyancy control, BCD skills or other fundamental techniques.

Once you’re comfortable, we’ll head into the ocean for a guided local dive, putting those skills into practice in a relaxed environment. There’s no pressure and no rushing. The focus is on helping you feel comfortable, confident and competent underwater again.

Dive Highlights

Refresh Your Skills: Revisit the essential scuba skills you may not have practised recently.
Build Confidence: Take your time getting comfortable in the water again with professional guidance.
Guided Local Diving: Explore South Australian dive sites with a certified PADI Divemaster or Instructor.
Personalised Experience: Dives are generally scheduled for you or your group only.
Log Your Dive: Your dive can be recorded in your personal logbook as a recent dive completed with a PADI professional.
Bring a Buddy: Bring another certified diver and you’ll both receive 10% off.

Inclusions

Professional dive briefing
Scuba skills refresher
Guided ocean dive
Scuba equipment hire
PADI Professional fee
Dive logbook entry

Want to Make a Day of It?

Add a second dive on the same day for just $95 and use the additional dive to continue building your confidence and fine-tuning your skills underwater.

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