PADI Intro Dive (Discover Scuba Diving)

If you're a comfortable swimmer and 10 years or older, you could be taking your first breaths underwater and exploring the amazing underwater world within an hour of arriving at the Dive Bus Hut...

Please note the VERY important medical requirements which MUST be met before taking this class  - click here for more info.

• What does the class involve?

This is an introduction to diving - also known as a PADI Discover Scuba Dive Experience -  rather than a certification course.

You'll start off with an overview about all the equipment and how to dive, basic safety guidelines, and some information about the fish and corals you'll be seeing to ensure you enjoy them without damaging them.

From there, you'll head into shallow water with your Dive Bus Instructor and breathe on scuba for the first time. It's not difficult - in fact, most people find it easier than snorkeling.

After learning a few basic skills, you'll head out to the beautiful reef just a short, easy swim away,  and discover the amazing underwater world first hand. You'll be diving on the reef for between 20 - 30 minutes, although it will feel like 5...

• What will I be certified to do?

Nothing, this is just an Introduction to diving BUT if you get bitten by the divin' bug, you've got plenty of choices as to how to progress:

• Get certified:
  It takes as little as just one additional day to get you to your first level of certification. And if you continue your diving education with The Dive Bus, your Discover Scuba Dive counts towards your certification - and there's no charge for your DSD class! Go here for more info on your options - including starting today, right NOW!
   
  
• Keep diving: not interested in getting certified? You can make 'Repeat DSD Dives' with The Dive Bus without having to take any more classes, so you can continue diving on your vacation, to a maximum of 40 feet (subject to dives being available).

• How long does the course take?

Approximately 2.5 hours from start to finish.

• Price and what's included

Your theory class
 Your shallow water skills session    
Open Water dive on the reef
All your dive equipment
Transportation to and from your accommodation in the Willemstad area
5% local sales tax

Go here for price.