Course overview

Begin your certified diving with the PADI Scuba Diver entry course on Gili Trawangan, a foundation rating qualifying you to dive to 12 metres with a PADI professional. You complete the core knowledge, confined-water skills and open-water dives on the island's gentle turtle reefs.

What you’ll learn

• Set up and use scuba equipment correctly
• Master essential skills in confined water
• Clear your mask and recover your regulator
• Make supervised open-water dives to 12 metres
• Understand basic dive-safety and buddy practices

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10
• No prior certification required
• Basic swimming ability and comfort in water
• Complete a diver medical questionnaire

What's included · What's not

Not included? Sort the rest of your trip

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Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Theory & confined water

   Cover the core knowledge sections and practise essential skills in calm, shallow water.
2. Day2
   Open-water dives & certification

   Make supervised open-water dives to 12 metres on a Gili turtle reef, then certify as a PADI Scuba Diver.

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