Get a recognised entry-level scuba rating over two days with a PADI Basic Diver style programme at Kovalam, learning the fundamentals in the warm Arabian Sea. After sheltered confined-water practice you make guided dives on the Kovalam reef to around 12 metres under professional supervision. It is a solid first step that credits toward full PADI Open Water certification.
Within the PADI system this entry-level training mirrors the PADI Scuba Diver pathway: you dive to around 12 metres under the supervision of a PADI professional, and the training credits toward the full PADI Open Water Diver certification.
Confined practice and open-water dives take place in sheltered shallows and over the Kovalam reef in the Arabian Sea. Warm 27-30°C water and the calm post-monsoon season, about October to March, suit first-time divers.
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