PADI Underwater Navigation in Cyprus - Price, Duration & Booking

Course overview

Dive with confidence and find your way underwater with the PADI Underwater Navigator specialty in Cyprus. Across three dives you build compass and natural navigation on sites like Green Bay and Cape Greco, gaining the precise navigation skills that make exploring Cyprus's reefs and wrecks far more rewarding.

What you’ll learn

Navigate accurately with a compass underwater
Use natural references such as reef contours and ripples
Estimate distance with kick cycles and timed swims
Run reciprocal and square patterns and relocate a point
Plan and execute navigation dives independently

Prerequisites

Minimum age 10
PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or equivalent certification
Basic comfort with buoyancy control
Diver medical clearance signed by a physician

What's included · What's not

Included

Underwater Navigator knowledge-development sessions
Three navigation specialty dives
Compass-navigation patterns and natural-navigation practice
Distance-estimation and search-pattern exercises
Use of compass and training equipment
PADI Underwater Navigator specialty certification on completion

Not included

Flights and airport transfers
Accommodation
Travel insurance
Personal expenses
Gratuities

The PADI Underwater Navigation pathway

PADI Underwater Navigator is a three-dive specialty that sharpens compass and natural navigation. It counts as an Adventure Dive toward Advanced Open Water and counts toward Master Scuba Diver.

Where you'll dive in Cyprus

Navigation training uses sheltered, moderate-depth sites such as Green Bay and Cape Greco, where good visibility and calm Mediterranean conditions make it easy to practise compass and natural navigation through the diving season.

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Getting there

Fly into Larnaca (LCA) · 8-10 hours from India.

Where to stay

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Day-by-day itinerary

Day1

Compass and natural navigation

Knowledge review, then a first dive practising compass headings and natural references at Green Bay.
Day2

Patterns and certification

Two further dives running search patterns and relocating points at Cape Greco, then certify.

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Frequently asked questions

How many dives does it include?

Three navigation-focused dives over roughly one to two days.

Do I need a compass?

You will use a dive compass throughout, and one can be provided with the training equipment.

Is this useful in Cyprus?

Yes. Solid navigation helps you explore larger sites like Cape Greco and find your way around wrecks and reefs.

What certification do I need first?

Open Water Diver or equivalent is the only prerequisite.

When is the best time to dive Cyprus?

Peak season is May–Oct, clearest visibility, calmest seas. Shoulder (Apr, Nov) is still good with fewer crowds.

Do Indians need a visa for Cyprus?

eVisa. Confirm latest requirements before booking flights.

How long is the flight from India?

8-10 hours · one-way fares around ₹30K-50K.

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