Earn the world's most popular scuba certification with the PADI Open Water Diver course on Maafushi, qualifying you to dive independently with a buddy to 18 metres. You learn the fundamentals on the island's calm house reef and complete four open-water training dives across South Malé Atoll sites full of reef fish, turtles and reef sharks in warm 27-30°C water. It is a lifetime certification recognised anywhere in the world.
PADI Open Water Diver is the world's most recognised entry-level certification, qualifying you to dive to 18 metres with a buddy anywhere in the world. It is a lifetime certification and the foundation for all further PADI training, from Advanced Open Water to professional ratings.
Confined-water skills run on the calm island house reef, while open-water dives use South Malé Atoll sites such as Maafushi Corner and Kandooma Thila, where reef sharks, turtles and rays cruise in calm to moderate conditions and 27-30°C water best dived November to April.
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