Course overview

Combine your training into a value PADI course package in Moalboal, Cebu, and progress further on a single trip. Popular pairings such as Open Water plus Advanced Open Water, or Advanced plus a specialty, take you from beginner to confident diver across the Panagsama house reef, the deep wall and Pescador Island. Each package bundles materials, training dives and certification at a better combined rate, and every course is a recognised scuba diving certification.

What you’ll learn

• Progress through consecutive PADI certifications efficiently
• Build fundamentals and then extend depth, navigation and specialty skills
• Gain varied experience across reef, wall and boat sites
• Improve buoyancy and air management across more dives
• Earn multiple internationally recognised certifications
• Maximise training value on a single visit

Prerequisites

• Varies by package – entry-level packages need no experience
• Minimum age depends on the courses included (typically 10-15)
• Prior certification required for advanced/specialty packages
• Complete a medical questionnaire; physician's clearance for some conditions

What's included · What's not

Not included? Sort the rest of your trip

Flights and accommodation aren’t part of the course price, here’s how to book them around your dates.

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
   First certification

   Begin with the entry course (for example Open Water) on the Panagsama house reef – theory, confined water and first training dives.
2. Day2
   Continue training

   Complete the first certification's open-water dives among turtles and reef fish.
3. Day3
   Advance

   Move into the next course (such as Advanced Open Water), including a deep dive on the wall and navigation.
4. Day4
   Specialty / boat dives

   Finish elective or specialty dives, often with a boat trip to Pescador Island and the sardine run.

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