Course overview

Get certified faster with the PADI Scuba Diver course on Ambergris Caye, a subset of Open Water that lets you dive to 12 metres under a professional's guidance on the Belize Barrier Reef. You complete confined-water training and two open-water dives in the clear shallows off San Pedro, with the option to upgrade to full Open Water Diver later.

What you’ll learn

• Assemble and operate scuba equipment
• Perform core safety skills including mask clearing
• Control buoyancy and ascend and descend safely
• Communicate underwater with hand signals
• Dive to 12 metres with a PADI professional
• Plan simple dives within training limits

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10
• Comfortable in water and able to swim
• No prior certification required
• 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

   Knowledge sections and confined-water skills in the calm shallows near San Pedro.
2. Day2
   Open-water dives

   Two open-water training dives on the reef off Ambergris Caye to complete certification.

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