Course overview

The PADI Scuba Diver course in Cancún and Cozumel is a fast-track certification to 12 metres under guide supervision, ideal when a full Open Water does not fit your holiday. Train on calm Mesoamerican reefs, and you can upgrade to Open Water later.

What you’ll learn

• Assemble and check scuba equipment
• Perform essential dive skills
• Equalise and control buoyancy
• Dive within limits under a guide
• Understand basic dive planning

Prerequisites

• 10 years minimum
• Reasonable health and swim ability
• Able to swim

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
   Confined skills

   Complete core confined-water skills and the first reef dive.
2. Day2
   Second dive

   Apply skills on a shallow Cozumel or Cancún reef with a guide.

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