Course overview

Choose the PADI Scuba Diver course in Dahab for a faster path into diving, learning essentials in the calm Lighthouse bay before supervised dives on turtle-frequented shore reefs. It suits time-short travellers who want to dive Dahab without the full Open Water schedule.

What you’ll learn

Prerequisites

What's included · What's not

Included
  • PADI Scuba Diver eLearning (Open Water sections 1-3)
  • Confined-water skill practice
  • Two supervised open-water dives
  • Equipment and safety briefing
  • Knowledge reviews
  • PADI Scuba Diver certification card
Not included
  • Flights and airport transfers
  • Accommodation
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities

The PADI Scuba Diver pathway

PADI Scuba Diver uses PADI Touch eLearning and covers the first three Open Water sections, certifying supervised diving to 12m. It upgrades to full Open Water at any time.

Where you'll dive in Dahab

Skills and supervised dives run in Dahab's sheltered Lighthouse and Mashraba bays, with shallow reef life including Anthias, parrotfish and turtles in clear, warm water to around 12m.

Prefer a different certifying agency?SSI Scuba Diver in Dahab →

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.

Getting there

Fly into Sharm El Sheikh (SSH) · 5-7 hours from India.

Where to stay

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