Course overview

SSI's basic diver course in Cancún and Cozumel certifies you to dive to 12 metres with a guide. It is a quick route to enjoying the Mesoamerican reef when time is tight. You will learn core skills on calm reefs like Paradise before diving with a professional.

What you’ll learn

Prerequisites

What's included · What's not

Included
  • SSI Scuba Diver free digital materials (subset of Open Water)
  • Confined-water skill circuits
  • Open-water training dives
  • Online knowledge reviews
  • Guided-dive practice
  • SSI Scuba Diver digital certification
Not included
  • Flights and airport transfers
  • Accommodation
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities

The SSI Basic Diver pathway

SSI Scuba Diver uses free digital materials and a repeatable, performance-based structure as a subset of Open Water. You can upgrade to full SSI Open Water by completing the remaining requirements.

Where you'll dive in Cancun Cozumel

SSI basic-diver training uses Cozumel's calm Paradise and Cielo reefs and Cancún's shallow Manchones Reef and Underwater Museum, all under 12 m. The warm, clear, low-current water suits new divers learning the essentials.

Prefer a different certifying agency?PADI Basic Diver in Cancun Cozumel →

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 Cancún (CUN) · 20-22 hours from India.

Where to stay

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