Become a fully certified diver with the SSI Open Water Diver course in the Galapagos, run from Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island. Through digital academics, confined-water sessions and four open-water training dives in sheltered, sea-lion-rich shallows, you earn an internationally recognised certification to dive to 18 metres. It is the foundation for building the experience needed for the archipelago's legendary current sites.
SSI Open Water Diver qualifies you to dive to 18 metres with a buddy and is delivered through SSI's free digital academics with a lifetime online certification record. It is the prerequisite for Advanced Adventurer, which most Galapagos operators require before the current-heavy flagship sites.
Training runs from Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz at sheltered, low-current sites such as Santa Fe and calm bays where sea lions and green turtles gather. The cool water (16-26C) calls for a good wetsuit, and the protected shallows keep your first certification away from the strong currents at advanced sites.
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