PADI Advanced Open Water
You're certified. Now go deeper. Five dives over two days — navigation, deeper water, and three adventure dives you choose. It changes how you dive.
$390 / person
Schedule
Day 1 (07:30–13:00): Mandatory dives
Day 2 (07:30–13:00 or 14:00–17:00): Adventure dives
Night dive option (18:00–20:00): If you selected night dive
Advanced Open Water builds on your Open Water card: five dives across two days, each teaching something new. Two are set — a deep dive (down to 30 m) and an underwater navigation dive — and you choose the other three adventure dives to match how you want to dive. It’s the certification that turns a cautious diver into a confident one, and it opens deeper sites to you. You do it with us in open ocean, not a checklist in a pool.
What’s included
- All five dives
- All PADI course materials and certification fees
- PADI e-learning — the link is sent by our manager after you book; complete it before Day 1
- Full equipment throughout, plus water, tea and snacks
- A day-by-day schedule in your confirmation and reminder emails
- Book with a 50% deposit online; the remaining 50% is paid in person on Day 1
Not included
- GoPro photos and video (not included on PADI courses)
- DAN dive insurance (recommended)
Good to know
PADI (or equivalent) Open Water certification required — you upload a photo of your card at booking. Minimum age 12.
Highlights
- Dive to 30 m — certified.
- Master the two that matter: deep and navigation.
- Choose three adventure dives to suit you.
- Five dives across two days.
Requirements
- PADI (or equivalent) Open Water certification required — this is a continuing-education course. You upload a photo of your certification card at booking.
- Minimum age 12 — PADI sets the Advanced minimum at 12, so this is the one course we run below 15. Divers aged 12–14 are limited to 21 m; from 15, the deep dive reaches 30 m.
- Diver medical questionnaire, and your e-learning completed before Day 1.
Programme & duration
Two days, five dives. See the day-by-day times in the schedule above.
Medical, flight & insurance
Most people answer “no” to every question on the diver medical questionnaire and are cleared to dive. A “yes” to any question means a physician must sign the medical form confirming you’re fit to dive — bring the signed form with you on Day 1.
Planning to fly after diving? PADI and DAN recommend waiting at least 12 hours after a single dive, 18 hours after multiple dives, and ideally 24 hours for complete peace of mind.
We recommend DAN Europe (Divers Alert Network) dive insurance — recommended, not required, and no sign-up is needed to book. Dive safe, dive insured — get covered with DAN →
What to bring
- Swimwear
- Towel
- Biodegradable sunscreen
- Your certification card (the photo you uploaded at booking)
- Passport or ID for Day 1
- Your e-learning completed before you arrive
Meeting & pick-up
- Arrive 30 minutes before your start time — for registration, briefing and equipment fitting.
- Our centre is right on the beach — most accommodation is a short walk or tuk tuk away. There is no tuk tuk pick-up service on the east coast.
- Your confirmation email carries the exact meeting point and time.
Who it’s for
For: Open Water divers ready to go deeper and more capable.
Not for: Not for the uncertified — do Open Water first.
Dive sites & marine life
Reef sites around Pigeon Island (5–20 m); deeper sites around 6 km south (to 30 m). You’ll likely see blacktip reef sharks in the shallows, schooling barracuda, trevally, turtles, moray eels and octopus.
Choose your date
August 2026
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