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Beginner PADI Open Water Diver [eLearning]

Available on 21 Dec

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Key info

  • 3 days (approx.)
  • Incl. 4 dives
  • Dive site(s) determined on the dive day
  • English, Spanish, Portuguese
  • Max. 4 students / instructor
  • Meet at the dive center
  • Free Cancellation - 48hrs notice
  • Show mobile or printed voucher

Highlights

PADI Open Water Diver it´s a scuba diving beginner course ideal for those who want to learn how to scuba dive independently and safely.

  • Become a licensed scuba diver in just a few days, no prior experience required.
  • Breathing underwater for the first time is something you'll never forget.
  • Meet like-minded people who care about the ocean and see our ocean planet with new eyes.

Dive center

Sesimbra is probably the most popular diving location in Portugal. Because of its orientation it is possible to dive all year arround. In Haliotis Dive Center you have male and female changing rooms, classroom, store and filling station. You can also find the biggest boat operating in Sesimbra, our Homarus with 12 meters.

Sesimbra is a pleasant fishing village, just located at 30km from Lisbon being protected by the Natural Park of Arrábida and its wonderful waters are part of the biggest Portuguese Marine Reserve: Luiz Saldanha Marine Park (where the majoraty of the dives are made). 

The diversity of the sea life allows us to see a lot of species at different depths. At the moment more than 1100 of species of marine macro-organisms are known.

PADI Dive Center Dive shop 3 PADI Instructors Max. 8.0 divers / guide

Address: 7441 Km from your location
Porto De Abrigo de Sesimbra, Sesimbra, No State, 2970-152, Portugal

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Package description

Inclusive of

  • 4 open water dives
  • Scuba equipment rental (full set)
  • Confined water dives
  • Open water dives
  • Surface interval refreshments
  • PADI eLearning (includes certification fees)

Requirements

  • Minimum age: 10+
  • Min. certification: None
  • Min logged dives: None
  • No prior experience with scuba diving is required. You must be in good physical health and be able to float for 10 minutes and swim 200 m unaided and without stopping.

What to expect

The PADI Open Water Diver course consist of three main phases:


 Knowledge development (5 theoretical modules carried out through eLearning).
Confined water dives to learn basic scuba skills (5 modules in our pool, which will be grouped into a single or double session according to the logistics).
Open water dives to practice the skills and explore different dive sites (4 dives in the sea in Sesimbra, carried out over two days).


Our mission is to make you an excellent scuba diver!
As soon as your open water training dives are approved by your instructor you will be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver! This means you will be allowed to rent diving equipment and dive anywhere in the world down to 18 meters, lifelong!




Other Information

Confirmation

  • We’ll send you a final Booking Confirmation Email on average within 24 hours. We advise you to not make any other travel arrangements before that
  • In the event that you do not receive an email from us, please check your Spam folder or notify us via email

Meet at the dive center

Address: Porto De Abrigo de Sesimbra, Sesimbra, No State, 2970-152, Portugal

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Cancellation policy

  • Full refunds will be issued for cancellations made at least 48 hours prior to the activity
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