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PADI Open Water Diver - Start Your Underwater Adventure Today !

Available on 9 May

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Key info

  • 5 days (approx.)
  • Incl. 4 dives
  • Dive site(s) determined on the dive day
  • English, French, Italian
  • Max. 6 students / instructor
  • Meet at the dive center
  • Instant confirmation
  • Free Cancellation - 24hrs notice
  • Show mobile or printed voucher

Highlights

If you’ve always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts. Get your scuba diving certification with the PADI® Open Water Diver course.

  • Gain internationally recognized certification to dive up to 18 meters.
  • Learn essential diving skills in a safe, progressive and fun environment.
  • Explore the underwater world independently with a buddy anywhere in the world.

Dive center

La Perla Nera Diving

PADI 5 Star Dive Center

La Perla Nera Diving Ustica was founded in 1999 and is a PADI 5 Star IDC Resort, the first PADI Instructor Development Center on the island of Ustica. Roberto, PADI Course Director, founder and owner of the dive center, is always present and available to offer personalized professional training. Together with his experienced staff, he provides courses for all levels, from beginners to professional divers.

Our dive center is located in the very heart of the village, just a few steps from all accommodations. Upon arrival, you’ll be welcomed by our reception team and invited to relax on our small balcony and lounge area, a meeting place where divers share stories, experiences, and memories from past trips. This is where our guests become friends, where you are never alone, and where you can enjoy a friendly atmosphere with both divers and non-divers, always supported by our highly professional staff.

Inside our facility, we have a dedicated classroom and a filling station capable of providing Nitrox blends from 22% to 50%, thanks to our Coltri LP 280 compressor supported by a Coltri MCH 13, and our pride and joy, the new Coltri MCH 22 equipped with a dryer and cooler, allowing us to mix any type of gas required.

An Askel booster enables us to guarantee fills for technical divers as well. We are a rebreather and tech-friendly dive center.

Our rental equipment area offers a wide range of gear, including fins, boots, wetsuits, semi-dry and dry suits, BCDs, regulators, and dive computers.

Our tank inventory includes:
– 10, 12, 15, and 18-liter air tanks
– Dedicated 15-liter Nitrox tanks
– Twinsets 10+10 and 12+12 liters for technical diving
– Aluminum S40 cylinders for oxygen
– Aluminum S80 cylinders for Nitrox blends up to 50%
– 5-liter tanks for children’s diving activities

La Perla Nera Diving is also a DAN training center and an active partner of WWF Sub.

Our motto is: “Arrive as clients, leave as friends.”
Everything else… we’ll let you discover it for yourself.

PADI 5 Star IDC Resort Wi-Fi (for a fee) 9 PADI Instructors Max. 6.0 divers / guide

Address: 7836 Km from your location
P.za Capitano Vito Longo, snc, Ustica (PA), No State, 90010, Italy

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Package description

Inclusive of

  • 4 open water dives
  • 5 confined water dives (pool or shallow water)
  • National Park Fees/Marine Park Fees
  • Weights/Weight Belt/Tank(s)
  • Mask/snorkel
  • Fins (full foot)
  • Fins (open heel)
  • Wetsuit (shorty)
  • Wetsuit (3mm)
  • BCD
  • PADI eLearning (includes certification fees)
  • Nitrox
  • Wetsuit (5mm)
  • Regulator
  • Open water dives
  • Scuba equipment rental (full set)
  • Confined water dives

Not inclusive of

  • Flashlight (torch)  ( USD 12 ) - bookable in checkout
  • Dive computer  ( USD 12 ) - bookable in checkout

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

During the PADI Open Water Diver course, you'll learn what you need to know to explore the underwater world using scuba. It's just the beginning of a lifetime filled with dive adventures.


The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:
•Knowledge Development (online, independent study or in a classroom) to understand basic principles, concepts and terms you need to know for dive safety and enjoyment.
•Confined Water Dives to learn and practice basic scuba skills in a pool or water with pool-like conditions. They give you the opportunity to get used to the gear you'll be using and practice the basic skills of diving and techniques to keep you safe. You'll enjoy making one or more minidives, which take you through the same steps you follow when you make open water dives.
•Open Water Dives at local dive sites! This is what it's all about - you'll make your first dives in the sea! During four dives, you'll perform various skills under water and on the surface to make sure you're a safe and competent diver.

The training portion usually only takes up the first part of the dive, meaning that you will get to spend a big part of your time diving with your instructor and exploring the underwater world.

As a PADI Open Water Diver, you'll be trained to a maximum depth of 18 metres/60 feet, and are qualified to dive in conditions as good as, or better than, those in which you trained. Become a Open Water Diver is the first step of your fantastic scuba carrier.

If you are interested, contact us for more details about the course and logistic. We're waiting for you!!


Other Information

Confirmation

  • You will receive a confirmation email and voucher instantly after booking
  • 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

Beautiful balcony in the central square, location of "La Perla Nera Diving"

Address: P.za Capitano Vito Longo, snc, Ustica (PA), No State, 90010, Italy

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Cancellation policy

  • Full refunds will be issued for cancellations made at least 24 hours prior to the activity
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