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Diving Cozumel in Comfort

Welcome to Cozumel, on the beautiful Mayan Riviera

 

Discover Scuba Diving Program


This is where the adventures begin by learning to dive in 3 hours in a natural environments surrounded with fishes of many colors and beautiful coral gardens and experienced instructors that will safely teach you to dive with freedom, serenity and fun.

The course takes two to three hours and is divided into an academic overview of basic knowledge and a beach dive in which you will learn basic scuba skills in calm water bursting with marine life, which will allow you to have just a taste of what you experience when you dive in natural environments.
This course is not a certification course but it can give you the opportunity to go by boat to shallow reefs with the personal guidance of an instructor. We will give you a dive passport valid for a period of 15 days if you wish to continue your dive vacation in other dive locations. Equipment included, maximum 4 persons per session, maximum depth 25 feet.


CHECK OUT, Scuba Review & Environment Orientation Dives

Are you certified but have not been diving for a while? Are you going to dive in a new environment? Do you have new equipment?

Be smart and do a check out dive before diving off a boat and review with a qualified instructor your dive skills and knowledge. Build up your confidence diving in new environments.
Perfect for novice certified divers who have not been in the ocean for a while and also for divers with new equipment. The course is quick, enjoyable and easy. The dive includes 1 ? hrs of lecture and preparation and 1 hour of beach diving. Maximum depth is 30 feet. We accept groups and we dive in beautiful environments where you will see plenty of sea life. Check out our Dive Trips to the Cozumel Underwater National Park.


Open Water Diver Certification
PADI & NAUI


Learn to dive in natural environments and get fully certified as an open water diver in the turquoise waters of Cozumel Island.

Anyone in good health condition who's reasonably fit and comfortable in the water can learn to scuba dive. As a scuba diver, you will come to know diverse wildlife in astounding abundance and discover a world of rapturous beauty. Oceans, rivers, seas, lakes and quarries hold submerged habitats that will capture your interest and imagination for a lifetime.
This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills you will need to safely visit the underwater world. You will have fun as your instructor prepares you for the excitement of entry-level diving activities of your local area. As you gain experience and your interests grow, your instructor can help you with additional training for special diving activities. This course is divided into three sessions: academic, confined water and four actual open water dives. The course is based on performance and is not time-based, with a minimum of three days and a flexible schedule. After completing the course, you'll be issued a PADI or NAUI Open Water Certification card. Maximum depth, 40 feet. No more than 4 persons per group. Duration: minimum 3 days. Equipment included.


Open Water Diver Referral Certification
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This course is design to help you finish your certification course. If you have already completed the academic and confined water training portions or parts of the open water diver course with a certified and authorized scuba instructor from any of the associations name above, you just have to do 4 open water training dives in the ocean to complete your course.

It will take you 2 days of training and it includes 2 tank dives a day. Two can be done from the beach and two from a boat, depending on the student performance and requirements. Also if you only need one or two dives to complete your certification course we can do it for you as well.
Maximum depth 40 feet. No more than 4 persons per group.



Advanced Open Water Diver Certification
PADI & NAUI


Whether you are a newly certified diver or have had hundreds of logged dives, when you are looking for new underwater experiences, new skills and fun, the Advanced Course is your next step.

It is a vehicle to a wide range of activities and interrelated skills that create adventure, fun and recreation for people with wide interest. Are you interested in different dive sites? Or possibly you want to learn more about night diving or drift diving or any other of the interesting opportunities that we have to offer to you in our advanced programs.

The course is divided into 2 programs: the Advanced Open Water and the Advanced Plus courses.

In the Advanced Open Water Course you will make underwater navigation and deep dives as part of the core program, and choose 3 elective dives from several specialties, such as Night Dive, Boat Dive, Drift Dive, Multilevel Dive, Search and Recovery Dive, Underwater Naturalist Dive, Underwater Photography Dive, Wreck Dive, Dry Suit Dive and Altitude Dive.
The course can be completed in two days depending on student needs and elected dives. At least the Underwater Navigation dive will have to be done from the beach alone with a skill review exercise.

The other option is the Advanced Plus Course: which consists of two core dives plus six elective dives, a total of eight dives. Additionally, you will be developing your knowledge of diving theory in the areas of diving physics, physiology, equipment, skills and environment, the recreational dive planner, CPR and MFA (Medic/First Aid). This course has been designed for divers interested in experiencing a wide range of diving activities and developing a deeper understanding of diving. If you have an Advanced Open Water certification you can upgrade to the Advanced Plus certification. Also, each dive can be credited to future specialty courses at the Instructor's discretion.



Rescue Diver
PADI & NAUI


Become the best. This course teaches you to focus on other divers as well as yourself, showing you how to recognize and prevent potential diving emergencies and accidents before they occur, and how to handle them if they do. Besides being serious it is a rewarding and enjoyable course. The certification takes three days, and requires CPR or Medic First Aid certification for completion.
All training is done from the beach. Call for special request.


Divemaster
PADI & NAUI

If you are interested in a part time or full time career, this is your first step in the diving leadership level.

This course will develop your leadership skills by expanding your diving knowledge to a professional level, training you to supervise diving activities, and to assist instructors with divers in training.
Call for special request.


Padi Specialty Courses
Widely regarded as some of the most enjoyable programs in diver education, specialty courses focus on the underwater activities that interest you most.


For example:

Drift diver - Because fighting a current is at best tiring, and at worst impossible, divers need to learn how to take advantage of currents. This course takes theory and two dives by boat in heavy current areas.

Underwater Naturalist - Create awareness, evoke a sense of responsibility, expand the public knowledge of the aquatic environment, and learn about the ecology of this wonderful world. Duration of the course is two days. Includes classroom theory workshop and three boat dives.

Night Diver - Eager to do it but not feeling experienced enough? Take this excellent course and learn how to properly plan, organize and safely conduct a night dive. Duration of the course is two days. Includes classroom theory workshop, plus three dives at night.

Deep Diver - You just learned how to dive and maybe you want to go deeper to see the different coral formations, sea life, or maybe a wreck. Learn the proper and safe way to plan a deep dive. Requires advanced certification and four boat dives and some theory workshop.

Multilevel Diver - Get the most out of your good air consumption. Don't let the tables limit your time underwater. Theory and two boat dives required. Duration of the course is one day.

Enriched Air Nitrox - Want to extend your bottom time in a safe way? Nitrox, or Enriched Air is the answer. Theory and two dives are required. Duration of the course is two days.

Underwater Photography - Capture those great moments for the future - learn how to take underwater pictures. Theory and practice for beginners or advanced and two boat dives.