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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 – the world’s most popular and widely recognized scuba course.
Millions of people have learned to scuba dive and gone on to discover the wonders of the aquatic world through this course.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
We offer free pick up between the distance from Hikkaduwa to Mirrisa. (Hikkaduwa, Boosa, Gintota, Galle, Unawatuna, Dalawella, Mihripenna, Talpe, Habaraduwa, Koggala, Ahangama, Midigama, Weligama, Mirrisa.)
5 kilometers south of Galle at the main road, A2, next to the restaurants "Summer Garden" and "Banana Garden", beachside, at the end of Unawatuna in direction to the south.
What to expect
If you want to take the theory of the course online by PADI OWD eLearning you have to purchase it on the PADI website and register for PADI OWD eLearning with our diving centre Divinguru Unawatuna, PADI 5 Star Dive Resort, S-36133.
Minimum Certification Age is 10 Yrs+
Course Content:
The PADI Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:
1. Five Knowledge Development sessions (online, independent study or in a classroom) to understand basic principles of scuba diving
2. Five Confined Water Dives to learn basic scuba skills and demonstrate confidence in the water (10-minute swim/float and 200m swim)
3. Four Open Water Dives to use your skills and explore!
Schedule:
The course takes around 3.5 to 5 days and you start every day at 8.30 am, the knowledge development and confined water training takes 1-2 days (depending on your skills) and for the open water dives 2-3 days.
Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Additional info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- INFANTS NOT ALLOWED.
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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