The PADI Adventure Diver course helps you get more out of diving by introducing you to new types of scuba diving adventures. It’s a great opportunity to work with your instructor to build your scuba diving skills and gain more confidence. You can choose what you’re most interested in learning. Have you always wanted to try digital underwater photography? How about wreck diving? Here’s your chance to sample three dives of your choice, get a taste of what you like, and feel more at ease in the water, strengthening your underwater skills and letting you enjoy scuba diving more than ever.
PADI ADVENTURE DIVER COURSE
This course is a subset of the full Advanced Open Water course.
- 1 to 2 days depending your choice of dives
- You choose 3 specialty dives which interest you most:
- AWARE - Fish Identification
- Boat Dive
- Deep Dive
- (DPV) Diver Propulsion Vehicle ($45 dollar rental fee)
- Drift Dive
- Multilevel & Computer ($10 dollar rental fee)
- Night Dive ($20 dollars extra, 2 diver minimum)
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Underwater Naturalist
- Underwater Navigation
- Underwater Photography ($30 dollar camera rental fee)
- Underwater Videography ($40 dollar camera rental fee)
- Wreck Dive
To take the Adventure Diver course, you must be
- A PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization)
- Minimum age: 15 years old (10 years old for PADI Junior Adventure Diver)
Get credit! Each Adventure Dive may be credited toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty course. This means you can be well on your path to becoming a Master Scuba Diver.
Adventure Dives available to scuba divers 10 years old and older:
Additional Adventure Dives available to scuba divers 12 years old and older:
Your Next Adventure
After your PADI Adventure Diver certification you can take the next step by completing two more adventure dives. If you’ve completed five total adventure dives that include deep and navigation, you’re an PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
PADI Adventure Dives can also count towards PADI Specialty Diver certifications. For example, if you liked your Night Adventure Dive so much that you wanted to take a complete PADI Night Diver Specialty course, your Night Adventure Dive can count as the first dive of that specialty.
After your PADI Adventure Diver certification you can take the next step by completing two more adventure dives. If you’ve completed five total adventure dives that include deep and navigation, you’re an PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
PADI Adventure Dives can also count towards PADI Specialty Diver certifications. For example, if you liked your Night Adventure Dive so much that you wanted to take a complete PADI Night Diver Specialty course, your Night Adventure Dive can count as the first dive of that specialty.
