Open Water Diving Course

$699

Your first step into the world of recreational diving! Whether you want to dive with us in the beautiful Bay of Islands, or in any of the world’s other amazing dive locations, your Open Water certification is the ticket you need.

Our Open Water Courses run over 3 days. We are very flexible and can normally tailor a course to fit your time constraints. Before starting the course with us you will need to complete around 8 hours of online study. We will send you the links when you sign up.

Day 1. We head to the pool to complete the confined water sessions. All the confined water sessions are done in a heated swimming pool

Day 2. Is the first of the dive days. We head up to the beach at Matauri Bay and complete 2 shore dives. This gives you the skill set to shore dive and teaches you a different skills from boat diving.

Day 3. We are on the boat out to the reserve at Deep Water Cove to complete the last 2 dives of the course. Boat diving is an awesome way to finish the course, and Deep water Cove is spectacular.

We offer two different options to complete the theory. You work on the theory component with an instructor, or you can complete it online.

Upon certification you will be qualified to dive to 18 metres/60 feet.  A Junior Open Water Certification is available for children aged between 10 and 15 years, though we do recommend a minimum age of 12 due to the conditions that we teach in. Please contact Paihia Dive for information on Jnr certification.

To start your Open Water theory with us online please contact us!

DISCOVER SCUBA

$290

If you have never dived before, this is the experience for you! Join our instructors on a day trip out into the Bay of Islands and discover diving.

OPEN WATER

$699

Your first step into the world of recreational diving! Whether you want to dive with us in the beautiful Bay of Islands, or in any of the world’s other amazing dive locations, your PADI Open Water certification is the ticket you need.

ADVANCED OPEN WATER

$650

Improve your diving skills with the next step in recreational diving and include both The Rainbow Warrior and The Canterbury wreck dives as part of your course!

RESCUE COURSE

$650

“Challenging” and “rewarding” best describe the PADI Rescue Diver course. Building upon what you’ve already learned, this course expands on what you already know about how to prevent problems, and how to manage them if they occur.

SPECIALTY COURSE

FROM $600

If you want to learn more about a particular side of diving or if you’re working towards the Master Scuba Diver rating then this will be your next step. Each specialty can normally be completed in 1-3 days.

DIVEMASTER

$1800 - $2800

Take the first step in your dive career and become a PADI Divemaster. Working closely with a PADI Instructor, you’ll expand your dive knowledge and hone your skills as you become a dive professional.

REFRESHER

$250

Our refresher day trip is a great way to get back into diving under the supervision of our amazing instructors.

important information

Before diving with Paihia Dive please have a look at our Understanding The Risks form, as this will need to be completed before joining any of our trips. If you are doing any dive training including Discover Scuba Dives or refreshers, please have a look at our Medical Form, if required you may need to get your doctor to sign you off as fit to dive, before completing the activity.

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