GUANACASTE DIVING COURSES

UNDER THE SEA DIVING

Begin your underwater adventure with PADI Guanacaste diving courses, the top destination for becoming a certified diver in Costa Rica. Unlike other regions, Guanacaste's Pacific coast offers warm, nutrient-rich waters teeming with marine life. This unique environment provides the perfect setting for learning to dive, where you can safely practice skills while being surrounded by an incredible diversity of fish and other marine life. Our Guanacaste scuba diving courses cater to every skill level, from your very first underwater breath with the Discover Scuba Diving program to the internationally recognized PADI Open Water Diver certification.

For those looking to advance, specialized PADI Scuba Diving Courses in Costa Rica like the PADI Advanced Open Water or PADI Rescue Diver certifications are available. You’ll learn from professional, PADI certified instructors dedicated to your safety and comfort. Each Guanacaste scuba course combines E-learning that is completed online and at your own pace along with practical skills in a confined, shallow water environment before you experience the exhilaration of your first open-water dives. By choosing to get your scuba diving certification here, you're not just earning a e-card; you're gaining the skills to explore a vibrant underwater world filled with turtles, rays, and massive schools of fish.

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Open Water

The PADI Open Water certification is the most common and entry-level diving Certification, the course consists of 3 days, the first in a pool where you will learn how to use the equipment and the first skills necessary to dive to a maximum depth of 18 meters (60 feet). The following days will consist of 4 dives, 2 per day from our boat. All of the skills learned in the pool will be put into practice and we will discover the wonders found in the waters that surround the Catalinas Islands for a safe and practical Guanacaste diving experience.

Upon completion of the program, the student will receive their PADI Open Water diving Certification. Transportation to/from your accommodation is available at an additional cost.

Includes:

• Serving clients from Tamarindo, Playa Flamingo, Potrero, and Playas del Coco depending on your wants/needs to the Catalina’s Islands.
• Instructor and diving team during the course
• Pool training
• 2 dives (2nd day)
• 2 dives (3rd day)
• Theory and materials Online
• Hydration (non alcoholic) and fruits
• Plentiful shade on boat
•PADI Open Water Certification upon successful completion of course

Turtle Swimming through the open waters of the Pacific ocean off of the coast of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

$675.00

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Advanced Open Water Guanacaste Diving Course - The Best Scuba Diving in Costa Rica at Under The Sea Diving

$675.00

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Advanced Open Water (AOW)

Take your diving skills to new depths with our PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course, designed for certified divers ready to expand their underwater expertise. This exciting program builds confidence and hones your abilities through five adventure dives, including a mandatory Deep Dive and Underwater Navigation Dive, plus three specialty dives of your choice, such as Night Diving, Peak Performance Buoyancy, or Fish Identification. Under the guidance of our experienced PADI instructors, you’ll explore diverse underwater environments surrounding the coast of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Refine your techniques, and gain practical experience tailored to your interests. Perfect for adventurers seeking to unlock new diving opportunities, this course empowers you to dive deeper, navigate with precision, and embrace the thrill of the ocean with greater skill and confidence.

Includes:

•Serving clients from Tamarindo, Playa Flamingo, Potrero, and Playas del Coco depending on your wants/needs to the Catalina’s Islands.
• Instructor for course.
• PADI Elearning completed at your own pace.
• 5 open water dives (2 or 3days on the boat).
• Hydration (non-alcoholic) and fruits.
• Plentiful shade on boat.
• PADI Advanced Open Water Certification upon successful completion of course.

Emergency First Response (EFR)

The Emergency First Response CPR & AED course teaches people how to provide emergency care for someone in need, to include children.

This course consists of 3 sections:
1) Knowledge Development.
2) Skill Development.
3) Scenario Practice.

This takes place over the course of 1 day in a classroom setting. There is no minimum age requirement for this Specialty.

Includes:

•Serving clients from Tamarindo, Playa Flamingo, Potrero, and Playas del Coco depending on your wants/needs to the Catalina’s Islands.
• Instructor for course.
• PADI Elearning completed at your own pace.
•Classroom practical and hands on training.

Happy clients performing an Emergency First Response Guanacaste Diving Course with test dummy.

$325.00

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Rescue scuba diving course from clients setting up a scenario to practice rescue scuba diving in Guanacaste, Costa Rica

$675.00

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Rescue

The PADI Rescue diver course will change the way you dive - in the best way possible. Learn to identify and correct minor issues before they become larger problems, gain more confidence and have serious fun along the way. Discover why many students say Rescue Diver is their favorite scuba course.” This course consists of PADI Elearning to be completed at your own pace, followed by 2 days in the water for 4 dives total.

Includes:

• Serving clients from Tamarindo, Playa Flamingo, Potrero, and Playas del Coco depending on your wants/needs.
• Instructor for course.
• PADI Elearning completed at your own pace.
•4 open water dives (2 days on the boat).
• Hydration (nonalcoholic) and fruits. •Plentiful shade on boat.
• PADI Rescue Diver Certification upon successful completion of course.
• Prerequisite is successful completion of Emergency First Response within last 2 years.

Master Scuba Diver

The black belt of recreational diving! Combine your Rescue Diver cert. With five specialties like Nitrox, Deep, Night, DSMB, and Boat, and 50 logged dives to earn this elite status while exploring Guanacaste diving at it's finest!

Price varies depending on what specialties you already hold or choose.

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Includes:

• Serving clients from Tamarindo, Playa Flamingo, Potrero, and Playas del Coco depending on your wants/needs.
• Diving equipment for the day.
• 2 tanks.
• Hydration (nonalcoholic) and fruits.
• One of the most experienced shark dive instructors in the area as a guide.
• Small group of 4 or less.
• Plentiful shade on boat.

• Prerequisite: must be minimum
Open Water Certified.

Master Scuba Divers surrounded by a school of fish in the pacific waters of Guanacaste diving from Flamingo, Costa Rica

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Cancellation Policy:

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