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Student on a PADI Open Water training dive in the Red Sea

PADI Course

PADI Open Water Diver

The most popular way to become a certified diver. Learn to dive safely and earn a license recognized worldwide.

Book this course €330 per person

About this course

The PADI Open Water Diver course is the certification that lets you dive independently with a buddy anywhere in the world. Over 3 to 4 days you build real skills with a professional instructor in small groups. You can choose how you start your training. Option one starts from the boat at shallow Red Sea sites that suit learning. Option two starts in the heated hotel swimming pool for your first day, then continues with training dives in the sea.

3 to 4 dayshurghada, makadi bay, and marsa alam

Choose your training option

Boat based training

Start your training from the boat at shallow Red Sea dive sites suitable for learning.

Heated hotel pool first day

Start your first training day in the heated hotel swimming pool, then continue your training dives in the sea.

You select your preferred option during booking.

Included

  • Professional PADI instructor
  • Full equipment included
  • All training dives
  • Tanks and weights
  • Pool or shallow water training session
  • Certification processing

Not included

  • PADI e-learning material
  • Certification card
  • Dive insurance

Questions and answers

No. If you are not certified you can try Discover Scuba Diving with an instructor, or start a course with us. Certified divers are welcome to join daily diving and trips.

Yes. Many of our guests dive for the first time with us. You start in shallow water or the pool with a professional instructor who stays with you the whole time.

Course and intro prices include the equipment you use during training. For daily diving, equipment rental is 15 EUR per day if you do not bring your own.

Yes. For the PADI Open Water course you choose how you start. Option one begins from the boat at shallow Red Sea sites. Option two begins in the heated hotel swimming pool, then continues in the sea.

Yes. At Makadi Bay you can start your first training day in a heated hotel swimming pool, which is a comfortable way to learn the basics before the sea.

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What divers say

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699 reviews in total

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Nika L

July 2026

Tripadvisor
Trip was great! Everything was explained perfectly and our dives with Islam were great. We really enjoyed and would definitely come back.
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Kirstie

United Kingdom · July 2026

GetYourGuide
The guide was amazing! very knowledgeable, and gave us plenty of time underwater until one of us hit 100 bar. Very safe/we'll regulated within Padi standards (actually more so compared to other padi centres I've dived with). very thorough with checks and safety. Highly recommend for open water/ advanced open water divers!
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Kiro Adel

July 2026

Google
I had a great experience at this diving center. The dive site was amazing, and everything was well organized. The photographer was fantastic—very friendly, fun, and made everyone feel comfortable. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a great diving experience!
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Claudiu P

July 2026

Tripadvisor
10/10 experience. We went scuba diving in Hurghada in July. From the get go the guide was understanding, calm, end explained every bit that we needed to know thoroughly. Both dives were done with a guide, 2 pers / 1 guide. We saw the beautiful reefs and the many fishes living in them. We had lunch on the boat, after the second dive, around 1PM. The lunch was decent and diverse. After the lunch we went near the Eden Island and had 1hour of free time, which we used for snorkeling. The program ended around 5PM, when we started to head back to the port.
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Stewart

United Kingdom · June 2026

GetYourGuide
Saw this at an unbeatable price so booked one dive to try out, ended up booking a further 5 days! Large comfortable boat, professional checking & great WhatsApp communication throughout. Excellent dive sites & excellent diveguides throughout.
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Matus Jenca

July 2026

Google
Loved the trip, beautiful sights and very nice diving experience. Will do again
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