Learn to dive at an award-winning 5-Star PADI Dive Centre in Kenya! Certificated courses are available for every level of scuba diver, whether you're a curious beginner or an advanced diver looking to expand your skills. The ocean around Mombasa where the courses take place teems with wildlife!

The various courses last from half a day to 5 days. You can do one or two courses, or do the whole lot and qualify as a Diving Instructor. This Optional Add-On can be done together with any other project in Kenya, giving you an exciting and diverse travel experience!

PROJECT OVERVIEW
We have listed six different courses below for you to choose from, together with some information on each course. These courses are provided by an independent Dive Centre. We have arranged with the Centre to let our volunteers have a discounted rate, thus making the courses cheaper for you. Entry level course prices include all equipment, classroom sessions, pool sessions and boat trips, but do not include marine park fees. We will make the arrangements for your course in advance so that it is reserved for you when you arrive on your placement.

• PADI Discover Scuba Diving

• PADI Scuba Diver

• PADI Open Water Referral

• PADI Open Water

• PADI Adventure Diver

• PADI Advanced Overwater Diver

• PADI Emergency First Response

PADI DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING
Pre-requisites: Medical fitness
Duration: 1 day
Minimum age: 10
Price: £99

This course is designed for those that wish to get a taste of scuba diving. Basic level scuba diving theory is taught with the use of video. This is followed by a pool session where you learn basic scuba skills and gain underwater confidence. You will then go on a dive trip accompanied by an instructor. After participating in the course you may continue to dive with us during your stay in Kenya to a maximum depth of 12m with one of the Centre instructors.

PADI SCUBA DIVER
Pre-requisites: Medical fitness
Duration: 2-3 days
Minimum age: 10
Price: £299

This course is designed for those who want to learn to dive but have insufficient time to complete the Open Water Course and those who don't want to dive independently or below 12m. This course takes you half way to becoming an open water diver. You will participate in three theory sessions, three pool sessions and two open water dives. After the course you may continue to dive under the supervision of an instructor or dive master. If subsequently you decide to become an open water diver this course will be credited towards your open water qualification.

PADI OPEN WATER REFERRAL
Pre-requisites: Medical fitness
Duration: 4-5 days
Minimum age: 10
Price: £220

The PADI system for diver education is modular - so you can learn to dive a piece at a time, and if you only have time for part of the course, what you’ve done won’t be wasted. We offer referral options for students who’ve already completed all pool and theory requirement.

PADI OPEN WATER
Pre-requisites: Medical fitness
Duration: 4-5 days
Minimum age: 10
Price: £425

This is the PADI entry level scuba qualification. Completion of this course entitles you to dive independently with your buddy within conditions you have experienced in familiar sites. You will participate in five theory sessions, five pool sessions and four open water dives. After the course you may continue to dive under similar or better conditions than those you have experienced independently from professional supervision to a depth of 18m. There are many exciting adventure dives, specialties and courses you may participate in after achieving this qualification. Continuing your diver education will fine tune your skills, give you extra confidence and increase your experience

PADI ADVENTURE DIVER
Pre-requisites: Medical fitness
Duration: 1 day Course
Minimum age: 10
Price: £225

This course gives the participant a taste in one or more of many exciting diving activities. Adventure dives add to the confidence and skill level of divers who participate as well as giving them skills to further their enjoyment of the underwater world. A diver becomes an adventure diver when they have completed three adventure dives of their choice. An adventure dive is also the first dive of the corresponding specialty and can be counted towards that specialty and the advanced diver certification. You’ll complete 3 of the following dives:

• AWARE - Fish Identification Dive
• Boat Dive Deep Dive *
• Drift Dive *
• Enriched Air Dive (15+ age limit)
• Night Dive *Peak Performance Buoyancy Dive
• Search and Recovery Dive*
• Underwater Naturalist Dive
• Underwater Navigation Dive
• Underwater Photography Dive
• Wreck Dive*
• Multilevel Dive
  * These adventure dives have a 12+ age limit

PADI ADVANCED OPENWATER DIVER
Pre-requisites: Open Water Diver Certification/ or Junior Open Water Diver Certification or equivalent
Duration: 2-3 day Course
Minimum age: 10
Price: £315

An Advanced diver is a diver that has completed three adventure dives of their choice plus the deep and navigation adventure dive. This course concentrates on skill development in the open water environment, theory is minimal and there are numerous exciting skills that can be learnt. This is an extremely popular course not just because it is so much fun but because the Advanced Diver certification opens up to divers a whole new range of sites that would have been ruled out to them as Open Water Diver. Dives include:

• AWARE - Fish Identification Dive
• Boat Dive
• Deep Dive (compulsory)
• Drift Dive
• Enriched Air Dive (15+ age limit)
• Night Dive
• Peak Performance Buoyancy Dive
• Search and Recovery Dive
• Underwater Naturalist Dive
• Underwater Navigation Dive (compulsory)
• Underwater Photography Dive
• Wreck Dive

PADI EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE
Requirements: No diving certification is required to do this course
Duration: 1-2 days
Price: £130

This course teaches the lay person what steps to take when they are first on the scene of a medical emergency. The skills taught are applicable to both diving and non-diving emergencies. . The course covers primary (rescue breathing and CPR) care and secondary (bandaging, splinting etc) care. This course or an equivalent course is required for the rescue diver course and for all professional level PADI courses.

ACCOMMODATION:
If you do these courses concurrent with your main Travellers placement, your accommodation is included. If you prefer to do them after you have completed your placement and you'd like to continue living with your host family during this time, there will be a surcharge to cover this additional accommodation.