The PADI Open Water Diver course is your ticket to diving worldwide - learn the essentials in confined water, then make four open-water dives in the Red Sea. For beginners aged 10+; certification, materials, equipment and hotel pickup included.
The PADI Open Water Diver course is the world's most popular scuba certification and your licence to dive independently with a buddy. Over 3–4 days you work through three parts: knowledge development (online or with your instructor), five confined-water sessions to learn skills in calm shallow water, and four open-water dives on the reef. You can start the theory from home before you arrive to save time on the water. On completion you're certified to dive to 18 metres anywhere in the world.
You must complete a short medical questionnaire and a basic swim and float assessment. Start the eLearning theory before your trip and you'll spend more of your holiday in the water. Plan your last dive at least 18–24 hours before you fly.
Hurghada is one of the best places in the world to learn, with warm, clear, calm water and gentle reefs that make the training dives a pleasure rather than a challenge. Finish the course and your certification never expires — you're a diver for life, anywhere in the world.
Yes — Open Water includes a short swim (200 m / 300 m with mask, fins and snorkel) and a 10-minute float, with no time limit or style requirement.
Yes. PADI eLearning lets you finish the knowledge sections at home, so you spend most of the course diving rather than studying.
Open Water Divers are certified to a maximum depth of 18 metres, worldwide, diving with a buddy and no professional supervision required.
