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PADI National Geographic Open Water Diver

National Geographic Open Water

National Geographic Diver The National Geographic Open Water diver course is not "just a diving course". Yes, it qualifies you to dive to a maximum depth of 18 meters / 60 feet, with a divebuddy of your choice, just like the PADI Open Water Diver Course. However, the PADI Nat Geo Open Water Course is much more than just that. Instead of 4 Open Water Dives, we will do 6. You'll get an interesting read with the National Geographic Diver almanac (manual) and the Nat Geo DVD. During the 2 additional dives, we will perfect your hovering skills a great deal further on the first dive and then proceed and really explore a divesite. We'll map it in detail and spend time to find underwater life you have not been able to discover during your Open Water diver Course alone. The second dive, we are going to increase your Navigation skills and then spend the rest of the dive identifying various marine species, including plants, vertebrate animals and invertebrate animals. You'll receive a great PADI/Nat Geo logbook binder with logbook pages, a Nat Geo DVD and manual AND the Open Water book, al of which are yours to keep. This is a great deal, with a lot of value....

  • Minimum age: 10 years
  • Max. Depth: 60 ft / 18 mtr
  • Costs: $515 *
  • Max Participants: 4 : 1
  • Books: PADI/Nat Geo crew pack
  • Certification: For life
  • Duration: 4 days
  • Prerequisite: Able to swim / reasonably fit

  • National Geographic Portal Specialty

    For you divers who are already certified as PADI Open Water Divers, there is the National Geographic (Portal) Specialty. We "simply" cover the same things as described in the National Geographic Open Water Diver Course. So you do the same two dives, do the mapping, the exploration dive, the hovering and navigation skills and the identification project. You'll love this specialty as you'll step out a completely different diver. You'll see more on all dives after. If you are looking for something truly special, Nat Geo is for you!

    PADI National Geographic Logo

  • Minimum age: 10 years
  • Max. Depth: depending on level
  • Costs: $165 *
  • Max Participants: 8 : 1
  • Books: Nat Geo Diver Almanac
  • Certification: For life
  • Duration: 1 day
  • Prerequisite: PADI Open Water

  • Already Nat Geo certified?

    Are you already certified as PADI National Geographic Diver? Expand your knowledge even further:
  • Take your PADI Advanced Open Water
  • Take one or more PADI Specialties
  • Do some fun dives

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