PADI Course Galapagos | Open Water Course

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PADI Course Galapagos | Open Water Course

HIGHLIGHTS:

We are members of the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI)
Develop knowledge to understand the basic principles of autonomous diving.
Immersions in confined waters to learn the basic diving techniques.
Open water dives to review your skills and explore!

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We are members of the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). The organization with the greatest recognition and international influence for its security standards and procedures that are carried out.

Our PADI Course Galapagos has daily departures to optimize the time of travelers who wish to learn or perfect their technique in the Enchanted Islands. We have 2 speedboats to reach the best Immersions points: Iguana and Galapago Speedboats, both have 2 4-stroke engines at 200 HP and have a capacity for 10 passengers, 2 guides, 1 captain and 1 sailor.

Our PADI Course Galapagos is divided into three stages.

1.- Knowledge Development in a classroom or online, home study to understand basic principles of scuba diving
2.- Confined Water Dives: learn basic scuba skills
3.- Open Water Dives: review your skills and explore!

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DAY	IGUANA SPEEDBOAT	GALAPAGO SPEEDBOAT
Monday	N/A	Floreana
Tuesday	Seymour Channel / Daphne	N/A
Wednesday	Bartolome / Cousins	Seymour Channel / Mosquera (North)
Thursday	N/A	Bartolome / Cousins
Friday	Mosquera (South) / Seymour Channel	Seymour (Northeast) / Carrión Point
Saturday	N/A	Mosquera (South) / Daphne
Sunday	Santa Fé	N/A
* Minimum of 25 immersions or expert guide evaluation *

OPEN WATER COURSE DESCRIPTION

DAY 1
16H00: Complete medical form and signing Disclaimer.
16h30: Revision of Chapters 1, 2 and 3 Videos
18h45: Try dive gear (30 minutes)

DAY 2
08h30: Meeting at our Dive Center review of procedures.
09h00: Transfer to pool: review procedures and exercises
13h00: Transfer to the dive center end morning activities
14h30: Watch Videos Chapters 4 and 5
18h30: Review of knowledge and inquiries from students

DAY 3 (Dive site according to the itinerary)
07H45: Meeting at Scuba Iguana’s dive center (Informative Session)
07h55: Departure to dive site (via: sea o land/sea)

DEPENDING ON THE SITE WE HAVE THE 2 FOLLOWING SCHEDULES:
09h30 / 10h30: Arrival at dive site. The instructor prepares students for their dive
10h30 / 11h30: First Dive depth of 10 to 12 meters.
11h30 / 12h30: Surface Interval (1.5 hour);
12h45 / 13h45: Second Dive depth of 10 to 12 meters.
13h45 / 14h45: Finish Second Dive, LUNCH Return
15h15 / 16h30: Arrival to Scuba Iguana’s dive center.

DAY 4 (Dive site according to the itinerary)
07H45: Meeting at Scuba Iguana’s dive center (Informative Session)
07h50: Departure to dive site (via: sea o land/sea)

We offer different types of services such as:

Diving Baptism
Basic Open Water Course
Advanced Open Water Course
Daily Diving departures.

Above prices include:

Qualified Instructor by the Association of Diving Instructors (PADI)
Theoretical classes: Participants are responsible for reading by themselves 5 chapters of the Open Water Manual, this knowledge will be reinforced with summaries videos that the program offers, which are seen in the Dive Center; the instructor will be available on the second day of the program to review knowledge reviews of each chapter and the doubts that the student had during his study; the last day of the program will take the final exam.
Practice: A session of confined water (pool, 4 hours) and 4 open water dives (2 days)
Complete Dive Gear: 5 or 7mm wetsuit, Regulator, BCD, mask, fins, boots, hood, gloves, weight belt and AIR tanks (does not include dive computer).
Open Water manual and logbook.
Transport to / from the sites of the practices.
International PADI Open Water Diver Certification (if for some reason a student only meets two open water dives, you get a certificate PADI Scuba Diver).
Towels and lunch services on board

Above prices do not include:

Airline Tickets from/to Mainland – Galapagos – Mainland
Galapagos National Park entrance fee: $100.00 USD per person
Migratory Control Card: $20.00 USD per person
Alcoholic drinks and sodas
Services not specified.
Tips
Medical appointments and Travel Insurance.

Important Notes:

♦ All prices per person in US dollars.
♦ Prices are subject to change without prior notice.

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