Belize Scuba Diving Lessons PADI Certification Adventures - Island Belize Dive Courses

Discover Scuba

$125, 1/2 day US$

 

Group discount for Discover Scuba: Three or more persons taking the course at the same time drops the cost to $110.

 

If you have never experienced scuba diving, this is the place to start. Before committing yourself to a more advanced course, make sure you like it! This short course combines classroom, shallow water skills, and a real dive at Long Caye Wall! Our dive shop allows you to take the course and then choose to continue further, deducting the price of this course off the price of a certification.

 

The classroom time is about 1 hour. This is followed by very shallow water skills (less than 6 feet deep). The amount of time this takes depends on how big the class is and if anyone in the class has trouble... they take as much time as they need to get everyone comfortable in the water. The 25-40 foot deep dive lasts about 45 minutes underwater but you are probably gone from the island about 1 hr and 15 minutes during the dive.

 

The Discover Scuba course allows non-divers to dive on Long Caye for the rest of the week without completing a longer certification course. After completing the course, you may continue to dive with an instructor for $75/dive, which includes all equipment. This does not transfer to other resorts, so if you left Long Caye and went elsewhere you would not be able to dive without taking the Discover Scuba course again. If you upgrade within one year to a higher level, this course may count toward your certification.

 

Related blog post: Why is it more expensive for a non-certified diver to dive than someone who is certified already?

 

If you are a certified diver but have not been diving in a long time, you can take this course as a dive refresher course. If the course is already being offered to others, the will allow certified divers to sit in on the lecture portion for free.

 

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Bubblemaker

$125 US$, 1/2 day

 

Short introduction to scuba for kids ages 8 - 9. This age group is restricted to a 6-foot depth and must be accompanied at all times by a dive instructor. They can continue to dive with an instructor for the rest of the week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PADI Scuba Diver

$355 US$, 2 days - Includes $25 for PADI Pic Card and $35 for PADI manual

 

This is the lowest level of certification that PADI offers. It is a lifetime certification, but has some limitations. You can dive world-wide, but you must be accompanied by a Dive Master, and there is a recommended maximum depth of forty feet. Many people don't want to dive without a Dive Master anyway, so that may not present a problem. If you want to rent tanks and dive on your own, you should take Open Water Diver rather than PADI Scuba Diver.

 

Students have the option to upgrade to full Open Water Diver at anytime after completion of the course. This course takes less time than the Full Open Water, and is a great option for those who want a certification, but intend to dive only at resorts where a Dive Master accompanies all divers.

PADI Scuba Diver Referral

$225 US$, 1 day - Includes $25 for PADI Pic Card

 

"Referral" mean that you finish your certification after classroom and confined water training have been completed successfully back home. You bring your paperwork with you that shows you passed your tests and skills, and simply finish your course dives on the island. This is a great option, no studying for tests while on vacation!

 

Open Water Diver

$440 US$, 4 days - Includes $25 for PADI Pic Card and $35 for PADI manual

 

This is the standard certification for entry-level divers. This course covers all fundamentals of scuba diving and is recognized worldwide. The course includes classroom work, five confined water training dives (demonstrating a mastery of skills in shallow water), and four open water dives. As a certified Open Water Diver you have the freedom to dive with a buddy but without a Dive Master present.

 

Open Water Referral

$300 US$, 2 days - Includes $25 for PADI Pic Card

 

"Referral" courses mean that you finish your certification after classroom and confined water training have been completed successfully back home. You bring your paperwork with you that shows you passed your tests and skills, and simply finish your course dives on the island. This is a great option, no studying for tests while on vacation!

 

 

 

 

Q: I want to do the referral course, but my classroom and skill work will be with another organization other than PADI. Does your dive shop accept this referral so I can finish certfication on your island?

A: Yes, you can finish your certification with us, switching your completed certification to PADI, or you can carry home your paperwork stating you completed your certification with us and to send it into the other organization. It is more involved (and costs more) to switch over to PADI from the organization that did your initial course work, so it is more economical to take your paperwork back home.

Adventure Diver

$245 US$, 11/2 days - Includes $25 for PADI Pic Card and $35 for PADI manual

 

A new level in-between Open Water and Advanced Open Water.

 

 

 

Advanced Open Water

$365 US$, 2+ days - Includes $25 for PADI Pic Card

 

Another step on your way to Dive Master.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rescue Diver

$505 US$, 6+ days - Includes $25 for PADI Pic Card and $35 for PADI manual

 

This course must be arranged in advance.

 

This is a performance based program and the duration depends on class size, logistics (such as weather), and candidate's performance.

 

Prerequisites:
-Proof of Advanced Open Water Certification
-Proof of 20 logged dives documenting experience in the following areas:
Night, Deep, and Navigation diving
-15 years or older
-Proof of current CPR and First Aid Training

 

Dive Master

$890 US$, 14+ days - Includes $25 for PADI Pic Card (PADI manual not required for this course)

 

This course must be arranged in advance.

 

This is a performance based program and the duration depends on class size, logistics (such as weather), and candidate's performance.

Prerequisites:
-Proof of Rescue Diver Certification
-Proof of 60 logged dives documenting experience in the following areas: Night, Deep, and Navigation diving
-18 years or older
-Current Medical Clearance for diving signed by physician (PADI Medical Statement form #10063 found at -PADI's web site, www.padi.com)
-Current proof of CPR and Medic First Aid Training

 

 

Questions?

Send us an email: slickrock@slickrock.com or call (800) 390-5715

 

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