Experience the excitement of our PADI Open Water Diver course in Halkidiki, designed for beginners keen to explore the underwater world. Guided by experienced instructors, you will receive personalized support at every step, ensuring a comfortable learning journey.
Throughout the course, you will learn essential skills such as assembling diving gear, mastering buoyancy control, and safety procedures, all while exploring the marine life of Loutra. Encounter reef fish, starfish, and octopuses, each dive revealing new wonders beneath the waves. By the course's end, you will have an internationally recognized certification, ready to embark on underwater adventures wherever your curiosity leads you.
The PADI Open Water Diver qualifies you to: - Dive to a maximum depth of 18 metres/60 feet
- Plan and execute dives with a certified buddy
- Rent or buy diving equipment in dive centres worldwide
Programme-e-LearningThe price includes access to e-Learning, offering comprehensive online resources to enhance your diving experience. Prior to the start of the course, you need to complete this e-Learning, designed to deepen your understanding of crucial diving concepts and safety procedures. You also need to complete a medical evaluation questionnaire.
-Kick-off We will meet at
our diving center, conveniently located in
Kassandra Loutra,
15 minutes before the booked time. Alternatively, we offer a free pick-up service from and to your hotel in the Kassandra area, which can be requested after booking. Keep in mind that the
starting time may vary depending on weather conditions, so it is always subject to change and we will inform you if any change should occur.
Upon arrival, you will receive all necessary diving equipment. At the dive site, our experienced instructors will lead a theory session, covering essential diving concepts and safety procedures. Then, you will have the chance to apply your knowledge during practice dives in confined water. Following this, you will progress to four dives in open water, where you will perform various underwater skills under our instructors' guidance. Spanning over
4 days, each session lasts approximately
3.5 hours. The group size per instructor is
limited to 3 people.
Course content - Practice dives in confined water
- 4 open water dives
Included services - Certified dive guide
- High-quality diving gear (all you need for your dive: wetsuit, mask, fins, octopus, regulator, BCD)
- Scuba tank
- e-Learning
- Pick-up from your hotel in Kassandra area (to be requested after completed booking)
- Transfer to dive site
- Water and snacks
Requirements - Minimum age: 15 years old
- Swimming ability
- Good physical health
- If you wear prescription glasses, you need to be comfortable wearing contact lenses
Good to know - Children from 10 to 14 years old can apply to the Padi Junior Open Water Diver
- There are free parking spots nearby
- Diving spot can change based on weather conditions
- Wait at least 24 hours after repetitive dives or multiple days of diving before flying