Min pax. per trip 2
Description
Fancy learning to dive in the tropical waters near Kota Kinabalu? Then choose the PADI Open Water Diver Course. This is a 3.5 day course and, upon successful completion, certifies you to dive to 18m with a Buddy. The course takes place in sheltered bays and along pretty coral reefs in Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, home to wide variety of beautiful, tropical marine life.
Itinerary
Day 1: Come by the office from 9:30am – 2:00pm to complete your pre-study session. The office is located at G27, Wisma Sabah in central Kota Kinabalu. Days 2 – 4: You will follow a similar itinerary for the 3 days of your course during which you will complete the 5 confined skills sessions, 4 open water dives, swim and float test.
8:50am: Meet the Team at the ‘Red British Phone Boxes’ at Jesselton Point Jetty. Once collected, you will be transferred to the morning dive site. Your Instructor will provide a briefing for the morning session. You will set up your own dive gear and go diving!
12.00pm: Head back to the boat and break for lunch at a local café on a nearby island.
1.30pm: Return to our dive boat. Your PADI Instructor will provide a briefing for your afternoon course dive. Get your dive gear ready and go diving along a shallow coral reef.
2:30pm: After your afternoon dive you will remove your dive gear and rinse it in fresh water. You will then head back to Jesselton Point Jetty. You will arrive back around 3:00pm – 3:30pm.
What to bring
Swim wear, sun block, sunglasses, dry clothes, towel. Underwater cameras available for rent.
Included
Boat transfers, use of our dive gear, diving activities, lunch, PADI manual & certification, Jesselton Point Jetty fee.
Excluded
Sabah Parks Diving Permits (13$ for non-Malaysians, 5$ for Malaysians).
Trip Pre-Requisites
10 years or older, comfortable in the sea, have good swimming skills and be in good health to go scuba diving. You need to have minimum 18 hours free after diving before flying on a plane.
