hi my husband and 13 year old would like to do scuba course
can anyone advise who and how much and how
the have done the 1/2 day introductory not certificated
5 day would be ideal as booking 14 day holiday
thanks
The course would be 4 days - though you can start some of the theory at home (overall this will cost a bit more, and it's not hard schoolwork..!).
Cost - depends a bit on the dive centre, time of year, how you book, but about 300 Euro for the Open water course (plus you'll need the training materials - perhaps another 50Eu), this certfies you to dive to a depth of 18 metres. After that you can decide whether to do more courses...
but if any other area is recommended we will try
as long as i've got a pool to lie at and in a safe complex cause i don't do boats
I can recommend Oonas Dive Club, they are located at the far end of the bay next to the Sonesta Beach Resort Hotel, they have been established for a long time and are very friendly and professional.
http://www.oonasdiveclub.com/?gclid=CLmw1MrKhJgCFUwb3godBgVUCg
Graham
Highly recommend the DiveTribe at the Movenpick Hotel in El Gouna. (Though you don't necessarily have to stay at the Movenpick as they collect from all El Gouna Hotels). Have certificated both my children (now 14 and 15) and we have been diving with them for over 4 years. I don't trust my kids lightly to anyone!!!
hi going to be near old sharm aqua blu
Not yet sure who they will dive with in Sharm, but Camel and Emperor have been recommended. I know everyone is extra cautious when their kids are involved, so it is hard to know who to go with. We are lucky in that we have friends who are experienced divers coming out with us for a week, so even though we will pre-book they will know what to look for.
Pam
My family all dive and I would recommend you attempt to find out who the dive centre is that your hotel uses . I'm sure they will have one and possibly on site . It's normally easier to use the dive centre on site or very close by if they are a decent operation . As pam says emperor , camel, red sea college are all reputable dive centres and will collect you from your hotel but this can be more hassle if they are not close by.
I would email them and ask .
hi we went to our local scuba dive club and was told son had to be 16 because of insurance purposes
Your son can do padi open water course from 10 years old .My youngest son did his at 10 and the older two were around 12 and 14 . He will only have junior certification until age 15 and from what I remember this limits their depth to 12 meters with a padi pro for under 12's and then over 12 they can go to the full 18 meters with an adult .
So no problem even if he want's to do the full course which would probably be 3 days if he takes to it with no problems
i think that was the only one they did
been looking for local padi but nearest about at least 20 miles away
so quite a trek
i'll keep looking cause i recon it would be a good thing for him and he's enthusiastic about it
Qualifying abroad and then coming back over here to dive is a real culture shock..and it quite often puts people off diving.
I am not knocking anyone who qualifies abroad..the PADI course has the same skills etc to complete wherever you take it...and anyone who meets the criteria can rightly be qualified. You can do Junior OW from the age of 10 up to 15 which would qualify you to dive to 12m.
perhaps you could do a referral..eg: all the book work and pool work in this country but your 4 qualifying dives over in . Don't know if this would work out any cheaper..
As Val says much more demanding conditions here . My tribe have dived in Devon/Cornwall a few times . Totally different and they were suprised at how warm the water was . This was in August though . Val is a true diver . Diving in all UK weathers . Mine are strickly wet suit , warm weather divers
My kids used the CD Rom as backup to tuition (learned in UK) as they found the language (adult-speak) quite heavy going and therefore needed more repetition than an adult probably would - the course is a bit "scientific" in places for a child possibly not even in secondary school. On-line wasn't available then, but looks to be a useful tool.
http://www.padi.com/scuba/padi-courses/online-courses/default.aspx
hi all thanks for all info will check all your suggestions out and let you know
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