First Time Diving and Certification Courses
Book Your Spot
6 hr
2,700 Mexican pesos
Get certified to dive up to 12m under supervision and start your path toward full Open water
48 hr
6,900 Mexican pesos
Full Certification -3 days Divers are certified to dive independently to a maximum depth of 18 mts
72 hr
9,900 Mexican pesos
Start your dive course at home and finish your certification with us in the Riviera Maya
48 hr
4,500 Mexican pesos
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Try SCUBA Diving
Ever wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater? This experience is perfect if you’re curious about diving but not ready for a full certification course.
Try SCUBA Diving is a safe and fun introduction to the underwater world. Learn basic skills and safety guidelines under the direct supervision of an SSI professional — no certification required.
Duration: 1 day
Dive Type: Cenote / Ocean (if skills completed in pool or cenote, 2nd dive option available in ocean).
No. of dives: 1 or 2
Max Depth: 12 m / 40 feet
Location: Tulum
Prior Experience: No prior experience is required
Things to take into consideration
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No prior experience with scuba diving is necessary, but you need to be in reasonably good physical health. Please go through the Medical questionnaire, to make sure your are good to go, Responding "yes" to any of the questions does not mean you can not dive, however, you will need to get clearance from a medical doctor.
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Being comfortable in the water is required.
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To sign up for an SSI Try Dive you must be at least 10 years old
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For safety reasons, no cameras (including Go Pros) are allowed on the dives unless operated by an accompanying certified diver.
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When planning your dives, please take into account the Diving and flying guidelines.
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DIVING and FLYING: There is unacceptable risk of decompression sickness when ascending to altitude immediately after diving. For multiple dives (2 or more) you must wait 18 hours before getting onto an airplane. For greater safety we highly recommend 24 hours.
Open Water certification
Full Certification
– Open Water divers are certified to dive independently
to a maximum depth of 18 meters (60ft).
Become a Certified Diver
Ready to explore the underwater world? The SSI Open Water Diver course guides you step by step through three main phases:
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Knowledge Development – Learn scuba basics online at your own pace.
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Confined Water Dives – Practice essential skills in a safe environment.
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Open Water Dives – Use your skills to explore the ocean!
Duration: 3 days
Dives: confined water training / 4 Open water dives
Max Depth: 18 m / 60 feet
Dive Type: Ocean / Cenotes (confined waters)
Location: Tulum
Experience: No prior experience is required
Course materials, equipment and digital logbook are included in the price.
Extra day $150 US
Courses taken longer than our schedule will be charged for additional days.
Things to take into consideration
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No prior experience with scuba diving is necessary, but you need to be in reasonable physical health. Please go through the Medical questionnaire, to make sure your are good to go,
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Good swimming skills are required.
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To sign up for an SSI Open Water Course, you must be at least 10 years old.
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When planning your dives, please take in account the Diving and flying guidelines.
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DIVING and FLYING: For multiple dives (2 or more) you must leave 18 hours before getting onto an airplane. For more safety we highly recommend 24 hours.
Open Water - Referral
This course allows you to complete all your theory and confined water (pool) modules in your own time before you travel to the Riviera Maya. This option then allows you to complete your open water dives here with us, thus capitalizing on valuable vacation time..
For this option you can use a local dive shop near your home to complete the theory and confined water training. This way, while in Mexico you only need to do 4 Open Water dives to complete your certification.
For this course you’ll need to bring your referral form (this document is valid for 12 months from the date of the last training segment).
You'll be required to do a Quick Review of the theory and "Diver assessment", this is a confined water session where we’ll have you do the basic scuba diving skills before we take you out for your Open Water Training Dives.
Duration: 2 days
No of dives: 4 Open water dives
Max Depth: 18 m / 60 feet
Dive Type: Ocean / Cenotes
Location: Tulum
Experience: Theory and confined waters skills done back home.
Things to take into consideration
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No course can be started with out a filled and signed referral form from your instructor back home.
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A referral form is valid for 12 months from the date of the last training segment.
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You can start your training with a different diver association and be certified SSI when you finish here with us.
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Please note that the certification fee is not included in the price. (It is normally included with your theory).
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When planning your dives, please take into account the SSI diving and flying guidelines.
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DIVING and FLYING: For multiple dives (2 or more) you must leave 18 hours before getting onto an airplane. For more safety we highly recommend 24 hours.
Scuba Diver certification
Limited certification, SSI Scuba Divers are able to dive to a maximum depth of 12 meters under the direct supervision of a Dive professional - Divemaster or Instructor.
Not enough time in paradise? Get started with the SSI SCUBA Diver or SSI Basic Diver course.
The SSI Scuba Diver Course is the first part of the Open Water Course. When you do a Scuba Diver course you’ll only go through the first three of five chapters for the theory, you’ll do the first three of five confined water dives and complete two of four Open Water Training Dives.
To upgrade to the SSI Open Water Diver certification it only takes a further 1 day.
This can be completed at any SSI dive centre worldwide.
Duration: 2 days
No of dives: 1 Confined water dive / 2 Open water dives
Max Depth: 12 m / 40 feet
Dive Type: Ocean / Cenotes
Location: Tulum
Experience: No prior experience is required
Course materials, equipment and logbook are included in the price.
Things to take into consideration
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No prior experience with scuba diving is necessary, but you need to be in good physical health. Please go through the Medical questionnaire, to make sure your are good to go, Answering "yes" to any of the questions does not necessarily mean you can not dive. However you will need to get clearance from a medical doctor before any in-water training.
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Good swimming skills are required.
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To sign up for an SSI SCUBA Diver Course, you must be at least 10 years old.
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When planning your dives, please take in account the SSI diving and flying guidelines.
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DIVING and FLYING: For multiple dives (2 or more) you must leave 18 hours before getting onto an airplane. For more safety we highly recommend 24 hours.