With its calm sea conditions and amazing surroundings El Nido is the ideal place to start diving. The PADI Open Water Course is a 2 or 3-day program that provides the knowledge and skills you need to become a certified diver. After completing the online theory you will start your in-water training with your instructor. It’s easy, exciting and fun!

A Typical Schedule

Palawan Divers usually plans 3 dives per day. We meet at 8:00am and are back at around 3:30pm. The quality, safety and comfort of your course are very important to us, so you can expect the focused, undivided attention of our staff. We limit the number of divers to 10 per boat, with a maximum of 2 students per instructor.

Day 1

In the morning the first session of the day will be in shallow water where you will practice skills followed by your first open water dive to a maximum of 12 meters. After lunch you will go for your second open water dive of the day. By 3:30 we will be back in Palawan Divers office for the debriefing in our comfortable lounge area.

Day 2

On Day 2 you will complete the remaining confined water session in shallow water followed by another 2 Open Water Dives with a maximum depth of 18 meters. By the end of the day you will have done what it takes to become a PADI Open Water diver!

For more information – PADI Open Water Course