PADI Open Water Diver Certification

Get your PADI Open Water certification, your license to dive anywhere in the world. Over three days, expert instructors take you through theory, pool skills and four open-water dives in the warm Sea of Cortez. Start the eLearning before you arrive and spend more of your trip underwater.

The Cabo San Lucas marina (exact spot sent with your booking confirmation)

3 Days

Duration

10+

Min age

★ 4.9

Guest rating

Water Sports

Type

Overview

What the 3 days actually looks like

Earn a worldwide-recognized PADI certification
Four open-water dives in the Sea of Cortez
Confined-water pool training first
Learn to dive to 60 feet
Optional pre-arrival eLearning to save vacation time

A $4 dock fee per person is paid in cash on the day, at the dock. It is not part of the price above.

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75% back 72+ hrs out · 50% from 48 to 72 hrs · none under 48 hrs · weather or port closure = new date, or a full refund if none works
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What's included

Every booking includes

PADI-certified dive instructor
PADI certification card
Confined-water (pool) training
Four open-water dives
Water and light refreshments

The day

Every angle

What to expect

How the 3 days flows

01
Knowledge development (theory or eLearning)
02
Confined-water skills in the pool
03
Four supervised open-water dives across the days
04
Certification card issued on completion

What to bring

Here is what to bring

Swimsuit
Change of clothes
Towel
Biodegradable sunscreen

Where you meet

The Cabo San Lucas marina (exact spot sent with your booking confirmation)

Your exact meeting spot and check-in details are confirmed after you book.

Map

Cancellation

Clear terms, in writing

More than 72 hours before: 75% refund.
48 to 72 hours before: 50% refund.
Under 48 hours before, a no-show, arriving late, seasickness or heading back early: No refund.
Weather or safety: If the port is closed, or the captain or tour team cancels for weather or safety, we move you to a new date. If no new date works for you, you get a full refund. Light rain or choppy water that the captain calls safe is not a cancellation.