PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course

₱20,200.00
₱20,200.00
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Malapascua is a great place to do your PADI Advanced Open Water Course.

You can see many wonderful things and we have dive sites that are perfect for the 'themed' dives of the AOW course, including our famous thresher shark dive.  

Dives and schedule are flexible, though you will usually do the 5 dives over 2 days. For the themed dives, you are required by PADI to do Deep and Navigation and can choose the others. We recommend you start with Peak Performance Buoyancy. Buoyancy is possibly the most important skill you will learn in diving, as good buoyancy really helps your comfort and safety underwater. On later dives, you build on what you've learned, and by the end, you will be a Buoyancy Pro! The Night Dive will teach you very useful skills, and as a bonus, it has mandarin fish, seahorses and much more! And, of course, you can't miss our thresher sharks, which will usually be two of your dives: Deep and one of Drift, Naturalist or Photography*, so you can take home precious memories of this once-in-a-lifetime dive. Once here, you will discuss your schedule with your Instructor and finalise your dives together. 

The AOW course includes:
  • Manual  — online version, available in advance. 
  • 5 dives, usually over 2-3 days, but you can do it in one afternoon and the following morning if time is very limited
  • Instructor fees and certification fees
  • Free equipment rental if needed
  • Free computer rental if needed
  • 10% off equipment purchase.
  • Free celebration Shark Bite shot in our bar!
  • Free Thresher Shark T-shirt, mask strap, log book or tumbler

    Free Bonus!

    If it has been a while since you last dived, or you just feel like you need a reminder, we will include a basic free Refresher as part of your first dive! If you would like a more complete refresher you can can do that in addition as a separate dive. We will also send you a link to watch the PADI Open Water videos, which will be a great reminder for you if you have the time.

    Online learning in advance

    We offer the online manual elearning option. You complete the studying in advance which means more time for diving and enjoying your vacation! And best of all, there is no extra charge :-) You have lifetime access to the online manual, and it means you won’t have to carry around a heavy manual. And, of course, it is environmentally friendly! It comes in many languages. 

    We also have instructors who can teach in several languages, so if you have a preference, please let us know. 

    We have instructors who can teach in several languages, so if you have a preference please let us know. 

      Once you've paid we can send your online manual. 

      Duration: 2-3 days. 

      Not included in the course price: 

      Expect to pay P1,250 in extra fees for a 2-day course: 

      • Marine user government tax of P300 per day applies plus P150 for the shark dive.
      • Kimud Shoal Thresher Dive - This is an hour away, so a fuel surcharge of +P500 applies. 
      • *Camera rental: +P1500 if you need to rent out GoPro Hero 12 for the optional photography dive.

      Find out more about the AOW course.

      Expand your skills even more!

      A very popular option is to do Nitrox Course to save time and money 😊. This includes 5 dives with at least two of them on Nitrox - and once certified (which you can do in advance of starting the AOW course), get free nitrox fills for your course and the remainder of your stay. 

      Deposit: If you prefer to make only a deposit, or are not yet ready to commit to TSD, you can make a course deposit only. The deposit covers the cost of the PADI Manual, which you can then use at any PADI Dive Center around the world. 

      More info

      Find out more about TSD, the sharks and Malapascua diving, resorts, transfers and more. 

      Please email us with any questions and date of arrival: dive@thresherdivers.com

      We look forward to seeing you soon on Malapascua 😊 


       

       

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