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Scuba Diving With PADI: The World’s Best!

Scuba diving is a profoundly enlivening experience, arousing a sense of awe, harmony, energy, joy and wonder. And it provides a unique opportunity to experience new levels of mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.

And if you’re going to learn to dive—learn from the world’s best! The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) is the world’s largest and leading scuba diving training organization; PADI divers carry the most sought after and respected credentials in the industry.

Under the personal guidance and supervision of a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, you will apply the Breakthrough Process and break through any fears or anxiety you may have around scuba diving—transforming limiting beliefs and giving you access to exciting new possibilities.

(If you’re already a certified diver, find out about our special diver programs.)

Scuba Diving Details:

• The Open Water scuba diving course is offered through PADI. (If you’re already a certified diver, find out about our special diver programs.)
• You will be certified to dive anywhere in the world to a depth of 18M with a “buddy”—and you’ll be confident in the knowledge that you have the skills, training and experience to dive safely and comfortably. And you can rest assured that your certification will be accepted and respected wherever you go.
• The course instructor is both a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) and an Emergency First Response (EFR) Instructor—with 12 additional specialty instructor ratings.
• Harbour Village Beach Club is a PADI Five Star Dive Resort, providing the highest quality scuba diving equipment and service.
• The course involves diving from shore, rather than a boat, as Bonaire’s beautiful reef is easily accessed from Harbour Village Beach Club’s quiet and calm private beach—allowing for a gentle progression into the sea.

Your Safety & Comfort: Our First Priority

Our program leaders received their dive training at Utila Dive Centre in Honduras—rated the best Instructor Development Centre in the world by PADI and Sport Diver Magazine in 2010. They closely follow the rigorous standards and procedures that PADI sets for scuba diving instruction.

Harbour Village Beach Club’s PADI Five Star rating ensures that they provide professional and outstanding service, and maintain the highest level of dive equipment service with respect to the air compressor, tanks, scuba gear, and boats.

Safety Details:

• The course instructor is both a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT) and an Emergency First Response (EFR) Instructor—with 12 additional specialty instructor ratings.
• PADI’s training programmes, standards and procedures have achieved Global Certification as ISO Recreational Diving Services Standards Compliant.
• Bonaire’s hyperbaric chamber is adjacent to the nearby local hospital, with a team of specially trained technicians and doctors available to assist in the highly unlikely event there is an emergency.
• Divers Alert Network (DAN) provides exceptional medical insurance for divers, and is included in the program.