The Cyprus Beginner dive course is an introductory diving program for complete beginners. You'll discover scuba diving in Paphos to explore beneath the waves
If you’ve always wanted to try scuba diving then the Cyprus Beginner dive course is for you! With no experience necessary you can enter the magical underwater world where you will feel weightless and see all the exciting life the ocean has to offer.
Discover Scuba Diving in Paphos is a 4 hour program for beginners from 10 years of age upwards. You start with a short, easy to understand theory session, then move into shallow, confined water where you will learn the simple skills necessary for you to enjoy your first dive. All of this is conducted by an experienced PADI professional. This is your chance to breathe underwater in a safe and fun environment.
Once you have mastered the necessary skills you may have the opportunity to dive in open water to a maximum depth of 12 meters. Enjoyed your discover scuba diving experience then move onto the next level and have the skills you have learned credited towards your certification course.
We will collect you from accommodation at agreed time and bring to dive base in Paphos center for your Cyprus Beginner dive course . You can come in swimming gear ( shirts on top) and bring with you a beach towel. You can also take a bottle of water, but we will provide you one.
At dive center we will start with standard paperwork - forms. One of them will be a medical questionnaire. It's advisable that if you know any health issues, please state them at the time of booking your adventure.
Briefing will last approximately 30 minutes, within briefing we will cover aspects of diving, procedures and how properly use scuba diving equipment.
After the discover scuba diving in Paphos briefing we will drive to one of the beaches ( we use 3-4 different spots, depending on sea conditions). On the beach we prepare equipment and than we will entry water to chest-depth. At this depth we will practice with equipment, so you are familiar with it, relax and get confident for deeper portion. Maximum depth for the first dive is 5-6 meters