Course overview

Hover effortlessly over Sharm El Sheikh's delicate coral gardens with the PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty. You learn precise weighting, trim and breathing control on calm reefs like Near Garden, protecting fragile corals while making every dive more relaxed and air-efficient. It is the single specialty that most improves how you move underwater.

What you’ll learn

• Precise weighting and weight placement
• Achieving horizontal trim
• Fine buoyancy control by breathing
• Hovering motionless over the reef
• Streamlining to reduce drag and air use

Prerequisites

• PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent
• Minimum age 10
• Medically fit to dive

What's included · What's not

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Buoyancy dives

   Theory then two dives refining weighting, trim and hovering, with certification.

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