Course overview

Try scuba for the first time with the PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience on Maafushi, breathing underwater on the island's calm, shallow house reef in the South Malé Atoll. Under the direct supervision of a PADI professional, you learn a few basic skills and then glide over coral and reef fish in warm 27-30°C water, no certification or experience required. It is the easiest way to find out if scuba is for you.

What you’ll learn

• Breathe comfortably underwater on scuba
• Equalise and clear your mask
• Recover and clear your regulator
• Move and control yourself gently underwater
• Communicate with basic hand signals
• Enjoy the reef safely with an instructor at your side

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10
• No experience or swimming certification required
• In reasonable health (a brief medical questionnaire applies)
• Able to be comfortable in the water

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
   Try scuba on the house reef

   Meet your instructor for a safety briefing and basic skills, then a guided shallow dive on the calm island house reef among coral and reef fish.

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