Course overview

Try scuba for the first time with the PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience on Neil Island (Shaheed Dweep), starting in waist-deep shallows before a supervised dive to around 12 metres. Even non-swimmers can join, and your first breaths often come amid clownfish-filled anemones at Nemo Reef.

What you’ll learn

Prerequisites

What's included · What's not

Included
  • Short orientation video and safety briefing
  • Confined-water skills in shallow water (~2 m)
  • Guided dive to a maximum of 12 metres
  • Basic equipment introduction
  • PADI dive registration (credits toward Open Water within 6 months)
Not included
  • Flights and airport transfers
  • Accommodation
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Gratuities

The PADI Discover Scuba pathway

PADI Discover Scuba Diving is an instructor-led introduction (not a certification) that registers your dive with PADI; the experience can credit toward an Open Water course completed within six months.

Where you'll dive in Neil Island

Discover Scuba dives stay on Neil's calm, sheltered shallow reefs - often Nemo Reef (5-12 m) - where clownfish, parrotfish and small reef life appear at gentle depths. The warm 27-30C water and light currents from November to May make for an easy, reassuring first dive.

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