Course overview

PADI Discover Scuba Diving is the perfect first breath underwater for complete beginners, no certification or experience required. Under direct instructor supervision you learn a few basic skills in shallow water and then explore a Zanzibar reef to a maximum of 12m, often near Mnemba Atoll's colourful corals and reef fish.

What you’ll learn

• Breathe comfortably underwater on scuba for the first time
• Use the mask, fins, regulator and basic gear
• Clear water from your mask and recover the regulator
• Equalise and move gently through the water
• Stay close to your instructor and communicate underwater
• Enjoy a guided reef dive to a maximum of 12m

Prerequisites

• Minimum age 10
• No experience or swimming certification required
• Reasonable comfort in water
• Basic medical questionnaire (physician sign-off if any condition applies)

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
   Your first dive

   A briefing and quick skills introduction in shallow water, then a guided reef dive to a maximum of 12m near Mnemba Atoll, with snacks between sessions.

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