Diving for children
Kids are avid learners and how best to get them hooked into diving, than to start them early? We love taking kids diving, as they are usually super excited to discover a new aspect of the world and are very comfortable with learning new things!
Here are the programs we can offer for your children:
PADI Bubblemaker - from 8 years old
A pool program to give the little ones a taste for scuba diving! We will show them equipment and explain the basics of dive theory, then we will jump in the the pool, for an hour of fun. We will play underwater games in the shallow end of the pool and show them a few basic diving skills that will allow them to move comfortably in the water and have a good time!
Duration: 1.5 to 2 hours in total
Cost: 800,000 IDR
PADI Discover Scuba Diving - from 10 years old
Our try diving program will allow your child to experience the wonders of the reefs around Nusa Penida. Done over 2 days; the first day we will do a short theory session followed by a pool session, during which your child will learn a few basic skills and get comfortable using the equipment under the water.
The next day, we will go out for 2 supervised dives with a PADI instructor who will show your child the underwater world!
Duration: Pool about 1.5 hours. Dive trip about 5 hours
Includes: Equipment, water & cookies on the boat and lunch after the dive trip
Cost: 2,500,000 IDR
PADI Scuba Diver course - from 10 years old
The first step towards becoming a certified PADI Diver! The Scuba Diver course offers basic training for kids who are a bit young/small to achieve the full Open Water Diver certification. Over 2 or 3 days we will cover the basic theory of diving and a couple of pool training sessions, as well as 2 ocean dives. This qualifies your child to dive up to 12 meters under the supervision of a PADI professional. If they choose at a later stage, it will take only a couple of days to upgrade the certification to PADI Open Water Diver.
Duration: 2 to 3 days
Cost: 5,200,000 IDR
PADI Junior Open Water course - from 10 years old
For those who are avid to learn how to dive, the PADI (Junior) Open Water is the way to go! Over 3 to 4 days we will go over the concepts of diving and safety, extensive pool training as well as 4 dives in order to turn them into little divers!
Please note that up to 12 years old, the Junior Open Water will allow your child to dive to 12 meters maximum, under the supervision of a parent or a PADI professional. The course requirements are the same as those for the standard PADI Open Water course, so depending on size and child maturity we will assess whether this is possible or not.
Duration: 3 days (theory needs to be done online ahead of time, contact us for details)
Cost: 6,600,000 IDR
Please note that for any of these programs your child needs to be able to swim and maintain themselves at the surface comfortably.
We take your child's safety very seriously and for any child who dives with us, the maximum ratio of divers to instructor will be 2 to 1. Some of the dive sites will not be suitable for little ones, but we do everything to give them a great time while always having their safety in mind.
We have child-sized equipment and tanks for their comfort and safety.