PADI Advanced Open Water Diver

Widely considered the most fun PADI course, the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course helps you refine your skills as a diver, as well as teach you new skills!

The Advanced Open Water course is an excellent way to increase your confidence in the water, and simultaneously opens a whole new world of dive site options for you.

With this course you will explore different types of dives like night dives and wreck dives. Are you ready for new adventures?

Click HERE to find out whether you are ready to become an advanced open water diver! 

Advanced Open Water Diver with Roatan Divers

PRICE

Advanced - $500
Advanced + Nitrox - $665

How long does it take?

2 DAYS

This is a 2-day course that is divided into 2 parts:

  • Knowledge Development: you will begin by completing the PADI eLearning from the comfort of your home without wasting time with classroom presentations during your vacation. We will send you the PADI E-Learning Material ahead of time.

  • Open Water: you will get on board one of our boats to do 5 open water dives, two of which are required:

    • Navigation to strengthen your underwater orientation

    • Deep to certify you to dive down to 30 meters / 100 feet of depth

The other 3 dives you can choose between Night Dive, Drift, Wreck, Fish ID, Underwater Naturalist, Search and Recovery and Peak Performance Buoyancy.

Add the Nitrox Specialty to your package and extend your bottom time, shorten surface intervals and dive deeper on repetitive dives.

Who can do it?

Available for ages 12 and up, it's the perfect experience for the whole family!

Scuba diving is an excellent option for couples! You always need a buddy to help you with your gear and share new adventures and experiences.

PADI eLearning Advanced Open Water Diver

What will I learn?

During your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course you will learn how to:

  • Be more confident in the water

  • Improve your buoyancy skills

  • Navigate using a compass and natural references

  • Plan deep dives

  • Explore below 18m/60ft

Why Roatan Divers?

As a Boutique Dive Center, we offer:

  • Small groups: maximum of 6 students per instructor, which means that we can focus on each guest's needs individually.

  • Premium Service: our team handles all equipment set-up, tank changeovers, as well as rinsing and storing of gear

  • Best boats: we are very proud to have the best boats on the island. Don’t lose your time in transit!

  • New dive gear: all of our rental BCDs, regulators, wetsuits and masks are from Mares, one of the largest scuba equipment manufacturers in the world.

Dive Computer

DIVE COMPUTER

Roatan Divers stands out as one of the few dive shops in Roatan that provides dive computers to students for use during all course dives.

Experience the latest technology as you track your depth, dive time, and No Decompression Limits (NDL), enhancing both your safety and learning throughout your course.

What is the price?

$500 per person

No Hidden Fees! This price includes Honduras Taxes (19%), Credit Card Fees and:

PADI eLearning and certification

Full Dive Gear

5 Open
Water Dives

Frequently Asked Questions
about the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver

  • YES! We will dedicate one instructor exclusive to your course and the maximum size of the group is 6 people.

  • There are lots of benefits of having your PADI Advanced Open Water like:

    • Build on and practice the skills you learned in the Open Water Diver Course

    • Improve your air consumption rates

    • Develop new skills

    • Discover new marine life

    • Discover new places and travel opportunities

    • Build confidence underwater

    • Get one step closer to Master Scuba Diver

  • NO! The Advanced Open Water Course was designed to give you more experience as a diver. During the course you will do 5 dives with your instructor, who will teach you new techniques and help you to improve your buoyancy, your confidence underwater and more.

    You will improve much more diving with your PADI instructor than just doing fun dives!

    • Minimum 12 years old for Junior Advanced Open Water (max depth 21 meters / 70 feet) and 15 years old for Advanced Open Water (max. depth 30 meters / 100 feet)

    • Be an Open Water Diver with any dive organization

    • Medical Form: You need to fill out a medical questionnaire. With any “Yes” response you will need a medical clearance to diving. You can acquire this at home or here on the Island at least one day prior to your dive. Ask us for the form!

    • NOTE: there is no minimum number of dives required if you're already a PADI Open Water or Junior Open Water Diver.

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Add the Nitrox SpeciaIty to your package and increase your bottom time to have more time to enjoy your dives!