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PADI Scuba Diver Course for only P12,000.
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Getting started as a diver
Scuba Diver: A scuba diving certification or allows you to dive anywhere in the world. Take advantage of guided fun dives so you don’t have to worry about keeping up with other divers in your group.
This certification is a sub-set of the popular PADI Open Water Diver certification, is your gateway to underwater adventure.
What you get out of your training with us:
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- We will teach you fundamental diver skills
- We teach you about equipment
- How to be safe and disciplined dive buddy
- Experience actual dives
- Upgrade to PADI Open Water, anywhere, when you finally have the time to spare.
On top of that, you also get the following:
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- Hotel Pickup/Drop off (within 5 km radius from our center)
- Lite Lunch
- FREE DAN Dive Injury Insurance
- eLearning open water diver material
- Use of gear
- 1 day of in-water training, suitable for your pace and time
- PADI certification
- Competent and Qualified Instructors and Assistants
- At the end of the training, you will turn up as a competent diver with shallower depth limit compared to an Open Water Diver Certification
Book your schedule!
This PADI Scuba Diver Course package includes 1 day of in-water training, PADI Open Water eLearning material automatically sent shortly after successfully booking your schedule. Everything you need to get certified is included like the use of all required scuba gear, weights, tanks, instruction and certification. This package also includes hotel/dive center pickup and drop-off from within 5 Kms of our dive center.
Step 1 – Indicate the number of persons/students doing the course.
Step 2 – Select the date of your training.
Step 3– Select any additional value added offers may be selected during the booking process.
Step 4 – Click or Tap “Book Now” and checkout like you normally would with any online transaction.
The total course fee is automatically computed as you select your desired options. Everything is transparent!
When including the food, please provide notes for any diet restriction so we may factor that in during the preparation of your bundled meals and refreshments.
Base price is P12,000. Earn that internationally recognized PADI diver certification in as little as 1 day!
About this course
The PADI Scuba diver certification and training program is a subset of the PADI Open Water diver course. Under this program, your instructor teaches you to become a competent diver under the conditions that you are trained for. It typically runs for just a day of in-water training and if you meet all the course performance requirement, our instructors will certify you to dive independently to a maximum of 12 meters. However, you will be required to dive with a dive professional as part of the restriction for this certification.
Getting certified is lifetime achievement so it means that you can sign up to a fun or leisure dives anywhere in the world without. You may also get an additional training and upgrade your certification level to Open Water diver, anywhere, anytime.
To take the course, you do not need to have any prior experience scuba diving. Because this is designed as an entry level program, you can be totally inexperienced as this is what the course is intended to train you. You just need to know how to show us that you can float.
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Sample Schedule
This is a general schedule of the course. This offers a general idea of how your training is structured. The course is performance-based so your instructor may introduce changes depending on some unforeseen variables.
Day 1 (9am to 2pm)
- Administrative paperworks (including collection of your eRecords)
- Orientation
- Confined water trainings 1 to 3
- Open water dives 1 & 2
- Flexible skills
Reminder:
Do not forget to bring your eRecord, your medical certificate (when applicable), swim wear (rashguards, board shorts, swimsuits, etc), set of dry clothes, lunch and transportation money. Wetsuit, boots and towels will be provided for use onsite.
Where we train
Unless otherwise arranged or specified, training will be conducted at the house reef of Kontiki Marina, Mactan, Cebu. Just drop by our center inside the resort so we can get the documents started and get you all sorted out.
Scheduling
Remedial Training
Because sometimes things happen unexpectedly or beyond your control, in the event that you cannot meet the minimum requirements for earning certification or completing a portion of your training to move forward to certification, in 2 days, you may choose to:
- extend your training days and conduct remedial sessions to satisfactorily fulfill all performance requirements for the course. The cost of remedial training per day is P3,500 PHP, excluding the rental of specialized equipment listed, but not limited to underwater camera, strobes, oxygen analyzers, etc.
- get certified as PADI Scuba Diver; or
- arrange for another center, instructor to complete the remainder of the required performance requirements to earn your certification
Class Size
We are committed to low training ratios and does not over-book its classes.
Our commitment to the highest level of quality training and safety is our number one goal. Therefore, when you schedule a class, confined, or open water training session, you are prohibiting another customer from booking or reserving that spot.
Scheduling
Once you schedule your class, confined, and/or open water training sessions, you may reschedule your training sessions as long as you notify us a week before your scheduled booking with no additional penalties.
In other words, any and every change in schedules made after the 1 week window shall be subject to P2,500 PHP rescheduling / rebooking fee provided that the notification of such change is done not later than 24 hours before the commencement of the booking date, otherwise, the booking is deemed cancelled by the customer.
Rescheduling
Rescheduling or rebooking is only permitted within six (6) months from the initial booking date so plan your trip accordingly.
Booking / Deposit
Online Booking
We recommend advance booking of at least 1 day before the start of the in-water training. A booking is only considered confirmed upon payment of the required deposit so please give yourself enough time to get your eLearning completed. Shortly after you booked your spot, you will get your personalized access to the eLearning material. There is a required payment of at least 40% as deposit to confirm your booking. Balance is payable and due on the first day of the training. A pass on of 5% processing fees for payments made through Credit Card & PayPal via the on-site credit card terminal when paying your course balances.
Payment Modes
We accept credit card payments via PayPal, Bank Transfers, or Cash in PHP and USD only.
Other considerations
Our location is a tourist destination so access to ATMs, Banks, and Money Changer establishments is very accessible in our area. However, when transacting for instance, there can be a daily withdrawal limits imposed by your banks on foreign countries, or similarly, unfavorable exchange rates from money changers. There is also risks of getting swindled or robbed so be very mindful.
1 Day of in-water training & instruction
Learn to scuba dive – an entry level course.
Become a Certified Scuba Diver in Just 1 Day for as Low as 12,000 Php!
At Dive Funatics, we’re not just about certifications—we’re about shaping competent, responsible divers who others trust as their dive buddies. In as little as 1 training day, you can explore the underwater world with confidence, knowing you’ve received the best training available.
To participate in our course, you must complete all required coursework before your scheduled training. This ensures you’re prepared to master the skills needed to dive safely and responsibly. Scuba diving is a safe and exhilarating experience, but only when you’re trained to understand the science, rules, and practices that protect you and the marine environment.
Our PADI Scuba Diver course covers everything from equipment use to basic scuba diver skills, emergency procedures, ensuring you’re fully equipped to handle the underwater world. As a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center, Dive Funatics adheres to the highest standards in scuba education. Our instructors are certified to guide you through every step, making sure you develop the skills necessary to dive independently and responsibly.
We limit our class sizes to provide personalized attention, ensuring you get the most out of your training. Whether you’re diving solo or with a group, you’ll leave our program as a skilled diver ready to explore the ocean safely and confidently.
Start your eLearning today and book your spot with our real-time automated system. Dive Funatics is here to help you become the diver everyone wants as their buddy.
Got questions? Reach out via email or our contact form, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
Learn to dive in Cebu
Start your scuba diving certification
Discover Scuba Diving: If you want to try scuba diving, but you’re not quite ready to take the plunge into a scuba certification course, most PADI® Dive Shops offer a half-day experience called Discover Scuba Diving in a pool or pool-like environment, with an optional open water dive. It’s a quick and easy way to find out if you like scuba diving.
PADI Open Water Diver: A scuba diving certification or Open Water Diver Certification allows you to dive anywhere in the world. Similar to driving a car, scuba diving requires specific knowledge, skills and training. A PADI Open Water Diver certification is your passport to underwater adventure.
This is the entry level certification that you can earn after taking the course with us. This certification qualifies you to dive independently up to the maximum depth of 18 meters. The course teaches you skills and basic understanding of the science of diving, how pressure underwater affects your body, how to properly dive using the equipment, prepares you for contigencies, solve issues and problems underwater, and more emphasis on safe diving practices.
This invaluable foundational skills will determine the kind of diver that you will become, it shapes your safety habits and practices, makes you a reliable dive buddy to others.
Get the best training available. Get someone who understands your training needs, learn from the best team that you can find. If you are coming to Cebu or already in Cebu, learn from Dive Funatics.
Expand your horizon
Discover more of the underwater world
Your Open Water Diver certification introduced you to a new realm of exploration and made you keenly aware that you’ve only just scratched the surface of the underwater world. Continue your scuba journey with The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course.
Experience new adventures with a PADI Instructor by your side. Fine-tune your buoyancy skills, build confidence in your navigation abilities, and try new activities like nitrox diving, night diving or master your buoyancy and propulsion techniques. An Advanced Open Water Diver certification also opens the door to dive sites deeper than 18m/60ft up to a maximum of 30m/98ft.
At Dive Funatics, we designed our Advanced Open Water course to be a well-rounded experience. We focus on your hovering skills, by streamlining, properly, effortlessly, and graciously gliding in the water. We teach you navigate underwater using your compass, by undestanding the bottom topology, the marine life, how shadows aid in natural navigation.
Ever assumed that a divesite would look exactly the same undewater during the day and during the night? Be prepared to be surprised how different the site becomes during the night! Experience the undwater world in the dark during our night adventure dive which is part of our Advanced Open Water Diver course.
Prepare to dive all the way to 30m and be amazed how the depth affects light and colors, how things appear larger and closer, how it feels like to breathe around higher ambient pressure, how careful planning and contigency is vital. Lastly, experience how it feels to be diving in a relaxed way using an enriched air breathing gas underwater.
You get all the above adventures in just 2 days, starting at 16,000 PHP!
Achieve your goals
Become a PADI Professional
There are many reasons to become a PADI Divemaster or PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor: to work and travel, to share your love of the underwater world with others, or simply for the personal challenge. Along the way, you’ll hone your scuba diving skills and emerge as a leader in the world’s largest community of divers bound together by a shared passion for adventure and ocean conservation.
Come and take the Go Pro challenge. Join the ranks of the largest Scuba training organization in the world today. Contact us, we have our course director available for consultation for free, without any commitment.
Already Certified?
Explore the divesites around Mactan, Cebu and other nearby dive desetinations in Cebu.
Now that you are already certified and just looking to dive in new places, we have reasonable dive packages to offer.
Dives at our house reef, famously known as the Kontiki Reef is a daily thing for us. Hailed as the most convenient divesite in Mactan because you do not need to be on a boat, no time to beat, and the diving. is practically an all day and night attraction. This divesite offers a wall dive, school of sardines, and awesome macro subjects, but most of all, it doesn’t require long swims as what may be a turn-off for most divers when they hear of a “shore dive” kind of a diving. Pricing starts at 1,600/dive including the use of gear, a guide and facilities fee.
Looking to explore further? We have great sites, marine protected areas like Talima Marine Sanctuary, San Vicente, Hilutungan and Nalusuan. Boat may be privately chartered for a day to provide you and your buddies the exclusive trip that you prefer. We can organize a boat dive for you and your group.
If you are just looking to join trips, drop us a note. We do not organize trips often as we are focusing more on running courses but reach out to us so we can organize one and hopefully, we get others to join your dives.
If you are qualified to dive during the night, Kontiki is an awesome site for night dives. It offers varying shapes and sizes of decorator crabs, squids, cuttlefish, and the occassional sightings of blue ringed octopus!
Regardless of which package you choose, you will be guaranteed of the same level of service that our divemasters will provide and as expected.
Organized Dive Tours
Deal with one operator while going to other places and doing other activities in Cebu.
If you find road travel and hopping from one location to another to dive, then let us create your itinerary for you, and arrange everything for you.
Just let us know what you want to see, what kind of diving you wish to do, and maybe even squeeze in other activities or courses in these other places. We will make this happen.
Send us a message and let’s start planning for your next fabulous trip down in Cebu, Philippines.
Special note for people flying out after diving
There is a mandatory no fly time of at least 18 hours from the time you surface from your last dive before you can safely fly out so plan your flight bookings properly. On the other hand, there is no similar restriction on flying in and diving. Therefore, make sure to consider these when planning for your flight out following your training so you can avoid any inconvenience resulting from this.
The PADI eLearning® Difference
Whether you want to learn to scuba dive or you’re a certified scuba diver looking to continue your education, PADI’s digital scuba programs are the way to go. Work at your own pace, online or offline, using your computer or mobile device. Schedule in-water training when you’re ready.
Most of the courses that we offer includes eLearning as our choice of materials. Soon after you book your course with Dive Funatics you get access to this fantastic, intuitive and comprehensive remote learning material.
Hurry, book your course and get started with your eLearning now!
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