Advanced Open Water Diver
Five new dives. Five new skills. Doors open to wrecks, depth, and night.
- Duration
- 2 days
- Total dives
- 5
- Max depth
- 30 m
- Group size
- Max 4
- Min age
- 12+
- Languages
- English · Arabic · German
Choose your certification agency
All agencies are internationally recognised. The difference is price, learning style, and future pathway.
- Most globally recognised certification
- Gold-standard eLearning platform
- Accepted at every dive operator worldwide
Best if you plan to dive at remote destinations where brand recognition matters.
Book PADI
- Free digital learning materials (no extras)
- Modular & flexible — learn at your pace
- Globally recognised, strong in Europe & Asia
Best if you want identical recognition to PADI but prefer free digital materials.
Book SSI
- First agency to teach with dive computers
- Practical, technical, no-nonsense approach
- Direct pathway to TDI technical diving
Best if you are serious about diving and may want to go technical in the future.
Book SDIWhat Advanced Open Water Diver actually involves
Build on your Open Water certification with five adventure dives over two days. You'll go deeper (to 30 m), navigate underwater with confidence, and choose three specialty dives from a menu including wreck, night, drift, peak performance buoyancy, and underwater photography.
Why go advanced?
Open Water gives you the keys to the underwater world. Advanced gives you the map. Most of the Red Sea's most spectacular dive sites — the deep walls, the wrecks, the night spectacle of hunting moray eels — sit just beyond the 18-metre Open Water limit. Two days of focused diving with an instructor opens up all of it, and you'll come out a notably better diver in the process.
Your schedule
- 1 Day 1
Deep + navigation
Two core dives: Deep Adventure (to 30 m) on a vibrant wall site, and Underwater Navigation using natural references, compass headings, and reciprocal courses. Theory briefings on the boat between dives.
- 30 m max
- Compass nav
- Wall dive
- 2 Day 2
Three adventure dives
Pick three from: Wreck (El Mina), Peak Performance Buoyancy, Night (sunset departure), Drift, Underwater Photography, Search & Recovery, Multilevel & Computer.
- Choose your own
- Wreck option
- Night option
What's included (and what isn't)
What's included
- Digital learning materials
- Full equipment for the course
- 5 boat dives over 2 days
- Certified instructor (max 1:4)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Hot lunch and soft drinks on every dive day
- Dive insurance
- International certification card
Not included
- Tips (optional)
- Diving camera rental (€20/day)
No deposit — pay on arrival
What you'll be able to do
- Deep diving theory and gas management
- Underwater navigation by natural reference and compass
- Buoyancy fine-tuning
- Night diving with torches and signals
- Wreck penetration overview
From the water
FAQ
How soon after my Open Water can I do this?
Immediately. Many of our students do Open Water Monday-Wednesday, then Advanced Thursday-Friday — you'll be back in the water before any rust forms.
Do I need to have done a refresher?
If your last dive was within the last 12 months, no. Beyond that, we'll start with a relaxed refresher dive (around €40) to make sure you're comfortable.
Will I see anything different than on Open Water?
Yes — dramatically. The 18-30 m zone holds the schooling fish, the larger pelagics, the wrecks, and the most colourful soft corals. It's where Red Sea diving really starts.
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