SDI Advanced Open Water Diver
A practical route from recreational to technical diving.
- Duration
- 2 days
- Training dives
- 5
- Maximum depth
- 30 m
- Group size
- Max 4
- Minimum age
- 12+
- Languages
- English · Arabic · German
Why take Advanced Open Water Diver with SDI?
Take your SDI course in Hurghada with computer-led, practical instruction, calm Red Sea training sites and a clear pathway toward technical diving with TDI.
Choose SDI if you value a direct technical-diving pathway. Your course includes the same local expertise, equipment, boat logistics and safety standards as our other agency options.
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.
Junior Advanced — what changes with age
| Age | Max depth | Certification | Must dive with |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12–14 | 21 m | Junior Advanced Open Water Diver | Any certified adult |
| 15+ | 30 m | Advanced Open Water Diver | Any certified buddy |
A Junior Advanced certification upgrades automatically to full Advanced Open Water Diver at 15 — no extra course, no extra fee. The training and the price are identical at every age; only the depth limit and the buddy rule differ.
Day by day.
A clear, calm progression from theory and confined-water skills to confident Red Sea dives.
- 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
Everything arranged for your course.
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)
Skills that stay with you.
- ✓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
Your Advanced Open Water Diver in the Red Sea.
Real training, real reefs and the people who will guide you through the course.
About SDI Advanced Open Water Diver.
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.