Kids can try scuba from age 8 and get certified from age 10. Small groups, gear that fits them, and an instructor right beside them.
Ages 8–9
From $150 per child, plus tax
A first taste of breathing underwater in very shallow water, no deeper than 6 feet, with an instructor right beside them. Book it with Try Scuba and choose “Age 8–9”. No more than 2 children under 12 per group.
Ages 10 and up
From $150 per person, plus tax
About 3 hours from a protected beach: a short briefing, skills in shallow water, then a guided dive. No experience needed.
Ages 10 and up
From $550 per person, plus tax · PADI eLearning bought separately
The same PADI Open Water course adults take. Kids earn a Junior certification with depth limits for their age:
PADI Bubble Maker is your child’s first time breathing underwater, for kids 8 and 9. It’s not a certification. It’s so they can try it and see if they like it.
It’s from a protected beach in San Juan or Vega Alta. The exact spot and directions come in your confirmation email. Plan on about 3 hours for everything.
A mask that leaks or fins that slip off can turn a kid’s first dive into their last. We carry kids’ sizes at the shop, and when you buy, we fit their mask, fins and wetsuit with them before you leave.
Every student fills in the diver medical questionnaire before any course. Download it below and bring it, or we’ll email it to you after you book. For anyone under 18, a parent or guardian signs it. If the questionnaire says a physician’s evaluation is needed (a “yes” to questions 3, 5 or 10 on page 1, or any “yes” on page 2), we need a doctor’s signed approval before their first session in the water.
Certified parents can join the day as a tag-along diver. Just add yourself when you book. Not diving? A parent stays in the area during Bubble Maker or Discover Scuba. We’re not a babysitting service, and with kids we want help close by. Plan a beach day while they dive.
Try Scuba groups are up to 4 people, with no more than 2 divers under 12 (Bubble Maker or ages 10–11). Courses take up to 4 students. Either way, your child gets real attention.
Age is the minimum, not the only thing. They should be comfortable in the water and want to do it. Not sure they’re ready? Call us and we’ll talk it through.
From age 8 with PADI Bubble Maker, in water no deeper than 6 feet. From age 10 they can do Discover Scuba or get certified with the Junior Open Water course.
It’s the first scuba experience for kids 8 and 9. They breathe underwater for the first time, in shallow water, with an instructor right next to them. It’s not a certification.
Yes. They have to know how to swim and be comfortable in the water. Age is the minimum, but they also have to want to do it.
Bubble Maker is from $150 per child, plus tax, with gear included.
From a protected beach in San Juan or Vega Alta. You pick the place when you book, and the exact spot comes in your confirmation email.
If you’re certified, yes. Add yourself as a tag-along diver when you book. If you’re not diving, you stay in the area while they’re in the water.
Groups are up to 4 people, with no more than 2 under age 12.
At 10 they can take the Junior Open Water course, the same PADI course adults take, with depth limits for their age. Open Water details
