From your first breath underwater to Master Scuba Diver. Training is done from shore in small groups, at a pace that lets you get comfortable.
Answer two or three quick questions.
Try it for a few hours, or go straight for your certification. Bringing kids? See diving with kids.
From $150 per person, plus tax
For anyone who wants to try scuba without signing up for a course.
A short safety briefing, basic skills in shallow water, then a guided dive with your instructor. Equipment is included.
From $550 per person, plus tax · PADI eLearning bought separately
For anyone ready to become a certified diver.
PADI’s most popular scuba course, in three steps:
Kids 8–9
From $150 per child, plus tax
For children aged 8 or 9 who want to try breathing underwater.
A first scuba experience in very shallow water, with an instructor right beside them. Book it with Try Scuba and choose “Age 8–9”.
Started your PADI Open Water course with another dive center? Finish it with us in Puerto Rico: the confined water skills, the open water dives, or both. Bring your referral paperwork.
From $450 per person, plus tax
For students who finished the knowledge and pool training elsewhere.
From $350 per person, plus tax
For students who have already done 2 of their 4 open water dives.
From $375 per person, plus tax
For students who did their eLearning elsewhere and still need the confined water skills.
“I couldn’t have had a better experience!”
Get back in the water, go further, or learn to handle problems underwater. Just certified? See your next steps.
From $150 per person, plus tax · PADI ReActivate optional
For certified divers who haven’t been in the water for a while.
Review the basic skills with an instructor before your next dive trip.
From $550 per person, plus tax · PADI eLearning bought separately
For Open Water divers who want more experience and confidence.
Five adventure dives, including deep and underwater navigation, each introducing a new kind of diving.
From $125 per person, plus tax · PADI eLearning bought separately
For certified divers who want longer no-decompression times.
Learn how nitrox works, how to analyze a cylinder, and how to plan dives with it.
From $650 per person, plus tax · PADI eLearning bought separately
For Advanced Open Water divers ready to look after themselves and others.
Prevent and manage problems in the water, from a tired diver at the surface to an unresponsive diver underwater. Requires first aid and CPR training within the past 24 months, such as EFR.
For experienced divers who want the highest non-professional rating.
We can take you all the way there: Advanced, Rescue, and specialties such as Enriched Air, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Night, Sidemount, DPV, Full Face Mask and Emergency Oxygen Provider. Ask us to map out your path.
From $175 per person, plus tax · PADI eLearning bought separately
CPR, first aid and AED. Open to divers and non-divers.
Hands-on practice with realistic scenarios.
From $175 per person, plus tax · PADI eLearning bought separately
For anyone who wants to be able to give emergency oxygen.
Learn to recognize dive injuries and set up and give emergency oxygen.
We offer adaptive scuba training for divers with disabilities, with an instructor certified to teach it. Every diver is different, so contact us first and we’ll talk through what you need.
Focused courses for certified divers. The first dive of many specialties can also count toward Advanced Open Water. Specialty equipment, like the DPV scooter or the full face mask, is included. Scuba gear rental is $35 extra, plus tax, if you need it (BCD, regulator, mask, snorkel and fins); ask for it when you book. A dive computer is required: bring yours or rent one when you book. See all specialties.
From $350 per person, plus tax · PADI eLearning bought separately
Better trim, steadier control and lower air use.
From $450 per person, plus tax · PADI eLearning bought separately
Lights, signals and navigation for diving after dark. Bring your own lights or rent them for $25, plus tax.
From $450 per person, plus tax · PADI eLearning bought separately
Plan and make dives using an underwater scooter.
From $450 per person, plus tax · PADI eLearning bought separately
Configure, trim and dive with cylinders mounted at your sides.
From $450 per person, plus tax
Learn to dive with a full face mask. The mask is included.
From $220 per person, plus tax · PADI eLearning bought separately
How your gear works, how to care for it, and simple fixes. No dives.
From $350 per person, plus tax
Learn to recognize Caribbean fish families and the species you see on every dive.
From $400 per person, plus tax
Plan and make dives on your own, with a backup air source and redundant gear.
From $350 per person, plus tax
Send up a marker buoy from depth so boats and your team can see where you are.
From $450 per person, plus tax · PADI eLearning bought separately
Search patterns, lift bags and knots for finding and raising lost objects.
From $350 per person, plus tax · PADI eLearning bought separately
Take better photos underwater with the camera you have, from framing to color.
Looking for a specialty that isn’t listed here? Ask us. We may be able to arrange it.
We train at protected shore sites in two areas, San Juan and Vega Alta. Pick the one closer to you when you book, and the meeting point and directions are in your confirmation email. The Advanced course’s deep dive is in Aguadilla. The boat is for certified divers only.
Small groups are our specialty: most courses take up to 4 students at a time. Private training is available on request. Ask us.
For courses with a PADI eLearning option, finish it before your in-water days. The eLearning links on this page go straight to PADI’s store and are connected to our dive center. If you buy through these links, PR Dive may earn a commission or credit, at no extra cost to you. PADI eLearning is bought separately from PADI and isn’t included in our course prices.
Learn the pre-dive buddy check, see what dive flags and signals mean, and look up any term in our Spanish–English dive glossary.
Book online through FareHarbor, or call or email us to pick dates. Before you book, read our booking and cancellation policy.
Before any course, you fill in the standard diver medical questionnaire. Download it below and bring it, or we’ll email it to you after you book. Students: 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 your first session in the water. Certified divers are responsible for their own fitness to dive.
Wait at least 12 hours after a single dive, and at least 18 hours after repeat dives or several days of diving, before you fly.
We recommend dive accident insurance, such as DAN, for anyone who dives. If you join through our link, PR Dive may earn a credit, at no extra cost to you.
We decide on the day based on conditions. For official forecasts and hurricane information, check the National Weather Service in San Juan and the National Hurricane Center.
Diving emergency? What to do and who to call: 911, DAN and the Coast Guard.
For PADI Open Water, you do PADI eLearning at home first, about 12–15 hours at your own pace. Then it’s 2 days in the water with us, under 8 hours each day.
PADI Open Water is from $550 per person, plus tax, with all the scuba gear you need for the course. PADI eLearning is bought separately from PADI. See what’s included.
No. Your PADI certification doesn’t expire. If it’s been a while since your last dive, a Scuba Refresher gets you comfortable again.
Most courses start at age 10. Bubble Maker is for children aged 8 and 9. Some courses start at 12, 15 or 18, and Emergency Oxygen Provider has no minimum age. Each course lists its minimum age.
Yes. You need basic swimming ability, to be comfortable in the water, and to be medically fit to dive.
Yes. Everyone fills in the diver medical questionnaire before any course or Discover Scuba: download it in English (PDF) or en español (PDF). Or if you’d rather not print it, we’ll email it to you after you book. If it says you need a physician’s evaluation, bring your doctor’s signed approval before your first session in the water. For anyone under 18, a parent or guardian signs.
For Open Water, yes: finish PADI eLearning before your in-water days. Other courses say on their card whether they have eLearning. Our eLearning links go straight to PADI’s store and are connected to our dive center. If you buy through these links, PR Dive may earn a commission or credit, at no extra cost to you.
Ocean training is done from shore at protected sites in San Juan or Vega Alta. You pick the town when you book, and the meeting point and directions are in your confirmation email. The Advanced course’s deep dive is in Aguadilla. Nitrox and first-aid classes meet at the shop.
Most courses take up to 4 students at a time.
Yes. PADI referral students can do all 4 open water dives, or just the final 2, with us.
No. Training is done from shore. The boat is for certified divers.
Yes. We offer adaptive scuba training for divers with disabilities, with an instructor certified to teach it. Contact us first so we can talk through what you need.
Tell us what diving you’ve done and what you want to do next. We’ll suggest a course.
