Puerto Galera PADI Open Water Dive Course
About this tour
Puerto Galera is one of the best places in the Philippines to earn your scuba certification, and this three-day PADI Open Water Diver course turns complete beginners into certified divers cleared to dive anywhere in the world to 18 meters. The course follows the standard PADI structure: knowledge development covering theory, terminology and safety; confined-water sessions in calm, pool-like conditions where you master core skills; and four open-water training dives in the sea where most of your time is spent actually exploring rather than drilling.
What makes Puerto Galera special is its location inside the Verde Island Passage, the center of the center of global marine biodiversity. With over 30 dive sites just minutes apart, your training dives unfold over healthy reefs alive with schooling snappers, batfish, trevally, turtles, moray eels, nudibranchs and macro critters. Your instructor keeps groups small so you build confidence gradually, and on completion you receive your PADI certification card, recognized at dive centers everywhere.
Highlights
- ✓Earn a globally recognized PADI Open Water Diver certification in just 3 days
- ✓Learn in the Verde Island Passage, the heart of the Coral Triangle
- ✓Five confined-water sessions plus four open-water dives to a max of 18 meters
- ✓Small group sizes with experienced PADI instructors
- ✓Encounter turtles, schooling reef fish, moray eels and colorful macro life
What's included
- ✓PADI Open Water Diver certification and learning materials
- ✓Full scuba equipment rental for the duration
- ✓All confined-water and open-water training dives
- ✓Boat use for ocean dives
- ✓Professional PADI instructor
About the area
Puerto Galera lies on the northern coast of Oriental Mindoro, a short ferry hop from Batangas Port and easily reached from Manila in half a day. Sabang Beach is the main dive hub, a lively strip of dive resorts and bars, while nearby White Beach offers a more relaxed sandy shoreline. The waters here sit within the UNESCO-recognized Man and Biosphere reserve and the Verde Island Passage, prized for exceptional marine biodiversity.
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