Open Water Diver Course

Become a Certified Open Water Diver

Open Water Diver Course

The Open Water Diver Course is the first step toward becoming a certified scuba diver. You’ll learn the essential diving skills, safety procedures, and knowledge needed to dive confidently with another certified diver.

Learning in Bali makes the experience even more rewarding. Located within the Coral Triangle, Bali offers warm waters, vibrant coral reefs, and diverse marine life, giving you the chance to complete your training while exploring one of the world’s most remarkable underwater environments.

Choose between our SSI or PADI Open Water Diver Course, available as a 2 day or 3 day program. You’ll begin with classroom theory before practicing essential scuba skills in a freshwater pool. Once you’re comfortable, you’ll complete your open water dives at some of Bali’s beautiful dive sites while working toward your internationally recognized certification.

Open Water Certification Made Easy

Learn essential skills, gain confidence, and get certified to explore dive sites around the World.

Why Become a Certified Diver?

  • Dive up to 18 meters
    Explore more of the underwater world with another certified diver, subject to local regulations and dive conditions.
  • Recognized Worldwide
    Earn an internationally recognized SSI or PADI certification accepted by dive centers across the globe.
  • Build Real Diving Confidence
    Develop the skills, knowledge, and experience needed to dive safely and comfortably.
  • Continue Your Diving Journey
    Qualify for Advanced Open Water and specialty diving courses.

program for Open Water Diver Course in Bali

Day 1

Theory Development and Pool / Confined Water Session

  • Daily pick up at 7.30 am and will be finished around 5 pm.
  • Class and pool session in Sanur (our dive shop), having a half day of the academic session (videos, quizzes, final exam) and half day of the pool session.
    **(Optional e-learning in MYSSI app prior arrival) or (optional PADI online learning).
  • You can learn at your own pace and it is more interactive. You can shorten the classroom session by start the e-learning prior your arrival to Bali, by that you can have more time for the pool session on the 1st day of your Open Water Diver Course

Day 2 & Day 3

Required Open Water Dives / Ocean in 2 days for 4x dives

  • Pick up 7.30 AM and finished around 4-5PM,
  • drive to Tulamben 2,5 hrs from Sanur or Padang Bai 1,5 hrs from Sanur – have 2 open water dives in a day. You will have a different experiences during your Open Water session in Bali, one with the shore dive entry, and another with the Jukung ride (a traditional boat designed for scuba divers).
  • Even you can upgrade the dive site for another Best Dive Sites in Bali, where you can see the Manta Rays in Nusa Penida diving and it is a day trip of diving by a speed boat ride. We will be finished diving or surfacing from the water around 3 PM on the last day
    *Make sure the NO FLIGHT TIME or rest time will be required a minimum 18 hrs before your flight or recommended 24 hrs before your flight or going to high altitude (such as hiking if yo have other activity during your holiday in Bali)

Medical Guidelines

Medically fit and healthy, before signing up on any Scuba Diving Courses and program, each student diver or participant required to declare that the participant does not require medical clearance from the doctor and the participant is relatively fit and healthy. For more details about the medical guidelines, please download the form below.
Your advanced booking is highly recommended, to make sure our Instructor’s availability for your preferred dates, to secure the slots and schedule.

Online Learning (optional)

Let us know if you would like to have online learning before your arrival in Bali. Start your online learning in your home country!

If you are signing up for E-Learning, there is an extra price for the online learning material to start, but you will have less price to do the courses or practice in Bali compare to the full program with the class session in Bali, since you don’t need the manual text book anymore, then the course fee is minus the manual text book.

It is more convenient to you that you can start the online learning at your own pace at anytime prior your arrival to Bali. You will only pay the course fees in Bali and plus e-learning kit.

SSI Open Water

SSI Open Water Diver Course

Best way to start your diving adventure as a certified scuba diver. SSI is globally-recognized certification program. Begin your theory development by online learning and have personalized training with in-water practice session to ensure you have the skills and gain your comfort underwater and experience required to earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

PADI Open Water Diver Course

PADI Open Water Diver Course

Start your next diving adventure, get certified in Bali. PADI Open Water Diver Course e-learning is available. You can begin the theory from home. Learn the basics online, then come to Bali for practical diving training. This course prepares you for safe diving and enjoying the underwater world.
Begin your journey to Scuba Diving Certification here with us.

Open Water Diver Course + E-Learning Price

Open Water Diver Course

SSI

IDR 6.600.000

PADI

IDR 7.100.000

2 Days
Day 1: Pool session and 1 open water dives
Day 2: 3 x Open Water Dive session
Include Open Water Online Learning + certification

Open Water Diver Course

SSI

IDR 7.200.000

PADI

IDR 7.850.000

3 Days
Day 1: Pool session and 1 open water dives
Day 2 & 3: 4 x Open Water Dives
Include Open Water Online Learning + certification

OPEN WATER DIVER COURSE FAQs

  • You need to be at least 10 years old and physically healthy.
  • No prior diving experience is very welcomed.
  • You need to be able to swim with mask, snorkel and fins. Swimming capabilities are optional. As long as you’re comfortable in water, swimming in any style, be able to float, tread water using any methods and you can trust the instructor completely, you’ll be just fine. There is no time limit to do swim and float during the pool session.
  • At the same time you will surprise that you can also learn to swim right away.

For the Open Water Diver Course, you’ll need a mask, snorkel, fins, a wetsuit, a buoyancy control device (BCD), regulators, a dive computer, and a submersible pressure gauge. Dive shops often offer rental options for these items.

The PADI Open Water Course and SSI Open Water Course fee includes training, equipment rental, dive trips, return transportation to the accommodation and certification costs. It’s an all-inclusive package designed to get you certified without surprise expenses.

While the PADI Open Water Diver and SSI Open Water Diver Course certification equips you with the skills for safe diving practices, there are other options than solo diving. We advocate for diving with a buddy to ensure safety and enjoyment for all underwater adventures.

Yes, after successfully completing the course, participants will receive a certificate of completion to acknowledge their new skills and accomplishments.

We conduct our open water diver course dives at beginner-friendly dive sites in Bali, including Tulamben and Padang Bai. Our team selects these locations specifically for their calm conditions, excellent underwater visibility, and genuinely safe environment, providing the ideal setting for beginners to build all essential scuba diving skills with confidence and full professional instructor support.

Our open water diver course in Bali begins with theory lessons, progresses to confined water skill development and practice, and finishes with four guided open water dives. We follow this proven step-by-step training structure to help beginners gradually gain confidence, master essential techniques, and complete their internationally recognized scuba certification safely, effectively, and at a comfortable pace.

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