Learn to scuba dive in Nha Trang
PADI courses, start to pro
Always look for PADI Five Star Dive Centres — recognised worldwide for a high level of quality and service. Maximum two students per instructor, every single course.
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Not certified yet? Try a dive first
No commitment, no theory, no certification — just your first breaths underwater with a PADI Professional beside you.
Certification courses
The PADI path
Focused on quality, not quantity. Every knowledge section can be completed at home with PADI eLearning before you arrive, so your days here are spent in the water.
2 daysPADI Scuba Diver
A shorter route into certification — dive to 12 m under the direct supervision of a PADI Professional.
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Most popularPADI Open Water Diver
The world's most popular scuba certification. Three days from complete beginner to certified diver.
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2 – 3 daysPADI Advanced Open Water
Five adventure dives, 30 metres of depth and a serious jump in confidence.
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1 day · $180Emergency First Response
CPR and first aid for everyday life. No minimum age, no diving required — anyone can take it.
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3 – 4 daysPADI Rescue Diver
Serious fun. Learn to spot and fix small problems before they ever become big ones.
Course detailsSpecialty courses
Sharpen one skill at a time
1 – 2 daysEnriched Air (Nitrox)
Less nitrogen, longer bottom time, shorter surface intervals. PADI's most popular specialty.
1 dayPeak Performance Buoyancy
Glide, hover and use far less air. The skill that separates good divers from great ones.
2 daysDeep Diver
Plan and execute dives to 40 metres, manage your gas and recognise narcosis.
2 daysUnderwater Navigator
Be the diver everyone wants to follow — natural navigation and accurate compass work.
2 daysNight Diver
A site you know by day becomes a completely different world after dark.
1 – 2 daysDive Against Debris
Turn a fun dive into real conservation work and feed a global marine-debris database.
PADI eLearning
Do the theory before you fly
Study offline or online, on a computer or your phone, and connect with your instructor whenever you have a question. Then spend your holiday where it belongs — in the water.
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Course questions
For a Discover Scuba Diving experience, no — you only need to be comfortable in the water. For any certification course you must be able to swim: 200 metres unaided or 300 metres with mask, fins and snorkel, plus 10 minutes of floating or treading water.
After two or more dives in a single day you must wait a minimum of 18 hours before flying. Please plan your last diving day accordingly.
Hotel transfers within central Nha Trang, your PADI instructor or divemaster, marine park fees and boat insurance, full equipment rental, lunch, drinking water, tea, coffee and fresh fruit, plus a fresh-water shower, WC and changing facilities on the boat.
A maximum of three certified divers per PADI Instructor or Divemaster on fun dives, and a maximum of two students per instructor on courses (up to four on request). Quality over quantity is the whole point.
Absolutely. We run a snorkelling programme on the same boat, at the same sites, on the same day. There are no age restrictions on snorkelling as long as you can swim with our guide.
PADI 5-Star IDC Dive Centre — Nha Trang, Vietnam
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