Had an awesome experience doing the open water diving course with our instructor jennifer vitali. She’s extremely knowledgeable, reassuring, safe and fun to dive with.
PADI COURSES IN PUNTA CANA & PUERTO PLATA
The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) is a recreational diving membership and diver training organization founded in 1966. Discover the excitement and adventure that divers from all over the world enjoy with the PADI scuba diving certification program. With SeaPro Divers, you can obtain your PADI certification in Punta Cana or Puerto Plata. Certifications range from Open Water Diver all the way to Divemaster level. Most courses can be completed within 1-3 days (for specific course details please check the course you are looking to complete below).
Introductory Courses
Discover Scuba Diving
The Discover Scuba Diving is an introductory dive to get your feet wet on what it takes to become a scuba diver and explore the underwater world. This is the perfect first time dive trial for those who are not ready to sign up for a course but would like to try scuba.
Included in the Discover Scuba Diving course:
- 1 academic session
- Pool training dive
- 1 open water dive
- Full equipment rental
Scuba Diver
The PADI Scuba Diver Certification is an entry-level dive certification, great for people who do not have enough time to complete the Open Water Course during their vacation. The scuba diver course consists of the first half of the Open Water Diver. This is a great certification if you are not sure on fully committing to the Open Water Diver but would still like to have an intro certification for future dives.
Included in the Scuba Diver course:
- 1 academic session
- Pool training dives
- 2 open water dives
- Materials & certification (up to 40 ft.)
- Full equipment rental
Open Water Diver
The PADI Open Water Diver is a complete scuba diving certification and the world’s most popular dive course. If you’ve always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, explore the world beneath the waves, the Open Water Diver course is the perfect starting point. The Open Water Course prepares you with the theoretical and hands-on training required to be a responsible and safe diver.
Included in the Open Water Diver course:
- 1 academic session
- Pool training dives
- 4 open water dives
- Course materials & certification (up to 60 ft.)
- Full equipment rental
Open Water Diver Referral
For divers who have completed the Open Water Diver knowledge portion and pool sessions but need to complete the four check out dives required for the certification. Then, the Open Water Diver referral is required. Complete the 4 check out ocean dives in warm tropical waters during your trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Included in the Open Water referral:
- 4 open water dives
- Course materials & certification (60 ft.)
- Full equipment rental
Open Water Upgrade
The Open Water Upgrade certification consists of the remaining sessions needed to obtain your Open Water License. Divers are able to complete the PADI Open Water Upgrade during their vacation to Punta Cana in 1 morning session. Make sure you bring your open water book to catch up on the knowledge sessions.
Included in the Open Water Upgrade course:
- Academic session
- 2 open water dives
- Materials & certification (60 ft.)
- Full equipment rental
Advanced Courses
Adventure Diver
The PADI Adventure Diver scuba diving course is a subset of the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver. This scuba course is great for divers who always wanted to try wreck diving, fish identification or a variety of underwater specialty dives. There’s a long list of scuba adventures you can take part in during the program. Complete the Adventure Diver Scuba Course in 1 day during your vacation in Punta Cana.
Included in the Adventure Diver course:
- 3 specialty dives
- Materials & certification
- Full equipment rental
Advanced Open Water
The PADI Advanced Open Water course is all about growth and skill development through a series of specialty dives that lets you hone in your dive skills under the supervision of a dive instructor. Complete your advanced open water dives in the warm waters of the Dominican Republic. You can select 5 dives from a variety of specialties, including two mandatory dives – deep dive and underwater navigation. Upon completion you are qualified to dive up to 30 M (90 ft.) SeaPro specialities dives – deep dive (mandatory) – underwater navigator (mandatory) – wreck dive – peak performance buoyancy – underwater naturalist – coral reef conservation
Included in the Advanced Open Water course:
- 5 open water dives
- Deep dive & navigation (mandatory)
- Course materials & certification (90 ft.)
- Full equipment rental
Emergency First Responder
The Emergency First Responder course helps develop a divers ability to handle emergency situations in a safe and professional manner. The course includes basic emergency training (such as CPR) but with an emphasis in diving incidents. This course is required for the PADI Rescue Diver.
Included in the Emergency First Responder course:
- 2 academic sessions
- Materials & certification
- Full equipment rental
Rescue Diver
One of the most rewarding courses the PADI Rescue Course prepares divers to recognize and manage a series of situations that can arise when scuba diving. Throughout the course you will be able to broaden your diving knowledge and overall experience. The course is guaranteed to build your confidence and abilities as a diver. Note: The Emergency First Response certification is required before you can start the PADI Rescue Diver course.
Included in the Rescue Diver course:
- Pool training dives
- 3 ocean sessions
- Materials & certification
- Full equipment rental
e-Learning Courses
Open Water On-site Training
Complete the PADI certification with the Open Water eLearning On-Site training course. This course consists of the pool sessions and ocean dives needed to complete the Open Water Diver certification. You must complete the Open Water eLearning and pass the exam before starting the course.
Included in the Open Water eLearning On-Site Training course:
- Pool training dives
- 4 open water dives
- Materials & certification (60 ft.)
- Full equipment rental
Advanced open water on-site Training
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver eLearning On-Site training consists of the 5 ocean dives needed to complete the Advanced Open Water Diver Certification. You must complete the Advanced Open Water eLearning and have passed the exam before starting the course.
Included in the Advanced Open Water On-Site course:
- 5 open water dives
- Deep dive (mandatory)
- Compass navigation (mandatory)
- Full equipment rental
Rescue Diver On-site Training
The Rescue Diver eLearning On-Site training is the hands-on training needed after PADI’s Rescue Diver eLearning. The course consist of the ocean dives needed to complete the PADI Rescue Diver Certification. You must complete the Rescue Diver eLearning and exam before starting this course.
Included in the Rescue Diver On-Site course:
- Pool training dives
- 3 ocean sessions
- Certification
- Full equipment rental
CHECK OUT WHAT OUR GUESTS ARE SAYING
Daniel was my instructor and he was great. Super supportive, helpful, and made the entire experience fun! So happy to be scuba certified to experience the underwater world!
My Girlfriend and I had an amazing experience obtaining our open water certification with Jennifer. She was very informative and helped us through all of the techniques making us feel very comfortable under the surface. SeaPro was very accommodating and handled everything, making transportation headache free. Our ocean dives were awesome and covered a variety of landscapes! We were so impressed with the staff and experience as a whole. HIGHLY recommend it!
Absolutely awesome time learning to scuba dive with my wife! Jennifer was very easy to learn from and she was patient with us. Daniel was also a great teacher and took us on our first ever dive. We definitely plan on continuing our scuba diving excursions and adventures in the future, we’ve fallen in love with the underwater world. Very happy with their services, to say the least!
Wouldn’t say this was our first Scuba experience but we all finished our Open Water Diving PADI course with the best instructor in the Caribbean. Jen Vitali got us through every single stage and was incredible. I cannot imagine a better experience for my son and brother. We thank all the Pro’s there including Kat and her team. You will not have a better program in the islands.
My wife and I recently took our Honeymoon to the DR and decided we wanted to try Scuba diving. I had been trying to get my wife to do this on several of our trips, but she is claustrophobic and thought it wouldn’t go well. Our travel agent assured her it would be fine and that SeaPros was the best. Well, he wasn’t wrong. My wife did great thanks to the expert instruction of Jennifer and we had an absolute blast swimming the beautiful reefs of the DR. I cannot recommend this excursion enough.