PADI® Advanced Open Water Diver

Widely considered the most fun course! The PADI® Advanced Open Water Diver course helps you refine your skills as a diver, as well as teach you new skills!

The PADI ®Advanced Open Water course is an excellent way to increase your confidence in the water and simultaneously open a whole new world of dive site options for you. With this course you will explore different types of dives like night dives and navigation dives. Are you ready for new adventures?

By the end of the course, you'll have the skills and knowledge to dive deeper, explore more with greater confidence.

How long does it take? & course prerequisites

This is a 2 day course that is divided into 2 parts:

  • Knowledge Development: you will begin by completing the PADI® eLearning from the comfort of your home without wasting time with classroom presentations during your vacation. We will send you your PADI® E-Learning Material ahead of time.

  • Open Water: Over the following two days, you will do 5 open water dives with your instructor at Maziwe Marine Reserve. Two of which are mandatory:

    • Navigation to strengthen your underwater orientation

    • Deep to certify you to dive down to 30 meters / 100 feet of depth

The other 3 dives you can choose between Night Dive, Drift, Fish ID, Underwater Naturalist, Search and Recovery and Peak Performance Buoyancy.

Course Prerequisites: Available for ages 12 and up, Open Water Diver/Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification)

What will I learn?

During your PADI® Advanced Open Water Diver Course you will learn how to:

  • Be more confident in the water

  • Improve your buoyancy skills

  • Navigate using a compass and natural references

  • Plan deep dives

  • Explore below 18m/60ft

Pricing & what it includes

USD 520 + USD 36 (Marine Park Fees)

This includes everything you need for the course. No hidden fees:

  • PADI® E-Learning & Certification: you will begin by completing the PADI eLearning from the comfort of your home without wasting time with classroom presentations during your vacation. We will send you your PADI® E-Learning Material ahead of time.

  • Full standard scuba equipment: BCD, regulator, fins, mask, snorkel, wetsuit, weights, tanks, dive computer.

  • 5 adventure dives at Maziwe Marine Reserve.

Frequently Asked Questions
about the PADI® Advanced Open Water Diver Course

  • YES! We will dedicate our instructor exclusively to your course.

  • NO! The Advanced Open Water Course was designed to give you more experience as a diver. During the course you will do 5 dives with your instructor, who will teach you new techniques and help you to improve your buoyancy, your confidence underwater and more.

    You will improve much more diving with your PADI instructor than just doing fun dives!

  • There are lots of benefits of having your PADI Advanced Open Water like:

    • Build on and practice the skills you learned in the Open Water Diver Course

    • Improve your air consumption rates

    • Develop new skills

    • Discover new marine life

    • Discover new places and travel opportunities

    • Build confidence underwater

    • Get one step closer to Master Scuba Diver

    • Minimum 12 years old for Junior Advanced Open Water (max depth 21 meters / 70 feet) and 15 years old for Advanced Open Water (max. depth 30 meters / 100 feet)

    • Be an Open Water Diver with any dive organization

    • Medical Form: You need to fill out a medical questionnaire. With any “Yes” response you will need a medical clearance to diving. You will have to acquire this at home prior to your arrival. Ask us for the form!

    • NOTE: there is no minimum number of dives required if you're already a PADI Open Water or Junior Open Water Diver.

Quality Scuba Gear

No lousy worn-out rental gear. Feel the difference with top of the range scuba equipment designed and tested to build calm-confidence.

World Class Diving

Maziwe is your gateway to enjoy a remote and secluded tropical reef, home to turtles, dolphins and hundreds of tropical fish!

Personalized Training

We pride ourselves in delivering PADI training at the highest level. We don’t just teach you how to dive, we create underwater ambassadors.

Questions? We’ll be delighted to hear from you

Thank you for your interest in diving Maziwe Marine Reserve with us! For your convenience, we have made it easy for you to schedule and get in touch to plan your diving holiday through our website. We will get back to you as soon as possible to help you make your reservation with us.

We look forward to diving with you and showing you the very best of diving in Tanzania!