Scuba diving courses
We have something for everyone!
Dive into the world of scuba diving with Adventure Mania’s expertly crafted scuba diving courses. Whether you’re a beginner seeking to explore the depths for the first time or an experienced diver looking to advance your skills, our courses offer comprehensive instruction tailored to your needs. Join us and embark on a journey of discovery beneath the waves of Sodwana Bay.
Try Scuba Diving
Age 10 and up.
Take this course and see what the hype’s about!
Your Instructor in Sodwana Bay will introduce you to some basic theory and skills before taking you for your first sea Scuba Dive.
Includes:1 theory & pool session, and 1 supervised open water scuba dive with an Instructor. Full equipment hire. Additional supervised scuba dives, can be added.
Refresher
Been out of the water for a while?
Have a update in the pool with a Scuba Diving Instructor in Sodwana Bay.
Practice your dive skills, and help regain your confidence before entering the ocean.
Recommended for Scuba Divers who have not Scuba Dived in over 1 year.
Includes: 1 Theory and pool session.
Open Water 20
Becoming a RAID Open Water Diver is the best way to start your scuba adventure!
We will teach you all the necessary skills to make sure you feel safe, confident and prepared. RAID training is designed with you and your schedule in mind. The Online academics mean that you can study the material at your own pace in the comfort of your own home. You are also welcome to make use of our wifi facilities for this purpose.
For your pool and open water training, your instructor will personally fit you with scuba equipment so that you feel comfortable in your ‘second skin’. You will have plenty of practice time to adapt yourself to the underwater environment before you begin your open water training dives. Once you have completed your initial training, you will be a certified RAID diver and able to dive to 20m.
RAID certifications are recognised worldwide so your diving experiences will be limitless!
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Advanced 35
Our Advanced 35 program is designed to give you experience in a variety of speciality areas and the course has a very strong focus on improving your diving skills and creating a comfortable diver with knowledge and experience in diving to 35m.
As a qualified Advanced 35 diver you will be confident to plan and execute dives to 35m using nitrox, your dive planning will all take place using your dive computer so that you are comfortable to switch your oxygen percentage on your computer and plan your dives based on all the available information.
The first dive that we perform is purely focused on improving your buoyancy skills, your instructor will spend the dive showing you small tricks and making suggestions to help you achieve perfect buoyancy.
Our second dive we focus on navigation, this gives you a further opportunity to hone those buoyancy skills that you learnt on the previous dive and gives you an understanding of natural navigation and compass work.
Our third dive is a rescue dive where we focus on self rescue; identifying potential problems, solving minor problems before they become an issue and assisting a buddy in distress, however we do encourage all divers to participate in the Master Rescue program as this gives one a true appreciation of diver rescue.
Dives 4 and 5 are deep dives, to 30m and 35m respectively, your instructor will focus on the safety aspects of deep diving and a great deal of effort will be spent on making sure you are able to accurately work out air consumption and interpret your dive computer.
Dive 6 is an elective dive and based on the area your instructor will offer you a wide range of specialty dives from night diving to wreck diving. (ask your store for details as each area has its own highlights)
Master Rescue
Our Master Rescue Diver program is an important step in expanding our knowledge and experience with rescue beyond that of a purely recreational diver.
This unique course builds ones confidence and ability with diving, providing the skills and knowledge to help you better understand how to respond safely and efficiently to surface and underwater emergencies.
ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?
This course is demanding and realistic in its conduct, content and approach.
We teach with interactive discussions, practical rescue skills taught and practiced in a swimming pool, rescue skills practiced in the open water and under the guidance of your instructor.
We then take these individual components and with your instructor guiding you, you perform a number of realistic practical rescue scenarios, taking the scenario from identifying the problem to solving the situation and concluding the rescue.
Deep Diver Programme
There are many reasons to dive deep, some exciting dive sites are located in deeper water with many of the worlds most spectacular wrecks lying beyond the normal depth limits of an Openwater 20 diver.
Although it can be tempting to dive that little bit deeper, the reality is that without proper training, this kind of diving can put you at risk.
RAID’s Deep Diving program will provide you with the knowledge, skills, and experience to safely be able to enjoy the wrecks and reefs that are within reach of recreational divers (40m).
If you should be keen on taking your knowledge of deep diving further RAID is your partner of choice as we have all the technical deep diving programs you will need to reach your dream dive sites.
Navigation Diver
Have you ever dived with your buddy or more likely your instructor, and been absolutely amazed that they know exactly where you are even in low visibility or on night dives?
Some divers will tell you that underwater navigation is a natural instinct that only some people have, whereas the reality is that underwater navigation is a learnt skill.
So with some training and practice you will also be able to amaze your dive buddies by being able to successfully navigate from one point to another underwater and even exit at a pre-planned exit point.
On your RAID navigation course your instructor will explain natural navigation and compass work and give you plenty of time to hone these skills with practical experience.
Nitrox Diver Program
Have you ever dreamed of being able to stay underwater for longer to take that perfect photo or explore that seldom dived wreck? Well I think any avid diver has felt the frustration of running low on bottom time before they are ready to surface and have wished for those extra couple of minutes.
Nitrox is the answer to many of our dreams. Nitrox if managed correctly may allow us to extend our bottom times by a few minutes, in your Nitrox program you will learn all the necessary rules for planning dives with Nitrox and on this program we will learn how to set our dive computers to take full advantage of the enriched air nitrox that we are breathing.
“Nitrox for free” is becoming quite common in a lot of resort marketing. This means that you do not have to pay extra for Nitrox, but all diving operators will want to see a valid Nitrox certificate before you can dive.
