Cozumel PADI Open Water and Discover Scuba certification from local dive shops

So, you have come to the beautiful island of Cozumel, Mexico. How do you start if you are completely new to scuba diving?

Here is dive shop we highly recommend to everybody - it can cater to your beginner scuba diver needs very well. It's Eco Divers.

Eco Divers is a small operation that specializes in customer-tailored service. Opened in 1995, it was the first dive shop in Cozumel to promote ecology diving. As a first point of contact for many visitors to the island, we feel a particular responsibility for helping divers to understand the fragility of the coral reef ecosystem. Our staff will provide you with ample information regarding this special environment so that you may better appreciate how to care for it while enjoying the many pleasures it has to offer. Eco Divers - Cozumel

Eco Divers has two kinds of training that provide non-certified divers with the skills and confidence necessary to enjoy our island's many pleasures: "Discover SCUBA" and "Full PADI or SSI Certification". Practical diving is performed at spectacular dive sites such as Palancar, Paradise, and San Francisco Reefs under the supervision of experienced divemasters.

Novice divers can opt between the cheap courses Discover Scuba At the Beach (training takes about 3 hours) and Discover Scuba By Boat. If you have already completed the theoretical and confined water training necessary for Open Water Diver Certification, you may just perform your required open water dives with Eco Divers at Cozumel. The referral course includes two beach and two boat dives, equipment, and PADI certification fees for as little as $US 220.

If you would like to become a PADI certified diver, the introductory training can be applied to your full Open Water Diver Certification course. This three-day course is comprises scuba diving basics theory and practical training (actually diving.

For additional information or to make a diving reservation,
tel: 1-800-746-2709
7 A.M. to 9P.M. Pacific coast time.
or e-mail to: ecodivers@cozumel-diving.net

Experienced PADI Divemaster advice:

If you are taking a cruise, I may tell you the following: why don't you ask if the ship has a dive instructor and offers a "resort course"? It normally consists of 1 hour of theory, and if there's a pool aboard, the necessary trial dives can be practiced rigth there. After arriving at the destination your PADI dive instructor may have an open water excursion already planned for you. The resort course is the quickest way to start scuba diving and then proceed open water and even advanced open water training.

ecological diving encounter in beautiful Cozumel *