No certification
Discover Scuba Diver
A guided first dive in shallow, calm water with an instructor beside you the whole time. No card needed.
- 1 day
- Shallow water
- Instructor-led
- No prior experience
Diving
Courses
Certify on board — from a first guided dive to Advanced Open Water, taught during the trip.
- 4 Courses
- Taught Onboard
- Certified Instructors
Learn Here
Certify Where You Dive
Theory happens in the lounge, confined skills in the shallows off the boat, and open water dives at the sites everyone else is diving.
No pool, no separate trip, no lost days — you finish the course and the holiday at the same time.
What You Can Take
Four Courses
Prices confirmed at booking — send your dates and level.
Entry certification
Open Water Diver
The full entry-level certification. Theory, confined skills and four open water dives, all completed during the trip.
- 3–4 days
- 4 open water dives
- Certifies to 18 m
Next level
Advanced Open Water
Five adventure dives including deep and navigation — the card Komodo’s northern seamounts ask for.
- 2–3 days
- 5 adventure dives
- Certifies to 30 m
Refresher
Reactivate
A skills refresh for divers who have been out of the water a while. Half a day, then straight back to diving.
- Half day
- Skill refresh
- For lapsed divers
Keep Reading
More Dive Guides
Everything we know about diving Komodo, in one place.
Dive Sites
Sixteen sites across north, central and south Komodo.
Dive Packages
What a diving trip includes and what it costs.
Dive Deck & Equipment
Compressor, tanks, nitrox and what you need to bring.
Manta Point
Where the mantas are, when, and how many to expect.
Snorkelling
Nine sites for non-divers, with visibility notes.
Certification
Which card you need for which site.
Currents & Safety
Why Komodo runs hard and how we dive around it.
Komodo vs Raja Ampat
An honest side-by-side for divers choosing one.
Liveaboard vs Day Trips
Dive count, hours and cost, compared properly.
Dive FAQ
The questions guests ask before booking.
Begin Your Journey
Tell us your current level and we will confirm the course and the price.