Junior Advanced Open Water Certification Classes
For the Adventure of a Lifetime, and a Lifetime of Adventure!
Although the youngest kids cannot do everything adults or older kids can do, there is still a lot they can do.
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Junior PADI Advanced Open Water Course
For 12, 13 & 14 years old
This age group can do most everything in our adult Advanced Open Water Diver Course. They can in fact join our standard group program with some minimal adjustments, if felt to be mature enough by their parents. They cannot do some of the optional Adventure Dives available in our Private Advanced Program.
Dives they cannot do.
Cavern Dive - must be 18
Sidemount Dive - must be 15
*Deep Dive - must be 15 to dive deeper than 70 feet. They can qualify for a Deep Adventure Dive by joining us on a dive to between 60 and 70 feet. So they can qualify for the Advanced Open Water Certification by participating in a Deep dive to deeper than 60 feet but no deeper than 70 feet.
Wreck Dive - must be 15 (the wreck upon which we do our training dives is too deep for them)
We can usually arrange for this age group to join our regular Advanced class if they are with a family group or a group of older friends. Additionally, we regularly set up courses just for this age group.
Divers will begin an eLearning program you can complete at home on your own schedule. Why waste your vacation time studying? The objective of the program is to give the divers as much in water time as possible in which to perfect your diving skills, so once you join us in Tulum we will head straight to the water for 5 dives done over two days.
During the course we will begin teaching you the basics of
Divers will begin an eLearning program you can complete at home on your own schedule. Why waste your vacation time studying? The objective of the program is to give the divers as much in water time as possible in which to perfect your diving skills, so once you join us in Tulum we will head straight to the water for 5 dives done over two days.
During the course we will begin teaching you the basics of
- Underwater Navigation
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Boat Diving
- Deep Diving (Jr. divers no deeper than 70 feet)
- Drift Diving
You will be amazed at how much more comfortable you will be underwater by the end of the course. Additionally, you will see some great diving along the way.
The course will begin in one of our beautiful cenotes and finish on the Caribbean reefs offshore from Tulum. You will get to experience some of the best diving in the Mayan Riviera.
Cost: $425 US per diverMulti-Diver Disount: two or more divers joining together will get a 10% multi-diver discount off the cost of the course: $382 US per
Course Size: Maximum of 8 diversPrerequisites: 12 years of age Includes: All training, all elearning materials, use of all equipment, Oh yeah; and a ton of fun! Click below to submit payment for this program via PayPal. Pricing includes our 10% multi-diver discount for groups of 2 or more. Payment in full is required to reserve your space in our small group programs. If your plans change, all payments, minus the cost of any study materials already supplied to the diver, and 10% cancellation fee are fully refundable with 48 hour notice of cancellation.
The course will begin in one of our beautiful cenotes and finish on the Caribbean reefs offshore from Tulum. You will get to experience some of the best diving in the Mayan Riviera.
Cost: $425 US per diverMulti-Diver Disount: two or more divers joining together will get a 10% multi-diver discount off the cost of the course: $382 US per
Course Size: Maximum of 8 diversPrerequisites: 12 years of age Includes: All training, all elearning materials, use of all equipment, Oh yeah; and a ton of fun! Click below to submit payment for this program via PayPal. Pricing includes our 10% multi-diver discount for groups of 2 or more. Payment in full is required to reserve your space in our small group programs. If your plans change, all payments, minus the cost of any study materials already supplied to the diver, and 10% cancellation fee are fully refundable with 48 hour notice of cancellation.
Junior PADI Adventure Diver Course
For 10 & 11 years old
This age range is not yet able to participate in the Advanced Open Water course, but we still have loads of fun in store for them through our Junior Adventure Diver Course.
10 & 11 year old divers are limited to diving in a group no larger than four divers. Within that group only two of the divers can be in the 10 & 11 year old age range. Consequently, family groups work great, but a group of 10 & 11 year old friends would need to be seperated into small groups.
10 & 11 year olds are also limited in the dives thay may participate in. Safety standards do not allow them to dive deeper than 40 feet which precludes them from doing a Deep Dive which is a requirement for the Advanced Certification.
Consequently, they cannot gain the Advanced Open Water Certification, but they can gain the Junior Adventure Diver Certification.
Our Tulum Diving Junior Adventure Diver program is conducted over two days of boat diving.
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Underwater Navigation
- Boat Diving or Fish Identification
- Bonus Fun Dive
The program requires three dives for certification. We like to finish up with a bonus dive for fun in which they can dive and use the new skills they have learned.
If you are a family group participating in our Advanced Open Water Course, we can usually arrange to have your younger child diving with us on the same boat with a second instructor so it can still be a family experience.
Cost: $325 US per personMulti-Diver Discount: two divers in this age group joining together will get a 10% multi-diver discount off the cost of the course: $292.50 USD per diver
Course Size: Maximum of 4 divers
Includes: All training, all elearning materials, use of all equipment, Oh yeah; and a ton of fun! Click below to submit payment for this program via PayPal. Pricing includes our 10% multi-diver discount for groups of 2 or more. Payment in full is required to reserve your space in our small group programs. If your plans change, all payments, minus the cost of any study materials already supplied to the diver, and 10% cancellation fee are fully refundable with 48 hour notice of cancellation.
Includes: All training, all elearning materials, use of all equipment, Oh yeah; and a ton of fun! Click below to submit payment for this program via PayPal. Pricing includes our 10% multi-diver discount for groups of 2 or more. Payment in full is required to reserve your space in our small group programs. If your plans change, all payments, minus the cost of any study materials already supplied to the diver, and 10% cancellation fee are fully refundable with 48 hour notice of cancellation.
Junior PADI Specialty Courses
For those Junior divers of yours there are many Junior Specialty Courses the kids can participate in. Many can be completed in one day, while some will require two days of diving.
Give yourself a vacation! Let them dive with us all week . We can do a different Specialty Course each day and they will have a load of fun, and you can get some adult time!
Specialties for 10 & 11 year olds (or older)
- Boat Diver: 2 dives in one day
- Digital UW Photography: 2 dives in one day
- Fish Identification: 2 dives in one day
- Peak Performance Buoyancy: 2 dives in one day
- UW Naturalist: 2 dives in one day
- UW Navigation: 3 dives in two days
Specialties for 12, 13 & 14 year olds (or older) any of the above plus
- Dive Against Debris: 1 dive in one day
- DSMB (Delayed Surface Marker Buoy): 2 dives in one day
- DPV (Diver Propulsion Vehicle): 2 dives in one day
- Drift Diving: 2 dives in one day
- Search and Recovery: 4 dives over two days
Specialty Courses vary in price. If you are interested in having your kids join us for some specialty diving activities, please contact us. We love diving with the Junior divers and will look forward to diving with them for a day, or a week. We offer pricing discounts for multi day or multi diver programs. Email us at:
TulumDivingInfo@gmail.com
Junior PADI Master Scuba Diver
Junior Master Scuba Diver really is a thing. Kids 12 and up can become Junior Master Scuba Divers. When they complete the Junior Open Water Course, Junior Advanced Course, Junior Rescue Diver Course, 5 Junior Specialties and log 40 dives, they qualify for the Junior Master Scuba Diver Rating.
They will be the coolest kids in school. Contact us for more information.
TulumDivingInfo@gmail.com
Our Course Directors
Our Course Directors teach the majority of our Junior Diver Programs. Combined they have over 60 years of dive teaching experience. Tulum diving is the only Dive Center in the Yucatan with two PADI Course Directors that understand that your safety rests on the quality of what they do. The Course Director is the highest Instructor Rating in the diving world and denotes an Instructor of exceptional experience and ability. Our Course Directors oversee all of our training and teach most of our programs. Your safety is important to us.
Please be advised that there are occasionally times when the ocean conditions are unsafe to dive and the Port Authority will close the ports and not allow dive boats to go out. In those rare instances we will complete your dive training in the cenotes.