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Activity description
Join this PADI Open Water course in Ustica, Sicily, and become a certified open water diver able to dive up to 18 metres. Open to beginners, ages 10 and up!
Thanks to this Open Water course, you'll spend 3 days diving in the stunning location of Ustica, a small island in northern Sicily. At the end of this course, you'll obtain a PADI certificate valid all around the world.
Located off the northern coast of Sicily, Ustica is an island of the Tyrrhenian Sea and an appreciated little scuba diving destination. Reaching the island is easy, all you have to do is hop on a ferry from Palermo!
Your instructor will welcome you to Ustica and brief you about the activity. Each day you'll meet at 8.15 am and spend 5 hours learning and practising. Your instructor will provide you with top-notch scuba diving gear (wetsuit, mask, fins and tank) and teach you how to use and maintain it. This Open Water Course aims to dive down to 18 metres! Before starting the dives you will cover fundamental topics such as diving physics, physiology, environment, and dive safety. You can even complete the e-course before meeting your instructor and prepare yourself to dive in!
Over your 3 days, you will complete 5 open water dives in the Sicilian Sea with your instructor. You will learn how to use your scuba gear, dive from a boat and navigation. At the end of the course, you will be rewarded with a PADI certificate!
Live the scuba diving dream in Ustica, Sicily and get your Open Water certificate with a professional instructor. Reserve your spot now!
The total duration of this first scuba diving adventure in Ustica is 3 half days and includes 5 dives in the open water from a boat.
Course of events
Duration: 3 half days, from 8:15 to 13:15 every day.
- You will have one theoretical course and one dive (or 2 dives) per day.
- Theoretical courses.
- 5 open water dives from a boat (50 minutes each).
- The maximum depth to reach is 18 metres.
- On the last day, you will get your certificate.
- The minimum age is 10 years old.
- Knowing how to swim is mandatory.
- This activity is not recommended for people who have had ear surgery and/or have cardiac problems.
- The ferry ticket to Ustica is not included in the price. You can easily reach Ustica from Palermo.
Please note you are not allowed to fly for up to 24 hours after your last dive.
- Instructor
- Mask
- Snorkel
- Fins
- Wetsuit
- Tank
- Boat ride
- PADI Open Water certificate
- E-Course
- Ferry to/from Ustica
- Photos
- Swimsuit
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses
- Towel
- Small waterproof bag
