Overview
PADI dive courses from all levels to Divemaster or Instructor in Cancun, Mexico

GVI has teamed up with one of Mexico’s most well respected PADI Course Director’s to combine world class dive training with GVI’s marine conservation training giving graduates a unique course useful for a career in the dive industry or just for fun and experience underwater. Our professional dive courses, which follow the PADI course structure, are an educational adventure leading to globally respected qualifications and employment opportunities worldwide.

We currently offer a number of courses including:

1. PADI Open Water Diver to PADI Divemaster in 6/8 weeks (dependent upon the work placement option)
2. PADI Advanced (or equivalent) to PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor in 12 weeks.
3. For those already at Divemaster or higher levels shorter PADI Instructor Development courses are also available.
4. Customised shorter courses from Open Water or Advanced, through to Advanced, Rescue and Master Scuba Diver with a number of optional specialities.
5. Cavern, Intro to Cave and Full Cave Diving Courses

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This is a great course for those wanting to get work in the scuba diving industry as it not only provides world class dive training but also combines other elements like marine conservation courses that really set GVI’s graduates apart from the crowd.

John Reeves, Country Director Mexico. March 2007

Highlights

The tropical reefs that fringe Cancun are some of the most renowned in the world for scuba diving, and a magnificent location to undergo your professional dive training. GVI offers so much more than just professional dive courses. Participants receive lectures on coral reef ecology; threats to the marine environment; extensive training in first aid, compressor use and equipment maintenance; and much more. The GVI Dive Academy offers full 24 hour in-country support from experienced fluent Spanish-speaking staff. The Dive Academy’s Chief Instructor is one of the Caribbean’s most experienced PADI Course Directors.

Location

You are going to be doing the majority of your dive training in the magnificent environs of the Yucatan Caribbean around Cancun and the coastline stretching to the south and Playa del Carmen. Renowned the world over for its incredible dive sites, this part of the Caribbean is without doubt one of the planets greatest dive locations. Cancun is a justifiably world famous destination, with magnificent palm fringed white sand beaches, nearby Mayan ruins, world class hotels and amenities and a vibrant atmosphere and nightlife. The climate is tropical and the people native to the region are of Mayan descent. Cancun was a sleepy little fishing community until the world began to discover the amazing natural beauty of the region. A renowned feature of Caribbean diving is the water clarity and depending on the season and weather divers can enjoy 30 – 60 metre visibility.

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Field Conditions

Depending on group sizes a variety of accommodation options are used. All apartments feature shared rooms, full bathrooms with hot water, kitchen facilities and storage facilities. The town of Cancun is quite spread out and student accommodation is in a safe area, close to Plaza las Americas which features world class shopping, food courts and a cinema complex with English language movies. The Dive Academy training venue and Cancun’s famous beaches are just a very short bus ride away as are the less touristy areas of Cancun, featuring great Mexican and Yucatecan restaurants and a huge array of shops and activities. The international airport is just 10 minutes drive away.

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What's Included

Pre-departure support and discounted services; Welcome and Orientation session; Accommodation during the course and any work experience that is part of the course; Airport pick-ups and drop offs from Cancun airport – at set times; 24 hr country support; Introductory marine biology lectures; Some non-alcoholic beverages during courses; All air fills and tanks required for duration of the course; Use of weight belts; Any boat diving expenses during the course; GVI Logbook; Dive college shirt

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