Professional Association of Diving Instructors or popularly known as PADI accredited scuba diving schools are considered to be the best. Even if you do not know anything about scuba diving, there are well trained professional instructors to guide you. Most importantly you will be taught the safety procedures first.
Maldives has its own state-of-the-art scuba diving schools. Each resort is associated with particular school and provide international standard of training in scuba diving for the new comers as well as for the experienced ones. They provide high quality diving equipments like Buoyancy Control Devices, masks and regulators on rent. Courses available are of short term as well as of long terms of varied interests. The courses are designed in such a way that it suits the interest of every kind of tourists. Your children won’t be left out of this excitement because they have courses for them too. Some of the schools though look for your physical fitness certificates before they actually take you in.
The two other PADI certified dive centres located at St. Julian’s and St. Paul’s Bay. There are many wrecks over here. The wreck of a submarine, HMS Stubborn can be seen here. There is another wreck of a paddleboat steamer called Hellespont outside the harbour at St. Pauls. Places like Gozo, Cominetto and Comino can be easily accessed from these dive centres. Dwejra Bay is a very popular dive destination at Gozo where you can experience the clear blue holes under the water. AquaVenture Diving is a must for all scuba diving lovers at the diving schools in Malta and Gozo.
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