PADI Courses
Begin your PADI journey with Alihuras.
Explore the beauty of the Maldives with Alihuras Rasdhoo Dive & Excursions. Our PADI Courses are your key to unlocking the wonders of the blue ocean, allowing you to encounter incredible marine life during your PADI course.
why alihuas?
Stunning dive sites: Rasdhoo Island offers access to world-renowned dive sites, teeming with marine life like manta rays, sharks, eagle rays, and beautiful coral reefs.
Experienced and Passionate Instructors: Alihuras employs highly qualified and experienced PADI instructors who prioritize safety and provide personalized instruction tailored to individual learning styles.
Small Group Sizes: Smaller class sizes ensure personalized attention and a more relaxed learning environment.
Modern Facilities: Our well-maintained equipment and comfortable facilities, enhance the overall learning experience.
Island Setting: Learning to dive on an island of the Maldives offers a unique and unforgettable experience.
Commitment to Sustainability: Choose a dive center that prioritizes responsible diving practices and marine conservation.
brief Introduction about PADI
PADI® (Professional Association of Diving Instructors®) is the world’s largest ocean exploration and diver organization, operating in 186 countries and territories, with a global network of more than 6,600 dive centers and resorts and over 128,000 professional members worldwide. Issuing more than 1 million certifications each year, and with over 30 million divers to date, PADI enables people around the world to seek adventure and save the ocean through underwater education, life-changing experiences and travel.
For over 50 years, PADI is undeniably The Way the World Learns to Dive®, maintaining its high standards for dive training, safety and customer service, monitored for worldwide consistency and quality.
Here are some of the PADI courses we offer
PADI Open Water Diver
For advance booking there will be a 8% discount
PADI® Open Water Diver is the first scuba certification level. A highly-trained PADI Instructor will teach you how to scuba dive in a relaxed, supportive learning environment.
By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to dive at home or abroad and be an ambassador for the underwater world.
What You’ll Learn
Be a confident and skilled diver Assemble and use scuba gear Manage your buoyancy Respectfully approach marine life Handle common problems
Prerequisites
Able to swim; medically fit for diving
DURATION
Entire course: In as little as 2-4 days
PADI eLearning: 5-10 hours
Age
10 years or older
Depth
Expect shallow dives (12m/40ft), the maximum allowed depth is 18m/60ft
PADI Advanve Open Water Diver
For advance booking there will be a 8% discount
The Advanced Open Water Diver course is all about advancing your skills. You’ll practice navigation and buoyancy, try deep diving and make three specialty dives of your choosing (it’s like a specialty sampler platter). For every specialty dive you complete, you can earn credit toward PADI® specialty certifications.
Here are a few of the many options: Deep diver, Night diver, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Navigation, and Wreck Diver.
What You’ll Learn
Explore below 18m/60ft, Improve your buoyancy & how to Use a compass
Prerequisites
Open Water Diver/Junior Open Water Diver (or qualifying certification)
DURATION
PADI eLearning: 6-8 hours
Entire course: 2-3 days
Age
12 years or older
Depth
The maximum depth depends on your age, but maximum depth is up to 30 metres/100 feet
Emergency First Responder
For advance booking there will be a 8% discount
Emergency First Response® primary and secondary care training teaches you what to do in the critical moments between when a life-threatening emergency occurs and when emergency medical services arrive.
Learn how to perform CPR, provide first aid that eases pain, assess a variety of injuries and illnesses and practice bandaging and splinting.
What You’ll Learn
Respond to a variety of illness and injuries, Help someone who is choking, Handle a possible spinal injury & Apply bandages and splints
Prerequisites
Desire to help others
DURATION
PADI eLearning: 2-4 hours
Entire course: 1day
Age
None
Depth
none
PADI Rescue Diver
For advance booking there will be a 8% discount
The PADI® Rescue Diver course will change the way you dive – in the best possible way. Learn to identify and fix minor issues before they become big problems, gain a lot of confidence and have serious fun along the way.
Discover why countless divers say Rescue Diver is their favorite scuba course.
What You’ll Learn
Help other divers, Fix minor gear issues & Use an emergency oxygen kit
Prerequisites
Adventure Diver/Junior Adventure Diver (or qualifying certification) with completed Underwater Navigation Dive; efr Primary and Secondary Care training (or qualifying training) within 24 months
DURATION
PADI eLearning: 8-12 hours
Entire course: 4-7 days
Age
12 years or older
Depth
none
PADI ReActivate Scuba Refresher Program
For advance booking there will be a 8% discount
ReActivate is the engaging, efficient way to refresh your dive knowledge and scuba skills. Move quickly through topics you know well, dive deeper on topics where your knowledge may have lapsed.
Experienced divers who have not been diving in over six months are usually their own best judge if they need a formal course to regain their scuba skills. However, every diver who has not dived in two years should seriously consider the course. Divers who have been out of the water any longer than that should consider re-taking the PADI Open Water Diver course.
What You’ll Learn
Refresh your knowledge, Assemble a scuba unit, Handle common problems & Perform basic skills with ease
Prerequisites
PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level certification)
DURATION
PADI eLearning: 2-3 hours
Entire course: 1day
Age
10 years or older
Depth