Depth with a clear head
At 30 m your air goes faster and your brain gets slower. You learn to plan for both, watch your gauge earlier and recognise narcosis before it matters.
PADI certification · Next level
PADI Advanced Open Water in Hurghada
Five adventure dives in two days that turn a fresh certification into real capability. Deep, navigation, wreck, drift, buoyancy. After this, 30 m is yours.
Book this coursefrom €290 all-inclusive
Duration
2 days
Dives
5 adventure dives
Max depth
30 m
Min age
12 years
Prerequisite
Open Water Diver
Theory
Short eLearning chapters
The course
What this course really gives you
Open Water teaches you to dive. Advanced teaches you to dive well. It is five different adventure dives, each one a lesson in disguise: you go deeper, navigate on your own, feel a drift current, hang over a wreck at dusk. No exam, no pool, just structured experience with an instructor debriefing every dive.
Two dives are fixed by PADI: Deep, where you learn what 30 metres does to your gas, your colors and your head, and Navigation, where the compass finally starts making sense. The other three we choose together from what Hurghada does best: wreck, drift, night, buoyancy or fish identification.
Around here the course is almost unfair. The deep dive happens on a dramatic wall, the wreck dive on a real ship at Abu Nuhas, and the navigation dive on a reef where getting lost would almost be worth it. This is why divers fly to the Red Sea to do their Advanced.
Skills
What you learn
Navigation you can trust
Compass headings, natural references, kick cycles. You lead the dive out and back while the instructor shadows you. Getting back to the line on your own is a feeling that sticks.
Buoyancy that looks effortless
The peak performance buoyancy dive strips lead off your belt and drag off your profile. Most divers drop 2 kg and halve their air consumption problems.
Comfort in changing conditions
Drift along a wall, hover over a wreck, descend into blue dusk. Five different dives means five different situations handled calmly.
This course fits you if
- Fresh Open Water divers who want to keep the momentum
- Holiday divers tired of being capped at 18 m while the group goes deeper
- Anyone dreaming of the Thistlegorm: 30 m certification is the entry ticket
- Divers preparing for Rescue or a specialty path
Included in €290
- 5 adventure dives
- Deep + navigation core dives
- Wreck adventure dive option
- Private instructor
- Boat day with lunch, 8 AM - 4 PM, hotel pickup
Where this takes you next
PADI Rescue Diver
The course divers call the best they ever did. Advanced plus Rescue is the backbone of a serious diver.
Reviews
What divers say, in their own languages
5.0 from divers who took this course with us
Pablo G.
España
Hice el Advanced en dos días. La inmersión profunda en una pared de coral fue espectacular y la de navegación me quitó el miedo a la brújula para siempre. Instructor muy profesional, todo en grupo mínimo. Volveré para el Rescue.
Google · Marzo 2026
Emma T.
Australia
Flew in with a fresh OW cert and left two days later signed off to 30 m. The wreck adventure dive at Abu Nuhas was unreal. My instructor debriefed every dive properly instead of just signing the book. Worth every euro.
Tripadvisor · January 2026
Lukas W.
Deutschland
AOW in zwei Tagen, fünf komplett unterschiedliche Tauchgänge. Der Tieftauchgang an der Steilwand war sauber geplant und ruhig durchgeführt. Danach mit dem 30m-Schein direkt zur Thistlegorm. Genau so soll ein Kurs laufen.
Google · April 2026
Kasia N.
Polska
Kurs Advanced zrobiony podczas urlopu. Nurkowanie nocne było magiczne, a instruktor cierpliwie tłumaczył nawigację, aż wszystko zaskoczyło. Mała grupa, świetna atmosfera na łodzi. Gorąco polecam ten ośrodek.
Facebook · Maj 2026
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Good to know
Advanced Open Water questions
What is the difference between Open Water and Advanced?
Open Water gives you the foundation and an 18 m limit. Advanced applies that foundation across five different adventure dives, raises your limit to 30 m, and adds navigation and depth planning skills. There is no exam, learning happens in the water.
Can I do Advanced right after Open Water?
Yes, PADI allows it and we recommend it while skills are fresh. Many guests do Open Water plus Advanced in a single week: about 6 diving days total. Ask us for the combo price.
Which adventure dives can I choose in Hurghada?
Deep and Navigation are required. For the other three we offer wreck (usually Abu Nuhas), drift, night, peak performance buoyancy and fish identification. We match the choice to conditions and to what excites you.
Do I need Advanced to dive the SS Thistlegorm?
Effectively yes. The wreck sits at 16 to 32 m, so a 30 m certification plus some logged dives is the sensible requirement. Many divers do the Advanced course with us and book the Thistlegorm trip the same week.
How hard is the deep dive?
Easier than people fear. It is a slow, planned descent along a wall with your instructor next to you, a few depth-effect demonstrations, and generous safety margins. Most students call it the highlight of the course.
Ready to dive today?
The water is 28°C, the visibility is over 30 m, and a boat with your name on it leaves tomorrow at 8 AM.