Breathe and relax underwater
The first session is about one thing: getting comfortable. Slow breathing, clearing your mask, finding out that water is a friendly place at 3 metres.
PADI certification · Beginner
PADI Open Water Diver in Hurghada
Your first real certification: theory online at home, then 3-4 days of calm, private training on the Red Sea. Certified to 18 m, valid for life, worldwide.
Book this coursefrom €330 all-inclusive
Duration
3-4 days
Dives
4 open water dives
Max depth
18 m
Min age
15 (10 as Junior)
Prerequisite
None, just swim basics
Theory
PADI eLearning at home
The course
What this course really gives you
Open Water is where diving stops being a holiday activity and becomes a skill you own. It is the standard first certification worldwide: finish it here and you can rent tanks and dive with any operator on any ocean, for life.
With us the course is private. One instructor, one student, no fixed group tempo. You do the theory on your phone before or during your trip, then we spend the days on the boat. Skills happen in calm, shallow bays around 2 to 5 metres. When you are steady, we move to the four certification dives on real Hurghada reefs.
Nobody gets rushed and nobody gets parked. If a skill needs five tries, it gets five tries. If you are a natural, we use the spare time for extra reef diving. That is the whole point of a private course.
Skills
What you learn
Control your buoyancy
The skill that separates divers from swimmers. You learn to hover, rise and sink with your lungs, and stop touching the reef by accident.
Handle your equipment
Set up your own gear, share air with a buddy, recover a lost regulator without stress. Simple drills, repeated until they are boring. Boring means safe.
Plan and lead your own dive
By dive four you are checking your own air, tracking depth and time, and navigating back to the boat. Your instructor watches instead of leads.
This course fits you if
- Complete beginners who want a real certification, not just a try-dive
- Snorkelers who keep looking down and wishing they could stay
- Anyone who did an intro dive and wants the full licence
- Comfortable swimmers: 200 m swim plus a 10 minute float is the PADI requirement
Included in €330
- PADI e-learning & certification fees
- All equipment included
- 4 boat dives (8 AM - 4 PM)
- Private instructor
- Boat day with lunch, 8 AM - 4 PM, hotel pickup
Where this takes you next
PADI Advanced Open Water
Unlocks 30 m, wrecks and night dives. Many divers combine both courses in one week.
Reviews
What divers say, in their own languages
5.0 from divers who took this course with us
Charlotte H.
United Kingdom
Did my Open Water here in 4 days. My instructor noticed I was nervous and just slowed everything down until I was ready. By the last dive I was hovering over the reef grinning like an idiot. Best money I have ever spent.
Google · March 2026
Jonas K.
Deutschland
Open Water Kurs komplett auf Deutsch gemacht. Theorie vorab online, dann 3 Tage Boot. Mein Instructor war geduldig und sehr genau bei den Übungen. Die Riffe vor Hurghada sind der perfekte Ort zum Lernen. Klare Empfehlung.
Tripadvisor · Februar 2026
Camille R.
France
Formation Open Water en cours privé, une instructrice rien que pour moi. Exercices dans une baie calme puis 4 plongées magnifiques. Je suis repartie certifiée et surtout confiante. L'équipe est adorable.
Google · Avril 2026
Daan V.
Nederland
In drie dagen mijn Open Water gehaald. Kleine groep, eigenlijk gewoon privé les. De instructeur legde alles rustig uit en de riffen waren prachtig. Lunch aan boord was ook top. Aanrader voor beginners.
Facebook · Mei 2026
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Good to know
Open Water Diver questions
How long does the PADI Open Water course take in Hurghada?
Three to four days. Theory runs online with PADI eLearning before or during your holiday, then you spend the days on our boat: shallow-water skills first, then the four open water certification dives. Boats run daily 8 AM - 4 PM.
How much does the Open Water course cost and what is included?
It costs €330 all-inclusive with us: PADI eLearning, certification fees, all equipment, four boat dives, lunch on board and a private instructor. No hidden extras and you pay at the end.
Do I need to be a strong swimmer?
You need to be comfortable in the water, not fast. PADI asks for a 200 m swim (or 300 m with mask, fins and snorkel) and 10 minutes of floating. Take any pace you like, there is no clock.
How deep will I go during the course?
Skills start at 2 to 5 metres in calm bays. The four certification dives go progressively deeper, to a maximum of 18 m, which is the Open Water certification limit.
Can I do the theory before I arrive in Egypt?
Yes, and we recommend it. PADI eLearning works on your phone and takes 5 to 8 hours in total. Finish it at home and your Hurghada days are pure water time.
What if I fail a skill or feel scared?
Then we slow down, that is all. A private course has no group waiting on you. Skills can be repeated as often as needed, and our instructors have taught nervous students for years. Almost everyone certifies.
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.