Discover Scuba Diving – Ocean Experience

The PADI Discover Scuba Dive experience is designed for First-Time (Non-Certified) divers to see what this SCUBA thing is all about and test the waters before committing to a full certification course. It’s also perfect for Kauai visitors who are not certified and may not have time to get certified while here, but still would enjoy a new and unique experience underwater.  Either way, in a very short time, this experience will help you learn a few basic scuba skills and take your first breaths underwater. Dive Kauai always hopes to show you our favorite friends the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles while you do!

Certified Divers are more than welcome to join their non-certified family or friends on this experience, HOWEVER, need to be fully aware that this in no way should be considered a “Regular Certified Diver Tour” as again this is designed for our non-certified diver friends to have their first experience in our underwater world.  If Certified Divers would rather have a “regular certified diver experience” at the same site and the same location as their non-certified diver friends, please select our “Ultimate South Shore Dive” and pick the same start time as the Discover Scuba Dive or call our office and our reservations specialists can help!

The Discover Scuba Dive OCEAN EXPERIENCE is conducted at the ocean at our shore dive site called Koloa Landing with a MAXIMUM Depth of 40 feet, (though most of the experience at this location will be between 30’-35’). Because the PADI Discover Scuba Dive program is designed for ages 10 and up, it is NOT a requirement for you to take our POOL EXPERIENCE before joining us at the ocean. HOWEVER, we do require all participants to be comfortable in open ocean waters and be able to perform the basics of swimming.  (You don’t need to be Michael Phelps and win an olympic gold medal, but this should not be your first time swimming in the ocean either!)

Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness.  Chronic health conditions, certain medications, and/or recent surgery may require you to obtain written approval from a physician before diving. Avoid disappointment – download and review the PADI Medical Questionnaire found HERE to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive BEFORE making a reservation! Instructors, divemasters, and dive shop staff are NOT physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.

All introductory divers MUST COMPLETE a 20-min PADI Online Registration and Orientation called “Discover Scuba Dive eLearning”.  This will have the formal Medical questionnaire referenced above as well as provide valuable information for divers BEFORE they meet their instructor! The specific link for this can be in your confirmation email once a reservation is made!

At the dive site, our PADI Professional Instructor will provide a detailed, hands-on orientation to reiterate all of the main safety points learned online. They will go over all of the gear in detail: how to put it on, how to use it, and what each part is for. After divers are geared up, they’ll enter the ocean water and swim to our anchored float where the instructor will have participants hold on and practice four basic scuba related skills. These skills are designed to build confidence and show just how easy scuba diving really is.

After satisfactorily completing the skills portion of the lesson, participants are qualified to dive to a maximum depth of 40 feet under the direct supervision of our PADI Instructors.  We typical go for a nice relaxed dive to see the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles, Moray Eels and a plethora of tropical fish.  The entire process for the Discover Scuba Dive – Ocean Experience from arrival to departure is approximately 2.5-3 hours.  The actual time spent diving will be on average from 20-40 min depending on how quickly participants breathe through the air.