New To Diving?
Never breathed underwater before? Here are the two easiest ways to start — no certification needed for either.
A quick taster — feel what breathing underwater is actually like, supervised by an instructor in our training pool. No skills training, just a first taste.
The fuller PADI Discover Scuba program, including basic skills training with an instructor. Choose the option that suits you:
If you just want to feel what diving is like without any commitment, start with Try Dive. If you want a proper first lesson that also counts toward a full certification later, go for Discover Scuba Diving — it credits toward the confined-water requirements of the PADI Open Water Diver course if you decide to carry on.
Prefer to hold your breath instead of carrying a tank? Have a look at our Freediving courses instead.
Still not sure? Get in touch and we'll help you pick.
Try Dive is a short, roughly 30-minute taster with no skills training — just a first breath underwater with an instructor. Discover Scuba Diving is a fuller 2-hour PADI program that includes basic skills training, and it credits toward the confined-water requirements of the full Open Water Diver course if you decide to continue.
DSD Pool Only is your full Discover Scuba session in our purpose-built training pool in Gauteng. DSD Pool + Bass Lake Session adds a follow-on open-water taste at Bass Lake, our local inland dive site, after your pool session.
You don't need to be a strong swimmer for either option, just reasonably comfortable in the water. Minimum age is 10 for both.
Try Dive and DSD Pool Only run in our purpose-built training pool at our Gauteng facility. DSD Pool + Bass Lake adds a session at Bass Lake, one of our local inland dive sites.
Use the Get more info form to tell us which option you would like. We will confirm a date and time with you for both the Try Dive and the Discover Scuba Diving experience.