Open Water Certification Course-PADI

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Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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Ratings come from 33 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Perfect option to get PADI certified in a gorgeous location!

  My son recently completed his PADI open water certification with Javi. It was an amazing experience, and I can’t say enough about how great Javi was as a teacher and divemaster. Five stars!

  Alicialkn74August 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Great experience doing our open water PADI

  My daughters and I had an incredible experience doing our PADI with Aqua Adventures. Sebastian wa sa great instructor - very patient, knowledgable and fun. I highly recommend them if you want to get certified while staying on the beautiful island of Isla Mujeres!

  Rachel1283April 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Fantastic.

  This is a very friendly shop. The whole itinerary is two days for two confined water training and four open water dives. Unfortunately my last two open water dives were delayed due to the current on ocean and port was closed for 1/8/2026-1/9/2026. I had to leave on 1/9/2026 and Jessica was very helpful to coordinate referral process to my second dive shop in Playa Del Carmen. There is no other fee. There were two families dived with me on 1/6/2026 but it was not crowded on boat and it was nice to meet new people on solo trip for me. I also want to give credit to my instructor Sebastian for his patience and profession on training me. I really appreciate the time with this dive shop and recommond potential diver to get certificated with them. Small surprise to me: I was the first guest who booked through trip advisor. Since I don't have underwater camera so I could not upload any picture.

  guangmingl2025January 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Great Experiences. Great Dive Shop!

  I can't express my appreciation enough to the Aqua Adventures team for a fabulous week on Isla Mujeres. Our teen daughters gained PADI - open water certification, wife and I completed the refresher course, four dives (Musa, Manchones I & II), and a Whale Shark snorkeling trip. Jessica was a great asset to us in planning not only our Aqua Adventures schedule, but travel spots around the Isla and with excellent local restaurant recommendations. The dive masters were well matched for our experience level. A special shout-out to Danny for showing us the fun of diving after the learning process, and Lucy for professional underwater photos. We scheduled a Whale Shark snorkeling trip for the last day of our stay. The early week sightings were not so good. We appreciated that honesty. By our Friday trip, the whale sharks had been spotted. Our snorkeling experience that day was spectacular! Whale Sharks everywhere. Dozens. All around us. These graceful giants would swim to our boat then peacefully turn and move on as we dropped into the water to follow. We can only wish that everybody could someday experience this. I'd be remiss not to shout-out the captain and crewmate for this trip. And, yes, they make the best ceviche!! We are already planning our next dive trip with Aqua Adventures. Thank you!

  V7426OPmarkcJuly 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5F’awesome

  Absolutely phenomenal. Jessica helped me choose the advanced open-water over several individual courses. Jason was super knowledgeable and we found out we were from similar areas of the world. Nina was my instructor and she was phenomenal. Knows her stuff snd teaches it well. I did 5 dives including night, deep, and drift. The boat crew was great and the diving was awesome! Top shelf! Will definitely be back! Can’t rate them high enough!

  chrisaD4737VISeptember 2024via Tripadvisor

• 5Trusted diving centre

  I started by completing the e-learning in a little less than 10 hours. I then did my dives and it was incredible! My instructor, Nina, was be listening, and attentive to the smooth running of my training and with each dive ! I recommend this diving centre with my eyes closed. Everyone is trustworthy and very welcoming. I will return to them without hesitation if I have the opportunity one day!

  Franco NAugust 2024via Tripadvisor

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How it compares in Isla Mujeres

• Its from-price is 223% above the median of the 85 experiences we list in Isla Mujeres.
• It is longer than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 29 of 85.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Isla Mujeres

Isla Mujeres is a small Caribbean island off Cancún, with a calm town beach, a sculpture-dotted southern cliff and warm shallow water for snorkelling.

Isla Mujeres lies a few kilometres off the Yucatán coast opposite Cancún, a narrow island about seven kilometres long with the town at its northern end. The Spanish named it the Isle of Women in 1517 after finding clay figures of goddesses there. Golf carts and bicycles are the usual way to get around, and Playa Norte, a shallow beach of white sand and calm turquoise water, fronts the town.

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