PADI Courses in Egypt: Our 6 Best

1.PADI Open Water Diver Course

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 626 reviews · from $411Our pick

Spend three to four days learning scuba skills with Pyramids Diving Center in Sharm el Sheikh. You will complete five theory sessions, five confined-water sessions, and four Red Sea sessions with a PADI professional. Instructors including Amr, Mena, and Mohammed Abdelkarim are noted for calm, patient teaching. Equipment, transport, lunch, and soft drinks are included.

“Great experience getting out PADI Advanced Open Water Certification with Rahma. Sharm El-Sheik is absolutely stunning. I would strongly suggest skipping the shore diving the first day and have the boat dive the two days”

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2.PADI Scuba Diver (PSD)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 116 reviews · from $319

Spend about two days learning scuba skills with a PADI instructor from Pyramids Diving Center. You’ll complete classroom and confined-water training, then make two Red Sea open-water descents to a maximum of 12 meters. Hotel transfers, equipment, snacks, and drinks are included, while the manual, e-certificate, park fees, and photos cost extra.

“Booked deep course, absolutely brilliant instructor called Shams, very knowledgeable, helped with everything and made the dives fantastic, highly recommend.”

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3.Hurghada, Professionals Diving in Open Water Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 80 reviews · 8 hours · from $72Best value

Spend a full day aboard a Red Sea boat with two guided scuba sessions, lunch, drinks, and time to snorkel. Beginners receive close instruction, while certified participants may get more freedom after the first session. Hotel pickup in Hurghada, small groups, and multilingual guides are included, but confirm equipment size and the €4 instructor fee before booking.

“nous devions être 10 sur le bateau et nous étions plus de 20 (plongées à la chaîne).Le « patron »Oussama et sa copine française (diving center COLONA) étaient imbuvables malhonnêtes et agressifs. il y a eu de nombreux soucis (manque d’oxygène, manque d’organisation, eau dans un bidon sal et pas fraîche, …) et tout cela était,d’après eux,de notre faute! nous devions faire deux plongées, la première à été limitée à un check-up de 30min à 14m puis la deuxième 2eme de 20 min à même pas 10m car il n’y avait plus d’oxygène (nous sommes dive master et advance). L'instructeur a même dû prendre le détendeur des secoue d’une personne…”

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4.3-Day PADI Open Water Diving Course

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 78 reviews · 3 days · from $412

Spend three days learning scuba skills in Hurghada with a PADI instructor such as Khaled or Achmed. You receive private instruction, equipment, hotel transfers, lunch, drinks, and two underwater sessions each day. The course leads to certification for depths up to 18 meters, but budget separately for the PADI manual, registration, certificate, and daily marine taxes.

“Be aware that you have to pay additional 115€ to get the PADI certificate. There was no lunch for all of the 3 days (nothing was prepared or offered). On the last day the taxi brought me to the wrong place (I almost got registered to a boat dive) but got help to get to the right place. The PADI E-Learning access, which is needed contains the theoretical Exam, was only given after day 1. It should take at least 10 hours (if done correctly, reading and listening to all material) and I had to rush to all the questions and skip most of the material in order to be…”

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5.PADI Advanced Diving Course in Hurghada – Learn Scuba Diving

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 63 reviews · from $344

Spend two days completing five PADI Advanced adventure sessions in Hurghada with an English-speaking PADI IDC Staff Instructor. Groups are limited to four students, with equipment, bottled water, and private transport included. You will complete deep-water, navigation, and elective sessions, while PADI materials and certification cost an extra £140 per person.

“Had such an amazing weeks diving with Dale and Emma at Dive UK Hurghada! They were both so friendly and helpful, communication was great throughout the trip as well as before and after the holiday! They take small dive groups which Read more”

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6.Course for Padi OW in Red Sea and Sinai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · from $450

Learn scuba skills in Hurghada with Sea Secret Diving, from classroom theory and equipment practice to controlled-water training. Instructors including Ashraf and Mohamed are mentioned by name in course feedback. The package includes scuba equipment, lunch, drinks, and air-conditioned transport, with a possible $5 marine-park fee and $10 transfer charge outside Hurghada.

“the trip was amazing. Diving with an instructor and in a group was great. very professional instructor, helped in a crisis situation. everything was safe.”

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