PADI Courses in Tenerife: Our 4 Best

1.Try Dive – PADI Discover Scuba Diving in Tenerife

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 214 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $156Our pick

Meet your Scubanana instructor at Radazul Marina for a three-hour PADI try-dive. You’ll learn basic skills on land, use supplied equipment, and enter the sea with close personal guidance. Instructors such as Ryan and Elias are praised for calm, clear teaching. The experience suits first-timers aged 10 and older.

“The staff were very friendly, accommodating and yet professional. Ryan was extremely knowledgeable, took into account our levels of experience and gave excellent instruction. This college professor gives an A plus!”

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2.PADI Open Water Diver Course (OWD) – 2.5 days

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 98 reviews · 2 days 3 hours (approx.) · from $724

Train with Scubanana Dive Center in Radazul over about 2.5 days, using included equipment and course materials. You need no prior scuba experience, but you must be at least 10, comfortable swimming, and fit to dive. Instructors including Cedric, Sergio, Marc, Paulina, and Saskia have been praised for calm, careful teaching.

“I booked my open water course with Scubanana in July. I had previous cold water experience training in Scotland but didn’t find the time to get fully qualified before our Tenerife holiday so after looking online Scubanana looked like the best school for me and they did not disappoint. All the instructor staff were amazing especially Marc and they explained everything really well. I felt really safe the whole time I was training which boosted my confidence. The shop and equipment was really nice and clean a nice environment to learn in. I wanted to get certified so that I could propose to my now fiancée who is already an…”

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3.PADI Discover Scuba Diving Course in Tenerife

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 64 reviews · 3 hours · from $129Best value

Start with online PADI study, then meet your instructor at Travel Sub Dive Center in Puerto Colón. After a 30-minute safety lesson and shallow-water practice, take a speedboat to a Tenerife site for up to 40 minutes underwater at 12 meters. Max and Toby are among the instructors praised for calm, patient teaching.

“Such a crazy little experience and definitely something we all won’t forget!”

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4.Basic Diver course for beginners with 1 dive in the Ocean

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 41 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $234

You’ll learn basic scuba skills at GooDiving in Tenerife, starting with a theory session and pool practice before one guided ocean session. The four-hour experience includes equipment, snacks, and transfers from Golf del Sur. The group is limited to four people, and Roberta may be among the instructors helping beginners feel at ease.

“C étais super!!! À faire absolument et nous avons été si bien accompagné par Roberta qui est fabuleuse…”

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