PADI Courses in Tenerife: Our 15 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 $129

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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5.PADI Scuba Diving Courses in Tenerife: All Specialities Until Divemaster

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · from $223

Learn scuba skills in Tenerife with PADI-certified instructors, starting with Open Water or progressing through Advanced, specialties, Rescue, and Divemaster training. Courses last one to five days and use west coast beaches. Transport by air-conditioned minivan is included, with South Tenerife pickup available for an extra €2 per person.

“It was an amazing experience. The staff could not be any better, they're very friendly and professional. Highly recommended”

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6.PADI Open Water course in Playa de las Americas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $504

Learn scuba skills in Playa de las Americas over three days with qualified instructors, supplied equipment, certification fees, and a maximum of six students. You complete online theory first, practice in a pool or sheltered bay, then take part in four open-water sessions from shore and boat. Pickup is available on request.

“Great diving experience! I've learnt a lot of skuba skills and saw a lot of beatifull places under water. For me it was the best choice to make my dream came true!”

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7.DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING – First step to your certification

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $183

Meet Julie and Ludovic at LJ Diving in Las Galletas for a private beginner scuba session. You’ll learn basic skills, use full rental gear, take a boat trip, and receive a PADI Discover Scuba registration that can count as your first Open Water training dive if you continue within one year.

“First experience for me first dive very very good approach to Ludovic and Julie they put at ease no stress I loved I will come back without problem 👍👍Auto-translated”

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8.Santa Cruz de Tenerife: PADI Introductory Dive

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 23 reviews · 3 hours · from $152

Start at Scubanana Dive Center in Radazul with a short theory lesson and gear setup, then enter the protected bay for a one-hour scuba session. PADI-trained instructors guide beginners through four basic skills and point out fish. Spanish, English, and German are available.

“Hoy ha sido mi primera vez buceando, y me ha encantado. Ha sido una muy buena experiencia, además del trato personal inmejorable por parte de los instructores. He disfrutado de la sesión y repetiría sin duda si vuelvo a Tenerife en el futuro. La recomiendo 100%”

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9.PADI Open Water Diver Course

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $792

Train with Ocean Trek in Costa Adeje over about three days. You’ll study scuba basics, practice skills in shallow water, and complete four or more open-water sessions with instructors such as Juan, Gerhard, Manuel, Nelly, and Pauli. Small groups, full equipment, course materials, and local pickup are included.

“They really mean "Crowd free. Hassle free.". My girlfriend and I got our open water certification completed here and were so lucky to have such a knowledgeable and nice instructor like Gerhard. It's a great small operation not a place where they rush you and you are just a number to them. So glad we found this place, Highly recommend!”

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10.PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course (AOWD) – 2 days

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $539

Build confidence beyond Open Water with Scubanana in Radazul. Over two days, you can practice navigation, buoyancy, deep-water skills, wreck exploration, and a night session with instructors such as Pauline, Denis, Izaac, or Fran. Groups are limited to eight, and equipment, course materials, and PADI fees are included.

“Completing the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (AOWD) course at Scubanana was a wonderful experience.”

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11.PADI Open Water Course in Costa Adeje

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · 4 days (approx.) · from $504

Learn scuba skills in Costa Adeje through online study, five confined-water sessions, and four open-water boat outings. Travel Sub SLU provides equipment, transport, certification, and an instructor, with staff such as Oscar, Julia, Borja, and Matteo named in past experiences. The course can be arranged around your holiday plans.

“Area the club use for the dive was super crowded and the experience was ruined for my son because he spent only a few minutes getting used to very choppy water and surrounding chaos.”

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12.PADI Open Water Course in 3 Days

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 3 days · from $465

Learn scuba skills with Diving Atlantis in Tenerife over three flexible days. You will study safety and equipment, complete a knowledge test, practise in confined water, then take four open-water sessions with multilingual instructors. Hotel pickup is available across southern Tenerife, and the minimum age is 10.

“Open water course hier gevolgd. 3 dagen achter elkaar gedoken. Enorm leuk!”

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13.PADI Open Water Diving Course Tenerife

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 5 days · from $494

Learn scuba skills with a PADI instructor in a small group of up to four people. Over three to five days, you’ll study online, practice in the bay, complete four open-water boat sessions, and qualify to 18 meters from age 15. Pickup is usually arranged in front of your hotel.

“I did the PADI open water diver course with this diveshop. The people working there were very friendly and helpful and I got a great instructor for the those days. All in all, a wonderful experience that I would recommend to anyone. Thanks Travelsub!”

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14.ADVANCED OPEN WATER CERTIFICATION – Improve your scuba diving skills up to 30m !

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $596

Spend about three days building your scuba skills with LJ Diving Tenerife in Las Galletas. With at least 10 logged dives, you’ll complete five adventure dives, including deep and navigation training, plus three choices such as night, wreck, or buoyancy work. Ludo and Julie keep groups to two people per course.

“Amazing family owned diving club. I am diving with them every year, for the past 6 years ;). Very professsional and super friendly. They feel like a family :)”

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15.PADI ReActivate, Refresh your scuba skills!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $155

Return to scuba with Scubanana Dive Center in Radazul. This four-hour PADI ReActivate session combines a theory review, equipment practice, and supervised underwater training. Instructors including Paulina, Pedro, Laura, and Benjamin have helped rusty or nervous certified divers regain confidence. Groups are capped at eight, with one-to-one instruction sometimes available.

“The refresher was done on a personal 1:1 basis and fully worth it. The dive location next to the harbour was amazing. Great view and a lot of Fishes. We will come back and are exciting to see more.”

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