PADI Dive Courses

From First Breath to Lifetime Certification

Whether you’re stepping into scuba for the very first time or working toward your next certification, Dive Center Lagun offers a clear path forward. We teach the full PADI curriculum in small groups, with instructors who take the time to make sure you’re genuinely comfortable underwater, not just checking boxes to get certified.

From your first Open Water course through Advanced training, specialties, and Rescue Diver, each step builds on the last. And if diving turns into something you want to do for a living, the same instructors who taught your first course can take you all the way to professional level.

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Want to go further? Check out our Specialty Courses - Wreck, Night, Nitrox, Lionfish and more.

Why Learn With Us
Small classes, real attention
You're never just a number. Our instructors keep groups small so every student gets proper one-on-one guidance.
Training in Lagun's house reef
Easy shore access to a sheltered, healthy reef makes Lagun one of the best places in Curaçao to learn.
A course for every level
From your very first dive to professional certifications, we offer the full PADI pathway in one place.
Flexible scheduling
Courses run regularly, so you can start training without waiting around for the next available date.

Popular Padi Courses

Exceptional Education And Training

Course starts at $405

No certification needed and no experience required – just show up curious, and we’ll take you on your first guided dive on Lagun’s house reef.

Course starts at $405

A great option if you’re short on time but eager to start diving, the PADI Scuba Diver course gets you certified to dive up to 12 meters under professional supervision.

Course starts at $550

Your gateway to a lifetime of underwater adventures, the PADI Open Water Diver course certifies you to dive independently up to 18 meters, anywhere in the world. 

Course starts at $499

The PADI Advanced Open Water course takes you through five dives, including mandatory deep and navigation dives plus three specialty dives of your choosing.

Course starts at $525

The most rewarding course in recreational diving – learn to prevent, recognise, and manage dive emergencies, and take the required step toward Divemaster.

Course starts at $200

A one-day hands-on course covering CPR, first aid, and emergency oxygen administration – required for Rescue Diver and valuable for everyone, diver or not.

Specialty Courses

Dive Deeper Into What Interests You

Once you’ve got your Open Water certification, specialty courses let you build skills around exactly what excites you most. Whether that’s exploring the Superior Producer wreck, diving Lagun’s reef after dark, mastering buoyancy control, or learning to track invasive lionfish, each specialty adds a new dimension to your diving and counts toward more advanced certifications down the line.

We offer the full range, including Peak Performance Buoyancy, Deep, Wreck, Enriched Air (Nitrox), and more! Most can be completed in a day or two alongside your regular diving, so you can keep adding to your logbook and your skillset every time you visit.

Starting at $225 excl. gear  ·  View all rates and packages
Wreck Diving - Dive Center Lagun

Rescue Diver

Be Ready for Anything

The PADI Rescue Diver course is where things get serious, and genuinely rewarding. You’ll learn to recognize the signs of stress and panic in other divers, respond quickly and calmly under pressure, and manage real emergency scenarios both underwater and at the surface. It’s demanding, hands-on training that pushes you further than any course before it.

Most divers come out the other side with a noticeably different relationship to the water: more confident, more aware, and genuinely prepared. It’s also a required step toward Divemaster and any professional certification beyond it, so if you’re even considering going pro one day, this is where that path begins.

Starting at $525 ·  View all rates and packages

Course Rates

Pick Your Path

All courses include PADI eLearning and dive equipment, with prices inclusive of local tax.

PADI courses

Courses

PADI eLearning and dive equipment included with all dive courses.

Course USD XCG
Introduction Dive 115 205
Intro + Extra Dive 170 303
Adventure Dive 100 178
Adventure Diver (3 dives) 380 677
Scuba Diver (3 dives) 405 721
Open Water 550 979
Advanced Open Water 499 888
Specialty Deep Diver 475 846
Specialty Wreck 475 846
Specialty Nitrox 225 401
Specialty Turtle Conservation* 299 532
Specialty Peak Performance Buoyancy 300 534
Specialty Lionfish Hunter 299 532
Branch Coral Restoration Course 275 490
Other specialties available, ask for more information
Emergency First Responder 200 356
Rescue 525 935
Rescue + Emergency First Responder 650 1157
Referral 355 632
All prices are inclusive of local tax.
Professional track

PADI Pro

Take your diving career to the next level.

Course USD XCG
Divemaster 900*
Assistant Instructor 900*
Instructor Development Course incl. PADI fees 3150
Master Scuba Diver Trainer 400*
Staff Instructor 800*
*Starting price. Contact training@prodivevibes.com for more information.
All prices are inclusive of local tax.