PADI Advanced Open Water Course
Five adventure dives in two days · Deep + Navigation plus three you choose · €290 to 30 m.
The PADI Advanced Open Water Course extends your range from 18 to 30 metres and unlocks five PADI 'adventure dives' covering specialty skills. Two are mandatory (Deep and Underwater Navigation), the other three you pick from a menu that includes Wreck, Drift, Night, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Underwater Photography, Nitrox and more. With our Hurghada dive sites in mind, the wreck-and-deep route at Abu Nuhas is the most popular.
- Duration
- 2 days
- Dives included
- 5
- Minimum age
- 12+
- Price
- €290
What you'll do
Two days of diving in Hurghada. Five dives total: two mandatory plus three you pick from our specialty menu on day 1. Each dive starts with a focused skill brief, then a guided dive applying it. Card issued the same day you finish.
Prerequisites
- PADI Open Water Diver, or equivalent from SSI / SDI / CMAS
- Minimum age 12 (Junior AOW), 15 for full AOW
- Basic medical fitness (same PADI self-declaration as Open Water)
- Logged dives helpful but not required
01 · Day 1
Deep Dive plus your first elective
Dive 1 (mandatory): Deep, to 30 m, narcosis check and a light-and-colour exercise that surprises everyone. Dive 2 (your choice): typically Wreck (we run it on Carnatic or Giannis D at Abu Nuhas) or Peak Performance Buoyancy on a healthy reef.
02 · Day 2
Navigation plus two more electives
Dive 3 (mandatory): Underwater Navigation, compass plus natural navigation. Dives 4 and 5: your remaining electives. Common picks are Drift plus Night for couples, or Nitrox plus Photography for the tech-curious. Card issued at the end of the day.
✓ What's included
- PADI-certified instructor, max 4 students per group
- All scuba equipment for the duration of the course
- 5 boat dives at varied Hurghada dive sites
- Lunch, water and soft drinks on board
- Free hotel pickup in Hurghada
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification card (lifetime)
- All 5 specialty 'adventure dive' credits toward future PADI specialty certifications
Not included
- Nitrox fills (€5 surcharge per tank if Nitrox is one of your electives)
- Underwater photos and video
- Travel insurance
“Best decision of our trip. Got my Open Water in three days with Karim, then we did two daily-dive days · the captain picked the sites and we ended up on quiet reefs with almost no other boats around. Pickup was on time every morning.”
Maria R. · EN
“Finally a dive center that does exactly what it says. My guide spoke perfect German, small groups, well-maintained gear. Abu Nuhas was a highlight.”
Thomas K. · DE
“A genuinely international team. No deposit required, transparent prices, and a different dive site every day. We'll definitely be back next year.”
Sophie M. · FR
Common questions about the PADI Advanced Open Water Course
Dive to 30 m worldwide. Enrol in any PADI specialty (Wreck, Deep, Nitrox, Cave, Tech) without further prerequisites. You're also eligible for the Rescue Diver course, the next step toward going pro.
Most popular combos with us: Wreck + Nitrox + Deep extension for the Abu Nuhas wreck route; Peak Performance Buoyancy + Photography + Night for the photographer route; Drift + Boat + Night for the all-rounder. We talk through your goals on day 1 and choose together.
Deeper than Open Water, yes, but you're with an instructor on a known site (usually Carless Reef wall). The narcosis check at 30 m is the highlight for most students. Controlled, eye-opening, and over before you really notice it.
Yes, short PADI knowledge reviews for each of the five adventure dives. Roughly 4-6 hours of reading total, included in the price. You can do most of it the evening between day 1 and day 2.
Yes. Many divers do Open Water + Advanced back to back over a one-week trip. We schedule a free fun-dive day in the middle to rest, log dives, and join the captain's regular daily-dive rotation.
Nitrox can be one of your three electives. You get the EAN32 / EAN36 specialty card on top of AOW. Nitrox tank fills are €5 extra each, well worth it for longer bottom times on the Abu Nuhas wrecks.
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