Refresher
If you have not been diving for a while and would like to spend some time reviewing your skills with an instructor, we recommend that you take a refresher session before jumping straight back into the water! This will help you to get the most out of your fun dives during your time with us and you will feel more confident being back in the water.
What’s included?
We will do a review of basic dive theory and safety procedures, based on the Open Water Diver course, followed by skills review in shallow water with one of our dive professionals. Time spent on skills will depend on your experience and comfort levels.
Following the skills review session, there is the option to head straight out to the reef to enjoy 1 or 2 nice easy dives!
Prices: (including all rental equipment)
- Refresher in shallow confined water, no dives
- Refresher and 1 tank dive
- Refresher and 2 tank dive
Discover Scuba Diving
Discover the underwater world with this quick and easy introduction to what it takes to become a diver.
Have you always wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater?
If you want to try scuba diving but aren’t ready to take the leap to a certification course, sign up for the PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience with our instructors at Takata!
During this half-day activity, you’ll learn some of the steps necessary to become a PADI certified diver. This is a perfect option if you are eager to try scuba diving, but are short on time or not ready for a full certification course.
What’s included?
The program consists of a short classroom session, introduction to the equipment you will be using, followed by shallow water skills. We will then take a short boat ride to the beautiful reefs of Mahahual, where you will dive to a maximum of 12m/40ft with one of our experienced instructors and learn why we all love to spend time blowing bubbles!
Course details
- Course duration: half day
- Course content: classroom session, confined water skills practice, open water dives (choice of 1 or 2 dives)
- Prerequisites: at least 10 years old, good physical health, no previous diving experience required.
- Maximum depth: 12m/40ft
***Please note that this is not a scuba certification course.
PADI Open Water
Join the PADI dive family today with the world’s most popular scuba certification course!
The PADI Open Water Diver course is the premier certification course offered to those who wish to discover the wonders of the underwater world. This certification is one of the most popular and is recognized worldwide.
At Takata Experience, we conduct the entire course over a period of 3 or 4 days and our instructors take the time to make sure you feel comfortable and safe to dive to a maximum depth of 18m/60ft.
Course details
- Course duration: 3 or 4 days
- Course content: Classroom Knowledge Development Sessions, Confined Water Dives, 4 Open Water Dives
- Prerequisite: At least 10 years old, good physical health, no previous diving experience required.
- Maximum Depth: 18m/60ft
Notes
ELearning options are available on the PADI website if you wish to complete your theory before coming to dive with us.
Our recreational diving courses now have accommodation packages to suit all budgets. Contact us to find the package that best suits your travel plans.
PADI Advanced Open Water
Gain more confidence in the water and continue your diving adventures with Takata!
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course helps build confidence and expand your diving skills through 5 different adventure dives. The course is suitable for both newly certified divers who want to become more comfortable in the water and more experienced divers who want to focus on some of the more technical aspects of recreational diving.
What’s included?
The course requires each student to complete the Deep Adventure Dive and the Underwater Navigation Dive.Both Adventure Dives will help you meet the challenges of deep diving (to a maximum of 30m/100ft) and explore more confidently underwater using new navigation techniques.
The other Adventure Dives that students can choose from can be based on their personal interests, such as Peak Performance Buoyancy, Boat Diving, Fish Identification, Underwater Naturalist, Search and Recovery or Drift Diving.
Course details
- Course duration: 2 days
- Course content: Knowledge review, 5 open water dives.
- Prerequisite: at least 12 years old, (Junior) Open Water Diver or equivalent.
- Maximum depth: 30m/100ft, (Junior – 21m/70ft)
Notes
ELearning options are available on the PADI website if you would like to complete your theory before arriving to dive with us.
Our Recreational Dive Courses now have Accommodation Packages to suit all budgets! Contact us to find the package that best suits your travel plans.
PADI Rescue Diver
One of the most challenging and rewarding recreational diving courses. Prevent and manage dive problems and become a safer diver.
Challenge yourself and help others!
The PADI Rescue Diver course is designed to teach recreational divers how to prevent and manage problems in the water, thus becoming safer divers and able to help their fellow divers. The Rescue Diver course is known to be a demanding course, both physically and mentally, but allows for a lot of fun and laughter along with the challenges.
What’s included?
At Takata Experience, we run the course over 3 or 4 days, which gives you plenty of time to practice problem-solving skills and learn various rescue techniques. Through the development of confined water rescue knowledge and exercises, you will learn how to deal with drowning situations, panicked divers and missing divers. If you are considering the Divemaster course, you will learn invaluable skills that will help you in your professional career.
Course details
- Course duration: 3-4 days
- Course content: Knowledge review, Confined water dives, Open water dives
- Prerequisite: At least 12 years old, (Junior) Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent.
*** Before you start your Rescue Diver Course, you will need to complete Emergency First Response (EFR) Primary and Secondary Care (CPR and First Aid) training or have a valid certification completed within the past 24 months.
PADI Master Scuba Diver
Earn the highest PADI non-professional rating and join the elite with the Master Scuba Diver rating!
Join the best of the best in recreational diving and live the diving life as a PADI Master Scuba Diver. The Master Scuba Diver rating places you in an elite group of respected divers who have earned this rating through both significant experience and dive training. Less than two percent of divers achieve this rating.
Course Details
- Course duration: 1-2 weeks
- Course content: 5 PADI specialty courses, with an ecological focus. Each specialty involves between 1-4 dives
- Prerequisites: PADI Rescue Diver, 50 logged dives.
Environmental Focus
At Takata Experience, we have designed a Master Scuba Diver course with an environmental focus. The specialty courses in the curriculum will give you a wide variety of experience and knowledge, allowing you to share your passion for the ocean with your fellow divers.
Our Master Scuba Diver package includes the following options:
- Improve your diving skills through the Deep Diver Specialty, Peak Performance Buoyancy and Underwater Navigation courses.
- Gain more knowledge about the reef ecosystem and its inhabitants with the Fish Identification, Underwater Naturalist, Coral Conservation and Project AWARE Specialties.
- Attend our Reef Ecology workshop during your course to learn more about the basic functioning of our most valuable ecosystem.
If you are interested in participating in the program but do not yet meet the prerequisites, please contact us to create a customized package.
PADI Specialties
Scuba diving is a way to explore the underwater world in new and different ways. PADI Specialty Diver courses teach you new techniques and give you the tools to enhance your exploration.
We run different specialties during the year, please send us an email with your specific requirements and we will get back to you.
Specialties
- Deep Diver Specialty
- Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver Specialty
- Sidemount Diver Specialty
- Search & Recovery Diver Specialty
- Emergency Oxygen Provider
- Self‑Reliant Diver Specialty
- Drift Diver Specialty
- Peak Performance Buoyancy (PPB) Specialty
- Underwater Navigator Specialty
- Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty
- Coral Reef Conservation Specialty (non‑diving)
- Project AWARE Specialty (non‑diving / conservation)
- AWARE Shark Conservation Specialty
- AWARE Dive Against Debris Specialty
- Equipment Specialist
Become Professional
- Elite Program
- PADI Divemaster
- Eco Divemaster
- Scientify Divemaster
- Instructor Development Course (IDC)
Interested in Fun Dives?
Price List
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Refresher from $1600 MXN
Reactivate your diving skills
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DSD from $1980 MXN
Discover Scuba Diving
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OWD $8400 MXN
PADI Open Water Diver
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AOWD $7600 MXN
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
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Rescue Diver $8000 MXN
PADI Rescue Diver Course
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MSD On Request
PADI Master Scuba Diver
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Specialities On Request
PADI Specialities
PADI Training Progression
Discover Scuba Diving
Dive into your first underwater breaths without full theory studies.
PADI Open Water Diver
Earn your permanent, worldwide certification to explore up to 18 meters.
PADI Advanced Open Water
Expand your limits to 30 meters and experience deep or night diving navigation.
PADI Rescue Diver
Learn problem prevention, safety management, and master rescue skills.
PADI Master Scuba Diver
Join the elite track of recreational divers by conquering 5 specialty paths.
PADI Specialties
Master specific setups like Nitrox, Deep Diving, or Marine Conservation paths.
PADI Divemaster
Go professional! Learn to guide certified groups and assist with courses.
Instructor Development Course (IDC)
Become a certified Open Water Scuba Instructor and teach around the world.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, absolutely. The course prices include all your rental dive equipment for the entire duration of your training. Your PADI learning materials (eLearning) are also completely covered.
Not at all! You just need to be in good health and be a comfortable swimmer who can easily handle being in water too deep to stand. It is a relaxed experience, not a competitive sport. Also, if you are traveling with family: kids can start learning to dive from 10 years old with the PADI Junior Open Water course!
We highly recommend a refresher course if you have not been diving for over a year. It ensures your safety, updates your dive theory knowledge, and gets you comfortable with your buoyancy in a controlled environment before heading out to the deeper reefs.
If you want to try diving in a single day without studying theory, book our Discover Scuba Diving (DSD) program. If you want a permanent, worldwide license to dive up to 18 meters without a guide, the PADI Open Water Course (OWC) is the right choice.
The next logical step is the PADI Rescue Diver course. It shifts your focus from yourself to your surroundings, teaching you accident prevention and emergency management. Alternatively, you can dive into specific PADI Specialty courses like Deep Diver or Enriched Air (Nitrox).
PADI is the world’s leading scuba diving training organization. Your certification is recognized globally at any dive center, resort, or liveaboard on the planet. Once certified, your credentials are valid for life wherever you travel.