“Three days, four dives, and I'm certified. Emma explained everything twice without ever making me feel slow.”
Liam K.Open Water Diver
New to diving · PADI
The world's most recognised certification — theory online, skills in the shallows, four ocean dives
Learn to scuba dive with the Open Water Diver Course at Odysseic Divers. Over three days you’ll master the core skills in calm, shallow water and put them into practice on four ocean dives around Gili Trawangan. Finish with an internationally recognised certification that lets you dive with a buddy to 18 metres anywhere in the world. No experience needed.
The Open Water Diver Course is your gateway into scuba diving — the certification that opens up reefs, wrecks, and dive sites all over the world. If you’ve dreamed of swimming with turtles and exploring coral gardens, this is where it begins. No previous experience is required; our instructors take you from your very first breath underwater to a fully certified diver.
The course usually runs over three days, with plenty of flexibility if you’d rather take it slower. At Odysseic Divers we keep groups small and never rush the learning — every student gets the attention they need to feel genuinely comfortable in the water.
The course has three parts:
Before you get wet, you’ll work through digital learning materials that cover the essentials:
You study online at your own pace, before or during your stay on Gili Trawangan.
Next you’ll practise the core scuba skills in calm, shallow water, where there’s time and space to build confidence one step at a time before heading into the open ocean.
The best part: four dives at the beautiful sites around the Gili Islands. The warm, clear water and gentle conditions make this one of the best places in Indonesia to learn. Along the way you might meet:
Pass the course and you’ll earn an internationally recognised Open Water Diver certification — your licence to dive with a buddy to 18 metres, anywhere in the world. For most divers it’s the start of a lifelong passion.
Take the plunge with Odysseic Divers and start your diving journey in the Gili Islands.
Digital learning at your own pace — equipment, communication, dive planning and the marine environment.
Knowledge review and equipment set-up. Core skills in calm, shallow water.
Boat briefing. Open water dives one and two.
Open water dives three and four. Final paperwork and certification.
Included
Not included
No diving experience needed
Comfortable in the water
Medical questionnaire before diving
Before you dive
Three days in the water, plus the theory you study online beforehand. If you'd rather take it slower, we can spread it over four or five days.
You need to be comfortable in the water and able to swim a couple of hundred metres at your own pace, any stroke, untimed. Your instructor will check on the first day.
From age 10, yes. Groups are never bigger than four students per instructor, and your instructor will explain the depth limits that apply to younger divers.
Reviews
“Three days, four dives, and I'm certified. Emma explained everything twice without ever making me feel slow.”
Liam K.Open Water Diver
“Small group, calm water, and a turtle on every single open water dive. Best thing I did in Indonesia.”
Hannah B.Open Water Diver
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