PADI Open Water Diving Course: Dive in Cartagena with BUZOS DE BARU, Top Diving School
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13 Ratings
Cartagena de Indias
Experience the thrill of diving in Cartagena with BUZOS DE BARU, a top diving school offering the PADI Open Water Diving Course. Learn from qualified instructors and explore the underwater world with confidence.
Duration: 3 days
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Isla Barú - The PADI course consists of three main phases:
    Online Knowledge Development to understand the basic fundamentals of autonomous diving, we will give you a digital study material, you should watch some videos and then participate in a doubt class with the instructor. Normally this takes 1 to 2 full days, but if you buy the course with enough time you can receive your study material before traveling and so when you arrive you only need the pool and dives at sea:
    Immersions in Confined Waters to learn basic diving skills; In the Caribbean hotel pool, we don’t take you to the sea until you feel comfortable in the water in a controlled environment.
    Open Water Dives on Baru Island to use your skills and explore! Two days of diving, 2 dives per day, 4 dives in the sea in total, from 7:00 am to 1:30 pm.
    All the time a PADI dive instructor will be with you underwater so you can gain confidence and enjoy safely.
    We see a great variety of fauna and flora, the water temperature is very comfortable, the visibility is excellent most of the year and we have more than 30 different sites on the island of Baru.
What's Included
  • Use of SCUBA equipment
  • Snacks
Additional Information

The BUZOS DE BARU dive center is a PADI RESORT with more than 20 years of continuous operation in the city, positioned as one of the best diving schools in Cartagena.
We have qualified PADI instructors, and trained personnel for teaching and diving guidance
We have a great infrastructure in diving equipment, compressor, boats, training pool, and an excellent team ready to help and accompany you in your first steps of this beautiful activity.

Location
Cartagena Nautical Club
Carrera 23
enter the yacht club and ask for baru divers
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(13 Ratings)
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Craig_s
Jul 16, 2023
Highlight of my time in Cartagena - An absolute amazing experience, our dive instructor was extremely attentive, patient and thorough. We all went from novices to feeling like competent divers. The water, wrecks and reefs were all beautiful! You will not be disappointed with your booking!
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Msalabama1
Jun 4, 2023
Buzos de Baru: THE dive company to see Cartagena’s sea life! - I would definitely recommend Buzos de Baru to anyone looking to get certified or to dive with while in Cartagena. Having read all the wonderful reviews, I bought my husband Buzos de Baru’s open diver course for his 40th birthday. Juan was amazing to liaise with. He got back to me quickly, was super professional, and he put together our itineraries flawlessly. My husband was able to complete his coursework from home in the States so that when we arrived in Cartagena, he got straight into the diving. His instructor, Alvaro, did an amazing job of teaching him all the fundamentals. Fluent in both English and Spanish, Alvaro made my husband very comfortable and safe during the dives. Now my husband is addicted to diving. I also joined a group of divers later in the week with dive master Santiago. Santiago did a great job of assessing each diver’s level and knowing how to make everyone safe while ensuring they had a great time. My husband and I also received photos and videos of our dives to remember them forever. Thank you Juan, Alvaro, and Santiago. Nos vemos pronto para bucear otra vez con Buzos de Baru!
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Ashan_m
Feb 12, 2022
Well worth it! - Awesome experience. They take lots of safety precautions and make sure you are very comfortable while learning.
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Larisrlx
Feb 26, 2021
Open Water Experience - I had such an amazing time with Buzos de Baru. The instructors are really good and the experience provided was simply stunning, specially because of the places they took us to dive for the certificate.
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Danielamj3999nr
Feb 23, 2021
Excellent service and crew expertise - Excellent service and the gratest diving crew. The instructor was very kind and professional and He was very generous with his knowledge
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X6465zlnicholass
Mar 6, 2021
Wanted to do a Padi open water - He tried to tell me The hotel will not allow me to visit te pool but I did it. Told him I will book somewhere else if I can’t. He replied you can book somewhere else.. finally he found excuse to not let me book it. He said the instructor is a women ad better I go back to te school I was! I did not told him anything. Find out the women instructor of previous school . who was playing game ad very rude and impolite and blocked me on her wats app. Was her! She started yell on me on te boat because I came back onboard ad was not able to breath ad wet suit way too small ad I told her ad did not listed me. Etc etc. I am customer and paid money areas very nice with her. She bad temper. And the man of that school told me I am not a man after I told him about her what. Thought . Flew from Usa for my Padi and they treat customers like that!
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