learn to dive

Extended through August.

Looking to get more out of your vacation? Want to explore the wonders of the ocean from beneath the sea? Look a parrot fish in the eye? Take the plunge. It's so easy during Greater Fort Lauderdale's official "Learn to Dive Month" this June. Surf temps are perfect, water is calm and special dive packages make it easy to get certified.

Greater Fort Lauderdale's new June "Learn to Dive" program features online training through local dive operators and shops to help you get trained, suited up and certified in an easy and safe program. Go through instruction to graduation to dive vacation in a few simple steps:

  • Start the precertification online before you leave home
  • Conduct an open-water dive in Greater Fort Lauderdale
  • All you need is three days to complete the certification process
         (a minimum of four days required for those who fly)
  • Enjoy a free fourth night when you stay a minimum of three nights
         at a participating hotel
  • Free graduation dive. Congratulations!
  • Click to get started and view the dive packages

Lucky for you, Greater Fort Lauderdale is home to natural tiered coral reefs and 80 artificial reefs. Click here for dive sites from Deerfield Beach in the north to Hallandale Beach in the south, some dive sites begin at 20 feet of water just 100 yards from shore.

Make diving a part of your summer getaway and turn your vacation into an adventure. Click here for other summer deals, including 2-for-1 attractions. 

Learn to Dive Vacation Packages: 

  
Special Offer   Valid Dates
BROWNIES YACHTDIVER STORES Learn to Dive Jun 01, 2010 -
Aug 31, 2010
Details: 

Sign up with any of Brownie's Yachtdiver Stores for a PADI open water class for $395 and receive a free graduation dive on the Boat Reef Roamer. Check out dive packages at the Comfort Suites Airport & Cruise Port, stay three nights and get the fourth one free, $69 per night. Click here to sign up for PADI E-learning, store #20558. All students receive a 10% discount off all scuba gear for life. Scubapro Gear also in stock.

 
Special Offer   Valid Dates
DIXIE DIVERS OF DEERFIELD BEACH Learn to Dive Jun 01, 2010 -
Aug 31, 2010
Details: 

Dive Hotel Class Package:  Open-water certification class and dives for $599.  Package includes hotel, training, dives, gear, and free night.  Click here to book Dixie Divers' package now.  Stay 3-nights at Comfort Inn Oceanside and get the 4th night FREE at $59.95/night with package.

 
Special Offer   Valid Dates
GOLD COAST SCUBA LLC Learn to Dive Jun 01, 2010 -
Aug 31, 2010
Details: 

Do all your academic training online for $120 and then complete your training and get certified with Gold Coast Scuba. Private lessons $300, 2 people $280 each, 3 people $260 each, or 4 or more $240 each. Everything is included: use of all gear, pool costs, beach and boat dives, certification card and much more. Students get 10% off gear purchases and don't forget about the free graduation dive off the most popular reef in Fort Lauderdale. Click here for details. Great package deals during the month of June at Windjammer Resort. Room rates start as low as $105 per night. Book 3 nights and get the 4th free.

 
Special Offer   Valid Dates
LAUDERDALE DIVER Learn to Dive Jun 01, 2010 -
Aug 31, 2010
Details: 

Dive, Play and Stay Package ($625) Includes: 3 nights accommodations at Comfort Suites Airport and Cruise Port Fort Lauderdale ($59/night) plus 4th night free; use of scuba equipment during pool and open water training; PADI Open Water Diver training manual and logbook; dive theory review and confined water scuba skills training; 4 open water training dives plus complementary two-tank dive after graduation; $50 Lauderdale Diver in-store credit, good towards purchase of mask, snorkel and fins (not provided); and all students receive a 10% lifetime discount on all snorkel and scuba equipment purchases. For details click here.

 
Special Offer   Valid Dates
POMPANO DIVE CENTER Learn to Dive Jun 01, 2010 -
Aug 31, 2010
Details: 

Book your Destination Pompano Dive Vacation - Learn to Dive for just $199 with the purchase of mask|fin|snorkel in beautiful South Florida. In just a short time you can be certified to explore new worlds below. Celebrate with a FREE graduation dive on Sea Dog Diver. Enjoy a 3 night stay with the 4th night FREE at the Sands Harbor Resort & Marina, just steps from the shop & boat, for $99 per night. Flexible schedule to suit your needs. Click here for more info.

 
Special Offer   Valid Dates
PRIVATE SCUBA LESSONS.COM Learn to Dive Jun 01, 2010 -
Aug 31, 2010
Details: 

Discover Scuba $200 / Open Water Certification $425 per person for private lessons. Receive free graduation dive upon completion. Dive and Stay packages available at the Rodeway Inn & Suites for $79 per night, with one night free with a minimum of three nights booked. Click here for details.

 
Special Offer   Valid Dates
SCUBA NETWORK Learn to Dive Jun 01, 2010 -
Aug 31, 2010
Details: 

Dive and Stay packages $475, including taxes, at The Courtyard by Marriott Fort Lauderdale East, buy 3 nights, get 1 free. Rates starting at $79/per night. Scuba certification lessons include all required pool sessions, 4 beach ocean dives, all needed equipment and certification card: $199 (on-line course not included) plus free graduation dive.

 
Special Offer   Valid Dates
SEA EXPERIENCE Learn to Dive Jun 01, 2010 -
Aug 31, 2010
Details: 

The only dive boat and dive shop in South Florida located in a resort marina on the beach. Click here for the PADI e-Learning academic portion online course registration. Upon completion of the online academics, Sea Experience offers in-water training portion of the class for $349.  This includes use of SCUBA and snorkel equipment, pool sessions, 4 boat dives (2 trips), and PADI certification fees. Upon completion of the class you're invited to a complimentary 2-tank dive trip on SEA EXPERIENCE II including all equipment, a $120 value. Check out "Dive and Stay" packages at Bahia Mar Resort, stay three nights and get fourth free. Rates starting at $99 per night.

 
Special Offer   Valid Dates
SOUTH FLORIDA DIVING HEADQUARTERS Learn to Dive Jun 01, 2010 -
Aug 31, 2010
Details: 

Book your Learn to Dive Vacation and receive a free graduation dive with gear ($127 value). That's not all: stay a minimum of 3 nights at participating beach resorts and the 4th night is free. Get certified in warm, calm, clear water! Bring the whole family, snorkeling and glassbottom trips also available. Participating hotels: Ocean Point Resort; Beachcomber; Marriott Residence Inn; and Embassy Suites Deerfield Beach Resort & Spa. For details or to sign up click here.

 

Additional offers:

Special Offer   Valid Dates
BROWNIE'S MARINE GROUP Learn to Dive Jun 01, 2010 -
Aug 31, 2010
Details: 

Receive one free Brownie's Third Lung Dive or one free Tooka Dive with the completion of any class and open water certification.

 
Special Offer   Valid Dates
DIVERS DISCOUNT FLORIDA Learn to Dive Jun 01, 2010 -
Aug 31, 2010
Details: 

Pool and open water certification dives with private instruction for $349. Get 1 FREE graduation dive upon completion of your certification! Instructor guides you through pool exercises and open water dives resulting in lifetime certification as an Open Water Diver. Come to Fort Lauderdale and finish dive training with us. Includes: BC vest, regulator, tanks, computer, 4 boat dives and all fees. Mask, snorkel, and fins not included. Click here for more info.

 

 

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