Advanced Open Water Course
Overview
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48 hours
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PADI Advanced Open Water certification is for anyone already certified with any dive organization with a certification comparable to PADI Open Water. Get your advanced with the largest dive organization. West Bay Divers has been awarded the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence for 5 years and is the number one dive shop on West Bay Beach, Roatan's number one location for fun and diving! Roatan is rated number one for Dive training due to its calm and warm waters and low currents.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Once you are a certified Open Water Diver the next step is a PADI Advanced Open Water Course, which consists of 5 dives chosen from the PADI Specialties. Both the Deep and Navigation adventure dives are required for the Advanced Open Water certification. Alternatively, you can choose to complete each as a separate Adventure dive which can be credited towards an Advanced certification or Speciality course to be completed at a later date. • Minimum age: 14 years • Duration: 2 days for the diving portion The online portion takes 4-6 hours. Once you sign up for the course, we will set you up with PADI so you can start the online portion of the course. This certification includes five Adventure Dives, including the Deep Adventure Dive, the Underwater Navigator Adventure Dive, Peak Performance Buoyancy and your choice of two of the following: Aware Fish ID Digital Underwater Photographer * Drift Diver Enriched Air Diver Multilevel and Computer Diver Night Diver Peak Performance Buoyancy Search and Recovery Diver Underwater Naturalist Underwater Photographer Underwater Videographer Wreck Diver
What‘s Included
Use of SCUBA equipment
Use of Snorkelling equipment
Options
Advanced Open Water Course
Reviews
61 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Awesome Dive shop
DaniH1982,Mar 7, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great Dive shop! Cool Dive sites and top rental gear!
Excellent service and dive shop
Jacques M,Mar 6, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very professional dive shop. Everyone was friendly and helpful. Our dive master was Takeshi. My wife and I really enjoyed our 8 days of diving with him. Barney in the shop is good people. We love diving with this shop.
World Class Dive center with Excellent Instructors and Service -
JP Kayak,Feb 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had an excellent experience with West Bay Divers. I complete the advanced open water course and a several fun dives with them. There staff are outstanding. Abraham - my instructor- always made sure we were well looked after and getting the most our of our dives. The boats and equipment are in great condition and well maintained. Looking forward to diving with them again!
Great Diving shop.
Daydream41281474793,Jan 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Super staff. Very professional. Fair prices. Safety oriented. Amazing Diving sites. Good equipment. Meleka was our instructor and her teaching method made it easy and safe to learn new skills. Warmly recommended.
Great Diving
chrishR7227FD,Dec 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Killer dive shop. Super nice spot, great staff. Juan led us through our Advanced Certification and we couldn't recommend him enough. He was thorough, caring and a great diver.
Fantastic experience diving with West Bay Divers
susandK2307SN,Nov 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My best friend and I got our AOW certification with WB Divers in November 2025 and it was an wonderful experience! We have taken many PADI classes and gone diving with many dive shops and this was by far the best experience. First, our instructor Joel was fantastic - he put safety first and made us feel very comfortable, and ALSO was a ton of fun to be with. And he was the clearest instructors I've ever had. Even though I have no interest in diving in Roatan again (too many other places to try) I would travel there, or wherever Joel is teaching, if I decided to get an additional certification. That's how good he is. The crew and staff and shop were also quite impressive - very well organized and very friendly and kind.
Advanced Open Water Roatan
jeffiebennett,Nov 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The guides, the dive gear, the boats and the dive sites were amazing. The guides were incredibly insightful and passionate about the underwater world. The dive sites they took us to were incredible, and they took care to ensure they were fit for the course, but not at the cost of other divers on board. Special shout out to our guide, Sean. He had a way of making the course work fun and interesting. His knowledge of the sea life we saw was unbelievable and we loved his enthusiasm for diving.
Got Advanced Open Water Diver Certification Here! Best Dive Instructor! Hover Over & Swim Through Coral & Colorful Fish
Jaclyn P,Aug 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My husband and 21 year old son just got their Advanced Open Water Diver Certification at West Bay Divers! Diving in Roatan is ideal because it is by far the calmest waters we have ever dove in! It is also filled with a ton of coral to hover over and swim though! Absolutely Beautiful Fish too! Mekela our dive instructor is the BEST…Friendly, Knowledgeable, and pointing out fish to see on every dive! The night dive was mind blowing with octopuses camouflaging, lobsters, and tiny shrimp peering out…etc. A Huge shout out to our photographer Juan Darhanpe…AWESOME, as well as our captains Anthony & Justin, and the Dive Master Takeshi! Thank You for a Phenomenal Dive Trip! We’ll be back!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Incredible Dive Experience!
deveno332,May 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Absolutely Incredible Dive Experience! I recently completed my Advanced Open Water and Nitrox certification with West Bay Divers, and I can’t say enough good things—especially about my instructor Joel. He was professional, knowledgeable, patient, and just an all-around awesome guy to learn from. The entire staff is friendly, experienced, and genuinely fun to be around—they made every dive feel like an adventure with good friends rather than just a class. The highlight? Two unforgettable night dives that were truly out of this world—an experience I’ll never forget. Whether you’re brand new or looking to level up your certifications, I recommend West Bay Divers to anyone and everyone. You’ll walk away a better diver with memories that last a lifetime. —Deven O.
Dive instruction that exceeded our expectations
AmandaZona,Jan 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an excellent experience diving with West Bay Divers. We took the Advanced Open Water course and also got Nitrox certified. Communication from the staff was quick and clear- we were able to do all the reading and testing online before we arrived in Roatan. Our instructor Joel exceeded our expectations. He explained the dive plan in detail in advance of each dive, what skills would be practiced, our route, what we might see along the way. He is great at finding cool fish and sea life and pointing it out so that everyone has a chance to see it. He is also very patient in explaining dive concepts and he made sure we understood the differences between air and Nitrox diving. Because we were the only two doing the course it was like having a private dive guide for three days. Diving with Joel was really a positive experience and I am so glad we had him as our instructor. We also got some great shots of our wreck dive from Juan Darhanpe the photographer, who did a great job of capturing us and the sea life we saw. From start to finish, our experience with West Bay Divers was exceptional and I would definitely dive with them again next time we are in Roatan.
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