Open Water Scuba Course
Overview
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3 days
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If you’ve always wanted to take scuba diving lessons, experience unparalleled adventure and see the world beneath the waves, this is where it starts. Get your scuba diving certification with the PADI Open Water Diver course – the world’s most popular and widely recognized scuba course. Millions of people have learned to scuba dive and gone on to discover the wonders of the aquatic world through this course and once you are certified you can dive anywhere in the world with the certification from the world's largest and best scuba organization.
Minimum age: 10 years
Duration: 3 days
Max depth: 18m/60ft
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
Scuba Dive the 2nd largest reef in the world and see thousands of fish and turtles while learning to scuba dive safely with an instructor. Featuring the world renowned PADI certification course, the largest scuba organization in the world and accepted everywhere. Includes some classroom instruction and review of your online work, shallow water skills and four Open Water Dives and all equipment needed. You will do the course work online, once you sign up for the course, we will contact you for some additional information and get you all set up with PADI so you can do the online work. It takes 6-8 hours to complete the online portion.
What‘s Included
Use of SCUBA equipment
Use of Snorkelling equipment
Options
Open Water Scuba Course
Reviews
108 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Highly recommend!
Tanya G,Mar 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My daughter and I got our Open Water Diving Certification here and it was a wonderful experience! Bastiaan was our instructor and he was simply amazing! He was so patient and kind and very thorough! I would highly recommend Bastiaan and West Bay Divers! They have a great place there, with so many wonderful instructors!
Amazing dive school!!
Loreneadie13,Mar 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We did the open water dive course with Abner over 3 days. It was absolutely amazing and couldn’t have asked for a better dive school, instructor or location. We felt safe and informed the whole time and had some truly exceptional dives. Would recommend to anyone coming to Roatan, was one of the best things we have done all year.
Fabulous diving experience!
I5554YAjeanm,Mar 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was my second year with West Bay Divers and I completed the Open Water scuba Course with MEKELA. She was an excellent instructor and I felt safe and confident throughout. After certification, I did 12 more dives with Mekela whom I highly recommend including a night dive and a deep deep. Fun and safe with amazing marine vistas. Barney had things all set up before we arrived and the process couldn’t have been smoother. Very professional! I did experience some sea sickness at first but Mekela always had that in mind and with strategies and the right placement on the boat, it never became an issue.
Best diving experience! West Bay Divers rocks! Joel was an amazing and patient instructor.
ECerro,Mar 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My wife and I hadn’t dove in 12 years and we decided to complete a Re-activation course through West Bay Divers while staying at the Kimpton Grand Roatan Resort and Spa. This dive shop delivers an excellent concierge experience. Our master diver and instructor Joel was so patient, professional and fun to work with. (Best laugh ever!) I personally had the most comfortable dives with Joel and I have recreationally dove since 1985. My wife was a bit nervous diving again but Joel put her completely at ease and I watched her confidence grow throughout our dives. This dive shop delivers. From Wayne who patiently answered our questions via email months prior to arriving in Roatan to Barney who was super chill to field our questions locally. We hope to return soon and continue this amazing journey of diving with West Bay Divers!
Amazing Dive shop for a first time family with young teens
Whitney V,Mar 11, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00West Bay Divers was fantastic to work with from the very beginning. They were so easy to book, quick with follow up and so kind during the whole process. It is evident how professional and safe they are. I wouldn’t dive with anyone else. We are a family of 4 with two young teens and I was nervous having them dive (we are all brand new). Joel took us out and he was absolutely FANTASTIC. He made sure we were all very comfortable, explained things patiently to me when I had SO MANY questions and made us feel so taken care of. The dive itself was beautiful with so many INCREDIBLE fish and interesting coral. Joel was very patient with us and made sure we went at our own pace (acclimating). Once we were fully down he continued to check on us and made us feel very comfortable. We had such a great first experience we did it again two days later! This time Joel educated us on a lot of the fish and coral we would see, which was fascinating. We had another incredible dive. I had a little more trouble with my ears this time, and Joe was so calm and patient and helped me until I was able to pressurize. We can’t wait to come back to Roatan and dive with West Bay Divers again. They are exceptional. Thank you Joel for an amazing experience!
West Bay all the Way!
585karinap,Mar 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We spent 4 days with West Bay Divers in Feb 2026. The first two days my daughter and I completed our open water certification with Nico - we had such a great experience with Nico. He customized the course (we had some leftover confined dive tests) and was very patient with me "getting" some of those skills and took me out early both days to get it completed. Then, by OW dive 4 we felt like proper divers! Best instructor ever. We then dove two more days (4 dives) with Joel and Nico as our guides - wow what great service at this dive shop, now I know what "full serve is". All of the guides we met on the boat were fun and created a great, relaxed and very safe atmosphere. Nico was kind enough to bring his go pro to get some pictures of us. We saw everything from seahorse, eels, baracuda, rays...such a wonderful area to dive. Thank you all! We do need to return....this experience was life changing and we have a new addiction :)
Such a great dive company!!
mcmoscato,Jan 30, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Just finished 6 dives with Takeshi and Abner and what an amazing experience! An extremely professional, nice and safety conscious group of people with a very well run organization. As someone in a review said earlier…they handle and take care of everything , leaving you to enjoy your dives with their great oversight. You’ll enjoy your experience with West Bay!! I’ll be back next year 😃
Great experience!
Erin N,Jan 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had an excellent refresher dive with West Bay Divers. I hadn’t been diving in years but Joel did a great job of making me feel comfortable again - cannot recommend him enough! Their equipment and boats are top notch, and the dive sites spectacular. If you’re on the fence, time to get down and book a trip!
Awsome
shayne w,Jan 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I recieved my O.W. certification with WBD and had an amazing experience. The staff was verry helpfull. We lucked out and got the most incredible and knowlagable instructor Chiara Girardi. I was certified with my friend and his 12 year old son and she managed to make the skills fun for all of us. After mastering the skills we had a decent amount of time on each dive to explore the crystal clear tropical waters and injoy the beautiful reef and marine life.
Amazing diving experience for a first timer
fhquijan,Jan 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had an amazing experience getting my certification. Thank you so much instructor Arturo!!
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