PADI Advanced Open Water Course Kota Kinabalu

Overview

Available languages

Chinese

Malay

English

8 hours

Mobile ticket

1. Go Aquatic is a PADI 5 Star Dive Center. We focus on giving helpful service, help new diver to learn basic scuba diving skills and teach them how to be better during their diving.

2. We receive PADI Professional Image Evaluation certificate on March 2019, as our achievements has meet PADI's requirement as dive center run padi professional PADI scuba instructors.

3. Learn scuba diving in small group. 1 scuba instructor will teach maximum 4 participants in a group.

4. We use original PADI manual book, original PADI theory DVD and all our instructors hold professional teaching license as PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor.

5. Our dive center location is close to the jetty, about 2-4 minutes walk. We also close to ATM machines for you to withdraw money, restaurants, hotels, banks, pharmacy, backpackers and tourists information center.

6. Our team speaks in English, Chinese and Malay.

7. All our PADI scuba instructors works full time as scuba diving coach

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What‘s Included

All Fees and Taxes

Bottled water

Use of SCUBA equipment

Lunch

Pick up and drop off service not included

Accommodation not included

Dry Towel Not Included

What To Expect

1. This is a 2 days scuba diving course. Registration starts at 8:45 AM at Jesselton Point. You must bring your Diver Card for us to verify you as a certified diver. You will be filling up registration form, answering basic medical questionnaire then receive your PADI Advanced Open Water Course manual book together with Multi Purpose Data Carrier. When done, our dive crew will guide you to the jetty. 2. You will meet your instructor at the jetty, then walk together to the boat. Our boat departs at 9:10 AM and will come back around 3:30-4:00 PM. During the course will do 6 dives all will be done in 2 days. First dive is refresher dive and another 5 dives are course dives. All you have to do is complete these 5 dives to be certified as PADI Advanced Open Water Diver. 3. To complete your course, you will need to choose 5 elective specialties. You will discuss this with your instructor during the start of your course. You will also need to complete Knowledge Review questions in your manual book. 4. Night dive optiona is available during the course, but need at least 4 participants for us to start night dive experience.

Options

PADI Advanced Open Water Course Kota Kinabalu

Reviews

5.00

13 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Diving Course
opab2019,
Apr 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was so cool because you directly dive near koralls and this at your first diving session. Our teacher was perfect. I would do it directly again at this school. They are all happy and it looks like they have fun at work😇👍🏼
Diving and Snorkelling
EdW1760,
Aug 12, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My son did his PADI open water dive course aged 15. Instructor Zorro was excellent. I went snorkelling with my 12 year old daughter and saw so many sharks and turtles we actually started taking them for granted! Excellent and fun snorkelling guides. I’d recommend this place highly.
OW Course was an extraordinary experience!
Adventure47827401055,
Apr 6, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Managed to acquire 2 certificates, one on normal open water diving, and one on advanced water diving. However, I couldn't have done it without my amazing instructor, Zarul. He was patient and careful in his teachings, and we easily understood the course because of it. The course was a breeze with him around! We were also lucky during the course to be able to find a whale shark during a dive! Recommending this company for anyone wanting to take their open water diving course.
AOW courses accomplished
psjmamba,
Sep 29, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
fantastic diving learning experience with instructor Jenson，I got the advanced certification smoothly as supposed，very remarkable memory！
Very recommended to have your diving with them
lcy19980430,
Aug 31, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I have just finished my AOW course with Go Aquatic. My coach is On Jai who is a very patient and funny coach. With his clear instruction, my course finished with enjoyable view and experience under water. If I had to complete any speciality (in scuba diving) in Kota, I must find On Jai again! Very enjoyable experience!
Great experience completing my advanced
Navigator62213173214,
Jun 14, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Really enjoyed doing my advanced with go aquatic, Zarul was a great instructor and helped a lot, would definitely recommend.
Great, knowledgable divemasters - thoroughly enjoyed our course!
clarat896,
Jun 14, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a great time learning our advanced course with Go Aquatic! All the staff were really friendly, boat was clean, water and lunch provided. We learnt a lot of new skills and were able to practice them during our adventure dives. A big thank you to Zarul for being a great dive master! Would 100% recommend using this dive centre for fun dives or an advanced course at a very good price.
Fun times with Din
Yan Jing Kang,
May 17, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our guide Din was super friendly and chill. Even though we were newbie divers, he was very patient with us and ensured our safety at all times. I highly recommend everyone to have Din as a instructor!
5 Star padi dive centre, highly recommended
907declanm,
Jun 29, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
First impressions, easy contact via WhatsApp, and the equipment and boat was top quality. Got to dive at some great sites and observe healthy corals and plentiful marine life, including schools of barracuda, jacks, two spot snappers and an eagle ray. Bat fish, angel fish, butterfly fish, triggerfish etc. Soft and hard corals, very impressive fans and tunnel sponges. Even with some bad weather nearby the vis was still about 10-15m at depth which was fine. It can get a bit choppy on the water so bring sea sickness pills etc if you suffer from that. Alwee was a fantastic instructor, I couldn't ask for anything more, friendly, knowledgeable and patient. It was a pleasure to have him teach me for my advanced open water, thank you.
Best diving school in town!
lifeofbelphegor,
Mar 1, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I can't recommend this place enough! Shukry is a great organiser and always friendly. All the guides are very knowledge and helpful. They don't just want you to get through the course but also learn something! And I learned a lot. The visibility under water was not the best but that's just the way it is. I've done 5 days with GoAquatic. At first my open water and then my advanced right afterwards. Totally worth it. And the price is more than fair!