PUERTO RICO SCUBA FIELD GUIDE
Gran Canaria’s Underwater Classroom: Advance Your Skills off Puerto Rico, Las Palmas
Complete three to five Adventure Dives with Blue Water Diving in Puerto Rico (Las Palmas), Gran Canaria, to earn a PADI Adventure Diver or Advanced Open Water Diver credential; this guide lays out course structure, logistics, and who it fits.
Gran Canaria’s Underwater Classroom: Advance Your Skills off Puerto Rico, Las Palmas.
Off the coast of Puerto Rico in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Blue Water Diving runs the PADI Adventures in Diving program — a focused, short-course path that lets certified Open Water divers progress by completing a set of adventure dives. Depending on your choices you can finish three adventure dives for the Adventure Diver stamp, or take the Deep and Underwater Navigation adventure dives plus three more (five total) to earn the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Two certification paths in one program
The Adventures in Diving program in Gran Canaria offers both the PADI Adventure Diver (three adventure dives) and the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (five dives: Deep, Underwater Navigation, plus three adventure dives).
Operate from Puerto Rico, Las Palmas with Blue Water Diving
The course is run through Blue Water Diving in Puerto Rico, Las Palmas, providing local access to the dives that make up the Adventures in Diving program in Gran Canaria.
Skill, comfort and understanding underwater
Completing the five-dive Advanced path is intended to make divers more experienced, more comfortable in the water, and better able to understand the underwater environment.
What the day feels like
What the course feels like
The program is a compact progression of practical dives: you select and complete structured adventure dives over a short series of days, honing specific skills such as deep diving and underwater navigation while accruing the dives needed for certification.
THE CERTIFICATION
Two certification paths in one program
The Adventures in Diving program in Gran Canaria offers both the PADI Adventure Diver (three adventure dives) and the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (five dives: Deep, Underwater Navigation, plus three adventure dives).
THE BASE
Operate from Puerto Rico, Las Palmas with Blue Water Diving
The course is run through Blue Water Diving in Puerto Rico, Las Palmas, providing local access to the dives that make up the Adventures in Diving program in Gran Canaria.
THE PAYOFF
Skill, comfort and understanding underwater
Completing the five-dive Advanced path is intended to make divers more experienced, more comfortable in the water, and better able to understand the underwater environment.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this course matches — and who should reconsider.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
The course runs over approximately 3 days.
Meet at Blue Water Diving, Calle Olimpicos Doreste Molina Puerto Rico, Las Palmas 35130 ES.
You must hold a PADI Open Water Diver certification (or qualifying certification from another organization) to start the Advanced Open Water Diver pathway.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How many dives do I need for the Advanced Open Water Diver certification?
You need five dives in total: the Deep Adventure Dive, the Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive, plus three additional Adventure Dives.
Can I earn a PADI Adventure Diver instead?
Yes — completing any three adventure dives earns you the PADI Adventure Diver certification.
How long does the course take?
The course duration is approximately 3 days.
Where do I meet for the course?
You meet at Blue Water Diving, Calle Olimpicos Doreste Molina Puerto Rico, Las Palmas 35130 ES.
What are the age and certification requirements?
Minimum age is 15 for the standard Advanced Open Water Diver course (12 for PADI Junior Advanced Open Water Diver). You must already hold a PADI Open Water Diver certification or an equivalent qualification.