Punta Cana - Private Open Water Instruction

[Kryssa]

We’ll be staying in a villa in Punta Cana and my buddy would like to get certified. He’s a lifelong boater and swimmer that has done his PADI classwork and pool work before, but never scheduled his check out dives. This was years ago so we are sure he’d have to start over.

Hoping he could do eLearning at home and have an instructor come to the villa (private pool) for pool work.

Then ideally my husband and I (AOW with 175 dives) would join on the boat trips for his check out dives.

Any suggestions for an instructor or shop that could facilitate something like this?

Thanks!

 

[divezonescuba]

You might try Pelicanos Watersports. The owner Peter is a great guy.

If you can’t get them, you would want to avoid Mariana Watersports. They are associated with Majestic Elegance and Colonial Elegance.

 

[Ontwreckdiver]

As was already mentioned, avoid the chain dive shops associated with the resorts.
The diving in the Punta Cana area is really bad. I recommend you dive out of the Bayahibe/Dominicus area, it is on the south coast of the Dominican and faces the Caribbean sea and is only about 40 minutes from the Punta Cana airport. I don't know where you villa is located, so I don't know if this would logistically possible? There are reef dives, wall dives, wreck dives and even a cave dive if you are so certified. I highly recommend John from ScubaFun | Dive Center Bayahibe It is a small local dive shop in Bayahibe and is the top recommended shop in the DR on here.

Where to dive in Dominican Republic?

 

[Kryssa]

Thanks I sent emails to both shops that were recommended!