nunomix
Contributor
Hi guys,
I am a Portuguese guy living in the Netherlands. I just started diving more frequently now here in the Netherlands. At this moment, I am trying to do at least two dives a week.
I find that in the Netherlands this is very easy to do. There are a lot of infrastructures to dive and, mainly, plenty of dive clubs (non-profitable) you can join for a small amount a year. I must say my experience sofar over here has been great with this. It is true I paid a lot of money for my equipment but at least now I do not have to pay anything everytime I go diving.
In some months I will be going back to Portugal and I was looking for similar clubs over there. The best I could get were "diving clubs" which basically would charge you around 20EUR a dive. I guess a dive club would mean that you dont have to be paying for everytime you dive. Something like an association.
I am wrong in my findings? Are there indeed diving clubs which are not in the end of the day a diving school / store trying to get some profit out of it?
Additionally, are there any technical diving schools in Portugal? Couldnt find anything?
Thank you
Nuno
I am a Portuguese guy living in the Netherlands. I just started diving more frequently now here in the Netherlands. At this moment, I am trying to do at least two dives a week.
I find that in the Netherlands this is very easy to do. There are a lot of infrastructures to dive and, mainly, plenty of dive clubs (non-profitable) you can join for a small amount a year. I must say my experience sofar over here has been great with this. It is true I paid a lot of money for my equipment but at least now I do not have to pay anything everytime I go diving.
In some months I will be going back to Portugal and I was looking for similar clubs over there. The best I could get were "diving clubs" which basically would charge you around 20EUR a dive. I guess a dive club would mean that you dont have to be paying for everytime you dive. Something like an association.
I am wrong in my findings? Are there indeed diving clubs which are not in the end of the day a diving school / store trying to get some profit out of it?
Additionally, are there any technical diving schools in Portugal? Couldnt find anything?
Thank you
Nuno