Dive Courses

Belize Scuba Diving Certification

At Coco Plum Island Resort we offer the following PADI dive courses listed below. Please note that the prices include equipment rental and bear in mind that we do not have a dive instructor on site and that we need at 48 hours advance notice to arrange courses.

Discover Scuba

US$175 for one person and
US$150 per person for two or more persons

Learn the basics - enter the fascinating underwater world of radiantly colorful fish and majestic plant life! Learn about basic level dive physics and physiology, diving equipment, and perform shallow water exercises. This course includes a real dive on the reef with an instructor.

Open Water Certification

US$550 per person

Becoming an Open Water Diver enables you to dive anywhere in the world. You will learn about the physics and physiology of diving, as well as the equipment used for diving. Your first dive experience will be in shallow water, to familiarize yourself with the necessary skills, followed by four boat dives on our beautiful Belizean reef system. The course takes at least 4 days.

Open Water Referral

US$375 per person

If you have successfully completed all your confined water modules and written tests with a different instructor and need your open water dives, the Open Water Referral Course is for you! This course will allow you to complete your four open water dives in a tropical ocean environment with a certified instructor and receive your Open Water Certification.
Important: Please bring your course documentation as well as your medical release form with you to Coco Plum!

Advanced Open Water Certification

US$475 per person

This is an exciting, two-day course giving the already certified diver an introduction to 5 specialty types of diving. Students will advance their skills under the supervision of an instructor, as well as receive more technical diving knowledge in areas of deep diving and underwater navigation. This course can be completed in 2 days and includes 5 dives.

Refresher Course (Rusty Diver)

US$200 per person
The Refresher Course is perfect for certified divers who have not dived for at least two years. This short course consists of a refresher skill check course in confined water or on the shallow waters off the coast. This short course is offered for those who have booked their diving trip with us.

Discover Scuba

US$300 per person
Learn the basics — enter the fascinating underwater world of radiantly colorful fish and majestic plant life! This PADI Discover Scuba Diving course allows you to experience the basics of scuba. Your dive instructor will go over basic concepts and scuba skills that will be helpful should you decide to pursue an Open Water Dive Certification course. It starts with an approximately 30 minute video that reviews the different hand signals used for communication underwater and how to use the dive equipment. From that point, you will engage in a shallow dive, approximately chest deep, where the instructor will guide you, demonstrating how to proceed and explaining the purposes of various pieces of equipment. After completing all the physical training at a depth of around 4-5 feet, you will move on to a one-tank dive in depths between 20-30 feet. This course does not certify you to dive in the open sea. No prior scuba diving experience is necessary, but you need to be in good physical health. Candidates must be 10+ years old.

Open Water Certification

US$750 per person
Becoming an Open Water Diver enables you to dive anywhere in the world. You will learn about the physics and physiology of diving, as well as the equipment used for diving. Your first dive experience will be in shallow water, to familiarize yourself with the necessary skills, followed by four boat dives on our beautiful Belizean reef system. The course takes at least 4 days. Candidates must be 10+ years old with no adverse medical conditions to participate in the Open Water Dive Certification.

Open Water Referral

US$550 per person
If you have successfully completed all your confined water modules and written tests with a different instructor and need your open water dives, the Open Water Referral Course is for you! This PADI course will allow you to complete your four open water dives in a tropical ocean environment with a certified instructor and receive your Open Water Certification. Important: Please bring your PADI course documentation and PADI pool work, as well as your medical release form with you to Coco Plum Island! Kindly note: if you bring SSI or NAUI paperwork there will be an additional fee of US$50 per person for completing a crossover exam and pool skills test.

Advanced Open Water Certification

US$650 per person
This is an exciting, two-day course giving the already certified diver an introduction to 5 specialty types of diving. Students will advance their skills under the supervision of an instructor, as well as receive more technical diving knowledge in areas of deep diving and underwater navigation. This course can be completed in 2 days and includes 5 dives. Important: Please bring your PADI course documentation and PADI pool work, as well as your medical release form with you to Coco Plum Island! Kindly note: if you bring SSI or NAUI paperwork there will be an additional US$50 per person fee for completing a crossover exam and pool skills test.

Discover Scuba

US$175 for one person and US$150 per person for two or more persons
Learn the basics - enter the fascinating underwater world of radiantly colorful fish and majestic plant life! Learn about basic level dive physics and physiology, diving equipment, and perform shallow water exercises. This course includes a real dive on the reef with an instructor.

Open Water Certification

US$550 per person
Becoming an Open Water Diver enables you to dive anywhere in the world. You will learn about the physics and physiology of diving, as well as the equipment used for diving. Your first dive experience will be in shallow water, to familiarize yourself with the necessary skills, followed by four boat dives on our beautiful Belizean reef system. The course takes at least 4 days.

Open Water Referral

US$375 per person
If you have successfully completed all your confined water modules and written tests with a different instructor and need your open water dives, the Open Water Referral Course is for you! This course will allow you to complete your four open water dives in a tropical ocean environment with a certified instructor and receive your Open Water Certification.
Important: Please bring your course documentation as well as your medical release form with you to Coco Plum!

Advanced Open Water Certification

US$475 per person
This is an exciting, two-day course giving the already certified diver an introduction to 5 specialty types of diving. Students will advance their skills under the supervision of an instructor, as well as receive more technical diving knowledge in areas of deep diving and underwater navigation. This course can be completed in 2 days and includes 5 dives.

"It was my first time scuba diving and i was nervous. And i must say on this one particular day the sea wasn't exactly calm... But the instructor was great and really looked after us. So glad I did it! I would come back to this island in a heartbeat. :-)"