The Geko has evolved over time to become an amphibious creature which has both land and sea as its natural habitat. Dive with us and you can become the same. Geko divers is a PADI Dive Centre situated in Pretoria which is built on pure passion for SCUBA diving. With a unique insight and knowledge of dive training, equipment and travel we can make it simple, fun and rewarding for you to get under water.
More than a decade of diving and dive training enables us to provide specific client service and meet every diver's individual needs. The Geko is known to be energetic and constantly on the move, should you feel the same you can travel with Geko Divers on tailor made trips to the worlds best dive sites.
PADI E LEARNING
PADI e learning is the latest breakthrough in diver education. Where you can complete all the theory, DVD and Exams in front of your computer and you only need to complete the practical part with the Instructor. The course was designed because divers don't have time to sit in a class room for 12 hours listing to the instructor.
How does it work?
After enrolling, PADI's eLearning system presents you with interactive presentations that include videos, audio, graphics and reading. Short quizzes let you gauge your progress, and review and correct anything you might happen to miss. This lets you move through the program efficiently and at your own pace.
What does it cover?
The PADI Open Water Diver course is, by far, the world's most popular scuba certification course. Millions of people have started diving as certified PADI Open Water Divers. Learning to scuba dive requires both knowledge development (facts, principles, concepts) and motor procedures (skills, techniques, methods). The PADI Open Water Diver Course online provides the knowledge development portion you need. You develop the remaining skills by actually diving with Geko divers instructors.
What does it cost?
The PADI Open Water Diver Course online is $120 (US) nonrefundable. The fee covers your knowledge development training and gives you unlimited access to an electronic version of the PADI Open Water Diver Manual (course textbook). Once completed you will pay Geko divers for the in water portion of your certification, a log book and ERDP R1430(. You will also need to purchase a mask, snorkel, pair of fins, and other personal dive equipment. The Geko Divers instructors will take you through this process and may suggest additional equipment.
KIDS PROGRAM
Ever looked at an astronaut, floating effortless in space. Flying around in mid air. You want to try and for the first time you can do it. The Bubble maker and Seal team courses are designed for kids to fly freely in the comfort of our swimming pool. If you are between 8 and 10 you will fit perfectly into our bubble of fun. IF you are between 10 and 12 this course will also work for you but why not go for the Junior Open Water course and experience the ultimate thrill of adventure.
Some of the kids courses include:
- Bubble maker
- Snorkel Kid
- Seal team
- Junior ow
OPEN WATER
If you've always wondered what lies beneath the surface, now's the time to find out. Start the journey of a lifetime with the PADI Open Water Diver course. It will change you forever. In the PADI Open Water Diver course, One of our PADI Instructors takes you through the basics of learning how to scuba dive. You start in a pool or pool-like conditions and progress to the open water (ocean, lake, quarry, etc.) getting the background knowledge along the way.
Course Outline
There are three sections to this course.
- Your knowledge development
- Your pool training
- Your practical div
Upon payment of full course price, you will receive your Crew pack and DVD. Complete your Knowledge Reviews and watch the DVD in the comfort of your own home at your own pace! Saturday morning 8:00, we mark ALL the Knowledge Reviews, discuss the gear we are going to use and start the pool dives approximately at 11:00. We finish on Saturday Afternoon at 4. Sunday morning 9:00 you complete the remaining pool dives. Write the Open Water Exam (can be done any time before you do your Open Water dives). Book your Qualifying dives with any of the dive centre personnel.
To Qualify
You will complete 4 Dives in an Open Water environment, over minimum of 2 days. First dive is a "check-out" dive to introduce you to the underwater world and get you familiar with your equipment. Next 3 dives you do some skills you learned in the pool with the addition of the Navigation skill training.
Pool Training Includes:
- Pool training
- Lectures
- Hard gear rental
- PADI Open Water manual and PADI registration
Excludes:
- Qualifying dives
- Entrance fees and soft gear rental
Prerequisites
- Reasonable good health
- 10 years or older to become a Junior Open Water Diver
- 15 yrs + to become a Open Water diver
- Must be able to swim at least 200 meters
What's needed?
- Open Water Crew pack
- Swimming costume
- Towel
- Sun block
- Lunch Money (usually pizza, otherwise bring your own)
- A pen & any of your own gear.
ADVANCED
Move up and experience real adventure with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course. As you step beyond the PADI Open Water Diver level, you make five dives and have the opportunity to try some of diving's most rewarding and useful specialty activities, such as deep diving, digital underwater photography, wreck diving and much more. These skills make diving much more than underwater sightseeing. Plus, the Advanced Open Water Diver course takes you one step closer to Master Scuba Diver - the ultimate non professional certification in recreational diving.
Course Outline
With your PADI Instructor you complete the deep and underwater navigation Adventure Dives. These dives boost your confidence as you build these foundational skills. Then, you choose three additional dives from more than 15 Adventure Dives to complete your course. You can go diving at night, check out the local wrecks in the area or even fly through the ocean on a diver propulsion vehicle - all during your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course.
Pool Training
The PADI Adv course is all adventure orientated and there is no Pool training. We will complete the full course at the qualifying site of your choice
Prerequisites
- Open Water Diver (or proof of equivalent rating from another recreational diver training organization with at least
- 4 Open Water dives)
- 12 yrs old - Jnr Adv Open Water
- 15 yrs + Adv Open Water diver
What's needed?
- Swimming Suit
- ADV crew pack
- Towel
- Your own soft gear (it can also be rented at the qualifying destination)
WHERE: In the city of Pretoria