discover scuba diving

Always wanted to experience diving but not sure if you want to commit to an entire Open Water Course? Then PADI Discover Scuba Diving is for you! The program allows you to experience the excitement of diving under the direct supervision of one of our PADI Professionals under easy conditions (all dives are conducted in the ocean!). There is no need to have any prior diving experience! During your adventure, you will learn some fundamental concepts and scuba skills, as well as have the opportunity to go on an open water adventure. We'll show you how to blow bubbles safely and explore the magical underwater world. Just keep in mind that diving can be extremely addictive!

As always with Scuba Junkie, safety is our top priority. Our instructors are friendly and experienced, and most have been trained in-house to ensure that we can offer you top quality training, not only in line with PADI standards, but also by our Scuba Junkie standards!

To ensure that you get all of the attention you need during your Discover Scuba Diving experience, we limit group sizes to a maximum of 4 students per Instructor. Our diving boats contain all the safety equipment you'll need, including emergency oxygen and a first-aid kit, and our equipment is well-maintained and serviced on a regular basis.

The shallow waters of the islands in and around Derawan are an incredible place to experience the underwater world for the first time, with massive turtles, cuttlefish, colorful corals, and an abundance of reef fish all on your first dive!

Under the supervision of our PADI instructors, explore the fascinating underwater world. We will safely guide you through your first breath underwater, and we hope you will fall in love with diving as much as we have!

You will meet your instructor in the morning to collect your dive equipment and fill in the necessary paperwork. Your instructor will give a short introduction to basic dive theory, including breathing and equalization techniques, how to use the equipment, hand signals and regulator and mask clearing techniques. You will also go through the importance of interacting responsibly with marine life, and what marine life you might see on your dive. At the end there is a short quiz (10 yes/no questions) for you to answer, to make sure you have understood everything clearly.

Once you have reached your destination you will gear up, and progress to the confined water. You’ll practise blowing some bubbles on the surface, and once you’re ready, kneel down - the water here is shallow enough for you to stand up. Once settled underwater, your instructor will demonstrate the following skills for you to practise.

• Breathing underwater
• Regulator clearing
• Regulator recovery
• Mask clearing
• Equalization techniques

Having successfully completed the skills, it’s time to head out on a tour of the dive site, under close supervision of your PADI instructor. Diving to a maximum depth of 12m, explore the site, and be amazed by the underwater world! You’ll be able to see plenty of colourful fish including Nemo, pufferfish, crocodile fish, and huge green turtles!

After your first dive you can take a rest whilst enjoying a snack, looking through the fish books with your instructor, and learning the names of all the incredible marine creatures you’ve just encountered! Then it is time for dive number two - this time, you do not need to repeat the skills, you can just head straight out to the dive site and enjoy the underwater world once again!

Once you’ve surfaced from dive number two, it’s time to head back to our resort for lunch. After lunch you may choose to spend the rest of the day relaxing with a good book, however if you're not ready for the adventure to be over, you can head out for a third and final dive.

If you enjoyed your try diving experience, you may already find yourself planning for the next step - the full Open Water Course - which will train you to dive with a buddy independent of a dive professional. If you have the time, you can talk to your instructor about how to sign up for the course with us!

Come stay in our water bungalows on Derawan! We have several accommodation options for different budgets and we have several different options for your Discover Scuba Diving experience so that we can be as flexible as possible with your time on the island, and if you do not want to stop, you can upgrade to 3 dives per day!

Have a look below for the different options.