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PADI Scuba Courses We offer a full range of courses, from PADI Discover Scuba Diving - which will allow you to dive with an Instructor while you are on holiday - through to PADI Instructor. With the highest qualified instructors on the island we can guarantee that you will get the best educational experience from your PADI course.

For those with limited time we also offer referral courses where you can complete your pool and theory sessions with your local dive centre before visiting us here on Rarotonga.
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'Friendliest Dive Operator in the Cook Islands' Dive Rarotonga is the only PADI 5* Instructor Development Centre, and therefore the highest rated PADI facility, in the Cook Islands.  We are also a TDI centre.  We offer quality diving in a fun and friendly atmosphere - so whether these are your first bubbles, you are already qualified and you are diving for fun, or you want to progress your professional diving career, we have dives to suit you!
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Certified divers We dive the beautiful reef surrounding Rarotonga 4 times a day, 7 days a week

* Boats manned with rescue trained staff whilst you dive; on EVERY dive
* Marine VHF radio, flares, DAN Oxygen and first aid kits on board
* Safe dive times and depths within PADI RDP and Multilevel RDP limits
* Ladder available for easy boarding
* Cylinders hydro tested, in date and air analysed and certified O2 clean
* Maximum of 6 certified divers per trip
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What do our customers have to say?

"I've been diving all around the world for almost 40 years and your shop was the best international experience I have ever had. Being a Navy diver, safety is always a concern when I dive internationally with my wife and daughter. Your team is the best; great equipment, safety procedures, gear readily available and a person topside at all times just in case. I would definitely recommend your shop to anyone that is diving out of Rarotonga..... "   Read More

Featured Courses

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    Learn to dive in as little as 1½ days

    The PADI Scuba Diver course gets you diving fast. Read More...
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    Get your 'PADI' !

    Complete the PADI Open Water Diver course in 3-4 days. Read More...
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    Divemaster !

    PADI Divemaster courses and internships available. Read More...
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    Assistant Instructor

    Complete your PADI Assistant instructor course with us in 3 days. Read More...

We teach all levels from first bubbles right up to and including PADI instructor. For more information have a look at our courses page.

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Why Dive with us?

Air analysed IANTD O2 clean
Nitrox
New & serviced gear
Dive computers as standard
Boats manned while you dive
Good length SAFE dive times
Dive North, South, East & West
2 Boats, 4 launch sites
Max 6 certified divers per boat
Tanks hydrostatic tested in date
Qualified service tech on site
Free transfers *

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Environment

Eco diversAt Dive Rarotonga we try our best to be Eco Friendly Divers. We always make sure that we take only pictures and leave only bubbles on all our dive excursions.

To protect the coral reef from anchor damage, we have installed mooring systems on 5 of our most dived sites, sharing these with other dive operators on the island to minimise the impact on the reef of boat traffic.

We also ask everyone during our dive briefings to be aware of their buoyancy control and streamlining to protect the coral. .

 

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About Us

PADI 5* IDC

PADI 5* IDC

We are the only PADI 5* Instructor Development Centre, and therefore the highest rated PADI facility, in the Cook Islands.

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