Start Your Diving Adventure RECREATIONAL COURSES
From your first bubbles to advanced specialties in Tulum, Mexico, our recreational diving courses include Open Water Diver training and progression through Advanced, Rescue and Specialties programs.
What are recreational diving courses?
Recreational diving courses are entry-level and advanced scuba certifications designed for people who want to explore the underwater world safely, within no-decompression limits and without overhead environments.
These recreational courses do not include guided cave diving or technical overhead environments.
How We Teach Recreational Diving
Our recreational courses aren't just about getting a card. At Wolff Diving, we integrate precision buoyancy concepts, optimized equipment configuration, and situational awareness from day one. We train divers who are comfortable, safe, and respectful of the environment.
Recreational diving courses in Tulum focused on skill development, safety, buoyancy control, and confident progression from beginner to advanced certified diver.
Recreational Diving Curriculum
Structured overview of recreational scuba diving courses offered by Wolff Diving in Tulum, including beginner, intermediate, and advanced certifications.
Discovery Diver
The Discovery Diver experience is an introductory scuba diving program designed for beginners with no prior certification, allowing first-time divers to safely experience breathing underwater under direct instructor supervision.
Curious about scuba diving but not ready to commit to a full certification course? The Discovery Diver experience allows you to breathe underwater for the first time in a safe and controlled environment. No prior experience needed. This experience does not provide a diving certification.
- Basic theory & equipment overview
- Practice key skills in shallow water
Choose your experience
Open Cenote Dive
Full experience with 1 dive
The Open Cenote Dive experience is an introductory scuba diving program designed for beginners with no prior certification, allowing first-time divers to safely experience breathing underwater in a cenote environment under direct instructor supervision.
Cenote Dive + Reef Dive
Continuous 2nd dive included
Open Water Diver
The Open Water Diver course is a beginner scuba certification program that teaches first-time divers the fundamental skills and knowledge required to plan and conduct independent recreational dives with a buddy, up to 18 meters depth.
Your passport to the underwater world. This course teaches you the theoretical and practical foundations to plan and execute real dives up to 18 meters deep with a buddy. This course is designed for beginners and does not include overhead or cave diving.
eLearning Theory
Study at your own pace from home.
Confined Water
Skill practice in a controlled environment.
4 Dives
Explore reefs and cenotes while you learn.
Small Groups
Maximum 4 students per instructor.
Includes full equipment rental & certification fees
Advanced Open Water
Expand your limits and gain confidence. This course is 100% practical and certifies you to dive up to 30 meters deep. Experience different environments and specialties under direct supervision.
Designed for certified Open Water Divers looking to expand depth, navigation skills, and dive experience.
- Underwater Navigation (Mandatory)
- Deep Diving – 30 meters
- 3 Adventure Dives of your choice
Includes certification fees
Rescue Diver
PADI Rescue Diver recreational scuba certification course
Often described as the most challenging yet rewarding course. You will learn to look beyond yourself and consider the safety of others. This course prepares you to prevent and manage problems in the water.
Designed for Advanced Open Water divers who want to improve safety awareness, confidence, and leadership skills.
Emergency Management
Coordinate and handle scenarios.
Self-Rescue
Recognize and fix your own stress.
First Aid
EFR / CPR Primary Care included.
Diver Psychology
Anticipate panic and problems.
Includes EFR/CPR and Rescue Diver certification
Recreational Diving Specialties
Perfect specific skills, explore new environments, and enjoy every dive more.
Optional add-on courses designed for certified recreational divers.
Nitrox specialty course. Learn to dive with enriched air nitrox to extend bottom time,
reduce nitrogen exposure, and improve post-dive comfort. For certified recreational divers.
Nitrox (EANx)
Extend your bottom time and reduce post-dive fatigue. The most requested specialty for avid divers.
Deep Diver specialty course. Train to plan and execute dives up to 40 meters within
recreational limits, managing gas, narcosis, and emergency procedures.
Deep Diver
Safe training to reach 40 meters (130 feet) depth, the absolute limit of recreational diving.
Perfect Buoyancy specialty course. Improve underwater trim, buoyancy control,
and air consumption while minimizing impact on the reef.
Buoyancy
Improve air consumption and protect the coral. Master the 'hover' and move effortlessly underwater.
Recreational sidemount diving course. Learn to dive using a sidemount configuration
for improved comfort, redundancy, and mobility. Ideal for recreational and cavern
environments.
Sidemount Rec
Learn a more comfortable and streamlined configuration using two side tanks. Ideal for recreational divers and cavern environments under instructor supervision.
Night diving specialty course. Learn night dive planning, navigation,
and communication while exploring nocturnal marine life safely.
Night Diving
See the reef in a new light. Observe nocturnal creatures and bioluminescence in a thrilling adventure.
Ready to start your recreational diving training?
Our groups are small to ensure your safety and learning. Contact us to plan your recreational scuba diving training with a certified instructor.