Hello,
I'm very happy to have come across these forums today. I'm a long time snorkeler and have done a resort dive once. I'm traveling to Belize in May and definitely want to get PADI certified while I'm there. I'd like to start some of the classwork and pool dives at home (NYC) but the few PADI places I looked at were outrageously expensive - like 300 dollars. If I can do the full open water cert for 250-300 in Belize, it doesn't make sense to spend the same amount here just to do half of it. However, I'd love to get it out of the way to save that precious vacation time.
I was hoping you experts could give me some advice on how to go about starting the training here without spending so much money. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!
I'm very happy to have come across these forums today. I'm a long time snorkeler and have done a resort dive once. I'm traveling to Belize in May and definitely want to get PADI certified while I'm there. I'd like to start some of the classwork and pool dives at home (NYC) but the few PADI places I looked at were outrageously expensive - like 300 dollars. If I can do the full open water cert for 250-300 in Belize, it doesn't make sense to spend the same amount here just to do half of it. However, I'd love to get it out of the way to save that precious vacation time.
I was hoping you experts could give me some advice on how to go about starting the training here without spending so much money. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers!