Hurghada

PADI National Geographic

The award is only given to a PADI 5 Star Centre or PADI Gold Palm centre that meets a higher standard than that normally required by PADI.

As a National Geographic Diver, you join an elite group of explorers, adventurers and conservationists. The insight and training you gain during this course will broaden your awareness and take your diving skills to a new level.

Your experience begins with the PADI Open Water Diver course, enhanced with adventures unique to the National Geographic Diver course. You will learn to explore with detail, identify important underwater features and navigate with certainty as well as gain the diving knowledge and practice to move with poise along the reefs.

Whether you're new to scuba diving, or an experienced diver, the National Geographic Diver course will give you new tools to understand and safely explore the underwater world.

Your adventure begins with the National Geographic Diver certification, where you'll gain knowledge and practical experience:

• Learn basic dive skills and safety information through the PADI Open Water Diver course.
• Discover worldwide dive environments and opportunities by interacting with the National Geographic Diver Almanac and DVD.
• Learn to fine-tune your buoyancy to hover easily and move carefully through delicate aquatic habitats.
• Learn how to observe your surroundings in order to get the best experience from each dive.
• Gain practical experience by gathering information and collecting images to create a visual representation of a dive site, detailing what you've discovered through your observations.
• Improve your navigation skills and ability to find your way around underwater by using a compass as well as natural references.
• Discover a multitude of aquatic species and be able to identify local plants and animals.

All of Emperor Hurghada's instructors are qualified to teach the National Geographic Diver Course, which is ideal for both novice and experienced divers.