Silo · Trip planning
The shortest route to a PADI Open Water card. Theory finished online before you land, nine dives across three days, and no classroom time on the island at all.
Day by day
Timings shift with student progress and sea conditions. Nothing here is rushed — the compression is in the gaps, not the standards.
Day 1
09:00 – 16:00
Orientation, the equipment workshop, then the first three confined water dives in a pool or a calm shallow bay.
Day 2
09:00 – 15:00
Two open water dives to 12 metres at a shallow, sheltered site such as Meno Slope.
Day 3
09:00 – 15:00
The final two dives to 18 metres at a deeper site such as Turtle Heaven, then the paperwork.
The PADI eLearning takes 8 to 10 hours and must be finished before you arrive. Leave it until you land and this becomes a four-day itinerary.
Included
Access code sent as soon as your deposit lands, so the theory is behind you before you fly.
Scubapro and Aqualung throughout. Mask, snorkel, fins, BCD, regulator and wetsuit.
Every session with an active-status PADI Instructor, maximum four students.
All transfers to the training sites and filled tanks for all nine dives.
PADI processing, your e-card and a physical logbook.
Diver insurance for the duration of training, affiliated with DAN.
Not included: accommodation, meals, and the island entrance fee plus Gili Eco Trust contribution of roughly IDR 150,000 per person, paid on arrival.
Have more time
Three days gets you certified. Five gives you the same course at an easier pace, plus two fun dives as a newly certified diver and a day off in the middle — which is when most people actually start enjoying it rather than concentrating.
5-day itinerary
Three days
Yes, provided the eLearning is finished before you arrive. That removes 8 to 10 hours of classroom time. What is compressed is the gaps between sessions, never the PADI performance requirements.
You get it, at no additional charge. If that pushes you into a fourth day we will tell you on day one rather than on day three, so you can plan around it.
No. PADI recommends a minimum 18-hour surface interval after multiple dives before flying. Day 3 ends around 15:00, so a flight after midday on day 4 is the earliest safe option.
Be on the island the evening before. Fast boats from Bali take 90 to 120 minutes and only run in the morning, so a same-day arrival before a 09:00 start does not work.
Yes, and it is the most common booking. Four is the maximum group size, so two of you means more instructor attention, not less.
Lock the dates
Tell us your three days and which island you will stay on. We reply within four hours during operating hours.
Three consecutive days, plus the evening before for arrival.
Instructor availability and the PADI Medical Statement to review.
Secures the dates. eLearning access follows immediately — start it that week.
Theory done, balance payable on arrival, in the water at 09:00.
