Day 1
Arrival and confined water
09:00 – 16:00
Orientation, the equipment workshop, and the first three confined water dives.
- Meet your instructor, eLearning review
- Equipment workshop
- Confined water dives 1–3
- Debrief and log dives
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5-Day Itinerary Certify, rest, then dive for pleasure
The same PADI Open Water course at a pace that leaves room to enjoy it — a day off in the middle, then two fun dives as a certified diver rather than a student.
- 5 days
- On the island
- 11 dives
- 9 training + 2 fun dives
- 18 m
- Certified depth
- 1 day
- Rest day built in
- 1:4
- Max students per instructor
- Ask for price
- Course · fun dives extra
Day by day
Five Days With Room to Breathe
The certification occupies days one to three. What the extra two days buy is a rest day and your first dives without a skill to demonstrate.
Day 2
First ocean dives
09:00 – 15:00
Two open water dives to 12 metres at a sheltered site such as Meno Slope.
- Briefing and boat departure
- Open water dive 1
- Surface interval on the boat
- Open water dive 2 — navigation
Day 3
Certification
09:00 – 15:00
Dives three and four to 18 metres, then your card.
- Open water dive 3 — dive planning
- Surface interval
- Open water dive 4 — final demonstration
- Logbooks and certification
Day 4
Rest day
Yours
No diving. Off-gas properly, sleep, and see the island you have only crossed to reach a boat.
- Snorkel from the beach
- Gili Meno turtle sanctuary
- Sunset from the west side
- Or nothing at all
Day 5
Two fun dives
08:30 – 14:00
The two-tank morning trip as a certified diver. No skills, no demonstrations — just the reef.
- 08:30 boat departure
- Dive 1 — Shark Point or Halik
- Surface interval with refreshments
- Dive 2 — Hans Reef or Meno Wall
Day 5 is the standard two-tank morning trip, booked alongside the course and charged separately — ask us for the current price. Skip it and this is a 4-day itinerary with a rest day.
Why five
What the Extra Two Days Buy
Three days certifies you. Five is when most people stop concentrating and start looking.
No clock pressure
Day 4
A rest day means a skill that needs repeating does not threaten your flight home.
Slack in the schedule
Dive as a diver
Day 5
Your first dives with nothing to demonstrate. This is where buoyancy actually settles.
Two dives, no skills
See the island
Between dives
Most three-day students see the dive centre, the boat and their room. Five days is enough to see why people stay.
Turtle sanctuary, sunsets
Or go further
Seven Days Reaches South Lombok
Five days keeps you on the Gilis. Seven adds the Advanced course and the southern sites — Belongas Bay walls and the deeper water most visitors never get to. If you have the week, it is the itinerary that uses it.
7-day itinerary
Five days
Common Questions
No. Same PADI Open Water course, same nine dives, same price. The difference is a rest day and two fun dives added around it.
Yes. Day 5 is the standard two-tank morning trip, booked alongside the course and charged separately — ask us for the current price. Leave it out and you have a 4-day itinerary with a rest day in it.
Not in two days — Advanced needs its own two full days of five Adventure Dives. That is the 7-day itinerary, and booked together the two courses run at a package rate.
Day 5 finishes around 14:00. PADI recommends 18 hours between your last dive and a flight, so a departure from the afternoon of day 6 onward is safe.
Yes. Some people prefer it after day one rather than after certification. Tell us when you book and we will arrange the boat days around it.
Lock the dates
Four Steps to Booking
Tell us your five days and whether you want the fun dives included. We reply within four hours during operating hours.
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Your dates
Five days, and where you would like the rest day to fall.
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Confirmation
Boat days, instructor, and the PADI Medical Statement.
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20% deposit
Secures the dates. eLearning access follows straight after.
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Arrive
Theory done, balance on arrival.