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PADI Discover Scuba Diving in South Tenerife

Discover the magic of Costa Adeje on your first scuba diving experience in Tenerife.
Swim through warm Atlantic waters with sea turtles and vibrant marine life, guided safely by professional PADI instructors.

⭐ PADI 5 Star Dive Center in Tenerife • Professional certified diving team

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    Encounter sea turtles and vibrant marine life
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    Warm, crystal-clear Atlantic waters
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    Beginner-friendly diving experience
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    Small groups with professional PADI instructors
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Why Choose One Two Dive for Your PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experience?

At One Two Dive, we believe your first scuba diving experience in Tenerife should be safe, personal, and truly unforgettable. As a PADI 5 Star Dive Center in South Tenerife, we specialize in introducing beginners to the underwater world in a relaxed and fully guided environment.

We work with small groups only, which allows our professional PADI instructors to give you full attention at every step. This means more safety, more confidence, and a much more enjoyable experience in the water. You are never rushed and always supported, from your first briefing to your final underwater moment.

Safety and trust are at the core of everything we do. All dives in Costa Adeje are carefully planned and supervised by certified instructors with extensive experience in beginner diving. You will feel comfortable and secure throughout the entire experience, even if it is your very first time breathing underwater.

We carefully choose our dive sites across South Tenerife depending on daily sea conditions, ensuring the best visibility, calm waters, and the safest possible environment for your first scuba diving experience in Tenerife.

But beyond safety, this is also about fun, discovery, and emotion. Diving with One Two Dive is not just an activity — it is an adventure that often becomes the beginning of something much bigger. Many of our guests discover a new passion for the ocean after their first dive in South Tenerife.

Some continue their adventure with our PADI Open Water Diver Course, or  you can enjoy relaxing ocean experiences with our guided snorkeling tours in Tenerife.

  • ⭐ PADI 5 Star Dive Center in South Tenerife
  • 👥 Small group experiences for maximum attention and comfort
  • 🤿 Professional and certified PADI instructors
  • 🛟 High safety standards and full supervision at all times
  • 🌊 Fun, relaxed and unforgettable first diving experience
  • 🧒 Minimum age from 10 years old
  • Minimum age from 10 years old. Younger children aged 8+ can also enjoy their first underwater adventure with our PADI bubblemaker program
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Basic Experience

1 Ocean Dive

85€

Your first real taste of open water. Experience the sensation of weightlessness and breathe underwater for the first time while exploring a sheltered coastal reef tailored specifically for beginners.

  • 📋 Detailed briefing and gear adaptation session.
  • 🤿 Full premium equipment (wetsuit, regulator, BCD, and mask).
  • 🌊 1 Open Ocean Dive in a calm, protected bay.
  • ⏱️ **Dive session is around 45 minutes** under water.

    • 🧒 Minimum age from 10 years old

  • 🦀 Small student-to-instructor ratio for your total safety.

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⭐ BEST EXPERIENCE (RECOMMENDED)

2 Ocean Dives

145€

Our adventurers’ absolute favorite choice. The first dive is all about breaking the ice, shaking off the nerves, and getting comfortable with the gear. On your second dive, with your buoyancy fully under control and complete peace of mind, you can truly relax, explore deeper, and encounter Tenerife’s most fascinating marine life.

🧒 Minimum age from 10 years old

  • 📋 Detailed briefing and gear adaptation
  • 🤿 Full  diving equipment provided
  • 🐢 2 Full Open Ocean Dives
  • ⏱️ **Two dives of 45 minutes each**
  • 🍿 water& snack provided between dives
  • 🧠 Maximum Enjoyment
  • 🪸 Deeper Exploration: Venture further down to look for resident sea turtles, rays, and hidden marine life.
  • 🛡️ Insurance covered for the activity.

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Controlled Environment

Pool Try Dive

80€

The ideal option if you are short on time, coming with young children, or prefer to build complete confidence in a 100% calm environment with no waves or currents before heading to the open ocean.

    🧒 Minimum age from 10 years old

  • 📋 Basic safety briefing and equipment introduction.
  • 🤿 Full top-brand scuba diving gear included.
  • 🧜‍♂️ Guided underwater practice and games with your PADI Instructor.
  • ⏱️ **Water time is around 45 minutes** to practice and have fun.

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What is PADI Discover Scuba Diving in Tenerife?

PADI Discover Scuba Diving in South Tenerife is a beginner-friendly introduction to scuba diving that allows you to experience breathing underwater for the first time without needing a diving certification. It is designed for people who have never tried diving before and want a safe, guided introduction to the underwater world.

In Costa Adeje, this experience takes place in calm, clear Atlantic waters where professional PADI instructors guide you step by step. You will learn the basic safety rules, get comfortable with the equipment, and enjoy your first real underwater dive in one of the most popular diving destinations in the Canary Islands.

If you decide to continue your underwater adventure after your first dive, you can also progress to the PADI Open Water Course and become a certified diver.

What to Expect During Your First Scuba Dive

Your Discover Scuba Diving experience in Tenerife starts with a full safety briefing from your PADI instructor. You will be introduced to the diving equipment, learn how to breathe underwater, and practice simple skills in shallow water before your dive.

Once you feel comfortable, you will go on a guided underwater dive in Costa Adeje. The experience is fully supervised at all times, making it safe and enjoyable even for complete beginners.

  • Detailed safety and equipment briefing
  • Practice session in shallow water
  • Guided open-water dive in South Tenerife
  • Full supervision by professional PADI instructors

The entire experience is relaxed and designed to help you enjoy your first time scuba diving without stress.

Is Scuba Diving in Tenerife Safe for Beginners?

Yes, scuba diving in Tenerife is considered very safe for beginners when done with certified PADI professionals. Discover Scuba Diving programs are specifically designed for people with no previous experience.
All dives in Costa Adeje are conducted in controlled conditions with small groups, allowing instructors to give you full attention at all times. You will always stay within safe depth limits and remain under direct supervision.
Before entering the water, you will receive a complete safety briefing and learn how to use the equipment properly. This ensures a comfortable and secure first diving experience in South Tenerife.

Scuba Diving in Costa Adeje, South Tenerife

Costa Adeje is one of the best locations for scuba diving in Tenerife thanks to its calm waters, excellent visibility, and rich marine biodiversity. The volcanic underwater landscape creates a unique environment that is ideal for beginner divers.
This area in South Tenerife offers warm Atlantic waters throughout the year, making it perfect for a first diving experience regardless of the season. Many beginner dives take place close to the shore, ensuring easy access and safe conditions.
Scuba diving in Costa Adeje is also known for its variety of marine life and relaxed diving conditions, making it one of the most popular spots for Discover Scuba Diving in the Canary Islands.

Marine Life You Can See While Diving in Tenerife

The waters around South Tenerife are home to a rich variety of marine life, making your first scuba diving experience even more memorable.
During your dive in Costa Adeje, you may encounter sea turtles, stingrays, octopus, and many species of tropical fish living around volcanic rock formations and reefs.

🐢 Sea turtles
🐙 Octopus and cuttlefish
🐟 Colorful tropical fish
🪸 Volcanic reef ecosystems
🦋 Rays and small pelagic species

The diversity of marine life in Tenerife makes every dive unique, even for first-time divers.

If you prefer staying closer to the surface, you can also explore Tenerife’s marine life with our snorkeling experiences in Costa Adeje.

About the course.

Would you like to know how it feels to visit the blue planet that surrounds this island? Have you always wanted to try diving, but didn´t know where to start? Now this is your chance!

The Discover Scuba Diving Program gives you the opportunity to explore the world of bubbles in a safe and fun environment. Our instructors will take the time to make you feel comfortable and safe!

What is included in the PADI Discover Scuba Diving Program?

  • The Padi Discover Scuba Diving Video or E-learning
  • A confined water session to adapt to breathing underwater and learn the most basic skills that are needed to help you feel safe and comfortable in the world of bubbles.
  • After this course, you are allowed to go fun-diving with one of our instructors.
  • PADI Discover Scuba Diving Course in the pool only : 80€
  • PADI Discover Scuba Diving Course in the ocean max 6m : 85€
  • PADI Discover Scuba Diving Course with an additional fun-dive max 12m : 145€

PADI Discover Scuba Diving Course in the sea
85€

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PADI Discover Scuba Diving program, in the sea. Two Dives
145€

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PADI Discover Scuba Diving in the pool
80€

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The benefits of One Two Dive.

Free Pickups
Free pickups in the south of Tenerife from Golf del Sur to Los Cristianos, Las Americas and Adeje.
Relaxed Manner
We teach you diving in a relaxed manner, step by step and with a low professional to student ratio.
Most comfortable diving equipment
We provide you with the best and most comfortable diving equipment on the market to help put you at ease and relax.
Planning Dives
We plan the dives to suit your needs and requirements so you get the most out of the experience and leave wanting more.
Environmental friendly – Padi Green star award
The PADI Green Star™ Dive Center Award is granted to PADI Dive Centers and Resorts that demonstrate a dedication to conservation across a wide range of business functions, including water conservation, energy use, environmentally friendly transportation practices, use of sustainable materials, conservation leadership and a donation to conservation through Project AWARE. The Green Star Award identifies dive businesses that care about the environment and are acting to protect it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need experience to try scuba diving in Tenerife?

No experience is required. PADI Discover Scuba Diving is designed specifically for complete beginners. If you want to become a certified diver afterward, you can continue with the PADI Open Water Course in Tenerife.

How deep do beginner dives go?

Beginner dives are conducted within safe depth limits under direct supervision of a PADI instructor.

Can non-swimmers try scuba diving?

Yes, you do not need to be an expert swimmer. Your instructor will guide you throughout the experience.

What should I bring?

Just bring swimwear, a towel, and a sense of adventure. All diving equipment is provided.

Is scuba diving in Costa Adeje suitable for families?

Yes, it is a popular activity for families and first-time divers visiting South Tenerife.

Are you ready for your scuba diving adventure?

Minimum requirements
- The student needs to be at least 10 years old for the Junior Open Water Diver course. - The student needs to be at leat 15 years old for the Open Water Diver course. - The student needs to have experience with swimming (in the pool and in the sea).
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Minimum requirements
- The student needs to be at least 10 years old for the Introduction Dive. - If the student is under the age of 18, one of the parents needs to be with the student on the day of the excursion. - The student needs to have experience with swimming (in the pool and in the sea).
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Minimum requirements
- The student needs to be at least 10 years old for the Discover Scuba Diving course. - If the student is under the age of 18, one of the parents needs to be with the student on the day of the excursion. - Student needs to have experience with swimming (in the pool and in the sea).
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Minimum requirements
- The student needs to be at least 10 years old for the Junior Scuba Diver course. - The student needs to be at least 15 years old for the Scuba Diver course. - The student needs to have experience with swimming (in the pool and in the sea).
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Minimum requirements
- The student needs to be at least 18 years old. - The student needs to be a certified Advanced Open Water and Rescue Diver. - The student needs to have at least 40 logged dives.
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Minimum requirements
- The student needs to be at least 18 years old. - The student needs to be a certified Divemaster. - The student needs to be a certified diver for 6 months. - The student needs to have at least 90 logged dives.
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Minimum requirements
- The student needs to be at least 10 years old. - The student needs to be a certified (Junior) Open Water Diver.
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Minimum requirements
- The student needs to be at least 12 years old. - The student needs to be a certified (Junior) Open Water Diver.
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Minimum requirements
- The student needs to be at least 12 years old. - The student does not need to be a certified diver.
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Minimum requirements
- The student needs to be at least 12 years old. - The student needs to be a certified Advanced Open Water Diver. - The student needs to be a certified Emergency First Response.
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Minimum requirements
- The student needs to be at least 12 years old. - The student needs to be a certified Rescue Diver. - The student needs to have 5 PADI Specialties. - The student needs to have at least 50 logged dives.
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