Rodi Garganico
Tremiti Islands
The diving is located inside the Touristic Harbour of Rodi Garganico. You’ll find everything you need for spending happy diving-days all together.
Compressor: ColtriMCH 22.000 super Silent, MCH 16.000, Centralina ColtriMix
Motor ship Altair: 18 x 5.10 mt - 2×500 cv. Caterpillar - 2 bathrooms - 2 showers - boiler - kitchen - beds for 12 - Lombardini 16 kw generator set - dedicated area for photographers and researchers, oxygen kit, stand up paddle at you disposal. Payload: 15 divers.
Rubber boat: 8m long, with Yamaha 200Hp engine, it is comfortable for 10-12 divers. Mandatory Oxygen equipment on board
Equipment: for those who need it, we do rent complete CRESSI equipment
Location: the brand new touristic harbour of Rodi Garganico gives you lots of nautical and touristic services. 360° assistance!
Diving at Tremiti Islands
The Tremiti Islands have been a marine reserve since 1989 and give visitors a still intact and fascinating environment. It is a favorite destination for many divers, there are plenty of popular dive sites suitable for every level of experience, more than 40 of them all around the archipelago. For divers, the Marine Reserve of the Tremiti Island is an enchanted place, almost a gathering point for all marine life that inhabit the sea bottoms of the Mediterranean sea, since in certain times and periods it seems that all possible and imaginable sea creatures meet here with the only purpose of delivering a thrilling spectacle.
Snorkeling in the MARINE PARK
The archipelago of the Tremiti Islands is located a few miles from the coast of the Gargano and its islands are the only ones belonging to Italy in the Adriatic Sea.
The archipelago of Tremiti consists of 5 islands that are ideal for snorkelers:
San Nicola, the administrative center where the citizens of the archipelago reside.
San Domino, the largest and most touristic island, where are located the main tourist facilities and entertainment centers.
Caprara, completely uninhabited.
Pianosa, also completely uninhabited and also the most isolated since it is about 20 km from the archipelago away.
Cretaccio, a large clayey rock that rises between the islands of San Nicola and San Domino.
Unlike scuba diving, snorkeling activity can be practiced by anyone: it consists of swimming at the surface (maximum 5 meters deep) using a diving mask and a snorkel to breathe, so that you can fully enjoy the wonderful show that the seabeds offer.
Among fishes: Mediterranean red damselfish, seahorse, grouper, damsel, monkfish, banded bream, redfish, red mullet.
Among algae: acetabularia codium adhaerens, dictyota dichotoma, halimeda tuna, padina pavonia, sea ball; oceanic Posidonia, pseudolithophyllum, expansum.
Among invertebrates: lobster, sea anemone, false coral, sea lily, spider crab, Mediterranean haliclona, hand of St. Peter, sea umbrella, octopus, sea urchin, cuttlefish, starfish and many others ...
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I nostri corsi PADI
bubblemaker
It is the first underwater experience that we offer to all children, preceded by a brief introduction to the basic security information that allow participants to dive with the cylinders under close supervision in confined waters. We will recognize participants with a Bubblemaker Certificate. A nice kit with stickers, balloons and books to be coloured will make this experience a fantastic memory.
Duration: 1 session
Max. Depth: 2 meters
Min. Age: 8 years old
open water diver
The PADI Open Water Diver course teaches student divers the foundational knowledge and skills they need to dive with a buddy, independent of supervision. Open Water Diver course skills are sequenced from simple to more complex. You will have 5 theory sessions in the classroom with your instructor, studying independently with the manual and viewing video, some practice in the swimming-pool and 4 open water dives where you can put into practice what you learned in the classroom.
Duration: 5 sessions
Max. Depth: 18 meters
Min. Age: 10 years old (divers between 10 and 14 years old get a Junior Open Water Diver certification)
discover scuba diver
scuba diver
It is a water-baptism, preceded by a brief introduction to the basic security information that allows participants to dive with the cylinders under close supervision in confined waters. It can count as credit for the PADI Open Water Diver without patent issuance.
Duration: 1 session
Max. Depth: 12 meters
Min. Age: 10 years old
Participants can make an additional open water dive directly supervised by an instructor.
The PADI Scuba Diver course is a subset of the Open Water Diver course. PADI Scuba Divers are trained to dive under the direct supervision of a PADI Divemaster, Assistant Instructor or Instructor to a maximum depth of 12 meters/40 feet. PADI Scuba Divers have more theoretical background and better-developed water skills than Discover Scuba® Diving participants, however, they are not qualified for independent diving. International PADI certification issuance.
Duration: 3 sessions
Max. Depth: 12 meters
Min. Age: 10 years old (divers between 10 and 14 get a Junior Scuba Diver certification)
As a certified scuba diver you’ve already experienced the thrill of exploring parts of the underwater world, but know there’s more to discover. Whether you’re looking for new dive adventures, to improve your scuba skills, or both at once, taking another PADI dive course will help you gain more confidence and meet more dive buddies.
Technical Diving allows you to extend your diving beyond recreational “no stop” limits. This allows you to plan longer dives at shallower depths, or to plan dives to more advanced depths and locations. Technical (tec) diving allows you to greatly expand your diving skills and knowledge and can provide you with experiences and exploration opportunities in places very few people will ever see.
Start the adventure with our eLearning® PADI courses!
Start your scuba training digitally whenever, wherever it’s convenient for you. PADI eLearning is the easiest way to fit scuba lessons into your busy schedule. Work at your own pace, online or offline, using your computer or mobile device. Schedule in-water training whenever you’re ready.
