PADI Courses in Roatan, Honduras
From your first breath underwater to instructor, at one of the busiest dive shops in West End.
Discover Scuba to IDC · PADI 5 Star IDC Center · TDI Tec Center on site
9,000+ PADI certifications from our dive shop in West End
If you want to learn how to scuba dive, advance your skills, explore PADI specialty certifications or make diving your career, Coconut Tree Divers is the place to learn. We offer all PADI courses from Discover Scuba Diving to IDC, and our Roatan Divemaster Internship is one of the largest and most successful on the island. Add TDI technical diving with Monty Graham and there’s not much underwater we don’t cover.
Find your PADI course
Start where you are now. Every course runs from our dive shop in West End, Roatan.
Not sure which one fits? Send us a message and we’ll point you to the right course. Current prices are on our pricing page.
01 Learn to Dive
Discover Scuba through Open Water. No experience needed.
02 Keep Learning
Advanced Open Water, EFR and Rescue. More capable diving.
03 Specialties & Tec
Nitrox, Wreck, Deep and Buoyancy, plus TDI tec training on site.
04 Go Pro
Divemaster internship and PADI IDC, inside a working dive center.
PADI beginner diver courses
New to diving, or ready for your first card? Discover Scuba Diving is half a day and one reef dive, with no certification needed. PADI Scuba Diver takes two days. PADI Open Water takes two to three days and gives you a certification that works anywhere in the world for life.
Discover Scuba Diving
Half a day and one guided reef dive. No certification needed.
PADI Scuba Diver
Two days and a real certification, diving with a PADI professional to 12 meters.
PADI Open Water Diver
Two to three days and four reef dives. Certified to dive anywhere in the world.
PADI advanced diver courses
Already certified? Advanced Open Water is five adventure dives with no written exam, and it takes your depth limit to 30 meters. Emergency First Response is one day, open to divers and non-divers. Rescue Diver is ten skill exercises and two staged scenarios, and most divers rate it the most challenging and best course they ever did.
PADI Advanced Open Water
Five adventure dives and no written exam. Certified to 30 meters.
Emergency First Response
CPR and first aid in one day, for divers and non-divers.
PADI Rescue Diver
Ten skill exercises and two staged scenarios. The course divers remember.
PADI professional courses and tec diving
Ready to make diving the job? The Divemaster internship runs six weeks inside our daily operation, with eLearning included. The PADI IDC comes next, run here with our PADI Platinum Course Director. Past recreational limits, Roatan Tec Center runs TDI technical training from the same shop.
Roatan Divemaster Internship
Six weeks inside a busy working dive shop. Most interns go on to the IDC.
Instructor Development Course
Train for your PADI instructor rating with our Platinum Course Director.
Tec Diving
Sidemount through Trimix with Roatan Tec Center, on site.
Before you book a PADI course in Roatan
Which PADI course should I start with?
Open Water, if you want a scuba certification you can use anywhere in the world. Discover Scuba if you just want to try it once. PADI Scuba Diver if you are short on time and still want a card at the end of two days.
Do I need to finish the eLearning before I arrive?
Ideally, yes. It runs four to eight hours depending on the course. Doing it at home means your days in Roatan are spent in the water instead of on a laptop on the deck.
How young can kids start diving?
Ten, for both Scuba Diver and Open Water. Ten and eleven year olds certify as Junior Open Water Divers to 12 meters. Twelve to fourteen year olds certify to 18 meters and dive with a certified adult.
Do I need a medical form?
Yes. A signed PADI medical statement is required before any course starts. If anything on it flags, you will need a doctor to sign off, so check it before you fly rather than the morning of your first dive.
Can I do two courses back to back?
Regularly. Open Water into Advanced Open Water is the most common pairing. We also run EFR alongside Rescue Diver.
How long should I allow to learn to dive in Roatan?
Two to three days covers Open Water once the eLearning is done. Five days gives you Open Water and Advanced back to back. A week means you certify and still get fun dives in before you fly home.
What does PADI Master Scuba Diver take?
Five PADI specialty certifications, PADI Rescue Diver and at least 50 logged dives.
Ready to get PADI certified in Roatan?
Send our crew a message with your certification level, logged dives and rough dates. We’ll confirm availability, get you registered for your PADI eLearning and answer any other questions before you book.