🐡PADI Fish Identification Specialty with Marine Biologists🤿
🐚What am I going to do?
If every time you dive you marvel at marine life, but wonder "what fish is that?" , this specialty is for you. Learn to recognize species, understand their behavior, and approach them without disturbing their environment.
🌊 Immerse yourself with experts:
You'll learn from Lina Rico and Álvaro Baigorri, marine biologists, professional divers, and founders of Atlántida Diving Center. Their passion for marine conservation and their work with the FIATMAR Foundation make this certification unique.
🔍 What will you learn?
✅ How to plan and organize fish identification dives.
✅ Relate species through the Tree of Life, understanding their evolution and ecological connections.
✅ Identify groups and families of fish while diving.
✅ Passive observation techniques to approach without disturbing marine fauna.
✅ Methods and tools for easily recording and memorizing species.
✅ Perfect your responsible diving skills: buoyancy, hydrodynamics and calm swimming.
🌊 Turn every dive into a discovery experience! 🐟🔥
The certification courses are structured as follows
👨🏻💻Knowledge Development: Theoretical knowledge acquired independently on the PADI e-learning platform
🤿Open water: practical application at sea of what was learned in confined spaces
📩 Ready to see the ocean with new eyes? Write to us and secure your spot.
✅ Includes
🤿Diving instructor
📕Online knowledge development on the Atlantida Bucea platform, making the science of ichthyology accessible to non-biologists.
📉 In-person workshop on the fish tree of life.
🌊2 open water adventure dives.
📜PADI International Diving Certification
🥽Rental of basic equipment (fins, wetsuit, mask and snorkel) and complete scuba equipment (vest, regulator, tank, weights) and safety equipment (computer, flashlight, signaling buoy, compass)
🛥 Boat trip from our facilities in El Rodadero to the selected diving site and back.
🥝Snack
📷The instructor takes photos whenever possible (we prioritize safety and training quality). The files are shared via WhatsApp on Google Drive.
📱Digital log
📱Electronic certification
🏥 Diving insurance
📋📚 Loan of tools to facilitate learning (submersible identification guide, acrylic board, notebook)
📝 Itinerary
🐟 Knowledge development: individual e-learning study
🐟 Practice
🤿Day 1: 7 am to 3:00 pm ➡️ 2 dives in the sea
🕛 Schedule and meeting point
All diving trips start at 7:30 am ⏰ at our operational facilities in El Rodadero and we return around 1:30 pm
🤿Diving destination
We have more than 30 diving spots between the southern area of Tayrona Park (closed between February 1 and 15), Santa Marta Bay, Gaira, or Taganga.
We choose the dive site daily according to sea conditions and other plans booked on the boat.
⏱️Schedule of activities
🗓️We have departures every day except Wednesdays, just check the availability of the dates that suit you best
🚫✈️Remember that you cannot fly on a plane the same day after diving.
🩺You must be in good health (no flu, no recent surgeries, etc.)
💰Cost and reservations
COP$ 820,000
Reserva abonando el 50% del valor💰
👉🏻Desde cualquier banco, tarjeta debito o crédito nacional o internacional por botón de pagos
Con el abono reservamos tus cupos en la embarcación los días que tú quieras y te enviaremos el material e-learning elegido
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💙What do our customers think?
🚫Warranty and cancellations
If for any reason the dive cannot take place on the agreed date, the following can be done according to the internal policies found in the link below:
Extend for up to one year
Give to another participant
Refund between 20% and 80% of the money
If the service was performed on the agreed date, according to the sales promise, there will no longer be room for a refund.
