No Experience Required to Discover Scuba in Florida
Overview
This experience will be like snorkeling but on steroids! If you like to snorkel this introduction to scuba diving is the perfect next step to explore the underwater world. You will learn the basics of diving from your knowledgeable instructors who will lead you on a guided tour of St. Andrew's State Park or a local fresh water spring if Gulf conditions are unfavorable. This is a great class for people comfortable in the water that want to explore a little deeper.
What's Included
- Use of all necessary equipment
- Local taxes
- Instructor
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting Location
Thomas Drive
Panama City Beach, FL 32408, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
The discover scuba class will give participants a brief introduction into the world of diving. Students will learn about the effects of diving on the body and how to use the gear before being led on a dive in confined water at the State Park. (Students must know how to swim). Before we start the class each student will be issued an eLearning account that delivers the academics curriculum in an easy to understand format that you can complete at your own pace. (40 minutes to an hour). This way your time with us is spend on physically learning the dive gear and in the water and not in a classroom.
Please note we are not the cheap quick version of trying scuba. We want this experience to be the gateway drug to a life addicted to scuba diving and underwater exploration.
Additional Info
Protecting you
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- All participants must be able to swim confidently in water over their head.
- Participants will need to answer a medical questionnaire that could prevent them from diving.
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- All participants will be required to complete a health questionnaire prior to diving. Some pre-existing medical conditions (asthma, heart conditions, etc) may prevent you from diving, please consult your doctor
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
- Operated by a business
Frequently Asked Questions
(9)Q: Do I need to have previous Scuba experience for this activity?
Cancellation Policy
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Activity code: C-8195P1
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Frequently Asked Questions (9)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Destinations customers.
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No, you don’t need to have any previous Scuba experience, but you must be able to swim without a flotation device.
Mar 2022Participants in the No Experience Required to Discover Scuba in Florida cannot fly in an airplane within 24 hours of their dive.
The main concern with scuba diving and flying is decompression sickness (DCS). Your body needs adequate time during an ascent to off-gas excess nitrogen, or you can form bubbles in your bloodstream, possibly leading to DCS.
Jun 2024- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CDT).
- Use of all necessary equipment.
- Local taxes.
- Instructor.
- Gratuities.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025The minimum age to participate is 10. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the No Experience Required to Discover Scuba in Florida is as follows:
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- All participants must be able to swim confidently in water over their head.
- Participants will need to answer a medical questionnaire that could prevent them from diving.
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for No Experience Required to Discover Scuba in Florida will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Destinations. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024What's Included
- Use of all necessary equipment
- Local taxes
- Instructor
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- All participants must be able to swim confidently in water over their head.
- Participants will need to answer a medical questionnaire that could prevent them from diving.
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- All participants will be required to complete a health questionnaire prior to diving. Some pre-existing medical conditions (asthma, heart conditions, etc) may prevent you from diving, please consult your doctor
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
- Operated by a business
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