The PADI Adventure Diver course helps you get more out of diving by introducing you to new types of scuba diving adventures. It’s a great opportunity to work with your instructor to build your scuba diving skills and gain more confidence.
The Fun Part
Have you always wanted to try digital underwater photography? How about wreck diving? Here's your chance because you can sample three dives of your
choice, get a taste of what you like, and feel more at ease in the water, strengthening your underwater skills and letting you enjoy scuba diving more than ever.
Get credit! Each Adventure Dive may be credited toward the first dive of the corresponding PADI Specialty Course. This means you can be well on your path to becoming a Master Scuba Diver.
What You Learn
You can choose what you’re most interested in learning. Need to work on your buoyancy skills? Try the Peak Performance Buoyancy Adventure Dive. Want to know what you’re looking at down there? Try the AWARE Fish IDentification Dive Adventure Dive. Choose any three of the following Adventure Dives:
Adventure Dives available to scuba divers 10 years old and older:
- AWARE Fish Identification
- Boat Diver
- Digital Underwater Photography
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Underwater Naturalist
- Underwater Navigator
Additional Adventure Dives available to scuba divers 12 years old and older:
- Deep Diver
- Drift Diver
- Multilevel Diver
- Night Diver
- Search and Recovery Diver
- Underwater VIdeography
- Wreck Diver
PADI’s Adventures in Diving Manual provide information on more than 16 types of specialty dives. You’ll use them as a guidebook to improve your diving skills and prepare for new experiences and adventures.
Curious about night diving? Flip to the night diving chapter. Once you’ve previewed the skills, your instructor will guide you on your first night diving adventure. Having trouble with underwater navigation? Review the underwater navigation section then sign up for the Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive with your PADI Instructor.

