Family Friendly Diving

These days, if you can’t include children in an activity, you often exclude the entire family. At Narima Diving we aim to give parents a memorable guilt-free family dive vacation, and their children an experience of a lifetime, learning to dive.

Parents are concerned about their childrens’ health and happiness. At Narima Diving we understand that you want to raise your children well and not lose touch with who they are. Scuba diving is a family activity that crosses generations. Families that dive together set goals and look forward to spending time together. A tradition of scuba diving can bond a family, making children feel secure, stable and special. Scuba attracts young people because it combines adventure, thrills and fun.

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Narima Diving staff are comfortable, skilled and experienced in teaching children. Our Instructors realise that children often need more recognition, reassurance, praise and positive reinforcement than adults to remain focused and motivated. By being supportive, we intend to create a non-threatening and fun environment conducive to learning. Our dive team let children know we recognize and appreciate their efforts, which encourages them to keep trying. Diving builds character, boosts self-esteem, personal recognition and self-confidence. It also provides rules to respect, and lays the foundation to develop new skills and responsibilities. We strive to inspire children to not only enjoy but protect our underwater world. At Narima Diving we stock dive equipment designed specifically for younger people, including smaller, lighter tanks, XXS BCD’s and wetsuits, kids masks, small fin sizes and even underwater toys!

We are careful not to bore the kids, and always have a few new tricks up our neoprene to keep their interest, which, as television tells us, doesn’t last much more than 10 minutes;). One of the greatest underwater toys is a rubber torpedo, a flick of the wrist sends the torpedo gracefully across the pool. This is remarkably satisfying (even for adults), so come and join in a game of relays. We could also use hula hoops to make obstacle courses (great for kids learning open water buoyancy skills). Other classic games include the ping pong ball and spoon race, or even underwater Frisbee (no description required, but be prepared for some intense competition). Other than our imagination and creativity, there is no end to the fun we can have.

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So what could your children try?

• Ages eight and older may be interested in our PADI Seal Team Kids Dive Camp.
• Ages eight and older may participate in PADI’s Bubblemaker program. This program introduces participants to scuba diving in a pool or pool-like environment and has a maximum depth limit of two metres/ six feet.
• Ages 10-11 may participate in Discover Scuba Diving experience program, and can earn restricted certification as either a PADI Junior Scuba Diver or Junior Open Water Diver. PADI Junior Scuba Divers are limited to a maximum depth of 12 metres/40 feet and may only dive with a PADI Professional. PADI Junior Open Water Divers are also limited to 12 metres/40 feet, and may dive with a PADI Professional or a certified scuba diver parent or guardian.
• Ages 12-15: Divers in this age range earn junior certifications and can dive only when accompanied by a certified adult scuba diver. During training, these divers are limited to 12 metres/40 feet for Dives One and Two and 18 metres/60 feet for Dives Three and Four. Divers in this age group are limited to a 21 metre/70 foot maximum depth for all other PADI continuing education courses.

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Testimonials

“Thanks for taking me in the pool it was great. When I am 10 I am going in the sea with you” Sophie Manners

“I’ve had lots of training and you are up there with the best…so impressed with your style and smile, and grateful for your important input into my daughter’s life” Stephen, Australia

“It has been a fantastic experience to do our diving certification with the children.” Mathilde, Gustav, Emile, Fredrik & Jonas, Sweden.

“I bought my kids here for their first underwater experience – and we’ve had the adventure of a lifetime. All under the kind and safe guidance of the Narima Dive Crew.You were fantastic with our kids and we’ll trust them with you anytime.” Tim, Denmark