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GYC2002 - Scuba Diving (PADI Beginner to Divemaster) Country: South Africa Cost: £2395.00 Cost Includes: The price includes accommodation, food and pickup from airport but does not include flight, insurance, kit or visas     Duration: 7 weeks Company Rep Nearby: All the time 0845 344 7613 or

 

	This placement would suit... individuals who want to find out what lies beneath - and get a top dive qualification at the same time! Become a certified Dive Master from scratch in just seven weeks, enabling you to seek employment worldwide. Discover South Africa's beautiful underwater world of coral reefs, sharks, dolphins, seals, whales and more. Your Placement The GAP SPORTS International Diving Academy offers complete beginners the chance to become a fully certified PADI Dive Master while discovering the dramatic underwater world of colourful reefs, enchanting sea life and spectacular shipwrecks. On completion of the course, you will be qualified to dive anywhere in the world. With this qualification, you will be able to gain paid employment at diving schools worldwide. The Perfect Place to Dive The seven-week Open Water to Dive Master course is run at our Scuba Academy in South Africa’s Plettenberg Bay, originally named Bahia Formosa (Beautiful Bay), and the area clearly lives up to its name with stunning marine reserves, soft coral reefs, dolphins, seals, sharks and the endangered Southern Right Whale. Plettenberg Bay is the perfect place to learn to dive and our Academy provides the top-class facilities and professional instruction that will push your diving ability to the advanced level of the sport. African Adventure Each week you will receive four days' dive tuition and one recreation day. This will give you the chance to experience some truly authentic African adventure. You will be able to enjoy a number of different activities including canopy walks, abseiling, canoeing, mountain biking, horse riding as well as boat trips to see the abundance of marine life breeding at this time of year, such as seals, bottle-nosed dolphins and whales. Plettenberg’s rivers, beaches and the bay itself are also ideal for a wide range of watersports, including surfing, sailing and superb rock and surf fishing. You will also, no doubt, get to enjoy many beach Braais (South African barbeques) and a Boma (an evening meal under the stars, the South African way!). If you are interested in this project, fill in the enquiry form below... 0845 344 7613 Join sports and non-sports community projects in Ghana, South Africa and Costa Rica, become a ski/snowboard instructor in Canada with work experience, play and train at international football, rugby and cricket academies abroad, or become a qualified dive master and work in dive schools worldwide... no previous experience is needed and applicants are welcome from all walks of life!