Scuba Certification in Denver

Learn To Scuba Dive In 2 Easy Steps!

Since 1959 we’ve introduced thousands of people to the wonders of the underwater world. When you learn to scuba dive, it is lots of fun and the perfect activity for the adventuresome. For many, it’s “changed their lives forever!”

COME JOIN US!

During your course, you’ll learn important diving principals, the necessary skills to dive safely and apply these skills in an open water environment.  The following information will explain our two-step process in more detail.

Prerequisites and Forms

Click here for a list of prerequisites for learning to dive

Prerequisites for learning to dive –

(Note: The Medical Statement ONLY needs to be signed by a physician if any medical question is answered with a ‘YES’)

Learn to Scuba Dive: Step 1 – Pool Dives/Online Study/Review

During this portion of your training, you’ll download your online reading material and enroll in one of our programs. You have five packages from which to choose. In addition to the packages below, we also offer private lessons. Please call us at 303-789-2450 for more information.

Click to read inclusions and exclusions for Packages 1,2,3 & 5

Included

  • Digital e-Kit manual
  • Digital Logbook
  • Pool dives
  • Active Learning sessions
  • Use of all diving equipment in our pool

Not Included

  • Surface signal tube (can be purchased at A-1)
  • Open water dives
  • Mask, Fins, Snorkel, and Booties for open water dives
Click to read inclusions and exclusions for Package 4

Included

  • Digital e-Kit Manual
  • Digital Logbook
  • Pool dives
  • Active Learning sessions
  • Use of all diving equipment in our pool
  • Open water dives 1 & 2 at the Aquarium

Not Included

  • Surface Signal Tube (can be purchased at A-1)
  • Mask, Fins, Snorkel, and Booties for open water dives
  • Open Water dives 3 & 4
PACKAGE 1

Mon, Wed, Mon
Three-evening course
SCHEDULE
 6:00 – 10:30pm each night
Please Note: Ending times may vary due to class size and participant proficiency




$190
Course Fee
  • Three (onsite) pool and classroom sessions
  • Use of all snorkeling and scuba equipment at A-1
  • “Referral Diver” recognition (allows non-certified diver use of the A-1 pool for up to six months after the course) ask for details

$150
Digital Online Manual (required)
  • Open Water Course digital online manual
  • Free updates for life
  • Free digital online Snorkel Diver manual
  • Free digital online Try Freediving manual
  • Free digital online Try Scuba manual
  • Free digital Blue Oceans program

TOTAL $340
E-KIT ONLY $150

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PACKAGE 2

Tues, Thur, Tues
Three-evening course
SCHEDULE
6 – 10:30pm each night
Please Note: Ending times may vary due to class size and participant proficiency




$190
Course Fee
  • Three (onsite) pool and classroom sessions
  • Use of all snorkeling and scuba equipment at A-1
  • “Referral Diver” recognition (allows non-certified diver use of the A-1 pool for up to six months after the course) ask for details

$150
Digital Online Manual (required)
  • Open Water Course digital online manual
  • Free updates for life
  • Free digital online Snorkel Diver manual
  • Free digital online Try Freediving manual
  • Free digital online Try Scuba manual
  • Free digital Blue Oceans program

TOTAL $340
E-KIT ONLY $150

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PACKAGE 3

Weekend Course
Our most popular course!
SCHEDULE
Friday night: 7:00 – 10:45pm
Saturday: 11:00am – 4:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am – 1:00pm
Please Note: Ending times may vary due to class size and participant proficiency.


$190
Course Fee
  • Three (onsite) pool and classroom sessions
  • Use of all snorkeling and scuba equipment at A-1
  • “Referral Diver” recognition (allows non-certified diver use of the A-1 pool for up to six months after the course) ask for details

$150
Digital Online Manual (required)
  • Open Water Course digital online manual
  • Free updates for life
  • Free digital online Snorkel Diver manual
  • Free digital online Try Freediving manual
  • Free digital online Try Scuba manual
  • Free digital Blue Oceans program

TOTAL $340
E-KIT ONLY $150

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PACKAGE 4

Weekend *PLUS* Course
At the Downtown Aquarium!
SCHEDULE
Friday: 5:30pm – 10:00pm
Saturday: 8:30am – 2:00pm
Sunday: 7:30am – 11:30am
Sunday: 1:30pm – 5:30pm
Please Note: Ending times may vary due to class size and participant proficiency

$465
Course Fee
  • HUGE BONUS – Open Water Dives 1 and 2 at the Denver Downtown Aquarium and use of all scuba equipment (does not include snorkel equipment: mask, snorkel, fins, booties)
  • Three (onsite) pool and classroom sessions at A-1
  • Use of all snorkeling and scuba equipment at A-1
  • “Referral Diver” recognition (allows non-certified diver use of the A-1 pool for up to six months after the course) ask for details

$150
Digital Online Manual (required)
  • Open Water Course digital online manual
  • Free updates for life
  • Free digital online Snorkel Diver manual
  • Free digital online Try Freediving manual
  • Free digital online Try Scuba manual
  • Free digital Blue Oceans program

TOTAL $615
E-KIT ONLY $150

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PACKAGE 5

Kids Only
A course just for kids!
SCHEDULE
Mon, Wed, Mon
4:30 – 8:30pm or
Tues, Thur, Tues
4:30 – 8:30pm
Please Note: ending times may vary due to class size and participant proficiency

$205
Course Fee
  • Three (onsite) pool and classroom sessions
  • Maximum of four students
  • Use of all snorkeling and scuba equipment at A-1
  • “Referral Diver” recognition (allows non-certified diver use of the A-1 pool for up to six months after the course) ask for details

$150
Digital Online Manual (required)
  • Open Water Course digital online manual
  • Free updates for life
  • Free digital online Snorkel Diver manual
  • Free digital online Try Freediving manual
  • Free digital online Try Scuba manual
  • Free digital Blue Oceans program

TOTAL $355
E-KIT ONLY $150

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Learn to Scuba Dive: Step 2 – Open Water Dives

This is where you’ll apply the various skills you learned in our swimming pool in an open water environment.  And get this…..you can complete your first two Open Water dives at the Denver Downtown Aquarium! Becoming an Open Water Diver requires that you complete four open water dives on two separate days. We have several options from which to choose, including the Denver Downtown Aquarium!

Click to read inclusions and exclusions for Chatfield, Utah, New Mexico

Included

  • Open Water Digital Certification Card
  • Four Open Water Dives
  • Tanks and weights

Not Included

  • Surface Signal Tube (can be purchased at A-1)
  • Transportation
  • Meals
  • Lodging
  • Mask
  • Fins
  • Snorkel
  • Booties
  • BCD (rental package item)
  • Regulator (rental package item)
  • Gauges (rental package item)
  • Exposure Suit (rental package item)
  • Park Entry Fee
Click to read inclusions and exclusions for The Aquarium

Included

  • Diving area access
  • Dives 1 & 2
  • BCD, Regulator, Gauges, and Wetsuit
  • (1) Aquarium pass
  • Cool T-shirt
  • Use of a locker room & showers

Not Included

  • Surface Signal Tube (can be purchased at A-1)
  • Mask
  • Fins
  • Snorkel
  • Booties
  • Lock
  • Dives 3 & 4
LOCAL OPTION

Chatfield Reservoir
Dives 1, 2, 3, 4
$225
Our Local Open Water dives are generally done at the gravel pond on the south side of Chatfield Reservoir at Chatfield State Park.
MUST CALL when enrolling students age 10-14
303-789-2450
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UTAH

Homestead Crater
Dives 1, 2, 3, 4
$225
Located at the base of the Wasatch Mountains in Heber City Utah, this 95 degree body of water provides incredible comfort and great diving!
MUST CALL when enrolling students age 10-14
303-789-2450
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NEW MEXICO

The Blue Hole
Dives 1, 2, 3, 4
$225
The Blue Hole is located in Santa Rosa, NM, and open year-round. This natural body of water is recognized as one of the most unique inland diving locations in the U.S.
MUST CALL when enrolling students age 10-14
303-789-2450
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AQUARIUM

Denver Aquarium
Dives 1 & 2 Only
$285
If you’re anxious to begin your open water dives right away, you can complete your first two of the required four dives in the “perfect setting.”
MUST CALL when enrolling students age 10-14
303-789-2450
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DIVES 3 & 4 ONLY
$155
A-1 students who completed the first two dives at the Aquarium will be able to complete the final two open water training dives during any of the scheduled trips.
CALL US
303-789-2450

In addition to the five options above we also have the following available to you:

On an A-1 Group Trip: Come join us on one of our many tropical diving vacations where you’ll enjoy the warm water, great visibility, and of course, the company of others having fun – like you!