Learn Spanish & Dive! A great way to see Ecuador is below the surface! This area of the Pacific coast has excellent diving opportunities. It is a great combination. Learning Spanish in the morning right on the beach, and Diving in the afternoon. With 'El Pelado' (the best diving around, and many put on a par with diving in the Galapagos) just offshore, and La Viejita, Punta 40, Salanyo and Isla Del Plata not far away, Montanita is a great place to base yourself If you are already an experienced Diver we suggest your take our package of Spanish with 6 dives per week (3 two tank dives). You can easily upgrade to more dives if you wish. There is 50 Dive locations from Montanita, so you have a lot of variety! Or, you can take our dive professional course. This is combining Spanish with becoming a professional PADI Dive Master. Spanish (after English) is the second most important language for Dive instructors to learn for employment. So this is an increasingly popular course (and one of the few like it in the world!). What better place than near the Ecuador, with warm water, tropical fish, whales, dolphins, soft and hard corals! El Pelado is 20 minutes off shore, and a truly stunning dive location. Having the same type of current systems as Galapagos, it brings a huge variety of fish and coral life. It is know for LOTS of fish life and very good soft and hard corals. You are very likely to see the following fish in numbers: Barber , Porcupine, Triger, Moorish idol, Flute, Trumpet, Parrots (big!), Surgeon, Puffer, file, butterfly, scorpion, Gringos, Yellow snapper, Hog, Damsel. Goby. In numbers there is also Guitar sharks/rays, Wahoo, Tortugas (tortoises), Spotted rays, manta rays, eagle rays and in season (July to October) many Whales. Nothing is more incredible than swimming amongst the whales! If you are a beginner we suggest that you take our Spanish and Open Water package. This includes 20 hours of group Spanish (or 15 hours of private) per week for 20 weeks, and a full PADI open water certification course (the most popular learn to Dive certification in the world.) Learn with our professional dive company to Dive safely. A very popular package. As well as recreational diving there is also excellent training opportunities. Our Dive centre offers Open Water, Advance open water, rescue, Dive master, assistant instructor and many PADI specialty courses. The Dive maser course is a 8 week course including full intern training, and over 30 dives. Learn Spanish and become a dive professional working as a Dive master! Learn Spanish and see the underworld in Montanita! |
Course outlines
Course SDM4: Price: $1414
Spanish and Dive master 4 weeks. You already have Padi Rescue, and 35 logged dives. Includes Padi
Dive master, 40 hours of Spanish, accommodation, up to 25 dives and interning experience at the Dive
Centre, airport pick up and transfer to and from Guayaquil.
Week one: Spanish (20 hours) and Dive Master Diving weekend
Week two: Spanish (20 hours) and EFR or diving weekend
Week three: Dive Master and Diving
Week four. Dive Master and Diving
Course ADM: Price: $2122
Spanish and Dive master 5 weeks. You already have Advanced Padi Open Water (AOW) and a minimum of
17 logged dives. Includes Rescue, Padi Dive master, 40 hours of Spanish, accommodation, up to 43 dives and
interning experience at the Dive Centre, airport pick up and transfer to and from Guayaquil.
Week one: Rescue
Week two: Spanish (20 hours) and Diving weekend
Week three: Spanish (20 hours) and EFR or diving weekend
Week four: Dive Master and Diving
Week five. Dive Master and Diving
Course SDM7: Price: $2616
Spanish and Dive master 7 weeks: You already have Padi Open Water (OW) and a minimum of 10 logged
dives. Includes Padi Dive master, 60 hours of Spanish, accommodation, up to 50 dives and interning
experience at the Dive Centre, airport pick up and transfer to and from Guayaquil.
Week one AOW theory. Sea Dives the weekend
Week two: Spanish (20 hours) and Diving weekend
Week three: Rescue
Week four: Spanish (20 hours) and Diving weekend
Week five: Spanish (20 hours) and EFR or diving weekend
Week Six: Dive Master and Diving
Week Seven. Dive Master and Diving
Course SDM8: Price: $3248
Spanish Dive master 8 weeks: You come with no qualifications. Includes Padi Dive master, 80 hours of
Spanish, accommodation, 60 dives and interning experience at the Dive Centre, airport pick up and transfer
to and from Guayaquil.
Week one: Spanish (20 hours) and OW theory/pool dives. Sea Dives the weekend
Week two: AOW. Sea Dives the weekend
Week three: Spanish and Diving weekend
Week four: Rescue
Week five: Spanish (20 hours) and Diving weekend
Week six: Spanish (20 hours) and EFR or diving weekend
Week seven: Dive Master and Diving
Week eight. Dive Master and Diving
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