Discover Scuba Diving in Tenerife

Here we go with our update on where, what and with who! In conjunction with Dojo Leo and Kyokushin Karate Tenerife we welcomed Kevin and crew from the UK visiting Tenerife on a Kykoushin Training/ Holiday! Eager beavers they jumped in the pool and took their first breaths underwater! Fantastic job guys and gals and we look forward to your next training camp when we head to the sea!

Big Thanks to Sensei Leo and Sensei Kevin!

Ian called in for a taste of diving Paradise style and with dives to Alcala, Montana Amarilla, Paraiso and El Puertito we managed to show him a little of what Tenerife has to offer.

Geert pictured with Dan managed to fit 6 sneaky dives in whilst here with family. It was up and out at 9.00 to enjoy 2 dives in the morning and back in time for lunch. Dan buddied up with Geert also for his dive pack but also managed to gain 2 new buddies (mum and dad) for his last dive. Rachel and Wayne took the opportunity to see what it is all about and after completing the discover scuba diving pool session they joined Dan for some saltwater action Alcala style. A few friendly turtles sealed the deal and now the rumour is that Dan is taking up mountaineering!!!We did warn you they might like it!

Paddy and Graham joined us for a couple of days and we found a willing buddy in the shape of Isaac to accompany them!

Christina returned and this time brought Mauro for a Discover Scuba Diving session. After familiarizing himself with the kit in the pool and a couple of safety skills it was off to El Puerito.

Finally we welcomed Bryan, Matt and Alys. Bryan and Matt headed out for a couple of days diving and Alys ready to become a scuba diva got a taster of what diving is all about with a fun pool session.

I will leave you with these great shots! Jon has been taking advantage of the excellent visibility we have at the moment and a new camera to snap these fellows!

So that’s all for now- plenty more happening so you know what to do! There are some good deals available for Tropical Park Resort and Vime Callao Garden on http://www.travelrepublic.co.uk/accomodation/hotel-availability-details.aspx?hguid=b015babc-5449-424b-a28b-699de948b5d6&id=239816&ssid=96492038 if you are looking for accommodation here in Callao Salvaje.

We are happy to answer any questions regarding our training courses or diving packages just drop us an email and we will fill you in.

Over and out!

Kerstin & Jon

Just a very quick shout out before we head into Easter! It was great to meet Reinaldo who was here in Tenerife visiting his younger brother Leo! Not to miss out on a chance to experience underwater Tenerife it was in to the pool for a practice with the kit and some safety skills and then off to sea for some El Puertito action.

Congratulations to Jacob who completed his PADI Open Water Certification with Jon. Jacob arrived having completed the theory section of the course online through PADI E-Learning; so he was ready to ‘dive’ into the practical elements with the confined pool training and sea dives. He had some moral support along the way from Steve who took the opportunity to get wet again with a scuba review and some relaxed pleasure dives.

Pat also took the plunge and decided to complete the PADI Scuba Diver course. So after completing the Discover Scuba Diving Experience program and seeing what this diving is all about she got stuck into some theory ready for the pool dives and another sea dive. Great job Pat!

Robin also completed the ½ day discover scuba diving program and seemed to be dive happy for the rest of his holidays!

Finally Clare & Kevin, Bev & Andy and Yvonne & Andrew joined us for their diving in Tenerife experience from Ryedale Sub Aqua Club! After 4 days diving and 8 dives we had visited sites around the Island including Playa Paraiso, El Puertito, Mar Azul, Punta Prieta, El Poris , Las Eras and Alcala! It was great to meet with you all and I will be thinking of you all donning your drysuits next weekend!

So that is it for now- April is just around the corner with promise of lots of Easter diving and frivolity!

Let us know if you are on your way out and we will count you in!

Over & Out

Kerstin & Jon

The PADI Enriched Air Nitrox specialty is the most popular diver specialty course and often first chosen. Scuba diving with enriched air (Nitrox) gives you more no decompression dive time, this means more time underwater especially on repetitive dives.

What does the Course cover?

The PADI Enriched Air Diver Specialty course is designed to qualify recreational divers to use enriched air (Nitrox) for no decompression stop recreational diving. The course addresses the use of enriched air with 22% to 40% oxygen. The course is theory based only with a self study section being completed before a class based session with an instructor.

The course covers the following:

• Planning, organization procedures, techniques, problems, and hazards of Enriched Air diving
• How to avoid issues with oxygen toxicity
• How to analyze enriched air with oxygen analyzers
• Understanding the different blends and mixtures of Enriched Air Diving
• Dive Planning —divers learn to calculate, the maximum depth, planned depth and no stop limits using enriched air computers.
• Enriched air scuba diving equipment considerations
• Going through the PADI Enriched Air Diver Manual – which is a comprehensive guide to Nitrox Diving

Paradise Divers is now offering this Specialty training course for €119. This cost includes PADI required materials and PADI registration on completion.

PADI also offers this course as an Online option. Work through the PADI Enriched Air Diver course online and after you complete all the segments, you can print your eLearning Record and bring it in to start your underwater adventures. With e-learning you will not need to spend and of your holiday studying. All this can be done in advance. You can spend more of your holiday enjoying yourself and will have more time for diving! We can offer the online option for €99 + online registration with PADI. For further details or assistance with PADI e-learning email us at

info@paradisedivers.co.uk or visit the PADI e learning

Just to keep everyone up to date with who has been out and about with us here at Paradise Divers. It was great to welcome Jason for a week of R & R diving whilst Laura got the dive bug and joined in the action with a Discover Scuba Diving experience program. We made some good spots through the week including a few of the Angel Sharks that are around at the moment and an enormous butterfly ray. Jon was able to later snap a picture of the ray for all to see!

The PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experience is a great way to get a taste of what Scuba Diving is all about and also can be completed across a morning! Florian & Johanes finished off their holiday with the DSD and also Manni and Alaina after hearing all the diving encounters of Dennis and Beverly took the opportunity to explore underwater Tenerife during a working vacation here in Callao.

We welcomed Heather back to complete her PADI Scuba Diving certification. After enjoying the ½ day program last year she was eager and willing to continue the training. With the theory read, it was into the pool and then off to the sea for another dive. Great job Heather and we look forward to your next visit.

Jenna was back out enjoying some time out and some winter sunshine. Alongside some pleasure diving she was able to slot in her PADI Enriched Air Specialty Certification- Nitrox. This is a self study theory based course and can be completed by certified divers to broaden your diver credentials whilst expanding your dive air options to include diving with Enriched Air.

Finally I will leave you with this great shot of an Angel Shark taken this week at El Puertito!

Lots more happening out at sea so that is all for now- just a reminder that we are open 7 days a week for guided dives, training courses or experience programs.

See you soon!

Jon & Kerstin

Well just a few pictures that I promised to add which seemed to slip through the festive net!

It was great to welcome Stuart, Sue and Eleanor back again! We hope you enjoyed your dives with us and now Eleanor has the dive bug I am sure we will be seeing you all again soon! Just love the mother and daughter posing on these great pics Stu took! Scuba Divas!!

We had the pleasure of meeting Phillipe who was in Callao swapping Montreal cold water for warmer water diving to complete his PADI training. So it was out to sea to complete the Open Water and then onto the Advanced PADI course. Great job….you can now enjoy some pleasure dives!

Also completing his Advanced Course was Dan who left his parents soaking up the sun and opted for the sea option! We look forward to seeing you again at Easter!

Well that is a quick catch up for now- remember we are open daily for guided dives or training courses so just email or drop in and let us know what you want to do!

I will leave you with this great shot sent to us by Stuart of a cleaner shrimp!

Over & Out

Kerstin & Jon

Sending you all New Year Wishes!

May it be Happy, Healthy and most importantly Wet!

We start this year here at Paradise with optimism, anticipation and excitement for the new diving year ahead!

Plans are always in place and we will look to continue to move the center forwards to meet and exceed the wishes of our divers new and old!  As a taster of things to come I will let you in on a few of our ideas….

• Alongside our regular PADI courses we are now offering PADI online courses. These are available for PADI Scuba Diver, PADI Open Water and PADI Advanced Open Water. More details to follow.
• Enriched Air courses (Nitrox) are available and we are now running the course alongside a dive package.  The enriched air course is theory based but can be done in conjunction with a dive package or training course if you fancy adding to your dive credentials and dive options.
• Diver workshops. We will be running a program of diver workshops through the year for qualified divers to brush up on their skills and techniques which may have not been practiced since training courses. These will be available from Open Water to Dive master level and will be practical based sessions in the pool and / or sea.
• Each month we are choosing a Diver Specialty to focus on. Details and a calendar of these courses to follow shortly.
• Due to demand our discounted Dive Bundles will continue through the year for small groups of 4-6 (families / friends) who are looking to complete either a dive package together or a training course as a group. Advance booking is required.
• Paradise Aqua Unit is a new venture on the back of our recent glimpse at film and fame when working with the crew of ‘Voice Over’ and Volcano Films here in Tenerife. We eagerly await the next opportunity for some more underwater film action.

So that’s it for now and of course we welcome any further suggestions that you may have to take Paradise bubbling through 2012!

Best wishes and we look forward to welcoming you to Tenerife; the home of Paradise Divers!

Jon & Kerstin

So as the doors of the advent calendar disappear we head towards Christmas and then onto New Year jollies! We already have some dives up our Santa sleeves for those of you that are swapping the grey, cold days for some winter sunshine and underwater action so this is just a reminder for anyone else planning on fitting in some dives to drop us an email and slot in your dives. As usual we plan to dive across Christmas up to and including New Years Eve and will be closed only on January 1^st. So come and get wet Paradise style!

A super quick shout out to keep you all up to date with what has been going on here at Paradise! Well done to Marco on becoming a PADI Open Water Diver!

We welcomed back Asko and Alexei for a couple of days diving and this time they also brought their friends Jouni and Simo along to sample diving in Tenerife. It was great to meet you all and we look forward to your Christmas visit.

It has been good to have lots of new divers all trying the Discover Scuba Diving program. Maria and Alexey joined us for a couple of days, so after the pool session it was down to El Puertito. Thanks to our surface support Natalia (Mum) for sending this shot!

Also taking part in a Discover Scuba session were our visitors from the Isle of Lewis! Alisdair, Donald,Aaron and Matthew all completed the pool session and then it was off out to sea with Leo and Jon.

We met John who was here to soak up the sun along with some sea water! Again thanks for sending us some of your pictures- I just wish I had a camera to take your picture when we came across this ray!

It was all sisterly love when by big brother and wife decided to try scuba for the first time! So on with the kit and into the pool to practice the skills before heading out to sea. Good job guys!

Finally, although I have seemed to miss lots of faces this month I did manage to take a quick snap of Paul as he packed his kit up ready for the journey home. After 6 dives with us we hope we were able to show you a little of what diving in Tenerife has to offer.

So that is it for now, as I said a super quick catch up but the sea is flat and there is diving to be done!

Kerstin & Jon

Our Who’s @ Paradise slot is a chance to share with you who has been out diving, where we have been and what we have seen! With lots of divers out and about taking advantage of the October diving, Tenerife style, sea temperatures are still at 23 degrees celsius so there is lots of diving to be enjoyed! A trip up to the wreck is always a popular choice and also a chance to fit in a wreck adventure dive!

Alan and Helen were blown away with rays! We did say that there were a few around and I think they all called by to pay a visit to San Juan. We also enjoyed dives to Paraiso, Alcala and El Puertito.

Charlie and Neil were back and this time they were ready to upgrade to Open Water diver! With the theory all completed at home it was straight in the pool to practice the skills and then on to enjoy the sea dives. Great job guys and we look forward to your next visit!

Stephen, Pippa and Suzy definatly had diving on the agenda for their holiday! Pippa completed her Open water Diver course by finishing off her sea dives with us, Suzy worked hard in the pool and on the sea scenarios and became a Rescue Diver and Stephen took the opportunity to enjoy some R & R with his daughters and joined in with 3 days of pleasure dives!

Finally, a shout out to Rosie, who called in hungry for some diving action. After a short briefing it was into the pool for some practice and to master the Discover Scuba Diving skills. Then with a change of tank and a nudge in the right direction it was off to sea. A returning Rosie was turtle happy and definitely addicted to diving!

So that is a super quick catch up- lots more happening so watch this space. If you are out this way over Xmas and New Year we are open throughout and looks like we will be getting wet- so don’t miss out!

If you have any questions regarding our diving packages, daily trips or training courses then feel free to email and I will answer away!

Over & Out,

Kerstin & Jon

Our Who’s @ Paradise slot is a chance to share with you who has been out diving, where we have been and what we have seen! With lots of divers out and about taking advantage of the October diving, Tenerife style, sea temperatures are still at 23 degrees celsius so there is lots of diving to be enjoyed! A trip up to the wreck is always a popular choice and also a chance to fit in a wreck adventure dive!

Alan and Helen were blown away with rays! We did say that there were a few around and I think they all called by to pay a visit to San Juan. We also enjoyed dives to Paraiso, Alcala and El Puertito.

Charlie and Neil were back and this time they were ready to upgrade to Open Water diver! With the theory all completed at home it was straight in the pool to practice the skills and then on to enjoy the sea dives. Great job guys and we look forward to your next visit!

Stephen, Pippa and Suzy definatly had diving on the agenda for their holiday! Pippa completed her Open water Diver course by finishing off her sea dives with us, Suzy worked hard in the pool and on the sea scenarios and became a Rescue Diver and Stephen took the opportunity to enjoy some R & R with his daughters and joined in with 3 days of pleasure dives!

Finally, a shout out to Rosie, who called in hungry for some diving action. After a short briefing it was into the pool for some practice and to master the Discover Scuba Diving skills. Then with a change of tank and a nudge in the right direction it was off to sea. A returning Rosie was turtle happy and definitely addicted to diving!

So that is a super quick catch up- lots more happening so watch this space.

If you are out this way over Xmas and New Year we are open throughout and looks like we will be getting wet- so don’t miss out!

If you have any questions regarding our diving packages, daily trips or training courses then feel free to email and I will answer away!

Over & Out,

Kerstin & Jon