The owners of Dive Friends Bonaire believe that diving is an activity for the whole family, and as more and more people feel that scuba diving is an ideal family activity, we want to provide families with an opportunity for a shared adventure activity. We follow PADI standards for teaching children to scuba dive, as well as noting limitations on dive certifications.

Choose from:

SASY

Your kids can participate in Supplied Air Snorkelling for Youth experiences. SASY allows them to breathe from a regulator and mini-tank at the surface while wearing a flotation device, which does not allow them to submerge. They can feel just like Mom and Dad, with their own equipment sized just for them, and under the watchful eye of one of our PADI dive instructors.

Bubblemaker

Specially designed for chldren 8 and older, the PADI Bubblemaker program is ideally suited as either a stand-alone SCUBA experience, or as an introduction to diving for those children who look forward to getting certified. The participants will submerge in this program, but it is limited to confined water areas such as a pool and the depth limitation is 6 feet/2 meters. Once again, as in any children's activity, our PADI dive instructors will directly supervise all participants.

Discover Scuba Diving Kids may participate in Discover Scuba and Discover Scuba Diving experience programs. Discover Scuba is conducted in a confined water area, such as a pool, and gives a very limited experience to breathing from a regulator and slightly submerging. The Discover Scuba Diving experience program, more commonly called a "resort course", is an actual dive conducted in open water with one of our PADI dive instructors or divemasters. The course includes a video with a classroom session to discuss basic diving techniques, followed by a session in shallow water to practice diving techniques. Immediately afterward, a reef dive will be made to a maximum depth of 40 feet/12 meters. Additional dives may be scheduled after successful completion of this initial course, and can be enjoyed under the guidance of one of our PADI dive instructors or divemasters.

Seal Team

Designed for kids eight years and older, the Seal Team program teaches the fundamentals of diving in a pool or shallow ocean environment. As guides for the Seal Team divers, a multi-cultural group of five animated characters take divers through the program and act as role models. Packed with challenges and training, PADI Seal Team divers build their confidence while making friends and sharing in the diving experience under the watchful eye of one of our instructors.

Junior Diver or Junior Open Water Diver

Those children who have attained the age of ten years may sign up for either the Junior Diver (2 dives) or the Junior Open Water Diver (4 dives) programs. When certified, Junior Divers can dive only when accompanied by a PADI professional diver. Junior Open Water Divers may dive only when accompanied by a PADI professional diver or a certifed adult diver. During training and after certification, these divers are limited to 40 feet/12 meters.

Open Water Diver