The PADI course consists of three main phases:
Online Knowledge Development to understand the basics of diving, clarification of doubts with the instructor. Normally this takes 1 to 2 full days, but if you buy the course with enough time you can receive your study material before traveling and so when you arrive you only need the pool and dives at sea:
Pool dives to learn basic diving skills; We don't take you to the sea until you feel comfortable in the water in a controlled environment.
Open Water Dives on Baru Island, to use your skills and explore, Two days of diving, 5 dives in the sea in total, from 7:00 am to 1:30 pm.
All the time a PADI dive instructor will be with you underwater so you can gain confidence and enjoy safely.
At the end you receive two certifications, the open water course plus the buoyancy domain specialist.