PADI Courses

Ready to take the big plunge into the underwater world?

Whilst at SORCE we can structure your activities to allow you time to undertake your next PADI Scuba Certification. After you have settled in at SORCE you’ll meet your instructor team who just love training new and better divers! All PADI courses are taught by our professional Dive Instructor, following the PADI standards, and are conducted only in small classes to promote the best learning experience and enjoyment.

The variety of courses offered range from taking your first breaths underwater to the exploration of unique underwater environments. The focus is not just on knowledge and skills but instead aims to help you become confident, safe, and comfortable both in and out of the water. 

Click on the drop-down options below to explore the PADI courses available. 


▼ PADI OPEN WATER COURSE

Your first step to becoming a certified and autonomous scuba diver. If you’re excited about exploring beautiful reefs while mastering buoyancy, this is where it really starts! Known as the most popular and worldwide recognized certification, completing the Open Water course will allow you to dive autonomously with a guide or buddy down to 18m. We will teach you the fundamental diving skills, and help you feel confident & comfortable in the underwater environment at your own rhythm. As the South Lombok reefs host a large variety of marine life, you will also have the opportunity to learn more about what you see during the course. Join the passionate diving community!

What you will learn:

  • Basic principles of scuba diving
  • Fundamental dive skills
  • Use of diving equipment
  • First open water dives (4 dives total)
  • Basic marine life identification
  • You will be certified to dive down to 18m with a buddy

What is included:

  • Learning materials
  • Diving equipment
  • Practical lessons with an instructor
  • Certification
  • Logbook
  • Complementary coffee, tea, drinking water & snacks during surface intervals

Prerequisites:

  • Minimum age of 18 years
  • Reasonably fit and comfortable in the water

Course Price: IDR 6,000,000

Duration: 4 Days​


▼ PADI ADVANCED OPEN WATER COURSE

Add adventure to your dives while gaining confidence. The Advanced course will take you to new depths and a more extensive range of dive sites & conditions, allowing you to safely discover new marine life and environments. It is the perfect opportunity to broaden your knowledge, enhance your skills, and become more self-aware under the direct supervision of an instructor. As you gain confidence and experience, more advanced and interesting dive sites will open up to you, showing marine life in a different light. No exams, the course consists of 2 mandatory adventure dives (deep dive and navigation*) and 3 of your choosing to expand your experience and knowledge. You do not need to wait to do your advanced course and can sign up right after your open water course. The real adventure starts here!

What you will learn:

  • Deep dive techniques
  • Deep dive physiological effects
  • Advanced underwater navigation
  • Introduction to 3 PADI scuba diving specialties of your choice (to be agreed with our instructor)
  • You will be certified to dive down to 30m on a more extensive range of dive sites with a buddy

What is included:

  • Learning materials
  • Diving equipment
  • 5 open water adventure dives with an instructor
  • Certification
  • Complementary coffee, tea, drinking water & snacks during surface intervals

Prerequisites:

  • PADI Open Water diver or equivalent
  • Minimum age of 18 years
  • A desire to refine skills and gain confidence

Price: IDR 5,000,000

Duration: 2-3 Days


▼ PADI RESCUE DIVER COURSE

Identify, prevent, and respond to divers in need of help. Known as the most challenging but also most rewarding training, the Rescue diver course is an essential step to becoming a responsible and reliable diver. As you learn to look beyond yourself and observe others, this course teaches you to identify potential problems and take action to prevent them. Starting with the theoretical part, you will learn to understand and manage an emergency situation whilst deepening your knowledge of diving and aquatic injuries. Over the course of several skill sessions, you will learn more about recognizing & responding to a diver in need, providing rescue breaths as well as administering emergency oxygen. 2 rescue scenarios at the end of the course offer the opportunity to put both knowledge and skills into practice. As a rescue diver, you will feel more confident and in control, ready to prevent & act in case of emergency. Become a more aware diver and a better buddy!

What you will learn:

  • Self-rescue
  • Identifying and managing stress in other divers
  • Rescuing panicked, unresponsive, and missing divers
  • Emergency management & equipment
  • Dealing with diving & aquatic injuries
  • You will gain the necessary skills and knowledge to perform or assist a rescue and therefore become a valuable asset to the diving community.

What is included:

  • Learning materials
  • Diving equipment
  • 2 days in the water including 2 rescue scenarios
  • Certification
  • Complementary coffee, tea, drinking water & snacks during surface intervals

Prerequisites:

  • PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent
  • Minimum age of 18 years
  • Emergency First Response (EFR) certificate or equivalent CPR & First Aid training within the past 2 years (Optional – the EFR training can be included in the course)

Price: 

  • IDR 6,000,000 (Rescue Course)
  • IDR 7,850,000 (Rescue Course + EFR)

Duration: 4 Days


▼ PADI REACTIVATE REFRESHER COURSE

Refresh scuba diving knowledge and skills. Haven’t been diving recently or are you still a little hesitant to jump straight into the blue since you got certified? The refresher course is a great way to revive your scuba diving knowledge and sharpen your skills before safely kicking off your diving holiday. Following a knowledge review, one of our instructors will review the core skills with you during an open-water dive, and update you on new practices in a controlled environment. Let us know if there is anything specific you would like to focus on, and we’ll adjust the course to best cover it. You will feel a lot safer and more comfortable & confident in the water, making your fun diving trips all the more enjoyable from the start.

What you will review:

  • Diving knowledge
  • Scuba equipment setup
  • Pre-dive safety checks
  • Entry & exit
  • Hand signals
  • Buoyancy control
  • Overall diving skills
  • You will feel a lot safer and more confident & comfortable when diving, making your time underwater all the more enjoyable.

What is included:

  • Learning materials
  • Diving equipment
  • 1 or 2 open water dives with an instructor

Who can benefit:

  • A certified novice diver with no dives in the past 6 months 
  • An experienced diver with no dives in the past 2 years

Price: 

  • IDR 950,000 (1 Dive)
  • IDR 1,600,000 (2 Dives)

Duration: 1/2 Day


▼ PADI DIVEMASTER COURSE

Join the elite pool of dive professionals as a qualified divemaster and become a role model to divers across the globe. Learn how to lead underwater dives, assist instructors with scuba training, and inspire others to care about the ocean with our conservation-focused divemaster training program. The training will push your diving skills, water safety skills, and leadership skills to the next level. You will review rescue practices, train your own water-based competencies, learn to lead and brief dives, learn to map dive sites, and more! Take this first step into the world of a dive professional and discover the challenges and rewarding opportunities that await you as a divemaster. 

For more information on our Divemaster Training programs please visit our Conservation Divemaster page.