The dive courses PADI, CMAS, FFESSM are given by Irene and Feroze in french, english and Greek. The dive sites are around 20 mins away by boat from the diving center. After your dive you can have some coffee and nice cakes made by Irene!

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PADI: Is an american school, or diving certification. It conceives its diving methods as a form of entertainment and the diver has to dive without the stages of decompression. It’s after the second patent that the differences between the two schools (PADI / CMAS) can be recognised.

The Dive Dream Diving Center is the first diving center being affiliated to the French Federation. We thus respect the French regulations which implies strict means of safety. Divine-Dream delivers the patents of level 1 up to the level 3 as well as valid licences of FFESSM which are valid worldwide.

We would like to inform you that PADI divers are obliged to buy the PADI book which contains a Padi card, the book costs around EUR 110.-. These EUR 110 do not go to the diving center but to the PADI organisation.
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FFESSM: The registration fees for FFESSM costs EUR 30 which includes the FFESSM booklet and the FFESSM card, which looks similar to a credit card. The licence fees amount to EUR 39.- which also includes an insurance which includes worldwide coverage.
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Niveau 1: During the formation course of “Niveau 1” it is necessary to carry out a minimum of 5 dives which emphase on techniques of proper diving, during which the apprentice has a to learn a certain number of competences and manoeuvres. The first dive is carried out in a protected place, the other dives will take place in a natural environment like in the lagoon. The whole learning process is carried out in a progressive way.

There is a half an hour theory course that will need to be followed. The course is about various explications about diving methods, techniques and behaviour. The “Niveau 1” once achieved allows the diver to go diving with a team in depths of 20 metres.

Before you start your first dive session, you will need a certification from your general or family doctor which certifies that you can dive. Especially if you have asthma it is necessary to consult your doctor.


Niveau 2: You need to do 10 diving sessions where you will learn about various techniques and manoeuvres. Also you will need to take 5 hours of theory courses. While doing this formation course, the diver will learn how to assist another diver in the depths of the water who is in difficulty. The apprentice must master the sitaution as such that he does not put into danger the other diver who he is assisting.

To be allowed for the “Niveau 2”, you need the permission of your doctor and you must have the “Niveau 1” and have done 10 dives in natural environments, like lagoons.
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Open Water: A minimum of 5 dives where the apprentice learns various skills. The diving takes place in an protected area and both in a natural environment. The diver has to read a manual and must then pass a written exam of QCM.
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Advanced: The diver must do 5 dives which correspond to a set theme. First he has to read a booklet about the dive he is going to perform. Then before performing the dive, he should be able to inform about the dive he is going to make without using the book.
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