Relax, stay with your group, and let the reef glide past.
Drift diving feels like flying. The Drift Diver specialty teaches you how currents work and how to dive with them safely — staying together, controlling your buoyancy and surfacing where the boat expects you.
What you will learn
- How and why currents form.
- Drift diving equipment, including surface marker buoys and reels.
- Buoyancy control, staying together and navigating in a current.
- Planning drift dives with the boat crew and surfacing procedures.
How the course runs
- Knowledge development: PADI eLearning at your own pace, or a classroom session with your instructor.
- 2 drift dives with your instructor. Open water dives take place in the sea in Jeddah or Dammam.
- On completion you receive the PADI Drift Diver certification.
What's included
- PADI eLearning materials.
- All diving equipment — you can bring your own wetsuit or buy one at the center.
- Sea (beach) entry fees.
- Training with certified PADI instructors.
Before you start
- Minimum age: 12 years.
- Prerequisite: PADI Open Water Diver (or Junior Open Water Diver), or an equivalent certification.
Why train with Diving Secrets Center
- PADI 5-Star IDC Center (#28495) in Riyadh and Jeddah.
- Small groups: up to 4 divers per instructor.
- PADI instructors who teach in Arabic and English.
Questions before you book? Message us on WhatsApp: 920035162.