Picture yourself diving into crystal-clear waters, surrounded by colorful marine life, without worrying about your swimming skills. With Deep Ocean Diver in Tenerife, it’s not only possible — it’s easier than you think! 💙✨
One of the most common questions we hear at our DOD dive center is: Can I scuba dive if I don’t know how to swim? Many believe scuba diving is like swimming underwater, but that’s not true. When diving, you use a suit, buoyancy vest, and gear that help you float or descend safely, always under the care of a certified instructor 🧑🏫✅
The fear of water or lack of swimming confidence is more common than you might think. That’s why it’s so important to choose a center that provides personalized attention, like Deep Ocean Diver.
💡 The great news is: yes, you can try scuba diving even if you can’t swim! 🎉 In our Discover Scuba Diving experience, your first dive is always done hand-in-hand with an instructor who controls your buoyancy and guides you so you can simply enjoy the marine world 🐠🌟
Tenerife’s diving areas — especially places like Radazul — offer calm waters ideal for beginners. After your first experience, you can advance to a PADI Scuba Diver course or an Open Water Diver course to gain certification 🤿
When you choose Deep Ocean Diver, you get:
🌟 Small groups for maximum safety
🌟 Experienced instructors specialized in beginners
🌟 High-quality rental equipment that makes you feel safe
🌟 Ideal locations like Radazul and southern Tenerife spots
🌟 The option to join guided dives if you want more adventures
🌟 A smooth path to PADI specialties or advanced levels like Advanced Open Water
👉 Want to read more? Check our guide to the best dive spots in Tenerife and first dive essentials!
✅ Is it safe to dive if I can’t swim?
Yes. With proper equipment, calm waters, and close supervision, it’s perfectly safe. You’re never alone.
✅ Can I get a PADI certification without swimming?
For certifications like Open Water, basic swimming is required. For the Discover Scuba Diving experience, swimming is not necessary.
✅ What if I panic underwater?
Our instructors are trained to keep you calm, guide you step-by-step, and ensure you feel safe.
✅ Where will the dive take place?
Usually at Radazul or another calm diving area depending on sea conditions.
🌊 Minimum depth: Starts at 3 meters
⏱️ Duration: 2 to 3 hours including briefing and practice
🛟 Buoyancy control: Managed by your instructor
📝 Insurance: Included with all Deep Ocean Diver activities
🤿 Equipment: Full gear provided (wetsuit, regulator, vest, mask, fins)
🚫 Certification required: None for Discover Scuba Diving
If you’ve always dreamed of exploring the ocean, but swimming holds you back, now’s your chance! 🌟 With Deep Ocean Diver, your first dive will be safe, exciting, and tailored to you.
👉 Contact us today and book your spot — limited places available! 🤿🚀
If you fall in love with diving (and you will!), consider signing up for an Open Water course or joining our DOD Club to keep exploring 🌊💙
📣 See what our Clients say
EXCELENTE A base de 167 reseñas Tom S11/06/2024Verificada Great Day of Diving We were pleasantly surprised with a second day in Tenerife during our cruise. This gave us the opportunity to experience the diving here. We were picked up at the cruise port and taken to the dive shop. The fitting and equipment were top notch. The dive sites were surprisingly close to the port. During the last dive we were rewarded when David found a seahorse, one of only a handful I've seen. The shipwreck was very nice, with good visibility, and great marine life all around. Sooo many garden eels. We had a great time on a beautiful day with friendly, professional dive staff. I would highly recommend Deep Ocean Diver if you are going to dive in Tenerife. Coastal1831506743713/05/2024Verificada Professional and fun guides We absolutely loved our boat dives with David. The underwater landscapes and marine life in this area is fun to watch. We'd definitely come back! Stephen Crome20/03/2024Verificada Awesome shop! I had an excellent shore dive today. Our guide was very professional and made sure we were safe at all times. He found all kinds of cool things including two octopus. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. JMs23/02/2024Verificada Perfect for families, great logistics 3 days trip with my 3 kids: fantastic experience. I particularly appreciated the logistics (very well managed including crisp communication from first contact), the expert guide and the whole installation (bus, dive center and nice comfortable boat) Philippe P10/10/2023Verificada Good Experience Friendly staff and nice dives. We were really pleased with our experience. Visibility was great and we saw many octopuses! Jas09/06/2023Verificada Amazing Amazing guys at the dive Center, had a reaaally amazing dive with Simon a day before, and really nice zodiac dives as well, thanks a lot!!! Jassin Andreea K15/07/2022Verificada Amazing Amazing experience! Victor and Laura were really professional, patient and helpful. Highly recommend. JOANNE M11/03/2022Verificada Absolutely top notch! We are a family of 4 (2 adults, 2 kids ages 10 and 12) that travelled to Tenerife in March 2022, and both our kids did their PADI open water course over a 4-day period. My husband and I both have our advanced open water certificates and have dealt with dive shops all around the world, and we can honestly say these guys (and gals!) are top notch!The kids spent most of their time with Victor as their instructor, and he was absolutely fantastic. So much enthusiasm, support, patience, encouragement and a genuine interest in making them succeed and love the sport, while also ensuring they demonstrated all the necessary knowledge and skills. This was such an amazing introduction to diving - I can't thank Victor enough. The kids were so happy and proud to have got their open water certificate but also very sad that they diving days with Victor were coming to an end. It's extremely rare (and special) that someone makes such an impression on them, so you should take that as a HUGE complement! They were extremely complementary of everyone they dealt with at the store (including the boat captain)- thanks to you all!! My kids don't speak Spanish but the instructors are fully bilingual and able to teach them in English. Thanks for such an amazing experience and creating what I expect will be a life-long love of diving! (They are already begging to do their advanced open water as soon as possible). My husband also did his nitrox course with Deep Ocean Diver as well, it also was great. I would highly recommend this place to others and will definitely dive with them again next time we are in Tenerife. Thanks for such a fabulous week! Adrian G29/12/2021Verificada perfect I went to Deep Ocean Diver to get the Open water training and it's been just perfect. The instructors were super professional and skilled, and at the same time so friendly and willing to make the training a fun and valuable moment. I even ended up doing the Advanced certification, and the whole team was so kind to arrange the schedule to fit with my availabilities.You can really feel that you're getting a good training and that it's not rushed, they really take the time for you to understand, practice and enjoy. And you got plenty of good advice from your instructors.five stars! Igor S09/05/2021Verificada Couldn't choose better The main reason I chose to come to Tenerife is because I wanted to get a PADI certification, therefore I looked for the best diving school in the area and organized my whole vacation around it.Well, I couldn't do better.The guys are great. Victor and Arnau were the best instructors I could ever ask for. It's not easy to make a proper training about something that is so serious and technical, and still keep it fun and never boring, but they have been amazingly up to the task. David, although he was never in the water with us, made me feel his presence by throughly planning my next steps on a daily basis, just what one would expect from a leader. 10/10 guys! Also Radazul is a perfect place to pick an accomodation, quiet, nice, not too expensive and pretty strategical to move across Tenerife. All in all, I really couldn't have made a better choice. :)
Centro Comercial, C. Juan Sebastián El Cano, 15, Planta 1 Local 2, Radazul
4.9 496 reviews
ADDRESSCalle El Cano 15. Radazul Bajo.
CC Radazul. Floor 1. Shops 1 and 2
38109 El Rosario, Tenerife, Canary Islands. FREE PARKING FOR CUSTOMERS
CONTACT info@deepoceandiver.es
(+34) 600 84 16 92
DIVE SHOP HOURS Monday to Friday: 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
DIVE CENTER HOURS Tuesday to Sunday: 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Closed for lunch from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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