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Learn to Dive!

Our instructing staff include marine biologists, naturalists, tech and wreck specialists and award-winning photographers.

If you have a desire to improve your diving skills and increase your affinity with the underwater world, talk to us about tailoring an education program to suit your needs. Through education comes understanding and enjoyment.

Dive! Tutukaka is a Five Star PADI IDC Centre, offering training from Open Water through to Instructor rating. (Plus we just LOVE diving!)

We've been a PADI Centre for just under two decades, and run courses all year round.

We do not have a timetable for OPEN WATER courses run over the winter, so just email us and let us know what YOUR plans are.

With our own salt-water pool (and sauna) on site - we make it easy. We will fit in as best we can with you!

PADI Open Water Dive course $649

The PADI Open Water course is the beginner course and all you need in order to dive as a qualified diver.
PADI Discover Scuba $404

Try diving for the first time, breathe underwater, and hang out with friendly fish in a complete Marine Reserve.
PADI e-Learning From $300

Study in your time, dive on ours! Get the theory done beforehand, and spend your time diving at the Poor Knights Islands.
PADI Open Water Referral Dives From $430

You've started your Open Water course but couldn't finish it? We've got you!
PADI Advanced Open Water Dive Course From $649

You want to take your diving education further and advance your skills? Come and do your Advanced Open Water Course with us!
Dry Suit Specialty

Stay dry, keep warm, and extend your dive time. What's not to like?
PADI Emergency First Responder Course

Learn the basics of emergency first response skills before moving on to your Rescue Course.
PADI Rescue Diver Course From $649

Develop the skills to spot and resolve minor issues early, build confidence, and have fun while you're at it!
Deep Specialty

The lure of the deep. There's something exciting and mysterious about exploring deeper dive sites while scuba diving.
Underwater Naturalist Speciality From $369

This one day course will take you to the unique Poor Knights Islands marine reserve to not only develop your personal conservation and preservation ethics but to also appreciate and study the enormous variety of fauna, fish species and encrusting life that the islands have to offer.
Wreck Speciality

Learn responsible wreck diving practices and dive into those mysterious sunk ships!
Project AWARE Specialty

The Project AWARE Specialty program is designed to familiarise divers and non-divers with the plight of worldwide aquatic ecosystems. It also describes what individuals can do to help protect aquatic resources. The program is a non-diving course that only contains classroom presentations.
Underwater Photography

This PADI course is ideal for teaching you the fundamentals of underwater photography - you'll learn how to correctly compose, expose and capture that spectacular fish that nobody believed you saw!
PADI Divemaster Course From $2800

The PADI Divemaster course is the first step to being a dive professional. It expands your knowledge past that of any previous course, enabling you to gain valuable experience and work in the world of diving.
Divemaster Internship $3400

Complete a PADI Divemaster course, but take your time, spend time alongside our crew, and get some more dives under your belt. We guarantee to get you up to 100 dives for this price!
Instructor Training from $4000

Become a PADI Instructor, share your passion, travel the world and make a difference.
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