Open Water Diver Course on Green Bay Beach — AquaNaut Diving School, Protaras

What is this tour like?

AquaNaut has been on Green Bay beach since 1989, family run and, in its own words, running uninterrupted ever since. What sets the school apart practically is where it stands: it calls itself the only dive school in the Protaras area located directly on the water, so training happens a few sandy steps from the centre rather than after a drive or a boat ride. For a course that repeats the same skills over several days, that is not a small thing.

The Open Water Diver certification is 460 €, and the junior version for younger students the same. Advanced Open Water is 420 €, Enriched Air Nitrox 200 €, Rescue Diver 480 €; the professional grades — Master Scuba Diver, Dive Master, Assistant Instructor — are named on the page without prices.

The school teaches in Green Bay because the bay does the work for it: a shallow entry and the clear water that the school calls the ideal setting to learn, improve or refresh scuba skills. Its instructors are described as experienced and multilingual, and the school says it puts safety, confidence and fun in that order. If you want the area's further sites once you are certified, it has a boat.

On timing, the school gives the honest answer rather than a marketing one: courses are performance based, you earn the certification when you demonstrate the skills and knowledge, and because people learn at different speeds the duration varies. The Open Water Diver course can be completed in as little as three days — as little as, not always.

Who can do it: anyone aged ten or older with a reasonable level of physical fitness, comfortable in the water and, as the school puts it, with a spirit for adventure. There are options for ages eight to ten as well. It adds a caution worth reading twice — certain conditions may preclude someone of any age from diving, temporarily or permanently, especially conditions associated with lung function. And one rule that shapes the end of a holiday: do not fly within 24 hours of your last dive, so plan the course days accordingly.

The page does not itemise what the 460 € includes, which is the one gap to close before you pay. The school publishes a separate rental list — a full scuba set with one tank at 40 €, a wetsuit at 10 €, a computer at 15 € — so ask specifically whether course equipment, learning materials and the certification fee sit inside the course price or outside it. Booking is by phone or WhatsApp; the contact form is answered within 48 hours.