PADI Open Water Diver Course
The full entry-level certification with Anar Dive Center in Hadaba: theory with an exam, pool sessions and four practical dives to 18 metres. €380; the student manual and the certification itself are billed separately.
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt · €380 per person · RU · EN · TR · IT
Anar is great as a diver, organisator and an amazing person full of passion. With his help I completed Open Water Diver certification. Throughout the course we had a very good contact and what is most imported I felt safe and confident.
What is this tour like?
This is the course that turns you into a diver rather than a passenger: theory first, closed with an exam, then pool dives with the standard exercises, then four practical sessions in open water in the coastal zone down to 18 metres. Anar Dive Center runs it from Hadaba and holds 4.9 on Google from 187 reviews as of 3 September 2026.
One reason we list this centre for Russian speakers specifically: the team is named on the operator's own site with the languages each instructor works in — Anar Huseyn, PADI instructor with twenty years of teaching, in English and Russian; Remon Emil, PADI instructor, in English and Italian; Aynur, divemaster, in English, Turkish and Russian. That is a stated fact about the staff, not a translated web page, which is why Russian, Turkish and Italian appear here and not on most other Sharm cards. The €380 covers the training; the student manual and the certification are not in it.
What are the highlights?
- Russian confirmed by name: instructor Anar Huseyn and divemaster Aynur both teach in Russian
- Twenty years of teaching experience stated for the lead instructor
- Theory, pool work and four open-water dives to 18 metres
- Also works in Turkish and Italian, again by named instructor
- 4.9 on Google from 187 reviews (3 September 2026)
How does the day go, hour by hour?
What's included in the price?
- Theoretical part, at the end of which an exam is taken
- Pool dives with the necessary exercises
- 4 practical sessions with dives in the coastal zone in open water up to 18 metres
What's not included?
- Student manual and certification
What should you know before you go?
Who runs this tour?
Where do we meet?
Anar Dive Center, Hadaba, Sharm El Sheikh (27.874724, 34.320799). The course runs over several days; the centre agrees the daily start times with you when it takes your booking.
Exact meeting point shared after booking.
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What do guests say?
“Anar is great as a diver, organisator and an amazing person full of passion. With his help I completed Open Water Diver certification. Throughout the course we had a very good contact and what is most imported I felt safe and confident.”
“Paid a 35% premium for a resort snorkeling tour (vs online rates), got a disorganized 11-hour boat/bus ride for only 30 min of snorkelling at one way overcrowded site. Do not recommend. Staff was amazing, boat was good, food was good.”
“Very Good diving center at Sharm. Their boat is exceptionally clean, new and well equipped. Safety first diving with Aynur. Also all the crew was nice and helpfull.”
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