Complete your PADI Advanced Open Water (AOW) with one day at the beach for two dives and one day on a local dive boat to one of the Channel Islands for three dives. The boat dive will likely be to Anacapa Island from Ventura Harbor or from the Long Beach-Huntington Beach area to Catalina Island. This AOW ocean diving option involves you being comfortable with beach surf entries/exits and carrying scuba gear a distance on the sand.

Complete your PADI Advanced Open Water (AOW) at Catalina during our Standard Weekend. It includes the ferry to and from the island, overnight hotel accommodations, rental SCUBA gear and tank & air fills, and two days dive training at the underwater marine park (Casino Point) in Avalon on Catalina Island.

On the second day, you get a better opportunity to see even more of the underwater marine park. 
Note: A two-night (Friday & Saturday or Saturday & Sunday) hotel minimum is included in the fee. Peak hotel rates are March 1 through November 30.

The option that we LOVE!!! the most. Includes ferry to and from the island, overnight hotel, shuttle, and one-day diving at the underwater marine park (Casino Point) in Avalon, and the second day diving aboard a dive boat cruising from Avalon and visiting other parts of Catalina Island. 

Only Malibu Divers takes you diving like you're on vacation. 
Note: A two-night (Friday & Saturday or Saturday & Sunday) hotel minimum is included in the fee. Peak hotel rates are March 1 through November 30.

Your Emerald Bay Catalina weekend package is all inclusive with your academics using PADI Advanced Open Water, AOW eLearning, and 2 days diving at Doctor's Cove on the far west remote end of Catalina Island.  We also include your ferry transportation round trip to Camp and shared cabin (up to 8 occup.), tank rental and air fills for your 4 training dives.  It's like being on vacation, SCUBA style!  You'll have plenty of time to relax and enjoy the island or even optionally upgrade to include more diving.  This is a special opportunity to experience mini retreat and get certified in a very unique location that we have the opportunity to share with the public. 

Rental gear is additional fee and needs to be sized and reserved in advance.
Pre-requisite: PADI (or equivalent) Open Water and minimum of 10 years old.

NOTE: this program includes your signup for our Camp & Dive Weekend (no additional signup for Camp is needed). More information about what to expect at Fall Camp and Dive here and Memorial Camp and Dive here.

This one day Adventure Diver course takes you one step closer to Advanced Open Water Diver with 3 training dives. This certification uses the same classroom training materials as the Advanced Open Water certification  and a brief quick quiz. 

Includes eLearning, enhancement pak, certification card, ferry transport (roundtrip) and 3 tank rental in Catalina or one day on a regularly scheduled dive boat to Catalina Island or Anacapa Island.

Note: pre-requisite is PADI Open Water or equivalent certification level.

We only offer PADI Advanced Open Water eLearning for your learning the dive theory or academic portion of your the program; this way you can finish the class portion on your own pace and in your own free time, and you don't have to drive and come to the classroom for several days.

On your Ocean dive days, you will spend some time with your instructor before each dive, to answer all of your questions and concerns. We'll also do a brief review to test your knowledge.  Then you're into the ocean to put that knowledge into practice!

You can purchase the eLearning for now then come back to pick the dates for your open water ocean dive sessions. Currently there is one one option available for eLearning Online, for Windows & OS X Computers: uses FLASH.

Complete your PADI Advanced Open Water (AOW) with one day at the beach for two dives and one day on a local dive boat to one of the Channel Islands for three dives. The boat dive will likely be to Anacapa Island from Ventura Harbor or from the Long Beach-Huntington Beach area to Catalina Island. This AOW ocean diving option involves you being comfortable with beach surf entries/exits and carrying scuba gear a distance on the sand.

Note: AOW eLearning program is not included with this option (see AOW Class), and should be finished prior to your dives or you have a referral form (additional fee)