Is there good scuba diving in Panama
Before you dive your first time, make sure to check out our free resources, downloads, and more! You can also discover our top diving spots and more about historic landmarks only under water!
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Scuba Dive Panama City Beach also offers daily dive charters. We have a 40ft boat that can accommodate upto 18 divers. We provide safe, professional and friendly diving on all our charters.
Do you want to try something new? In just 3 days, you can get your Open Water Scuba Diving Certificate. Your certification is valid for life. You won't have to worry about scheduling because classes are small. If you have been certified but have not dived in a while, we offer refreshers. We will put you on the schedule if you give us a call.
Before you dive your first time, make sure to check out our free resources, downloads, and more! You can also discover our top diving spots and more about historic landmarks only under water!
You've always wanted to explore the underwater world of sunken vessels and Pirate's treasure. Scuba Dive Panama Beach is offering scuba diving lessons.
St Andrew's Park's snow-white sugar sand and Shell Island's are stunning. There are many dolphin cruises available. For land lovers, there are attractions such as Pier Park, Shipwreck Island and Ripley’s Believe it or Not. You'll also find the finest fresh seafood (the Firefly she-crab soup is one of our favorites!). Golden sunsets over turquoise blue waters.
Did you know that PCB is the Wreck capital of the South? The interactive map of scuba diving Panama City Beach includes almost 150 dive spots with more than 50 wrecks that were sunk as artificial coral reefs. There are also eight featured dive sites that you should try. Scuba enthusiasts all over the world will learn why they need to dive in the Florida Panhandle.
Panama City Beach’s newest wreck, the El Dorado, is now known as Panama City Beach. Hurricane Michael destroyed the ship in October 2018. She was left stranded off the Hathaway Bridge, as a reminder of the storm's devastation in winter and spring. In May 2019, she became a top-ranked diver.
Never hold your breath
As every good entry-level dive student knows, this is the most important rule of scuba. And for good reason — breath holding underwater can result in serious injury and even death. In accordance with Boyle's law, the air in a diver's lungs expands during ascent and contracts during descent.
As you become a qualified scuba diver, you learn the basics of an essential scuba system. A cylinder, weights, an exposure suit, regulators, BCD gauge and timing device, mask and fins are the bare essentials.