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Dive Ireland with Waterworld

Welcome to Waterworld, Ireland's largest and most beautiful dive centre

Situated only thirty metres from the water's edge in the spectacular scenery of the Maharees, on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Waterworld is Ireland's largest diving and leisure centre - offering first class facilities and accommodation, for diving, leisure and photography - all under one roof, as well as water sports and other activities.  more information...

World class diving - World class facilities

Without fear of contradiction - the best dive centre in the British Isles

NEWS:

We have made a number of changes in our dive schedules and pricing. Please see DIVING / Change of Schedule further down the page.

FEBRUARY & MARCH SPECIAL OFFER: One nights BB and an early bird meal - starter and mains or mains and dessert plus a free glass of wine All FOR ONLY €50.00. BOOK A DIVE IN FEBRUARY AND GET FREE EQUIPMENT HIRE.

2010 FREE INTERSHIP INSTRUCTOR PROGRAMME Saturday the 30th January we will contact the successful candidates for this years internship programme,

ROUND IRELAND RECORD BREAKERS / SUB 19 HOUR: Philip Fitzgibbon (our son) Skipper and Mike Shanahan have just broken the round Ireland record in 18 hours 38 minutes and 50 seconds arriving back to Kinsale just after 7.00 PM on Thursday evening the 16/10/09. Philip is now planning to smash the round British Isles record early next year.

GO DIVE:

Our 9mt RIB is back from the factory after a complete refit and she is ready to go. From Saturday the 30th January we are back diving using our new dive schedules. Most of the seal of Illaunnbarnagh have given birt to their pups and they can be seen cavorting around the island. We plan to visit the Island as often as possibble - so now is your chance to see them swimming with their mothers in there natural habitat. For FEBRUARY & MARCH we plan to run a number of Dry Suit clinics, so if you don't dive dry now is you chance - courses run daily..

We have introduced a few more dive sites to our itinerary and are presently diving these. Garrywilliam reef after all the storms is completely clear of sea weed and is a fantastic dive and we have come across a lot of wreckage - if you want virgin diving - join us. All courses are run on demand at the dive centre in the Maharees, Castlegregory. Phone Ronnie or Sandra @ 066 7139292 for details to book.

COURSES ON DEMAND:

Waterworld run all PADI courses including the National Geographic programme on demand from beginner to Instructor level including all post graduate Instructor courses - you decide when you would like to the course and we will arrange it to suit your time constraints. KILLARNEY public swimming pool is the venue for this years diving course in Killarney commencing at 7.30PM on Monday night the 1st of February. CONTACT SANDRA @ 066 7139292

LEARN TO SCUBA DIVE:

Special offer (never to be repeated) for FEBRUARY & MARCH The PADI Open Water Diver course including manuals, logbook, equipment, certification etc. - ALL FOR ONLY €399.00. MEALS AND ACCOMMODATION ONLY €55.00 PER DAY EXTRA. The scuba diver course only €275.00. The Advanced Open Water Dive Course NOW ONLY €285.00 - no hidden costs - "Go ahead and add some depth to your lifestyle."

The Open Water Diver course:

Can be done a number of ways (1) The course takes four days to complete and can be done over four straight days, two weekends or any combination of days to suit the candidate. The course starts at 10.00 AM each morning and ends at approximately at 6.00 PM. The first two days consist of Video, lecture and pool sessions (in our own indoor heated swimming pool) and the following days consist of open water dives in the sea, classroom projects and final exam. (2) The course can also be done over five one night a week sessions of video and lecture from 7.00 PM to 9.00 PM and a pool session from 9.00 PM to 10.00 PM (These courses are run in seperate pools - see details) Followed by four sea dives over two days at Harbour House, Castlegregory Co. Kerry - these days can be arranged to suit the candidates time constraints. Every thing supplied for the course, including log book, manual, RDP, student file, equipment etc. The candidate needs a swim suit and towel.

For Feburary & March the Rescue Diver Course is now commencing on a daily basis - Contact Sandra for details.

Waterworld leads the way

Waterworld was again awarded the PADI Certificate of Recognition for Excellence on the 30th of December 2008 and on the 23th March 2007 our Course Director Sandra Fitzgibbon was awarded the PADI Gold Course Director Award for 2007

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

.The National Geographic is synonymous with quality and integrity and stands for Adventure, Conservation and Exploration. The National Geographic Diver programme may be conducted only at a National Geographic Dive Centre. We are proud to be able to say we are one of an elite group of Europe's top diver training establishments to qualify to offer this excellent course and the only dive centre in Ireland to do so. The course is strucured in one of two ways. For new divers, it's a six dive replacment for the Open Water Diver course, incorporating all the skills, theory and materials from the Open Water course. For qualified divers it's a two dive course. Both options include the National Geographic Almanac and DVD, which aims to broaden a diver's perspective and incorporate the three National Geographic values - Adventure, Conservation and Exploration - into diver training, and the extra skills required of National Geographic Divers. Phone Ronnie for course dates and prices

IDC

Congratulations Sandra on being awarded the PADI Gold Course Director award for 2008 . Our next scheduled IDC is set for MARCH 2010, cost only €500.00 - book early - IDCs are now run on demand - you decide when you would like to do the IDC and we will arrange it to suit your time constraints. Full meals and accommodation are available at a very special price. Contact our Course Director Sandra Fitzgibbon (now ranked by PADI in the top 50 Course Directors in the World) @ 00353667139292 or e-mail dive@iol.ie for details.

DIVING / Change of schedule:

For 2010 our dive schedule will change to the following; The boats will leave the Pier each day at 10.00AM. 12.00AM and 2.00PM and do a single tank boat dive out and return to the centre after each dive. Dives wanting to do two dives can choose the times that best suit. This will allow the option of just doing one dive instead of two as was the case before. These trips will dive the Maharee Islands and the Brandon Cliff Face. Our 9mt RIB "The Brandon Diver" dives the Maharees Islands and the Brandon Cliff Face and our 40ft Hardboat "The Blasket Diver" will dive the Brandon Cliff Face and the Blasket Islands. The Blasket Islands trip will remain a two tank two location boat dive returning to the centre at approximately 5.30 PM each day. We dive "An Tearaght" the most westerly of the Blasket Islands and the most westerly Island in Europe. The diving is far superior to the Skelligs and this is an Island that is rarely dived because of its location and is the ultimate dive. If you want mind blowing diving this is the place for you. From April the Tearaght dives are scheduled every Saturday and Sunday mornings leaving Scraggane Pier at 9.30 AM Booking is essential. We will dive the the Blasket Islands on any day with a minimum of six divers. We also do a single tank dive in the evenings leaving the Pier at 7.00PM and a night dive at 10.00PM (minimum four divers). Both our boats have a platform and ladder for easy access to the boats. Most days the boats are accompanied by the local dolphin pod on our trips to the dive sites. Day trip divers welcome - contact us for prices

Seals of Illaunnabarnagh:

Every chance we get we visit this seal sanctury to swim with the seals and observe them at play.

ENRICHED AIR NITROX:

Now the most popular certification after Open Water Diver. Nitrox has proved to be of great benifit to all divers no matter what level of experience, or your dive objectives. Among other things Nitrox affords extended bottom times and reduced surface intervals. In the recreational field it's benefits over air are beyond question. Once you understand Nitrox, you'll want to dive it too!

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