Scuba Dive Panama City Beach keeps dive trips to 14 divers. This is to ensure everyone's comfort and safety. If we have space, any of our charters will be open to the public. We generally run 2 trips per week during the season.
Panama City Beach is a fantastic vacation destination as well as a dive spot. It is also easy to get there from many different places. Divers of different experience levels will find reasons to come back again and again. And their families will love it.
Dive is the best way to have a memorable vacation in Panama City Beach. There is a second world below the turquoise waters, a different kind paradise. You will find many historic shipwrecks scattered around the area, including bottlenose dolphins, goliath groupers, and sea turtles.
With all of these great options, it isn't hard to see why Panama City Beach is the second-most visited dive location in Florida. You too can jump fins-first into the Gulf of Mexico to experience the marine life and treasured underwater landscapes we call home.
Scuba Dive Panama City Beach - our newest dive shop - is another advantage for any diver. It's also an excellent location to become certified by PADI (the largest scuba certification body in the world). They will make you a more confident and knowledgeable diver.
There are many historical wrecks all around the region. Skin Diver Magazine named Panama City Beach the "Wreck Diving Capital of the South" because of this and other artificial reefs.
If you are a snorkeler and want to learn more, our scuba dive classes are the right choice. Our Discover Scuba class can be used by anyone who is just starting out in scuba diving. You are the best time to learn how to scuba dive, and begin a new adventure. We also offer lifetime certifications if you have a passion for scuba diving. The first level of your dive training includes 3 days of underwater training and some eLearning.
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.