Try scuba diving in Richmond Hill
Try scuba.
Take your first
breath underwater.
No experience needed. A PADI instructor takes you into our heated, on-site pool for your first scuba dive, with all the gear included.
Dates & booking
Pick your Try Scuba night.
Try Scuba runs at Pool Night, weeknights from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Press Book on the night you want and the booking window opens. Then press Add Addon, choose Try Scuba Diving and check out.
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Spaces are shared with certified divers practising that night. Every booking includes SCUBA Practice, which covers your pool time, tank and air.
How Try Scuba works
From booking to your first breath.
- 01 / BOOK ONLINE
Pick a Pool Night.
Choose a night in the dates above and press Book. In the booking window, press Add Addon, choose Try Scuba Diving and check out.
- 02 / BEFORE YOU COME
Fill in your medical form.
Complete the PADI medical form before your night. If it asks for a doctor’s approval, get it signed before you come.
- 03 / ON THE NIGHT
Meet your instructor.
Bring your swimsuit and towel. Your PADI instructor fits your gear and shows you how to breathe, clear your ears and use simple hand signals.
- 04 / IN THE POOL
Breathe underwater.
Go under at your own pace with your instructor beside you, try a couple of real scuba skills, then explore the pool.
Try Scuba is an experience, not a certification. Loved it? Book your Open Water course within a week and get $80 towards it. See Open Water options
The experience
What your first dive feels like.
Breathing through a regulator feels strange for a moment, then natural. You hear your bubbles and start to feel weightless.
Try clearing water from your mask and finding your regulator, the same skills every certified diver learns.
Once you’re comfortable, swim around the pool with your instructor and enjoy the feeling.
Our indoor heated pool is on site, and Pool Night takes up to 8 divers, so there’s room to relax.
Try Scuba Diving / $139 plus HST
Know what you’re booking.
Included
- A PADI instructor with you in the pool
- All the scuba gear, mask and fins too
- Tank and air
- Pool time in our heated, on-site pool
Prices in Canadian dollars, plus HST. Dive Team members pay $125.
Before you come
Who can try scuba?
Ages 10 and up
Try Scuba is for ages 10 and up. Under 10? Ask us about Bubblemaker.
Able to swim
You need to be able to swim and feel comfortable in the water. No scuba experience needed.
PADI medical form
Everyone completes the PADI medical form. Follow its instructions, and if it asks for a doctor’s approval, get it before your night.
View PADI medical forms →Good to know
Try Scuba questions.
Not sure it’s for you? Call or text us and we’ll talk it through.
Call 905-771-1500 →
Do I need any experience?
No. Try Scuba is for people who have never dived. Your PADI instructor shows you everything and stays with you in the pool.
How do I book Try Scuba online?
Pick a night in the dates list and press Book. The booking window opens for that night. Press Add Addon, choose Try Scuba Diving and check out.
You’ll also see SCUBA Practice in your booking. It covers your pool time, tank and air, and it’s added for every diver automatically.
Can I bring a friend or family member?
Yes. In the booking window, press Register Another Student and add their details. Then press Add Addon on their line and choose Try Scuba Diving. Certified friends can join the same Pool Night to practise.
I’m a bit nervous. Is that normal?
Very normal. Let us know when you book or when you arrive, and your instructor will take it at your pace. You can come up whenever you like.
Is Try Scuba a certification?
No. It’s an experience, not a certification course. If you love it, the next step is the PADI Open Water course. Book it within a week of your Try Scuba and get $80 towards it.
Where is it?
In our pool at Scuba 2000, 9033 Leslie St, Unit 12, Richmond Hill. Free parking.
Ready for your first breath underwater?
Try Scuba Diving: $139 plus HST, with all the gear included. Pool Night runs weeknights from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.
