Go deeper

Deep Diving

Learn to plan and execute dives to 40 metres safely. gas management, dive profiles, and awareness at depth.

$300
SSI Instructor Training Center Max 4 students per instructor Response within 12 hours
Duration 2 days
Training Dives 3 dives
Certification SSI Deep Diving Specialty
Minimum Age 15 years
Max Depth 40 m / 130 ft
Difficulty Advanced

The Deep Diving specialty extends your training to 40 meters and covers the planning and technique required to dive safely at depth.

Three training dives on Bonaire's walls. real structure, good visibility, and depth you can reach from shore. You learn advanced gas management, how to handle the effects of pressure at depth, and how to plan a dive profile that gets you down, keeps you safe, and brings you back up on schedule. This course counts toward Advanced Specialty Diver recognition and is required for most technical diving paths.

Why Bonaire

Most people who get certified at home spend their first real dive trip adjusting. Different visibility, colder water, unfamiliar conditions. On Bonaire, your training dives happen on the same reef you'll dive independently afterward. You get certified and comfortable in one trip. Nothing to re-learn the next time you come back.

What You'll Do

Step by step training designed to build real confidence underwater.

Planning dives to depth and gas management
Three training dives on Bonaire's walls
Debrief and dive profile review
Certification earned
SSI Deep Diving Specialty
Includes 3 training dives.
Topics covered
  • Planning dives to depth
  • Gas management
  • Narcosis awareness
  • Emergency procedures
What's in the price

Included & Not Included

Included

  • SSI digital learning
  • Instructor
  • 3 training dives
  • Transport
  • Certification processing

Not Included

  • Tanks
  • Weights
  • Rental equipment
  • Marine park fee Required for all diving on Bonaire
  • Nitrox fills

Questions about your specific kit? Mention it when you fill in the dive plan form.

Bonaire is where
you learn to dive.

Wanderlust is run by Stephan and Linda. Not a franchise, not a large operation with rotating staff. The person who greets you on day one takes you into the water. Same face, start to finish.

Groups cap at four. Often smaller. Sometimes it is just you and an instructor. Your certification is processed the same day you complete your final training dive.

Three training dives on Bonaire's walls
Real structure, good visibility, depth you reach from shore.
Down to 40 metres (130 ft)
Gas management, dive profiles, and awareness at depth.
Required for Advanced Specialty Diver
Part of the technical diving pathway.
One of three mandatory specialties for Divemaster
Do this early.
80+
Shore dive sites
26–29°C
Water temperature
20–30 m
Visibility
Since 1979
Marine park
Stephan Velema
SSI Instructor Trainer · Founder

Wanderlust is the only SSI Instructor Training Center on Bonaire. We train instructors. That same bar applies to every course we teach.

Before you arrive

Requirements

No prior experience needed. Here's what applies.

Prerequisites

  • Open Water Diver certification

Specifics

  • Minimum age: 15 years
  • Maximum depth: 40 m / 130 ft
  • Certification earned: SSI Deep Diving Specialty
Good for

Who This Course Is For

Divers heading toward Advanced Specialty Diver Divers interested in wall diving Pre-DM candidates

Open Water certified divers who want to dive deeper and understand how to plan deeper dives safely. Required for Advanced Specialty Diver.

Not sure this course is right for you?

Tell us where you are in your diving and what you want to do on Bonaire. We'll help you pick the right starting point.

Request Your Dive Plan
Planning your course

Schedule & Logistics

Schedule

Duration
2 days
Sessions
Morning or afternoon
Tip
Available on request. Contact us to confirm availability and start date after booking.

Logistics

Meeting point
Wanderlust Dive Center, Kaya Perenales 3, Kralendijk
Transport
Transport included
What to bring
Swimwear, towel, water, reef-safe sunscreen
Marine Park Fee not included — required for all diving on Bonaire.
Common questions

Questions

Up to 40 metres (130 ft).

Open Water certification required. Some dive experience recommended.

No. Tanks and weights not included.

No, but recommended.

Yes. It is one of the mandatory specialties.

The AOW adventure introduces depth at 30 metres. Deep Diving goes to 40 metres, covers gas management in more detail, and leads to a separate specialty certification.

Something not covered here? Send us a message on WhatsApp.
How it works

Your Next Steps

Tell us your dates. We plan the rest.

1

Tell Us Your Plans

Fill in the form or send a WhatsApp. Tell us your dates, your level, and what you have in mind.

2

We Create Your Plan

We look at your dates and put together a schedule that fits your trip.

3

Confirm Your Booking

We send your schedule and everything you need to know. You confirm. Done.

Ready to start?

Tell us your dates and we plan the rest.

Max four. Same instructor, start to finish.

Send us your dates. We'll plan the rest.

Personal advice from our dive team. No obligation. Response within 12 hours.

TELL US YOUR DATES SAY HI ON WHATSAPP
Drive up. Walk in. The reef does the rest.
Plan your Deep Diving on Bonaire.
Request Your Dive Plan Say Hi on WhatsApp
Ready to dive Bonaire?

Tell us your dates. We handle the rest.

Share your trip details and we'll build your dive plan within hours.

Plan Your Dive Say Hi on WhatsApp
TELL US YOUR DATES