Below the surface
in Puerto Rico.
From technical sidemount descents to warm Caribbean reefs teeming with life — this is the water we train in every week. Here's a look at where you'll be diving.
Technical diving, done right
As certified Extended Range Full Cave and Technical Extended Range divers, we live and breathe technical diving. Sidemount configuration keeps your cylinders streamlined along your sides — more freedom, better trim, and access to tighter passages on the deeper dives.
Ready to go beyond recreational limits?
Sidemount and extended range diving are the deepest part of what we do. Tell us about your experience and we'll map out the technical training path that fits you — including our Extended Range Sidemount and Extended Range Nitrox courses as they launch.
Reefs full of life
Warm water year-round, healthy coral, and incredible variety. Puerto Rico's reefs are our classroom — elkhorn and brain corals, sea fans, turtles, and clouds of tropical fish on every dive.
Crash Boat, Aguadilla
One of our favourite sites to dive and train. The remains of the old pier pilings — now encrusted with coral and sponges — create an artificial reef that draws in huge schools of fish, angelfish, snappers, and the occasional sea turtle.
Shallow, calm and full of life, it's ideal for everything from Open Water training dives to relaxed guided dives where the marine life does the talking.
More sites we dive
Puerto Rico is home base, but our sites stretch across the Caribbean — reefs, walls, wrecks and freshwater cenotes in Puerto Rico, Mexico's Riviera Maya and the Dominican Republic.
All levelsEl Natural
Our other home reef, a short swim from Crash Boat — a shallow rocky reef with ledges, boulders and small overhangs, and the same reliable cast of tropical fish, morays and the occasional nurse shark.
AdvancedSilver Banks & Southern Pride
Offshore sites visited by passing pelagics — sharks, leatherback sea turtles and dolphins. Conditions can be tough, best suited to experienced divers.
All levelsLas Cuevas
Numerous caves, overhangs and ledges give divers a choice of routes, while the reef attracts large fish such as goliath groupers. Shallow and popular as a second dive.
All levelsDos Ojos
The most famous cenote in the Yucatán — a pair of connected caverns with dramatic stalactites and stalagmites, crystal-clear turquoise water and the famous Bat Cave.
AdvancedSt. George Wreck
A 1962 cargo ship sunk in 1999 and now one of the favourite dives in the whole Dominican Republic — an upright artificial reef in 30 to 40 metres, home to big schools of barracuda.
IntermediateSanta Catalina Wall
One of the Dominican Republic's most spectacular drop-offs, off Catalina Island — a reef wall draped in sea fans and black coral, with turtles cruising the edge.
Want to dive these sites with us?
Tell us your certification level, how many dives you've logged and when you're visiting Puerto Rico — we'll put together a dive plan and the courses to match.
Learn to dive these sites
Every site on this page is a classroom. Take your first certification, or sharpen the skills that open up deeper reefs, wrecks and walls — all training is run by SSI Open Water Instructors.
Open Water Diver
Your gateway to the underwater world
The world's most recognized entry-level scuba certification. Learn the foundational skills to dive safely and confidently to 18 meters with a buddy — for life.
Perfect Buoyancy
Master your buoyancy and dive effortlessly
Buoyancy is the skill that separates good divers from great ones. This specialty teaches advanced techniques so you hover with ease, protect the reef, and squeeze more bottom time from every tank.
Enriched Air Nitrox
Dive longer and safer
The most popular specialty in diving. Learn to use oxygen-enriched gas mixes up to 40% to extend your bottom time, shorten surface intervals, and add a margin of safety — recognized at dive centers and liveaboards worldwide.
Ready to dive these sites?
Tell us your experience and goals — we'll plan the right courses and dives for your trip to Puerto Rico.