Itinerary

During the Divemaster programme you will be trained from Padi Open water to professional divemaster. if there is no set itinerary for this trip, however as a divemaster you need to  progress through different PADI training courses starting with your open water. This is the basic intro to scuba-diving, after this you do your advanced open water (this consists of five specialist dives) and then you do your rescue diver course. The rescue diver course teaches you about diver safety, trains you to effectively rescue distressed divers, trains you how to provide CPR and first aid and administer oxygen in case of emergencies.At this point this is the last recreational level dive qualification before you go on to do your dive master course.

Once you start your divemaster internship, you will be getting into the nitty-gritty of what it takes to become a professional diver. There is no day-to-day minute by minute itinerary for this section of the course, there are certain criteria that you need to fill for example a minimum number of dives (60), you will assist dive instructors on their courses, and you will take customers out for dives acting as a dive leader, providing them with pre-dive safety briefings, helping out at the dive school and dive centre. You do all this while following the PADI training syllabus that the dive master course requires you to complete.

The real beauty about doing your divemaster course is that you get to dive a lot. This is no understatement, when you consider how expensive recreational diving can actually be, you get to dive every day, in some of the most exciting underwater environment in Africa, if not the world, and you will spend months doing this in unlimited ammounts, you start to see why it is such an appealing way to spend several months, and great value too!

During your time when you are not in the water, you assist at the dive school, or just chill out and enjoy everything that Tofo has to offer. It certainly has that by the bucket load, relaxation and chilled out vibes.

When not relaxing in a hammock under a palm tree, you will go out on ocean safaris (with snorkel gear) to swim with Whalesharks, and humpback whales (in season). There is the most amazing sandy beach with good surfing opportunities, ocean kayaking and horseriding too.

You might just prefer to enjoy the buzz of the backpacker lifestyle in the town, because this is quite a popular destination for backpackers (although not your typically ruined overpopulated backpacker hangout). The locals are exceptionally friendly, the cost of living there is incredibly cheap and you are going to absolutely love the lifestyle.

You will discuss your loose itinerary with your dedicated dive instructor on arrival, and you will also be given a full briefing on what the course involves, during the end of the course you need to pass several exams (about eight of them), but these are incredibly simple providing you follow your course work!

Upon successful sign off on completion of the course, once you have paid your PADI membership fee, (direct to PADI about £80) you will be a professional divemaster, able to work in any dive resort in the world, and earn a living in one of the most easy-going lifestyles out there. You will get your dive certificate and membership card in the post.

Varied Dive sites

During your Divemaster training you will discover a mix of hard and soft corals and abundant marine life from sharks to turtles to dolphins to whalesharks and thousands of fish. The sites vary in depth , there is little current and the water temperature is always warm, ranging from about 27C to 32C offering amazing conditions to dive everyday on your Divemaster course!

Whalesharks, long stretched beaches and a lot of diving, this is what you can expect on the Padi Divemaster course in Mozambique. We can train you from Zero to Hero in 12 weeks, meaning that you can join even if you have no prior diving experience. If you do already have dive certificates we can alter the programme for you, no problem just ask us for prices.

Whalesharks, that sounds scary to me!

Whalesharks are the most magnificent and biggest fish in the sea and they only eat plankton. They do not even have teeth. Once you spot them you will fall in love. They are gracious and beautiful, and the great thing is: They love the bubbles divers make. They tend to come up to you. And because their eyes are so small you have to watch it that they do not bump in to you.

The population of juvenile whalesharks in Mozambique is at the moment higher than anywhere else which means that you will likely bump in to one pretty frequently, and don't forget you will be doing the dive master in one of the top dive schools with experts trained in tracking and finding whalesharks: No need to be afraid!

Check out the following video and you will see what we mean:

Become a professional Diver

Being a Divemaster means you can work in the dive industry and make money with once of the best jobs in the world. Your will be able to guide dives, do scuba reviews and help out in dive shops. The Padi Divemaster certificate is internationally recognized so you can work as a Divemaster anywhere in the world. As A Divemaster the dive boat, where you soak up the sun and have your morning coffee, and the sea, where you meet the corals and the fish, are your office. You will always be surrounded by happy people who are on holiday.

So why Mozambique?

In Africa you can see the big 5 on safari's but in Mozambique you can Dive The Big Five.

The big five of the underwater world are:

• Whalesharks
• Humpback whales
• Dolphins
• manta rays
• sea turtles

Tofu in Mozambique is where the Xtreme Gap Divemaster course takes place. Tofu is definitely one of Southern Africa's favourite diving destinations. Even National Geographic votes Tofu in Mozambique the prime diving location for spotting Whalesharks and Manta rays. Xtreme Gap works with a Padi certified diving school that already took on many many divers.