We have just relocated to Buddha Bar - 7 Thao Dien, D2, HCMC

Our recent students

Congratulations to our students who have recently passed their dive courses with Rainbow Divers Vietnam. Keep diving!!!!!!

Founder of Rainbow Divers-Vietnam, Jeremy Stein, successfully completed the inaugural Phu Quoc Half Marathon. An avid non-runner, he decided to elect for ‘on the job training’ rather than preparation for the big event. Jeremy now accepts that this was totally the wrong concept. “20 years ago I entered + completed the London Marathon. I put in a lot of training (and was obviously 20 years younger!) and felt pretty good at the end. However, the race in PQ was particularly grueling (and pretty boring). My legs, hips and knees were delicate to say the least for a couple of days after. So whilst I achieved my goal of finishing the race, it certainly wasn’t a record beating time!”
 
Jeremy, a PADI Course Director, is based in Saigon and actively teaches all PADI Diving Courses from Try-Dives to Divemaster + Instructor. He can be contacted via jeremy@divevietnam.com. The saigonwebsite is www.divevietnam.com/saigonpromo 

PADI Open Water Course in Saigon

Today Jeremy is teaching in french! In Gaudi, District 2, Saigon.
I took the boy to have a swim after the pool skills :-)

Jacques-Yves's first Scuba lesson

PADI Junior Open Water Course

PADI Course Director Jeremy P. Stein has been teaching ten year old twins today!
A lot of fun for all of them.
FOr information, contact Jeremy@divevietnam.com

Diving & Tapas

Learn to dive in the pool in Saigon, and enjoy the tapas for lunch! in Gaudi, Thao Dien street, #4, An Phu, D2.

PADI Open Water Course in Saigon

Dive in Vietnam!

VIETNAM DIVING UPDATE

(Courtesy of Rainbow Divers)

PHU QUOC: High season here with full diveboats traveling alternate days to explore the Northern sites and then the Southern Islands. Early start, 2 dives, lunch and back on land mid afternoon. Viz around 10m, water at 29c and the weather hot, hot, hot!

Enquiries nico@divevietmam.com

NHA TRANG: Slowly emerging from the ‘Rainy Season’. Still offering diving and PADI training courses daily. Conditions not the best, but 10m viz does allow you to see the macro critters that Vietnam is famous for! Enquiries to matt@divevietnam.com

WHALE ISLAND: This little piece of paradise is just north of Nha Trang, thus the same diving conditions apply. We welcome Lauren Holmes, our multilingual Instructor, who will now take over managing the diving here for the 2012 season. If you haven’t dived The 3 Kings, you haven’t dived Vietnam! Also, one of the best locations in Vietnam for beach + night diving! Enquiries to lauren@divevietnam.com

CON DAO: Undoubtedly the best diving in Vietnam, when conditions allow. February onwards should allow diving, but later in the year is better. Being so remote, it is very much at the mercy of the weather-gods! Enquiries to max@divevietnam.com

HOI AN: A little early in the season for diving here, but in a month or so, the dive conditions will offer excellent diving + training. Enquiries to ross@divevietnam.com

SAIGON:  The best way to get dive certified is to start on-line with PADI and then spend one day in the pool in An Phu with your Instructor. Then you choose when to travel to one of the Ocean centres for 2-3 days to complete your course. Diving programmes available through the top International Schools. Part time Divemaster + Instructor courses also available. Want a unique Team Building Challenge or even a special Birthday ‘Splash Party’, it’s available! Enquiries to jeremy@divevietnm.com

PADI IDC: The 1^st IDC + IE of 2012 will be held in Nha Trang. The 14 day programme starts on the 17^th March and an IE immediately after. jeremy@divevietnam.com

Rainbow Divers are the longest established PADI Divecentres throughout Vietnam.

www.divevietnam.com

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New Celebrity Fitness Trend: Scuba Diving

Monday, 1/23/2012 at 9:39:32 AM

By Jennipher Walters 

Sick of the gym or the cold winter weather? Then it's time to try the new workout that celebs like Jessica Alba, Sandra Bullock, Katie Holmes, and Nina Dobrev of the CW show The Vampire Diaries love: scuba diving! Although scuba diving may seem like more of a fun vacation activity rather than a workout, scuba burns tons of calories while tightening and toning your body.

"Scuba diving provides a full body workout that combines cardio and strength training to burn calories, tone muscles and even improve breathing" says Theresa Kaplan, director of communications for The Professional Association of Diving Instructors(PADI). "Although your body is buoyant underwater and you feel virtually weightless while scuba diving, maneuvering through water requires constant motion by your entire body, thus toning and strengthening muscles in your thighs, shoulders and your core."

In fact, just 30 minutes of scuba diving can burn up to 400 calories for the average woman. Most diving excursions last about 30 to 45 minutes, so depending on the diver’s experience level and the type of dive, it's not uncommon to burn 500+ calories during one workout. 

One of the best things about scuba diving though — and the reason why so many celebrities enjoy it — is because it doesn't feel like a workout. 

"The act of exploring the underwater world and being one amongst a sea of unique creatures and organisms is an exhilarating and life-changing experience unlike no other,"

Kaplan says. "Scuba diving provides a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, which is why so many people, celebrities included, are drawn to this activity." 

Dive Master Training

Jeremy is teaching Miss Thu in the pool in Saigon. She is training for her Dive Master.

As a certified and passionate recreational diver with pleasure dives under your belt and a base range of diving knowledge and experience, what next? Many people choose the first step of PADI’s GO – PRO certifications. PADI Divemaster is the first step of the ladder and covers all the key basics for professional dive mastery. By the end of the course you will have mastery of:

Dive guiding – preparing, briefing, leading and conducting guided pleasure diving experiences for certified divers. Have and extensive knowledge of diving theory and the PADI system – theory topics including, diving Physics, physiology and environment. In depth understanding of the PADI training system and regulations/legalities of the recreational diving industry and education. Comprehensive water skills assessed and timed for a range of abilities. Exemplary demonstration standard of the “core” PADI diving skills e.g. Hovering. Exemplary rescue skills and Accident management abilities including a written “Emergency Action Plan”. Minimum dive experience of 60 logged dives including proven experience with Night, deep and navigation dives NB: this should be considered a minimum only, we will take you well beyond this! Also including a Mapping project and equipment exchange (also know as the “stress” test). Continued professional assessment in key areas. Demonstrable experience working as an Instructor assistant on a full range of PADI courses – managing students and logistics, leading tour portions of dives and supervising students. We have a range of PADI Divemaster courses that include just the basics and concurrent Master Scuba Diver packages

Rainbow Divers, Phu Quoc

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Phu Quoc Captain!

Try Dives

53 students between 8 and 10 years old have tried diving today in the Britisch Vietnamese International School of Saigon in District 7.

They loved it, it was a huge succes.

Padi Instructors Jeremy Stein and Bo Bisset were helped by Assistant Instructor Hoang and Dive Master Trainee Nga.

Refresh your Diving Skills

Today, PADI Course Director Jeremy P. Stein from Rainbow Divers, Vietnam, is teaching 2 ladies in the swimming pool. They haven't dived for a while and are going to Sipidan on saturday! Lucky ladies!

Jacques-Yves and myself have followed them to the pool after the theory in the classroom.

Children Dive Programs

Have you ever wondered what it's like to dive with flashlights, find things underwater or float like an astronaut? Well come and find out with the Saigon Seal Team! Here you go on special Aquamissions with PADI Instructors where you learn the skills of scuba and become an ambassador for the underwater world! As a member of the PADI SEAL TEAM your skills help you to go further into Wreck diving and Photography and maybe one day the Open Water World!


The PADI Seal team is based in a swimming pool where children learn the fundamentals of diving in a confined, safe environment. Here at Rainbow Divers we bring a unique flare from teaching in schools to private lessons. Well trained and experienced PADI Instructors guide the children through initially 5 Aquamissions learning how to be safe underwater and of course fun and enjoyment. This then certifies as a PADI Seal Team member.


The majority of students love the underwater world so much they continue on a further 10 Aquamissions learning things like navigation and wreck diving to become a PADI Master Seal Team Member. Unique to Rainbow Divers children can do an additional 10 Aquamissions to qualify as a Rainbow Seal Team Junior Assistant. These 25 Aquamissions cater for over 30 hours of safe and exciting learning opening children to the new world of Scuba.

In order for children to take part they have to be aged 8 and above and feel comfortable in water too deep to stand. All equipment is provided by Rainbow Divers using only specialised children sizes. Learning takes place poolside through interactive teaching with an emphasis on the environment as well as action and adventure. Students are provided with a Seal Team Aquamission and Log book that contains a DVD, learning materials as well as commemorative emblems and stickers.

At Rainbow divers we have a ratio of a maximum of 4 children to 1 PADI Instructor. We pride ourselves on being the best facility in Vietnam where we have certified in excess of over 200 children in Scuba Diving. Safety is of the upmost importance to us – a lesson children learn in their first Scuba Diving session.

So whether you are aged 8 or 80 come and develop your diving skills, explore a variety of Aquamissions, meet friends and share in the adventure of the underwater world. And best of all join a winning team – become a PADI Seal Team member!


Each Aquamission in Seal Team builds upon the previous. You must complete all 5 in order to be certified as a PADI Seal Team Member

Aqua Mission 1All about diving, your ears and the air in your tank.
Aqua Mission 2 How to take out your regulator, the purge button and how to wear the mask.
Aqua Mission 3 Your BCD, the extra regulator, S.A.F.E. diving
Aqua Mission 4 How to find your regulator, the fin pivot and hovering - feels like you're in space!  Come and be an aquanaut!
Aqua Mission 5How to move through the water, SEAL Team skill circuit.


The Speciality Aquamissions can be completed in any order. Finish all 10 and you will be certified as a PADI Mater Seal Team Member

Creature ID Environmental Specialist Innerspace Specialist Navigation Specialist Night Specialist

Search and Recovery Safety Specialist Skin Diver Specialist Snapshot Specialist Wreck Specialist

Once completed you qualify for Distinctive Specialities offered uniquely by Rainbow Divers.

If you are aged 10 or above by the end of your course you can use your membership towards your Open Water Diver Certificate.