PADI Discover Mermaid

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The Discover Mermaid™ experience introduces simple mermaid activities in confined water (i.e., a pool or place with pool-like conditions) shallow enough to stand. It is designed as a flexible, informative, enjoyable, and controlled experience centered on letting you discover what it's like to mermaid dive.

Includes mermaid discover outfit to use, pool entry and mermaiding video

•  To enroll in a Discover Mermaid experience, you must be at least six years old. 
• You need to be in good physical health and comfortable in the water. 
• No prior experience with snorkeling, skin diving, or freediving is required. 

The PADI Discover Mermaid experience consists of two introductory phases:

1. After signing up for the PADI Discover Mermaid program you will listen to a briefing from your PADI Mermaid Instructor to learn the basics about being a mermaid. [30 mins]
2. A shallow water session in which you'll wear a mermaid tail (and, depending on the situation, perhaps other additional mermaid costuming) followed by mermaid swimming, going underwater, and games. [60 mins]

• In the PADI Discover Mermaid experience, you will use a monofin (i.e. mermaid tail), mask, snorkel and fins for free, as it is included in the course fee.
• You may also use a wet suit and weight belt. 
• Using gear designed specifically for mermaiding is best; however, in this introductory experience, you may be able to use snorkeling equipment you already own. If you are a freediver, some of your gear (e.g. mask, fins, snorkel) is also mermaiding gear. 

1 - 2 students