A freediver descending head-first through sunlit open water, trailing bubbles toward the surface

PADI Five Star Dive Center

Azul means blue.
Everything here is built around it.

Our own training pools, a private beach entry, and certified captains leading every session — everything a diver needs, from a first breath underwater to an open-water certification, in one place.

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The Azul Diving Club banner at sunset on the beach, flying beside a PADI flag

03M — The Club

A five-star club, built the way instructors wish every dive center were.

Azul runs its own training pools and a private beach entry, so lessons start in calm, controlled water before anyone touches open sea. When it's time to go further, our captains walk you straight in from the sand — no shuttling between operators, no borrowed gear, no guesswork.

It's the same principle behind the five-star rating: the pool, the shoreline, and the instruction all live under one flag, instead of scattered across separate operators.

  • Own training pools
  • Private beach entry
  • Certified dive captains
  • PADI five-star affiliated

08M — Our Benefits

Warm hospitality and five-star diving.

Every session at Azul is built around comfort and care — from the moment you arrive at the pool to the moment you surface at the beach.

Own training
pools

Private beach
entry

Flexible diving
schedule

Professional
equipment

Certified safety
standards

Professional dive
captains

12M — On Site

Everything a diving day needs, a few steps apart.

The club is laid out so a dive never stops for logistics — the water, the gear, the theory room and the rest of it are all within the same gate.

  • Direct sea access

    4 stairways · 3 platforms

    Four stairways drop from the shore straight into deep water, and three submerged platforms sit at working depths for skills practice and safety stops.

  • Underwater museum

    A dedicated installation on the seabed to swim through and photograph — built for the part of diving that isn't a lesson.

  • Gear carried car to car

    Park, and we take it from there. Your equipment goes from your car down to the water, and back to your car once you've surfaced.

  • Theory classrooms

    Proper rooms, fully equipped for the classroom half of every course, so theory sessions aren't squeezed into a corner of the beach.

  • Private lockers

    Secure lockers for instructors and divers alike — gear and valuables stay put instead of sitting on the sand while you're under.

  • Overnight units

    On request

    Accommodation on site when you need it, arranged in advance for early starts and multi-day courses.

18M — Courses

Pick your depth.

Every course starts in the pool. Where it ends is up to you.

Course Level Working Depth Duration
Discover ScubaTry diving with no experience or commitment No experience · Age 10+ Pool + shallow reef Half day
Open Water DiverYour first certification Entry certification Up to 18m 4–6 days
Advanced Open WaterDeep, navigation & specialty dives Certified divers Up to 30m 2–3 days
Private & Family SessionsYour pace, your group Any level By arrangement Flexible

30M — The Team

Every dive is led, not just supervised.

Our instructors and captains work the same water every day — they know where the current pulls, when the light is best, and exactly how each first-timer is likely to react the moment their face goes under. You're never handed off to whoever's free.

  • Founder & Training Director

    Capt. Khalid Al-Harbi

    PADI Faculty Member

    Runs Azul's training programme and certifies the instructors who teach it. A technical and free diver, and an international rescue and water-safety instructor.

    • IDC Staff Instructor
    • Master Scuba Diver Trainer
    • Technical Diver
    • Freediver
    • Rescue & Water Safety

    Specialty instructor in Deep, Nitrox, Search & Recovery, Navigation, Night, Buoyancy, Boat, and PADI AWARE conservation.

  • Freediver Instructor

    Capt. Fahad Al-Keraida

    PADI Freediver Instructor · CMAS Freediving Safety

    Diving since 2005, and a freediving instructor focused on safety, rescue, and the technique that makes depth repeatable — line and depth training, breath-hold, equalization, and buddy procedure. Teaches on four principles: safety, proper technique, relaxation, and progressive depth, so divers build confidence and awareness in controlled water before they go after a number.

    • SWSDF Safety Member
    • PADI Rescue Diver
    • PADI Advanced Open Water
    • Emergency First Response
    • Freediving Safety & Rescue
    • Line & Depth Training

    Training focus: freediving, depth and line training, equalization, breath-hold technique, buddy and safety procedure, and rescue skills.

  • Specialty Instructor

    Capt. Abdulaziz Mujammal

    PADI & Saudi Diving Federation

    Teaches specialty courses and emergency response. Gets divers safe and steady in the water before anything else.

    • Emergency First Response
    • Deep Instructor
    • Wreck Instructor
    • Night Diver Instructor
    • Underwater Navigator Instructor
    • Search & Recovery Instructor
    • AWARE Shark & Ray Instructor

    Passion leads us to the depths. Professionalism makes the difference.

  • Instructor

    Capt. Rayan

    Technical Diver

    Deep-diving specialist. Teaches on the principle that diving is a discipline and a responsibility, not just a hobby.

    • PADI Instructor
    • Emergency First Response
    • Technical Diver

    We lead with passion, build professionalism, and explore the depths with confidence.

  • Divemaster

    Capt. Ghala

    Marine Conservation

    Leads certified divers on Red Sea trips and assists on courses. Runs Azul's reef cleanups and documents marine life below the surface.

    • PADI Divemaster
    • Reef Conservation
    • Underwater Documentation

    Every dive tells a story — our job is to protect it.

40M — Ascent

Ready when you are.

Bring your questions, your comfort level, your schedule — we'll fit the dive to you, not the other way around.

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