Atlantida Centro de Buceo

Founded and led by marine biologists, Atlantida Centro de Buceo is the PADI 5 Star reference dive centre in Santa Marta, Colombia, for divers who want more than a card — a real connection with the ocean. Recognised by PADI in 2020 and 2021 for quality and safety, this is a team where conservation and marine ecology shape every briefing and every descent.

Courses and dive sites

From a first Discovery Scuba Diving session to the PADI Open Water Diver and PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, the centre's 5 PADI Instructors guide you all the way toward a professional path. A premium video-based e-learning system lets you study from home, so you arrive in Santa Marta ready to head straight into the water, including the reefs of Tayrona National Park.

Divers explore more than 40 sites between Santa Marta and Taganga, among them Morro de Gaira, Inca Inca, Granate, Punta Aguja and the El Nataly wreck. With an onsite training pool, house reef, dive boat and English and Spanish spoken, Atlantida suits everyone from curious first-timers to divers chasing a PADI career.