Bravamar

Bravamar is a PADI dive centre in Algarrobo, Chile, built around one simple promise: safe, fun and professional time underwater. Small groups are the rule here — the dive boat carries up to 10 people, so you get genuinely personalised attention, while a heated pool makes training comfortable from your very first breath. Kit runs on current technology, including a Bauer compressor, and the team's two PADI instructors bring more than 7 years of experience and several Elite awards.

Courses and diving

Whether you're taking your very first breath with Discover Scuba Diving or working toward Divemaster, Bravamar covers the path — Open Water, Advanced, Rescue, Dry Suit, Underwater Photographer and half-day dive trips all feature. Local sites include EL ARCO, LABERINTO DEL LOBO, Bajo El Norte and Farellones, with marine life ranging from sharks and rays to turtles, molluscs and crustaceans.

An on-site classroom, training pool, retail shop and waterfront setting round out the centre. With English and Spanish spoken, it suits everyone from curious first-timers to divers chasing a professional rating.