Dolpino Divers

Based in Seoul, South Korea, Dolpino Divers has been teaching scuba diving since 2005, building its school around both online and offline membership before adding underwater media production in 2006. The center has trained more than 300 new divers alongside participants in continuing education, and it works in only one language: Korean.

A PADI 5 Star instructor center

Dolpino Divers registered as a PADI dive center in 2005 and was upgraded to a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center in 2018. As of 2022 it positions itself as a PADI 5 Star IDC supporting around 500 instructor members active in the Seocho-gu area of Seoul, with 5 PADI instructors on its team.

Course offerings run wide: PADI Scuba Diving, TecRec, Freediving, Mermaid, Snorkelling and First Aid (EFR). Air fills, Nitrox, Trimix and mixed gas are available, plus equipment sales and rentals and a dive club. On site you'll find a training pool, a classroom, an aquarium/deep pool, air conditioning, free Wi-Fi and parking — a setup that suits new divers and aspiring instructors alike.