Three private days on the water give you a dedicated boat, skipper and instructor while you work through a PADI certification from Port de Sóller. Six dives take you to different island locations, with a maximum of two people sharing the boat, so the teaching can follow your pace.
Six dives across different island locations sit at the heart of this VIP course. Each day you board a boat that is reserved for your pair, work through the theory and skills that belong to your chosen PADI pathway, then dive with the same instructor rather than joining a larger class.
Because the boat is private, the three days can flex around how you are progressing. Open Water, Advanced and Rescue are the PADI courses we can run this way, and we confirm the exact pathway so we can plan the three days. You return to the harbour each afternoon. The day-by-day shape is in the itinerary below.
Northwest Mallorca is the classroom for this course. Port de Sóller harbour is the daily meeting point, a short walk from the quay, with the Tramuntana rising behind the bay.
From here a private boat can reach a spread of reefs, walls and open-water sites over three days. Six different drops give you more variety than a single-site course, and the skipper can match each location to the skills you are practising that morning.
The right starting point depends on the PADI course we run for you. A first certification is open to people who are ready to learn and happy in the water. Advanced and Rescue pathways need the matching earlier qualification.
Tell us what you already hold so we can plan the three days around the course you actually need. We keep this private boat to a maximum of two people.
Beginner courses and professional training leave the same quay, with the same care for kit and the same small-group habit. We have worked from Port de Sóller harbour for more than thirty years as a five-star PADI centre on Mallorca's northwest coast, running daily boats, guided dives and snorkel trips alongside the courses. Safety and the marine environment are part of every briefing.
Skippers and instructors know the reefs, caves and open water well enough to match a site to the people on board. Hospitality is genuine because the team still likes sharing the Mediterranean. Private and tailored days are the format we use when you want the boat and crew to yourselves.
The meeting point is Carrer de la Marina 30 in Port de Sóller, beside the harbour. Each course day starts from this quay, which is a short walk from the waterfront and reached by road through the Sóller valley or over the mountains from Palma.
This is a private PADI certification course with a dedicated boat and instructor. Open Water, Advanced and Rescue are the PADI courses we can run this way, and we confirm the exact pathway with you so we can plan the course.
Six dives take place over three days, at different island locations, with a maximum of two people sharing the boat and instructor.
The course runs across three days, with about five hours on the water each day and twenty hours in total. Six dives are spread through those days at different sites.
Because the boat and instructor are private, the daily rhythm can follow how you and your partner are progressing rather than a packed shared schedule.
This VIP course is set up for two people, with a private boat and instructor dedicated to that pair. That keeps the teaching close and the boat uncrowded.
If you are coming as a pair of friends, a couple or a parent and teenager, tell us so we can plan the course pathway for both of you.
Yes. A skipper and instructor stay with your pair for the three days, and the boat is reserved for you rather than shared with another course group.
That is the point of a private course: six dives, different locations, and time to learn at your own pace.
The meeting point is beside the harbour in Port de Sóller. Each of the three days starts from the same quay.
Daily meeting times are confirmed before the first morning so you can plan travel through the Sóller valley or over the mountains from Palma.
Bring swimwear, a towel, sun protection and a light layer for the boat on each of the three days. A notebook is useful if you like to jot down briefings.
If you already hold a diving qualification and are moving on to a higher PADI course, bring that card and your recent log details so we can plan the six dives correctly.
That depends on the PADI course we agree for you. A first certification needs no previous dives. Advanced and Rescue pathways need the matching earlier qualification.
We will not guess your level on the morning. Tell us what you already hold so we can plan the three days for the right course.
Six dives are part of this VIP course, at different island locations around the northwest coast. The exact sites follow conditions and the skills you are working on that day.
A private boat makes it easier to move between locations rather than staying on one shared circuit.
Boat days on this coast are mildly affected by wind and swell. If a day is not safe, we will contact you and look at moving that session within the three-day plan or to another date.
Your skipper and instructor make that call with safety first. A private boat still only leaves when the sea allows.
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About the centre
Port de Sóller
For more than thirty years we have welcomed divers and ocean lovers to the northwest coast of Mallorca from our base beside the harbour in Port de Sóller. As a five-star PADI dive centre we run daily boat trips, guided dives, snorkelling excursions and a full programme of courses for complete beginners through to professionals, with a strong focus on safety, small groups and looking after the marine environment.
Our skippers and instructors know the local reefs, caves and open-water sites intimately, and we also offer private charters and tailored VIP experiences when you want the boat and crew to yourselves. Whether you are earning your first certification, refreshing rusty skills or joining a family-friendly dolphin or snorkel tour, you will find warm hospitality, well-maintained equipment and a team that loves sharing the Mediterranean underwater world.
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