CMAS Bronze Dolphin Diver
The first children’s level. In fact, it includes at least six hours in the water as well as two open water dives.
CMAS Diving Courses · Hurghada · Kids to Instructor
The complete CMAS pathway in one place, from a child’s first Bronze Dolphin dive to the star diver grades and on to instructor training. As a result, you can see every level, price and next step at a glance.
CMAS diving courses in Hurghada with Red Sea Diving cover three pathways: three children’s Dolphin levels, three star diver grades and two instructor levels, eight courses in total. Children start with Bronze Dolphin Diver at €220 from age eight, while adults start with CMAS One-Star Diver at €320 from age fourteen. From there, divers move up through Two-Star at €400 and Three-Star at €900, and experienced Three-Star Divers can then train as One-Star Instructor at €1,200 and Two-Star Instructor at €1,500. In every case, we list official CMAS fees separately unless your confirmed booking includes them.
CMAS, the World Underwater Federation, works through national federations around the world. Therefore each course follows the current CMAS standard, and we confirm your eligibility, program and fees in writing before you book.
| CMAS Bronze Dolphin Diver | €220 per child, from age 8 |
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| CMAS Silver Dolphin Diver | €260 per child, after Bronze Dolphin |
| CMAS Gold Dolphin Diver | €320 per child, after Silver Dolphin |
| CMAS One-Star Diver | €320 per person, the beginner level from age 14 |
| CMAS Two-Star Diver | €400 per person, after One-Star |
| CMAS Three-Star Diver | €900 per person, the dive leadership level |
| CMAS One-Star Instructor | €1,200 per person, the first teaching level |
| CMAS Two-Star Instructor | €1,500 per person, the advanced teaching level |
| CMAS fees | Separate, unless your confirmed booking includes them |
| Kids pathway | Bronze, then Silver, then Gold, for roughly ages 8 to 14 |
| Diver pathway | One-Star, then Two-Star, then Three-Star |
| Instructor pathway | One-Star Instructor, then Two-Star Instructor |
| Location | Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| Operator | Red Sea Diving, a dive operator in Hurghada since 2000 |
01 · Kids and junior
CMAS gives children a pathway of their own, rather than a smaller copy of adult training. In fact, the three Dolphin levels run from age eight to fourteen, always on air, in daylight and under direct supervision.
Moreover, depth follows the child’s age: about 7 meters from 8 to 10, and up to 15 meters from 12 to 14 only after progressive shallower dives. As a result, skills always come before depth.
€220Age 8+Entry level
The first children’s level. In fact, it includes at least six hours in the water as well as two open water dives.
€260Bronze + 5 divesSecond level
The confirmation level, which adds mask clearing, alternate air ascents and finding the way back to the start.
€320After SilverHighest level
The final Dolphin level, so it focuses on buoyancy, trim, communication and buddy habits.
02 · Diver grades
The adult CMAS ladder has three star grades, and each one builds on the last. To begin with, One-Star needs no experience at all, although it starts at age fourteen.
After that, Two-Star adds planning, navigation and experience, while Three-Star turns an experienced diver into a dive leader who can plan dives and guide others.
€320Age 14+Beginner
The adult entry level, with no experience needed. Moreover, it includes at least four open water dives and training to 20 meters.
€400Age 15+After One-Star
The continuing level, since it builds planning, navigation and experience toward a recommended maximum of about 30 meters.
€900Age 18+After Two-Star
The leadership level, which covers dive planning, rescue and guiding certified divers, with around 100 logged dives expected.
03 · Instructor training
Experienced Three-Star Divers who want to teach can train with us as CMAS instructors. However, our commercial instructor pathway ends at Two-Star Instructor, so higher instructor grades are not offered here.
In addition, instructor candidates pay the official CMAS examination, assessment and certification fees separately, unless the confirmed booking says otherwise.
€1,200Age 18+Three-Star + 1 year
The first CMAS teaching level. Furthermore, candidates need 100 logged open water dives, first aid and CPR, as well as oxygen administration.
€1,500Age 20+25 sessions taught
The advanced teaching level, for One-Star Instructors with at least a year and 25 training sessions behind them.
Your current certificate and age usually answer this at once. Otherwise, the list below shows the normal starting point for each situation.
However, final eligibility always depends on the applicable CMAS federation standards and your own experience.
Our prices run from €220 for Bronze Dolphin to €1,500 for Two-Star Instructor. In each case, the advertised figure is our local training price, unless a course page says otherwise.
Therefore we confirm the exact charges for your course in writing before you book.
Possibly, because many divers already hold another agency’s card. In that case, we review your training against the applicable CMAS federation requirements and then suggest the right entry point.
Send these details through our contact page, and we reply with a clear recommendation rather than a guess.
Hurghada is one of Egypt’s established Red Sea diving destinations, with warm water and sheltered reefs a short boat ride away. As a result, the same coastline suits a child’s first dive, a beginner’s open water training and advanced leadership practice.
Moreover, we choose every training site by course objective, age, experience and the actual conditions, rather than by a fixed plan. You can see where we usually dive on our daily diving in Hurghada page, as well as the local dive sites near town.
In addition, our diving safety page explains our procedures, and Divers Alert Network publishes current fitness guidance for divers of every age.
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We teach all three agencies in Hurghada, so you can pick the system that fits your plans. In short, all three enjoy wide respect, and the best choice usually depends on where you will dive afterward.
The World Underwater Federation works through national federations, so its star grades carry recognition across many countries. Moreover, it offers a dedicated children’s pathway from age eight.
PADI runs from children’s programs to instructor level. Indeed, all of our PADI courses sit together on one overview page.
The British Sub-Aqua Club ladder starts with Ocean Diver. By contrast, it grew from club diving, which shows in its focus on planning and leadership.
Why us
Above all, our structure makes the path from junior training to diver grades and instructor development easy to follow.
Moreover, children’s courses stay apart from adult training and follow age-based safety rules.
Furthermore, age, qualification, fitness and the actual sea conditions decide every training plan.
Indeed, we have run diving trips from Hurghada for more than two decades, as our about us page explains.
In addition, our goal is capable divers, rather than simply reaching the maximum depth of each grade.
Likewise, every diver learns to protect coral and marine life, starting from the very first course.
Questions
Our CMAS pathway includes three children’s Dolphin levels, One-Star to Three-Star Diver, as well as One-Star and Two-Star Instructor training.
The Red Sea Diving price is €320 per person. However, we charge the applicable CMAS fees separately unless your confirmed booking includes them.
Unless your confirmed booking says otherwise, official CMAS and federation fees come on top of our local course price. Therefore we confirm every fee in writing before you pay.
Possibly. We review your certification, logged dives and last dive against the applicable CMAS federation requirements, and then suggest the right entry point.
Three levels: Bronze Dolphin Diver, Silver Dolphin Diver and Gold Dolphin Diver, for roughly ages 8 to 14.
CMAS Bronze Dolphin Diver, from age eight, at €220 per child.
CMAS Gold Dolphin Diver, which normally follows Silver Dolphin.
No. We keep children’s courses separate from adult diver training, so they follow age-based depth limits and direct supervision.
CMAS One-Star Diver, from age 14, with no previous scuba experience needed.
CMAS Two-Star Diver, and then CMAS Three-Star Diver, the dive leadership level.
Experienced Three-Star Divers who want to teach can move on to CMAS One-Star Instructor, after holding Three-Star for at least one year.
CMAS One-Star Instructor and CMAS Two-Star Instructor. In fact, our CMAS instructor pathway ends at Two-Star Instructor.
Send us your name, age, the course you want, your current certification and agency, logged dives, deepest dive and date of the last dive, together with your travel dates and hotel. For children, also add height, approximate weight, shoe size and swimming ability. For instructor candidates, add your current rating, teaching experience, first aid and oxygen qualifications. Then we confirm your eligibility, program and fees in writing. For liveaboard diving in Egypt, see also redsealiveaboard.net.
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