Serious about learning scuba diving? Then this four-day PADI Open Water course with Ocean College will enable you to dive to a depth of 18 metres with just a ‘buddy’ rather than a dive professional. Everything starts with two days of practice in the pool or confined waters of Naama Bay, with your instructor teaching you all the essentials. There’ll be some theory-based work, too. Then it’s time to take the plunge. On your third day, you’ll take two dives around a fabulous house reef at Naama Bay. And on your fourth, you’ll board a boat for two dives around the best local sites. Your instructor will be there throughout and introduce you to the delights of the Red Sea. With its fluorescent-coloured coral, sponge gardens and eye-popping tropical fish, it truly is paradise. And once you’ve finished, you’re free to dive anywhere in the world for the rest of your life.