Minimum age: 8 years old

Minimum time to complete: 1 hour 

Maximum depth: Shallow enough water to stand 

Location: Pool 

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The Discover Mermaid™ experience introduces simple mermaid activities in confined water (i.e., a pool or place with pool-like conditions), shallow enough in which to stand. It is designed as a flexible, informative, enjoyable, and controlled experience centered on letting you discover what it's like to mermaid dive.

To enroll in a Discover Mermaid experience, you must be at least eight years old. You need to be in good physical health and comfortable in the water. No prior experience with snorkeling, skin diving or freediving is required.

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The PADI Discover Mermaid experience consists of two introductory phases:

• After signing up for the PADI Discover Mermaid program you will listen to a briefing from your PADI Mermaid Instructor to learn the basics about being a mermaid.

• A shallow water session in which you'll wear a mermaid tail (and depending on the situation, perhaps other additional mermaid costuming) followed by mermaid swimming, going underwater and games