Pay R199 for a Discover Scuba Diving Course at Pro Dive, valued at R450 (save 56%)

The difference between literal and figurative can be a confusing one for some. Fuzzy animals don’t fall from the sky when it’s literally raining cats and dogs and felines aren’t magically clawing their way from a burlap sack when you literally let the cat out of the bag. Today’s Groupon knows its grammar though and will literally throw you in the deep end with a two-hour Discover Scuba Diving Course at Pro Dive for R199.

 

Far more exciting than being allowed to hold the stop-sign at road-works or drinking an ice cold glass of water right after eating ice-cream, there’s nothing quite like breathing underwater for the first time; especially if it doesn’t involve gamma-rays and the sudden sprouting of gills. In the capable sight-path of the professional and experienced instructors, you’ll be kitted out with all the gear you need to take your first, possibly-fumbling swim-steps into the aquatic world of imitating mer-people. 

After a lecture that covers some of the basic theory of diving, a session in the pool, will help you to familiarise yourself with the equipment, get used to being able to breathe underwater and learn the basics of not flailing about like a beached trout. The instructors will even figuaritively hold your hand through some of the first simple movements you’ll need if you plan to embark on a scuba-quest to discover Poseidon’s village.

 

Even if the thought of tossing yourself back-first into the deep blue rivals a visit to the dentist on your list of fears, after the first few goggle-eyed moments underwater, your instructors will probably have to leave a trail of candy to lure you out the water when your lesson is through.

Poseidon Fact: The first scuba diver to dive in the Atlantic Ocean was recently immortalised with a statue raised on the northern banks of Lake Malaui. The statue depicts his history-making discovery of a piece of Haley’s Comet inside the wreck of a sunken pirate ship.