Private PADI Scuba Diving Lessons with Aegir Diving School
At Aegir Diving school, we can take you from the awe-inspiring moment that you take your first breath underwater to having the confidence to conquer the deep blue! We provide PADI scuba diving lessons in Jacksonville, central, and north Florida. Fall in love with the underwater life, explore new places, and discover new circles of friends as you begin your undersea journey! Come experience our scuba diving school for yourself!
Matthew is truly the best! I had a couple skills that I was almost convinced I wasn’t going to get. He was so patient and was the perfect instructor for me. I can’t wait to get back in the water and I’m confident I am well prepared. Thank you, Matthew!
Matt is an amazing dive instructor! He was attentive, professional, and patient with a new Open Water and Nitrox diver certification. He spent time helping us find the right gear and be prepared for a great experience. Highly recommended! And just a great guy overall. Thanks, Matt for reigniting the passion for diving and for your expertise and guidance as Deena achieved her certifications. Grateful! Chip and Deena
Absolutely loved our time getting certified with Matt. He was a great instructor leaving us feeling confident. Would highly recommend! Can’t wait for the next trip he takes to Rainbow River!
Terrific! I am so appreciative of Matthew Gorrell -- he's professional, patient, well-prepared, and a true expert. I highly recommend him to anyone interested in PADI certification and I can't wait to join him on a future dive!
I have dived with many instructors and guides, Matthew was truly one of the best. I felt safe and supported throughout the whole process. I came in feeling extremely nervous after 5 years of not diving, but Matthew made it feel I never took a break. Thanks for getting me back in the water, I will be back for more certifications in the future!
Great Experience! I completed open water certification and felt confident when completed. Matt was a great instructor and made sure I was confident in diving abilities before completed. The dive sites were incredible as well. Highly recommend.
Matthew was an amazing instructor! Both knowledgeable and helpful. He helped through the whole process from beginning to our last certification dive. I would highly recommend him and Aegir Diving School. It was an amazing experience and we will be going back for more certifications.
Completed open water certification with Matthew at Aegir Diving and would recommend him to anyone. He was very knowledgeable and made the experience very enjoyable. Will be using him again in the future for the advanced class!
Matthew was an amazing guide. We did rainbow river and devils den. Rainbow river had tons of aquatic life and Devils den had amazing swim-throughs (as well as the amazing entrance).I can’t recommend him enough as a fun and safe guide.Looking forward to booking more in the future!
Had a great guided dive with Matt on Rainbow River. He handled entry fees and water taxi, so all we had to do was gear up and enjoy! I rented gear from him, and the gear was in excellent shape. He is super friendly and made sure we got to check out all of the spots along the dive, pointed out animals, and also made sure we were ok along the dive. He was a very good guide. I would do another guided dive with Matt!
THE BEST! these guys have been absolutely awesome. My wife and I booked a PADI advanced course with nitrox a year ago. My wife injured herself and we postponed only to have me injury myself right before we were supposed to make up our course. They have been accommodating and so nice. They helped us get the most out of our nitrox course and e-learning and will absolutely go do our dive with them in the near future. So nice. so understanding. really here to help you learn to dive. I trust them. 5+ stars.
Matt was the absolute best. From start to finish of my PADI Open Water Diver Certification and Enriched Air Diver Certification, Matt guided me through my E-Learning and in water dives making me feel confident in what I was doing the entire time.During a dive I had a painful ear issue canceling our day. Matt kept me safe by calling it, we did troubleshooting and figured out I have a swimmers ear issue and was able to complete my training the next day. He made me feel like I was taken care of and not a burden which speaks volumes about him as an instructor and the knowledge and patience he has for his students.I did the private class and highly not only recommend that but also Matt and his school.
Matthew is truly the best! I had a couple skills that I was almost convinced I wasn’t going to get. He was so patient and was the perfect instructor for me. I can’t wait to get back in the water and I’m confident I am well prepared. Thank you, Matthew!
Matt is an amazing dive instructor! He was attentive, professional, and patient with a new Open Water and Nitrox diver certification. He spent time helping us find the right gear and be prepared for a great experience. Highly recommended! And just a great guy overall. Thanks, Matt for reigniting the passion for diving and for your expertise and guidance as Deena achieved her certifications. Grateful! Chip and Deena
Absolutely loved our time getting certified with Matt. He was a great instructor leaving us feeling confident. Would highly recommend! Can’t wait for the next trip he takes to Rainbow River!
Terrific! I am so appreciative of Matthew Gorrell -- he's professional, patient, well-prepared, and a true expert. I highly recommend him to anyone interested in PADI certification and I can't wait to join him on a future dive!
I have dived with many instructors and guides, Matthew was truly one of the best. I felt safe and supported throughout the whole process. I came in feeling extremely nervous after 5 years of not diving, but Matthew made it feel I never took a break. Thanks for getting me back in the water, I will be back for more certifications in the future!
Great Experience! I completed open water certification and felt confident when completed. Matt was a great instructor and made sure I was confident in diving abilities before completed. The dive sites were incredible as well. Highly recommend.
Matthew was an amazing instructor! Both knowledgeable and helpful. He helped through the whole process from beginning to our last certification dive. I would highly recommend him and Aegir Diving School. It was an amazing experience and we will be going back for more certifications.
Completed open water certification with Matthew at Aegir Diving and would recommend him to anyone. He was very knowledgeable and made the experience very enjoyable. Will be using him again in the future for the advanced class!
Matthew was an amazing guide. We did rainbow river and devils den. Rainbow river had tons of aquatic life and Devils den had amazing swim-throughs (as well as the amazing entrance).I can’t recommend him enough as a fun and safe guide.Looking forward to booking more in the future!
Had a great guided dive with Matt on Rainbow River. He handled entry fees and water taxi, so all we had to do was gear up and enjoy! I rented gear from him, and the gear was in excellent shape. He is super friendly and made sure we got to check out all of the spots along the dive, pointed out animals, and also made sure we were ok along the dive. He was a very good guide. I would do another guided dive with Matt!
THE BEST! these guys have been absolutely awesome. My wife and I booked a PADI advanced course with nitrox a year ago. My wife injured herself and we postponed only to have me injury myself right before we were supposed to make up our course. They have been accommodating and so nice. They helped us get the most out of our nitrox course and e-learning and will absolutely go do our dive with them in the near future. So nice. so understanding. really here to help you learn to dive. I trust them. 5+ stars.
Matt was the absolute best. From start to finish of my PADI Open Water Diver Certification and Enriched Air Diver Certification, Matt guided me through my E-Learning and in water dives making me feel confident in what I was doing the entire time.During a dive I had a painful ear issue canceling our day. Matt kept me safe by calling it, we did troubleshooting and figured out I have a swimmers ear issue and was able to complete my training the next day. He made me feel like I was taken care of and not a burden which speaks volumes about him as an instructor and the knowledge and patience he has for his students.I did the private class and highly not only recommend that but also Matt and his school.
OUR CLASSES
Scuba Diving Lessons & Certification in Florida
PADI Open Water Certification
Scuba Diving Lessons
Your PADI Open Water certification is the first step in the recreational diving world. Once you have this first level, it enables you to:
- Rent Diving equipment
- Go on dive boats for offshore diving
- Dive with a buddy at depths up to 60 feet
- Further your diving education with additional training such as Advanced Open water, Wreck diving, Deep diving and more!
About us
Aegir diving school is led by an Army combat veteran who is passionate about teaching the art of scuba diving. With over 12 years of diving experience and instructing over the past 5 years we look forward to showing our students the benefits of being in and under the water. Because we only teach private and small groups, we strive to make it a positive learning environment, providing our students the time they need to be comfortable. We provide scuba diving lessons for the Jacksonville area and North and Central Florida.
We also offer a veteran discount to our warriors as we believe in the healing powers of the ocean, showing them the peace and tranquility that only diving can provide! Looking to save on lessons? Bring some family or friends for up to a group of 4!
