Diving in Utila is a dream
Diving in Utila is a dream. This Honduran Caribbean island is said to be the cheapest place in the world for diving and obtaining PADI qualifications. It took 10 days to do the PADI Open Water Diver (which allows up to a 20 meter dive in open water) and the PADI Advanced diver (up to 40 meters). You also have to choose two types of diving that you like, to get an introduction to them chose a wreck dive and night dive. Other options are rescue techniques and diving with the flow. I used Paradise, run by a Belgian, Pascal, it was quite nice, but I think all the diving schools are worthwhile and offer similar programs, what changes are the instructors and how they change schools or countries with the seasons, I can't recommend one diving school more than the other.
