Cave ladder with sidemount

The cave ladder with a sidemount course in front of it.

Common in the Yucatán and Alor, where most cave training is taught in sidemount, so a backmount diver needs the configuration before the overhead training.

Sold by 4 centres in the directory across Mexico, Indonesia, Thailand.

What it covers

These are the certifications a package like this bundles. Which agency's version you end up holding depends on the centre — each teaches its own.

  1. 1Technical Sidemount
    SSI XR Extended Range SidemountRAID SidemountTDI TDI Advanced SidemountPADI TecRec Tec SidemountIANTD Tek Sidemount Diver
  2. 2Cavern
    TDI CavernANDI CavernRAID CavernPSAI Cavern DiverIANTD Cavern DiverNSS-CDS Cavern Tech DiverSSI XR Extended Range Cavern DivingNSS-CDS Single Tank Cavern Diver
  3. 3Intro to Cave
    NSS-CDS Apprentice Cave DiverRAID Cave 1SSI XR Cave DivingANDI Intro to CaveTDI Intro to CavePSAI Intro to Cave DiverIANTD Introductory Cave Diver

Centres that sell this package

4 dive centres in the directory publish a price for this bundle, checked Sep 2026. Each centre's own wording is shown beneath its name. Ranges cover whole-course prices only — where a centre charges per day or per dive, its rate is listed separately below, since a daily figure is not comparable with a course total.

Priced per day or per dive in US Dollar — see below.

    Charged by the day or dive rather than as a course price:

    MX$30,000 – MX$50,000across 2 centres pricing in Mexican Pesofrom ≈ $1,625
    Priced per day or per dive in Indonesian Rupiah — see below.

      Charged by the day or dive rather than as a course price:

      • Air Dive AlorIndonesia
        Combination: Technical Sidemount + Cavern + Intro to Cave
        1 student, privateIDR 3,200,000/day→ IDR 28,800,000 for the 9-day minimum
        3 studentsIDR 2,400,000/day→ IDR 21,600,000 for the 9-day minimum each
        IDR 3,200,000
        per day
      One centre publishes a price in Thai Baht.

      These prices are not like-for-like. Two centres can charge very differently for the same certification because they include different things. One price may cover twinsets, stages, deco gas and cylinder rental for every training dive, a dedicated classroom for the theory, boat or transport to the site, and the agency's registration and materials; another may be tuition only, with all of that charged separately — or the other way round, with a centre bundling in extras the first leaves out. Class size, whether the course is one-to-one, and how many days are allowed for it move the figure too. Check what each centre's price includes before comparing them, and confirm with the centre before booking.

      Consumables are usually extra. Sorb, helium, O₂ and other fills, park and cenote fees, certification fees and rental are commonly charged on top.

      Only rows whose own wording says they bundle these certifications are listed. Upgrades from an existing rating, wider bundles that add a further level, and open-ended day rates are excluded, since none of them is the price of this package.