Forget the pottery wheels and glassblowing studios that show up on some Boracay workshop lists. They don’t exist here. What Boracay actually teaches well, and cheaply, all happens in or near the water. Get PADI or SSI certified without a live-aboard budget Station 1’s shelf stays chest-deep for a long stretch before it drops to the reef, which is exactly why Boracay is one of the more affordable places in Asia to knock out a full Open Water course.