2Mira Dive Center KazakhstanDive center

2Mira Dive Center Kazakhstan works at Burabay, inside the Burabay national nature park, and says it is the country's first official PADI dive center. Diving in a protected area, the team says, calls for strict safety and environmental rules, and it wants to build a culture of ecologically aware diving.

It offers more than 27 PADI courses, from Open Water Diver up to Assistant Instructor, plus conservation programs and Emergency First Response. Courses are taught in Russian.