Phuket PADI Dive Courses

Learn Scuba Diving in Thailand

PADI

Phuket diving: PADI dive courses are available year round. Anyone from age 12 years old, in good health with a spirit of adventure can learn to dive!

The Andaman sea offers great scuba diving, the water is warm, the visibility good, and the marine landscape superb. The perfect learning environment, whether you're a complete beginner, or an experienced diver upgrading your skills. Courses range from introductory sessions and basic certification, to more advanced courses. You can take a day course, one lasting several days, or expand your experience on a liveaboard diving cruise to Burma or the Similan Islands.

In this section you'll find a selection of PADI courses to suit you.

PADI stands for Professional Association of Diving Instructors. Founded more than 30 years ago in the USA, PADI has become the largest international diving certification agency in the world. Today more diving certificates are issued by PADI than by all of the other agencies collectively. This has the advantage of worldwide recognition of PADI certification and allows divers to continue and progress anywhere in the world.

Discover Scuba Diving

Discover Scuba Diving

The PADI Discover Scuba / Discover Scuba Diving programs let you experience the thrill of diving under the supervision of a PADI Instructor in pool or pool like conditions, such as those found at a resort. During your adventure, you'll master some basic concepts and scuba skills and might even head off on an open water adventure. 

Included:

  • Full set of equipment for the course duration
  • Free roundtrip transfer hotel in Patong, Karon, Kata, Chalong 
  • Recompression Chamber and Accident Insurance fee
  • Certification fees
  • Boat dives (sorry... we don’t do beach dives)
  • Light breakfast, lunch, fruits and soft drinks on the boat trip
  • Lunch on the boat

Remarks: 

  • Cost of required Passport Photos
  • Lunch on Class-room days

Price

01/07/11 - 31/05/12
Discovery Scuba diving - 1 Day at Racha Yai 2 Dives
Rates per person in Thai Baht
Adult Price
4,500
Open Water Diver Course

Open Water Diver Course

Now is the time to dive into the PADI Open Water Diver course, the most popular dive program in the world! As a certified PADI Open Water Diver, the most widely recognized and respected rating in the worlds, you have the freedom to dive with a buddy independent of a professional. Throughout this course you’ll learn all the fundamentals of Scuba Diving, including how to use scuba equipment and key dive techniques. You earn this rating by completing five knowledge development sessions plus pool dives and you will also make four open water (sea) dives.

Included:

  • Full set of equipment for the course duration
  • Free roundtrip transfer hotel in Patong, Karon, Kata, Chalong 
  • Recompression Chamber and Accident Insurance fee
  • Certification fees
  • Boat dives (sorry... we don’t do beach dives)
  • Light breakfast, lunch, fruits and soft drinks on the boat trip
  • Lunch on the boat

Not Included:

  • Required Student manuals 2000 THB per person
  • Cost of required Passport Photos
  • Lunch on Class-room days

Price

01/07/11 - 30/09/12
Padi Open water 4 Dives
Rates per person in Thai Baht
Adult Price
12,500
Advanced Open Water Diver Course

Advanced Open Water Diver Course

As part of the Adventures in Diving program, you can gain an Adventure Diver or Advanced Open Water Diver Certification.

Have you always wanted to try underwater photography? How about wreck diving? Here’s your chance because you can sample three dives of your choice, get a taste of what you like, and feel more comfortable in the water, strengthening your underwater skills and letting you enjoy diving more than ever.

Do three adventure dives and you earn the PADI Adventure Diver Certification. Add the Deep (up to 30m) and Underwater Navigation Adventure dives, then with these five you will earn the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification.

Included:

  • Full set of equipment for the course duration
  • Free roundtrip transfer hotel in Patong, Karon, Kata, Chalong 
  • Recompression Chamber and Accident Insurance fee
  • Certification fees
  • Boat dives (sorry... we don’t do beach dives)
  • Light breakfast, lunch, fruits and soft drinks on the boat trip
  • Lunch on the boat

Not Included:

  • Required Student manuals 2500 THB per person
  • Cost of required Passport Photos
  • Lunch on Class-room days

Price

01/07/11 - 31/10/12
PADI Advanced Open Water 5 dives
Rates per person in Thai Baht
Adult Price
10,500

Transfer Rate Hotel in Phuket

Area/Person Prich (Baht) Pick up time
Patong Free 7.30 am.
Karon Free 7.45 am.
Kata Free 8.00 am.
Chalong Free 8.00 - 8.10 am.
Cape Panwan 600 - 1000 7.30 am.
Phuket Town, Boat Lagoon 500 7.30 am.
Naiharn Beach, Rawai 300 7.45 am.
Naiyang, Naithon 600 - 1000 7.00 am.
Bangtao Beach,Surin Beach, Sheraton Gransd Laguna 300 - 500 7.00 am.
Kamala Beach 300 7.00 - 7.20 am.

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