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Boats fill and courses cap out, so the good beginner dives in Thailand go weeks ahead. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes, and how they differ.
Review of Phuket’s beginner scuba course to Racha Yai, with two guided sea sessions, meals, equipment, pickup, costs, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Very good experience, had a very informative instructor and all the boat crew were friendly and welcoming”
Try three beginner scuba sessions at Racha Yai and Racha Noi with small groups, patient instructors, meals, equipment, and insurance included.
“Thank you, Dima, for showing me the underwater world. It was magnificent, and time flew by. I highly recommend this activity.”
Learn scuba basics in Phuket with pool training, a reef session, equipment, meals, hotel pickup, and patient certified instructors.
“The Scuba Diving for Beginners experience was out of this world. Being on my bucket list, it definitely lived up to my expectations. Thank you to the patience and great teacher, sky. I need to breath more - did not realise I was holding my breath. The fish life we saw was unbelievable, time just goes by so quickly when you are having fun.”
Try scuba in Koh Chang with two guided descents, shallow-water practice, lunch, hotel transfers, and a maximum group of three.
“Toller Ausflug, gute Erklärung, alles perfekt. Hatte ein bisschen Angst vor dem Tauchen, aber unser Guide Pavel hat mir die Angst genommen. Danke. Top.”
Try scuba diving in Phuket with a PADI instructor, three Racha Islands descents, full equipment, meals, and a small four-person group.
“I too my son on a discover scuba diving - we found the instructor, Franck to be wonderful – very clear, knowledgeable, patient, and extremely entertaining with his stories! My son and I were very appreciative of his skill, professionalism, focusRead more”
Try scuba for the first time in Koh Chang with two guided reef sessions, lunch, equipment, hotel pickup, and a small three-person group.
“Chen was absolutely amazing. At the first met I felt immediately comfortable and at the first dive I lost all my anxietys. She is such a sympathetic and lovely guide. I would love to join her again. 🫶”
Spend eight hours snorkeling or trying scuba near Pattaya, with hotel pickup, equipment, lunch, instruction, and reef sites included.
“The occasion was exactly what I've waited so long to experience. The instructors go out of the way to ensure you understand every step of the process. I enjoyed it so much that I am in the process of changing my schedule so that I may attend a session one more time before I leave Thailand. 🙏🏽”
Try scuba on Ko Kut with shallow-water training, two coral reef sessions, gear, Thai buffet lunch, and a small four-person group.
“There was nothing memorable about my scuba diving trip as I didn’t get a chance to go because of a miscommunication. I thought i had send a reply to the diving company where to pick me up but somehow the message Read more”
Review of Phi Phi’s beginner scuba trip, with two reef sessions, lunch, small groups, costs, safety details, and booking tips.
“Das war ein wunderbarer Tag ! Gut organisiert, super nettes Team, meine ersten 2 Tauchgänge waren richtig entspannt und ich konnte mich voll auf meine 1:1 betreuende Tauchlehrerin verlassen . Mittagessen auf dem Boot, gekühltes Wasser, Obst, an alles war gedacht. Perfekt !👌”
Try scuba with PADI at Sail Rock from Koh Phangan, including training, two underwater sessions, meals, equipment, and resort pickup.
“This was our first time ever diving and where a little apprehensive, which we assume is normal. From the moment we met our instructor TJ he put our minds at rest! With a friendly and confident manor. He gave clear instructions, with some Read more”
Try scuba in Koh Samui with a PADI instructor, two ocean sessions, gear, lunch, photos, insurance, and hotel transfers included.
“This was such an amazing scuba trip! Our instructor, Zo, was so incredible and made us feel so safe and we had such an amazing time on our two dives. 10/10 would recommend.”
Review of Phuket’s beginner scuba trip to Racha Yai and Noi, with boat meals, small groups, safety details, costs, and booking advice.
“The turquoise waters, vibrant coral reefs, and attentive staffs made this a day to remember. I can’t recommend it enough.”
Review of Phuket’s two-session beginner scuba trip to Racha Yai and Noi, with small groups, meals, transfers, costs, and safety tips.
“Super diving instructor! All in all a great experience! The food was a bit scarce for the many people on the boat.”
Review of Phuket’s premium beginner scuba trip to Racha Yai and Noi, with three sessions, patient instructors, insurance, and practical tips.
“It was wonderful trip and a memorable holiday. Enjoyed the diving, the staff was vey cooperative and patient. Amazing experience”
Learn scuba basics in one day on Koh Tao with PADI instructors, two calm-water sessions, lunch, insurance, and small groups.
“sonny and verena ware super good diving instructors. me and my husband are on our honeymoon and this was defenetly 1 of the best things we did in Thailand! highly recomend them, i felt safe with them when I was a bit scared and they also made me laugh during the whole day! we will defenetly be back!!”
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