Dive Courses

We offer a full range of PADI diving courses for beginners and experienced divers alike. Our experienced staff will help you every step of the way to ensure you get the most out of your diving experience.

Discover The Reef (Discover Scuba Diving) Discover the Reef is for someone who has never experienced breathing under water, and would like to try a dive before doing the open water course, or for people who just want to do 2 dives with an instructor. Usually you start with some theory and getting to know about the equipment you will use, then you will go to the swimming pool and learn some basic skills, like clearing your mask of water. Now you are ready to Discover The Reef, 2 dives to a maximum of 12mt with your Padi instructor on one of the most beautiful coral reefs in Thailand. This could be one of the best experiences you have ever had.

Open Water Diver
[with PADI Open Water Diver Liveaboard Student Package 28700 Baht]

This course normally takes 4 days. We start with 2 days theory, (book & video) and swimming pool training. This teaches you the standard rules and principles of diving. In the pool you will do some of your basic skill training to get you ready for your open water dives. The ultimate way to do a PADI Open Water course with Phuket Diving Safaris is on our Liveaboard M/V Dolphin Queen (your instructor stays with you for the whole trip – 13 dives).

You get the liveaboard trip and Open Water course together for 28700 baht

To get this great discount, just choose PADI Open Water Diver Student Package on our Booking Page.

This takes 2 days theory and swimming pool in Khao Lak then 4 days and 4 nights on our liveaboard cruising all the amazing Similan Islands and then north to Koh Bon Island, which is famous for manta rays, Tachai Island, one of Thailand’s best dive sites, also Surin Islands, then on to Richelieu Rock, with a chance to see Whalesharks. You also train for the PADI Deep Dive speciality which lets you dive to 30 metres.

After this trip with 13 dives (with your instructor) as an Open Water Diver you should feel very confident, and ready to move on to your new diving adventures anywhere in the world, with the feeling of safety and confidence and lots of fun.

Included in your PADI Open water course: A PADI open water manual, a log book and RDP dive planner. You get to keep these after you complete the course. You also get a 3 months temporary dive card and a life time PADI Open Water certification card will be sent to your address of choice by PADI.

Advanced Open Water [7500 Baht]

This is the course to further your knowledge and practical experience as a PADI Open Water Diver. The Advanced Open Water courses are made on our Liveaboard (M/V Dolphin Queen) at the Similan Marine National Park. This 7500 baht price represents a 50 per cent discount on the price you would normally pay to do an Advanced Open Water course in the Similans.

There are 11 subjects to choose from to complete a Padi Advanced Openwater Diver course:

1) Deep diving
2) Drift diving
3) Multilevel & computer diving
4) Night diving,
5) Peak performance buoyancy
6) Search & recovery
7) Underwater naturalist
Underwater navigation
9) Underwater photography
10) Wreck diving

You complete 5 dives (5 subjects) as part of the course. 2 of the subjects are compulsory: Deep Diving and Underwater Navigation. You can choose the other three from the list above. Recommended for beginners is peak performance buoyancy, and multilevel & computer diving. Build your self confidence, feel safe, and dive safe.

Emergency First Response Course (EFR) [4000 Baht]

The EFR Course teaches you CPR and other medical response procedures. This takes 1 day.

Rescue Diver [9800 Baht]

An essential part of becoming a fully competent diver who can look after themselves and others. On the beach here in Khao Lak we do the Rescue course; it takes 3 days to complete the PADI Rescue Course, the whole course can be completed here in Khaolak at our divecenter on the beach, the perfect settings for this course. The Rescue Diver course price does not include the cost of the Rescue Diver course book.

Divemaster [35000 Baht] – see our Divemaster Package page

This Course is the first step to becoming a PADI professional diver.
The internship takes 3 to 4 weeks. The course includes TWO TRIPS on our liveaboard M/V Dolphin Queen with 14 dives each time PLUS 2 dives on a day trip to the Similans on our speedboat. The course represents a great saving on normal liveaboard prices as well as earning you a valuable, internationally recognised scuba diving qualification.

With this PADI Divemaster course successfully completed you will be free to travel the world and seek employment as a professional diver.

See our PADI Divemaster Package page for more details