I am going to spend 2-3 months in Phuket and want to complete some dive courses. I want to complete the training to really improve my diving, can anyone recommend any diving instructors in Phuket who offer really good training. Don't want to complete the courses just for the sake of completing the courses.
Diver Training/Courses in Phuket
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stevenl
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What courses are you looking at?
Ringo
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Let us know what your goals are and what your current diving experience is?
You have a lot of options on Phuket. For such a long stay, you could actually come here and "interview" various prospective instructors to see how well what each one has to offer fits with how you envision your dive training. I would be more than happy to sit down with you and discuss your objectives and possible coaching/training/courses. When will you be coming?
Scuba Cat Diving
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Agree with the above, if you are coming for a couple of months you want to find the right instructor for your training. You should start the email process now, see what responses you get and come up with a few alternative companies. Then once you arrive you can arrange a meeting and see which ones you have the better feeling for.
Depending on what course you are looking for you may want to choose a dive center with both liveaboard and daytrip options, or look at an internship where you can get the most dives and experience for the time you are here.
Depending on what course you are looking for you may want to choose a dive center with both liveaboard and daytrip options, or look at an internship where you can get the most dives and experience for the time you are here.
Paras Shah
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Not wanting to create a new thread i am posting my query on here.
I am coming to phuket to dive and do some sight seeing with my wife , will be in phuket for 4-5 days and we wanted to do an open water course.
Our first diving experience was in Gili Trawangan in feb13, we did a discover dive and both of us have been hooked.
So questions, What locations are the four dives conducted at ? The ones in the open water padi course.
Are they good ? (the locations)
Do operators take you to better locations for an extra fee?
Any comparisons with gili Trawangan , Indonesia if anyone has been there?
Thanks in advance
Cheers.
I am coming to phuket to dive and do some sight seeing with my wife , will be in phuket for 4-5 days and we wanted to do an open water course.
Our first diving experience was in Gili Trawangan in feb13, we did a discover dive and both of us have been hooked.
So questions, What locations are the four dives conducted at ? The ones in the open water padi course.
Are they good ? (the locations)
Do operators take you to better locations for an extra fee?
Any comparisons with gili Trawangan , Indonesia if anyone has been there?
Thanks in advance
Cheers.
Hi again, Paras Shah!
I usually take my students to Racha Yai island. The water is clear, there are nice bays to do the training dives in so that the conditions are not particularly stressful, and the boat ride isn't as long as to some other areas.
There are a lot of fish, and some hard corals. Not too many colorful soft corals. The water is nice and clear.
If my divers want to go, for example, to Phi Phi for the second day of training, we can go there for a little more money to cover the cost of the additional distance.
It's the same ocean, so the marine life is similar.
My pleasure! Hope to see you on Phuket!
stevenl
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Racha Yai is a very nice training site, but Racha Noi and (in February) Phi Phi are very viable alternatives for dives 3 and 4. In that time of year we normally finish the open water course at either Racha Noi or Phi Phi, and for 2 people we can do that without a surcharge.
stevenl
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Make sure you do a proper rescue course, which means a course that takes 3 days to complete in stead of the usual 2 days.
And with regards to the specialties, it would really depend on the specialty. Best would be to pay a visit to the shops and have a chat there, as suggested already earlier.
And with regards to the specialties, it would really depend on the specialty. Best would be to pay a visit to the shops and have a chat there, as suggested already earlier.
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