Learning to dive in Thailand

[Iasius]

Hi all, my partner and i are spending a few months in south east asia in the new year, and a part if that will be learning to scuba dive before we go to the gold coast in Australia. I am posting this to ask if anyone has experiences any of the schools/instructors in Thailand and can recommend any? We're both complete beginners. Many thanks!

 

[the bro]

Hey Iasius,
I can highly recommend Aussie divers in Phuket they are based in Patong.Aussie Divers Phuket - Scuba Diving - Patong - Reviews of Aussie Divers Phuket - Scuba Diving - TripAdvisor

I went on a dive trip with them in September and had a great time.
Darren and Brian are awesome guys with heaps of knowledge, really friendly, cant recommend them enough.
I wish I could have spared a few more days to do my rescue diver cert with them.

 

[Goodtime Adventures]

We'd recommend Koh Tao, but then we are a bit biased

On a serious note though, if you find that it ends up on your itinerary, feel free to contact us for advice or information

 

[Wingy]

Poseidon Dive Centre in Ao Nang - great instructor with their own boat.

 

[Wandersome]

While I am sure there are great dive instructors all over Thailand, I have been quite please with Poseidon Dive Center in Krabi Ao Nang. Danny and his team are great instructors and take the time as needed to make sure you get the training you need. I wandersome and will continue to dive all over the world, but for training I will return to Poseidon.

 

[brnt999]

I learnt to dive in Thailand last January. I suggest you do the theory part of the course at home. It will give you more time to study and absorb the material. One of the last things you want to do in Thailand is spend a bunch of time in your hotel room studying.

 

[Matt Met]

you can do your theory part online as brnt999 suggests & even the confined training with a local dive shop if you have one, it will save you time in Asia but will cost a little more & you miss the social side of training with your group. Once you've chosen a location, yes there are a few here, look on trip advisor for feedback or ask fellow travellers when you get to Thailand for uptodate info.

 

[maat1976]

I had the same experience as the_bro above in Thailand with Aussie Divers. Highly recommended.

Maat1976

 

[irolga]

My nephew is on his way to Koh Tao and wants to get certified. What dive shops would you recommend? Thanks!

 

[sphyrnidus]

Thailand scuba diving: Phuket and Similans diving with Phuket dash Scuba dot Com (phuket-scuba.com) - diving liveaboards, divecourses and daytrip diving in Phuket Thailand these are nice people, they have an American instructor.