Never dived before?
Try one dive, or become a diver?
Two ways to start on Koh Tao. Here is how they compare.
Side by side
Try dive
Discover Scuba Diving
Open Water
PADI Open Water Diver
Recommended฿2,600
+฿1,000 for a 2nd dive
฿12,000
฿2,000 deposit + ฿10,000 on arrival
1 day
10:30 - 16:00
2.5 days
theory, pool, then the ocean
12 m
18 m
1
2nd dive optional
4
plus pool sessions and theory
An experience
no certification
Certified for life
PADI card, recognized worldwide
Not included
2 nights
included in the price
Personal
by your side the whole dive
Max 4 students
per instructor
฿2,600
฿1,800 each with the 2nd dive
฿3,000
then ฿1,000 per fun dive (2 for ฿2,000)
Another try-dive
always with an instructor
Dive on your own terms
fun dives every day · Sail Rock on Sundays · anywhere in the world
What Open Water opens up
Sail Rock day trip
Sundays · 3 dives · ฿4,000
Fun dives every day
Morning or afternoon · 2 dives ฿2,000
Dive anywhere
Your PADI card is recognized worldwide
Our recommendation
Have 2.5 days? Do Open Water.
- 4 ocean dives instead of 1, down to 18 m
- A PADI certification you keep for life
- 2 nights' stay included
- After it, 2 fun dives cost ฿2,000
Short on time? The try-dive is a great first taste.