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Dive courses and prices on Koh Tao

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All courses and pricesPrices in Thai baht (฿). What's listed is included in the price.
Course Duration Price Details
Discover Scuba Diving (try dive), 1 dive 1 day ฿2,000 No experience needed · from age 10
Discover Scuba Diving (try dive), 2 dives 1 day ฿3,000 No experience needed · from age 10
PADI Open Water popular 3 days ฿11,000 Incl. eLearning, equipment and underwater photos · from age 10
PADI Advanced Open Water 2 to 3 days ฿10,000 Open Water certification required · Buoyancy, Navigation and Deep, plus two dives of your choice (popular: Wreck and Night)
PADI Rescue Diver 3 days ฿12,000 Advanced required · EFR (first aid) separate: ฿5,000
PADI Specialties varies from ฿6,000 Four specialties, listed below
Nitrox ask us ฿7,000 PADI Specialty
Deep 40 ask us ฿7,500 PADI Specialty
Wreck ask us ฿7,500 PADI Specialty
Sidemount ask us ฿14,000 PADI Specialty
PADI Divemaster 4 weeks ฿45,000 Rolling start · excl. PADI application fee AU$286 · want to become an instructor? Ask us
Combo deals and fun diving are further down this page. Go to the combo deals
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Getting started

Never dived before

Try diving for a day with Discover Scuba Diving, or go straight for your certification. You need no experience for either.

Discover Scuba Diving (try dive)

One day, one guided dive, usually between 6 and 12 metres depending on experience and conditions. Guidance and equipment are included. A second dive costs ฿1,000 extra. Decide afterwards to do the Open Water? You can start the next day.

฿2,000
1 day · 1 dive
With 2 dives ฿3,000

PADI Open Water

Three days, from your first breath underwater to a certification that is valid worldwide, down to 18 metres. You do the theory through PADI eLearning, at home or with us on the island. From age 10 (Junior Open Water).

฿11,000
3 days
No experience needed
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Continue training

With an Open Water certification

Deeper, more confident and better prepared for whatever can happen underwater.

PADI Advanced Open Water

Buoyancy, Navigation and Deep, plus two dives of your choice, over two or three days. Popular choices are Wreck and Night. Open Water certification required.

฿10,000
2 to 3 days
Open Water required

PADI Rescue Diver + EFR

Three days, after your Advanced. The EFR course (first aid) goes with it and is booked separately for ฿5,000.

฿12,000
3 days
Advanced required · EFR ฿5,000
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Specialties

One subject, in depth

Four PADI Specialties, taken on their own or combined in a combo deal. How many days a specialty takes: ask us on WhatsApp.

Nitrox

Diving on enriched air, longer within no-decompression limits. PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Specialty.

฿7,000

Deep 40

Diving safely to a maximum of 40 metres. PADI Deep Diver Specialty.

฿7,500

Wreck

Diving and navigating safely around wrecks. PADI Wreck Diver Specialty.

฿7,500

Sidemount

Diving with a cylinder on each side of your body. PADI Sidemount Diver Specialty.

฿14,000

More about specialties and Nitrox

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Fun diving and trips

Already certified

Start with a refresher if you have not dived for a while, join the daily boat, or come on a fixed trip: the 2S to Sail Rock or the 3S to three dive sites. Sign up by 17:00 the day before at the latest. A trip goes ahead with at least two sign-ups and when the weather allows.

Refresher

Not dived for a while? Scuba Review, 2 dives.

฿2,700

Fun dives

2 dives from the daily boat. A single dive is also ฿2,000. Night dive ฿1,500.

฿2,000

Sail Rock (2S trip)

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, from 11:00 to 18:00. Two dives at Sail Rock, with lunch and fruit.

฿3,300
2 dives · Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun

3S trip

Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, from 09:00 to 18:00. Three dives: Sail Rock, South-West Pinnacle, and Shark Island or Samran Pinnacle. With lunch and fruit.

฿4,300
3 dives · Mon, Wed, Sat

More about fun diving and trips

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Pro

From diver to dive guide

Your first professional step within PADI.

PADI Divemaster

Four weeks, rolling start. Excludes the PADI application fee of AU$286 (2026). Want to become an instructor? Ask us.

฿45,000
4 weeks
Excl. AU$286
About the price

What do you get for ฿11,000?

You dive with the newest equipment, which we keep well maintained. Professional underwater photos of your course come free.

You learn in a small group, with personal attention, time for your questions and at your own pace.

  • New, well-maintained dive equipment and dive computer
  • Free professional underwater photos of your course
  • Personal attention in a small group
  • Learning at your own pace
  • PADI eLearning and course materials
  • Boat trips and all training dives
  • Instruction in Dutch or English
Combine

Combo deals

Two or three courses back to back, for one price.

PADI Open Water + Advanced

Our two most popular courses back to back, 5 to 6 days.

฿20,000

PADI Advanced + Nitrox

The Advanced course and the Nitrox specialty together, 5 dives in total.

฿14,500

Deep 40 + Wreck + Nitrox

Three PADI Specialties in one package.

฿21,000

Always included

  • PADI eLearning and course materials
  • Full dive equipment and dive computer
  • Boat trips to the dive sites
  • Instruction in Dutch or English
  • No more than four students per instructor

Not included

  • Lunch (it is included on the 2S and 3S trips)
  • EFR (first aid) with the Rescue course: ฿5,000
  • PADI Divemaster application fee (AU$286, 2026)
  • Flights, accommodation and travel insurance that covers diving (required)
Practical

Good to know before you book

Accommodation
Accommodation isn't included in the price; you arrange it yourself.
Deposit and payment
We ask for a deposit to confirm your booking. Which payment methods we accept and how much the deposit is: ask us on WhatsApp.
Booking ahead
For a course: ask us on WhatsApp when there is space. For a trip, sign up by 17:00 the day before at the latest.
Cancelling or rescheduling
You can reschedule up to 24 hours before the activity. If you cancel, you get 50% back and keep the eLearning; within 24 hours of the activity there is no refund.
Insurance
Travel insurance that covers diving is required. We recommend DiveAssure. If you live in the Netherlands, FBTO is an option too.
Medical statement
Before any diving activity you fill in the PADI medical statement (pdf). If you answer "yes" anywhere, you may need a statement signed by a doctor. Best to sort that out before you travel.
Questions

Frequently asked questions

Which course should I do first?

If you have never dived, start with the PADI Open Water: in three days you earn a certification that is valid worldwide. Rather try it first? Do the one-day Discover Scuba Diving. If you then go on to the Open Water, you can start the next day. Already have your Open Water? Then the PADI Advanced is the next step.

How much is the PADI Open Water course?

฿11,000, including PADI eLearning, equipment, boat trips, all training dives and underwater photos.

What is not included in the price?

The EFR course (first aid) with the Rescue Diver (฿5,000), the PADI application fee for the Divemaster (AU$286, 2026), and your flights, accommodation and travel insurance. You arrange accommodation yourself.

How much is fun diving?

฿2,000 for 2 dives from the daily boat. A single dive is also ฿2,000. The Sail Rock trip (2S) is ฿3,300 and the 3S trip ฿4,300.

What is the minimum age to learn to dive?

The (Junior) PADI Open Water course and Discover Scuba Diving are both open from age 10. For children aged 8 and 9 there is the PADI Bubblemaker programme.

Do I need insurance?

Yes. Travel insurance that covers diving is required. We recommend DiveAssure. If you live in the Netherlands, FBTO is an option too.

What if I need to cancel or reschedule?

You can reschedule up to 24 hours before the activity. If you cancel, you get 50% back and keep the eLearning; within 24 hours of the activity there is no refund. We ask for a deposit to confirm your booking.

Still deciding?

Send a message and we will help you choose.

Ask which course suits you

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Open daily from 8:30 to 11:00 and from 13:00 to 18:00