• shorter trips to the most attractive dive sites in the Gulf of Thailand like Sailrock and Anghthong National Marinepark.
• you can dive with a smaller group than on Koh Tao or Koh Samui.
• Koh Phangan is also a perfect place to learn diving.
  The bays around the island are shallow which makes it easy to take your first breath from a regulator. Moreover the courses here are offered for some of the best rates in the world.

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Padi Courses on Koh Phangan Thailand

All good diving schools on Koh Phangan offer PADI-courses and have an international team of highly qualified PADI Instructors and Dive Masters. They offer courses in English and often also in German, French and Swedish. Most dive schools on the island deal in quality rather than quantity. Committed to western quality standards most use top brand equipment (Scubapro, Technisub, Aqualung, Mares) which is well maintained and professional serviced annually.

Discover Scuba Diving – 1 day
Not enough time or unsure whether the underwater world is suited for you? This is a safe way to catch the unique feeling of scuba diving. After a short theory session one of the PADI Instructors will take you first into the shallow water to practice and get comfortable with the equipment and then guides you on your first real dive.

Scuba Diver – 2 Days
Perfect for vacationers! Within two days you will complete half of the Open Water Diver Course and will receive a limited certification which allows you to dive to a maximum depth of 12 meters with a PADI Professional anywhere in the world. You can complete the remaining half of the PADI Open Water Course anywhere at any time. This course consists of half day theory, half day shallow water training and one day two open water dives.

PADI Open Water Diver – 4 Days
This is the most popular scuba diving certification in the world. With your PADI Open Water License you can enjoy the beauty of the ocean all over the world. The course normally consists of three parts:

• Theory Session (video, manual, meet your instructor, test)
• Shallow Water Training (in the swimming pool or in one of the beautiful bays around the island) and shallow water dives
• Open Water Dives: 2 dives (maximum depth 12 m) and 2 dives on a daytrip to the famous divesites like Sailrock, Marinepark or Koh Tao (maximum depth 18 m).

Advanced Open Water Diver – 3 days
After finishing your Open Water Course you can go straight on to this practical 3 days experience development course. The course is an extension of the skills you developed during the Open Water Course and gives you the experience of diving at depth and increases your level of diving competence. The course comprises 5 specialty dives: 2 core dives (Navigation Dive and Deep-Dive) and the remaining 3 dives are for you to choose but your instructor will guide you in your choices and will give you some suggestions.