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Dive Courses
All course are conducted in small groups, max. 6 students / instructor
and include all diving equipment, teaching material, boat trips,
insurance cover, certification and refreshments on the boat.
Discover Scuba Diving: This is a one day introduction to diving,
after some basic theory and three skills in shallow water you can
explore the fascinating UW world under direct control of a PADI
professional. This experience is designed for anybody who does not
have the time for the full certification course or just want to
find out what 'diving' is all about.
PADI Scuba Diver: A pre entry level course, this rating can be
achieved in as little as two days and allows you to dive under direct
supervision of a PADI professional to 12m.
Open Water Diver: A full certification course, usually conducted
over four days, allowing you to dive independently (with a partner)
everywhere in the world to 18m. The course consists of 5 theory
modules, 5 confined water training dives and 4 open water dives.
Advanced Course: This two or three day program broadens your experience
as a diver, from deep diving to UW navigation, you also choose three
dives from special activities which interest you, like UW photography,
night diving, UW naturalist and much more.
Medic First Aid: For divers and non divers, this course teaches
First Aid skills including CPR and is also a prerequisite for the
rescue diver certification.
Rescue Diver: In four to five days you will learn how to assist
other divers, but also skills useful at any accident scene.
Dive Master: As the first professional level, this internship program
takes about 6 weeks and prepares you to work as a dive master, making
diving a full or part time profession.
Specialties: A variety of specialties give you the opportunity
to pursue the areas of diving which interest you most.
Dive Trips
Our private boat is fully equipped for diving with Radio, sonar,
oxygen, toilet/shower and sundeck. We depart twice daily to the
best dive sites around Koh Tao, with water temperatures of 27 C
and an average visibility of 15m - 25m+.
25 sets of rental equipment, serviced by a scuba technician on staff,
are available, as well as UW cameras and Video.
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Koh Tao offers more than 28 dive sites, mostly
either "Pinnacles", Underwater granite bolder formations,
or fringe reefs along the coast. The general depth is 10- 25m,
but in some areas deeper dives (35m+) for experienced divers
are possible. The marine life includes, besides a great variety
of corals and invertebrates: Barracuda, Grouper, Tuna, Angelfish,
Travelly, Batfish, Stingrays, Turtles, Puffer fish, Reef and
Leopard sharks and quite frequently even whale sharks. |
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