Try Scuba Diving at Koh Tao — Day Trip from Samui
Two supervised dives to a maximum of 12 metres at Koh Tao, no certification needed, with a maximum of two students per instructor. ฿5,900 per person, a day of about eight hours on the centre's own speedboat with hotel pickup at 08:00.
Koh Samui, Thailand · 8h · ฿5,900 per person · EN
What is this tour like?
Two supervised dives to a maximum of 12 metres at Koh Tao, no certification needed, with a maximum of two students per instructor. ฿5,900 per person, a day of about eight hours on the centre's own speedboat with hotel pickup at 08:00.
The programme is for people who want to find out what breathing underwater feels like without committing to a certification course. The instructor teaches the basic theory and familiarises you with the equipment first, then accompanies you on two controlled dives at one of the dive sites around Koh Tao. It is not a certification, but you learn to use scuba gear in shallow water and get a short introduction to the rest.
The day is a fixed shape: pickup between 08:00 and 08:15, the speedboat to Koh Tao from 09:00 to 10:30, the first dive at 10:30, lunch at 11:30, the second dive at 12:30, back to Samui from 14:00 and hotel transfer by 16:00. Guests who prefer to stay on the surface can snorkel at the same stops instead.
Hotel transfer, equipment, certification fee, training material, soft drinks and lunch are in the price. If you decide afterwards to keep going, ask for the SSI Basic Diver upgrade — it costs nothing extra, and if you take the Open Water Diver course within six months your first open water dive is credited as one of the required training dives. Minimum age is 10, and you must not fly within 18 hours of your last dive.
What are the highlights?
- No certification and no experience needed — theory and equipment first, then two dives
- A maximum of two students per instructor
- Dives at Koh Tao, to a limited depth of 12 metres
- A free SSI Basic Diver upgrade on request, credited towards the Open Water course within six months
How does the day go, hour by hour?tap a photo to enlarge
- 08:00Hotel pickup
Pickup from your hotel between 08:00 and 08:15.
- 09:00Speedboat to Koh Tao
About ninety minutes on the centre's own speedboat, arriving at 10:30.
- 10:30First dive
Theory, equipment and the first controlled dive to a limit of 12 m — or snorkelling instead.
- 11:30Lunch
Lunch on board, included in the price.
- 12:30Second dive
The second dive at a Koh Tao site, again with the instructor alongside.
- 14:00Back to Samui
Speedboat back from 14:00 and hotel transfer between 15:30 and 16:00.
What's included in the price?
- Hotel transfer
- Equipment
- Certification fee
- Training material
- Soft drinks
- Lunch
What's not included?
What should you know before you go?
Who runs this tour?
Where do we meet?
Hotel pickup on Koh Samui between 08:00 and 08:15; the dive centre is in Fishermans Village, Bophut.
Exact meeting point shared after booking.
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