If you’d like to try scuba diving in Koh Tao and are short on time or aren’t sure about committing to a full course, ‘PADI Discover Diving’ is a great option.
Under the close supervision of our experienced instructors you’ll get to explore Koh Tao’s coral reefs, right down to a maximum depth of 12M in an exciting single-day session.
And if you are keen to dive more, after completing the intro dive you can make additional dives, or credit the experience towards the PADI Open Water Course.
We’ll meet at 11:00am, and will begin with your instructor giving a short presentation on the basics of how scuba diving equipment works along with some safe diving practices.
We’ll then pack our scuba gear and board the Simple Life dive boat to head out to one of Koh Tao’s shallow coral reef dive sites. Depending on the conditions this could be the Japanese Gardens at Koh Nangyuan, Mango Bay at the North of Koh Tao, or even Aow Leuk on the East coast of the island.
Your instructor will help you don your scuba gear, go through pre-dive safety checks then we’ll enter the water. Beginning in very shallow water you’ll get used to breathing underwater, and practice a few simple scuba skills to build up your confidence.
Once that’s complete and you are feeling comfortable it’s time for the best bit; an underwater tour of the coral reef. Your instructor will guide you on a tour the corals and marine life, right down to a maximum depth of 6 metres. You can expect to see lots of coral species (hard brain & pore corals, sea whips and gorgonian fans) and many tropical fish species such as butterfly and angelfish, pink anemone fish, moray eels, wrasses, stingrays and more.
Following the dive we’ll return to the dive boat for a short rest, after which you’ll have the opportunity to make an optional second dive where we can explore even deeper to a depth of 12M, enjoy a some snorkelling, or even just relax in the sunshine on the boat.
Finally we’ll return to the dive shop at about 17:00pm.
If after the intro dive you are keen to continue, a couple of options are available. You can sign up for more intro dives the following day, or credit the intro dive towards the PADI Open Water Course. (This will take a further three days and will qualify you to dive to 18M anywhere worldwide).
If you’d like to go ahead and book your place on the intro dive, please complete the following form.
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Learn to scuba dive in Koh Tao! The PADI Open Water Course is your 1st step. Explore coral reefs around Koh Tao & become a certified diver.
Single day intro to diving. Under instructor supervision, get to dive the amazing reefs off Koh Tao. Minimum age 10 years old.
2 day dive course training you to dive to 12M. Theory, skills and 2 amazing dives. Easy to upgrade to full PADI Open Water certification.
Try specialized diving activities including deep diving to 30M, night diving, navigation, wreck diving & more.
Amazing 3 specialty combo of deep diving to 40M, wreck diving (with wreck penetration) & nitrox diving. Monster special offer.
Join the crew at Simple Life Divers and become a Divemaster. Learn to giude underwater tours & become an expert diver.
Two dive trips each day for certified divers, rotating round all Koh Tao's best dive sites. Small groups, experience dive guides & lots of fun.
Unique opportunity: Join our marine conservation team and contribute to a reef restoration project & nurseries.
Been a while since your last dive? Refresh your skills and buoyancy with a half day PADI Scuba Review session.
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Find Nemo & much more! Turtles, trigger fish, moray eels, clown fish, barracuda, rays, whale sharks, bat fish, giant grouper.
Support our reef restoration project. Learn coral reef ecology & make a workshop propagating coral fragments on our nursery reef.
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Escape to Koh Tao island & join Simple Life Divers crew. Tropical island life & epic diving. Adventure of a lifetime.
Amazing one month package. Become an expert level diver, exploring coral reefs and shipwrecks, experiencing life on a tropical island.
Join the Simple Life dive team and become a professional diver. Get trained to run dive tours and live in paradise.
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Astrid, Denmark
kind teachers, we highly recommend everybody who wants to explore underwater wonders, go with simple life
Christopher, Lebanon
did our open water course with John and it was a breeze, highly recommend
Carol, New York
So welcoming and helpful. Excellent experience, would highly recommend them.
Robert, Australia
Great crew, very professional and friendly. Cant say enough good things
Karin, London
...encouraged and supported me. I recommend Simple life for every level of scuba & want to say a big thank you
