PADI Discover Scuba Diving in Koh Tao: Tropical Sea Exploration for Beginners

Experience the thrill of scuba diving in the tropical sea of Koh Tao. Explore coral reefs and underwater life on a half-day dive trip for beginners. Book now!

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Diving Koh Tao | Scuba Birds PADI Dive Center - You’ll start at 9 a.m. in the morning by viewing a short video about general diving rules in our dive center on Koh Tao.

After equipment preparation we’ll take you to our diving boat “Scuba Birds”.

On the boat, you get full Instructor’s breathing about diving activities and dive boat rules. Once we get to the dive site - jump in and take your first breath underwater!

Your experience starts with shallow water on the beach of Japanese Garden in Koh Nang Yuan or Mango Bay. Once you’re comfortable and confident we begin our dive.

Dive time is around 40-50 minutes. Maximum depth is 12 meters. One hour interval before the second dive for snacks, coffee, fruits and chilling on the sundeck. After the second we come back to Koh Tao for final congratulations at about 3 p.m.

The meal is not included in the price but we have tea, coffee, cookies and fruits on the boat.

Underwater photos and video are not included in the price, however, we can do it on your request.

What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Snacks
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Discover an amazing underwater world of the tropical sea in the Gulf of Thailand. Scuba diving for beginners without any experience.

Half day dive trip around Koh Tao and Koh Nang Yuan islands. You’ll see coral reefs and underwater life on the best dive spots around Koh Tao.

Price includes two dives under the direct supervision of PADI Dive Instructor, rental equipment, tea, coffee, fruits on the boat.

Location
Diving Koh Tao | Scuba Birds PADI Dive Center
Location on Blue Diamond Resort, Koh Tao
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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E7610tdpeterz
Aug 10, 2024
Great half day try dive experience - My Son and I had an amazing experience on the try dive half day course. I had a couple of dives before, for my Son it was his first. I have never had such a thorough explanation about the basics of diving. Our guide Nelly takes her job very seriously, she took great care us, especially my Son who had Some problems with his ears. I highly recommend this diving scool.
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Matthewrx1493kr
Jul 4, 2024
Intro to diving - Our guide Elena was extremely friendly and supportive. The 2 introductory dives we had were amazing and far exceeding our expectations. We can’t recommend Scuba birds and our guide enough.
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332st_phanr
Feb 13, 2024
A perfect first diving experience. - It was the first time for us. We had a short theory session of about 1 hour, then we dived in shallow water to gain confidence in our equipment. and then we did 2 dives. It was magnificent. Our guide was perfect. We loved our day. Plus they filmed us underwater so we have lasting memories. Thanks to the whole team.
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Victorialr3744ro
Oct 5, 2023
A wonderful first experience - I did this first experience of scuba diving with my boyfriend and it was wonderful! We had a great moment and the staff was adorable. Especially Nelly, who was our instructor. She was very nice and she taught us very well. I strongly recommend this place (probably the cheapest on the Island) 😊
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45bluesky123
Aug 26, 2023
Thank you to the best instructor Said and Scuba Bords! - 100% recommend!My instructor Said was amazing He shares his passion and is so reassuring! Thank you!
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Richi_halb
Aug 22, 2023
It's like in another world! - It was an incredible experience for life that you should definitely have. Our guide was very nice and competent when it came to the introduction. In the beginning it's a little strange, but you get used to it very quickly - it's like in another world!
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Yongjin_c
Jul 6, 2023
A must do in Koh Tao - The experience was just outright amazing and spectacular. Although it was our first time trying out scuba diving, the whole experience made us want to get a certification next time. Den, an absolute unit of a man, was very professional and kind. I would put my life in his hands when facing a great white shark. Nonetheless, his 20 years of experience made us feel calm and comfortable under the sea. Nearly every 15 seconds, he checked on us and kept us safe. He searched through every cracks under the rocks to show us bizarre sea creatures. Because of him, we were able to see many stingrays, eels, and other sea creatures. They provided us with drinks and fruits after the first dive too. The one negative was the language barrier. However, it was very easy to understand because of their experience. We highly recommend getting the second dive. The first dive was kind of painful because it was our first time trying to equalize the pressure in our ears. However, the second dive was not painful at all and was able to dive even lower. We were able to enjoy it alot more since we got used to diving from the first dive. YOU MUST GET THE SECOND DIVE! Overall, 10/10 recommend. Thanks for the experience!
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Ianmacleod5
Jun 25, 2023
First time diving - I had an amazing first time diving! All instructions on how to use the equipment were very clear and I felt totally safe during the lesson. Everyone at Scuba Birds was very helpful and I would highly recommend them to anyone I know travelling to Koh Tao. Nelly was my instructor and she was the best!
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964oliviao
Jun 10, 2023
Scuba diving half day - Had an amazing day scuba diving with Vishal, he was a great instructor. Got to see lots of cool fish and coral really enjoyed my experience, definitely would recommend!
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Aliyk3030ue
Sep 1, 2024
Worst scuba diving experience! - Our instructor was Said, and we were with 4 persons as beginners. Idea was to have my 2 daugthers be well acquainted with scuba diving, but now they prefer snorkling instead of scuba diving which is a pity! Reason is that Said did not guide us well to start the instructions from the beach but directly jump in deep water on the rope in order not to loose time. Result is that we hang almost 30 mins on the rope, my daugthers had pain in their ears due to pressure and we had little time to actually do scuba diving. Next to that, we got always the instructions late on the boat while other groups were well informed and started earlier. We asked for photos and videos which Said did shoot, but shared only 3. When back from holidays, we went directly to the hospiltal to check the continuous pain of my daugthers ears. Result her ear drums are infected and damaged. Overall for us a bad experience!
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