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I'm planning a trip to Thailand in April 2020. I've been focusing on Koh Samui/etc. because of the ease of access from BKK via air. I've done the multiple-transfers-between-endpoints thing before and I'm getting to an age where easier is better. Why April? Well, the PADI website says that's the...

Hi Y'all, I'm currently looking into IDC sites around the world to step up to PADI Staff Instructor and wanted to know if you had any recommendations on where is "best" and why you chose to do your IDC etc there instead of somewhere else. Currently enamoured of Koh Tao, but which IDC to choose...

Hi Everyone, I'm going end of March in Koh Tao and like to say for about a week. I'm certified PADI Rescue diver. I've booked the hotel alreday stay in Sairee beach I'm looking for a good PADI Shop in the island that has the following: -New and comfortable boats ( Very important as we pass...

Hello all If this is a repost very sorry. Ok I don’t really care if they are not the best spots or anything! I travel to Thailand every year family obligations, my question is islands like Koh Tao or Phi Phi as far as I’ve been able to understand from an tour operator they only give you...

I'm travelling with 2 relatives (both novice divers with 10 dives each) to Thailand in Dec 2018/Jan 2019. We want to do 2 or 3 days of diving in a spot that is good for novices, ideally in somewhere that is not completely overrun with party animals and other tourists (2 of us are in our 50s, the...

Howdy! First of all, thanks for all the recommendations and information for this Thailand newbie! I went to Koh Samui for a few days. Even though some people said to change locations, etc. This was not an option. I was traveling with a friend and we were staying with a specific chain of...

Hi everyone, I am a representative of the New Heaven Reef Conservation Program on Koh Tao and its Koh Tao Turtle Identification initiative. This initiative began on July 25th 2015 and its primary purpose is to acquire data (Photos of both sides of face, dive site, behavior and date) construct...

Greetings everyone. I join this website just now and ofc I have a question about this equipments. - Aqualung Legend Lx Supreme - Aqualung Dimension (Without i3) - Beuchat Powerjet Open - Suunto D4i I will go to Koh Tao this summer for DiveMaster internship program. And I need regs, bcd and...

Greetings to fellow divers! I recently got my OW certificate and now I am happened to be in Koh Samui. I am wondering if anyone has been in Koh Tao recently/going there soon? How are dive conditions there, or some info I should know? Best regards, Maxim Zavadskiy

Hi All, I have been considering becoming a dive master this summer. I learned how to dive on Koh Tao in Thailand summer before last and fell in love with it. I have around 30 dives as of now so I know I would need more. I currently have Open Water and Advanced and have done first aid but not...

Hi Guys, I am looking to take a break from my 9 to 5 and inject a bit of change into by life potentially training as a DM in Koh Tao, Thailand. At present i am a PADI Advanced recreational diver, to date my training has been completed @ Bans Diving Resort on Koh Tao. I have a little under 20...

Have a trip planned to Thailand for October 10th-22nd. I want to spend 3-5 days scuba diving / kayaking / snorkeling. My partner coming with is not certified and I want her to have as plenty of opportunities to enjoy the water as I do scuba diving. What would be the best option given my dates...

Hello Scuba Board, first time post! I'm currently pursuing my Divemaster training in Mozambique, and I would like to continue on to complete and IDC in SE Asia. I've been looking at so many different places and can't seem to decide where is the best place to complete my IDC. Obviously I am...

Hi everybody! I'm going on a 12 day trip from Sweden to dive with my girlfriend. She's tried diving and liked it, and is now looking to get a PADI Open Water certificate. I myself has done about 12 dives (three different trips), in my 6 years since my Open Water Cert. We've got recommended two...

Goodtime Dive is rated as one of Koh Tao's top SSI Dive Centres. We're looking for an experienced SSI Dive Pro (DMI / DCSI+) who has recent and wide teaching experience in the SSI Training System to manage our growing dive team. This is an exciting teaching role that has huge scope for...

Hi i m a 36 years old french guy, i did my divemaster in 2014 for 4 months in Gili island (indonesia) and i m willing to do my IDC now . i have checked lot of website and reviews to do my IDc but cannot decide between going back to gili, or going somewhere else in Asia i have been a bit...

Deptherapy is a UK charity who arrange specially adapted Scuba diving courses for for members of the armed forces who have suffered serious life changing injury. Deptherapy and Davy Jones Locker teamed up to arrange a visit to Koh Tao to come diving here. There is more information about the...

Davy Jones Locker Koh Tao will be running a series of IANTD courses over 2 weeks in May with Rasmus Dysted conducting the training, the courses will be at user & instructor level and can be done on open circuit or using closed circuit rebreathers. We will be looking to recruit a number of...