Dive operators in southern Tailand

[sams]

Hi,

This is my first post....
I will be in Thailand the third week in May. I'd like to do 3-4 days of diving and I'm trying to find a good dive operator. I'm looking for a place that dives with small groups.
Any suggestions?
I heard good things about similan-islands....

Thanks!
Sam

 

[Cando]

try calypso divers on kata beach in phuket. Great operator and very friendly. If your planning to book a liveaboard to the similans i suggest you do so at least a month in advance as spots do fill up fast.

Another good operator is Sunrise divers on Karon beach I beleive.

Good luck

 

[jiveturkey]

A lot of the Similan liveaboards close down by the end of April. The vis drops and the weather starts to turn. I'm not sure exactly how it'll be by the end of may but it's possible that it won't really be worth the money you'll end up paying. Check into it more before you commit. I did my dm on Phi Phi island with Moskito. They are a class act dive shop. Great people and great boats and lots of leopard sharks.

 

[RSdiver]

Or try diving off the Gulf at Koh Tao

Click here to see Gulf Liveaboards

 

[dolevr]

Look in my previous thread:

http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22042

Regarding diving on/off Koh Samui

 

[theslyfox01]

3-4 days isn't much time to do a full-on liveaboard, you might just want to head to Koh Tao or Phi-Phi for a few days diving instead, cheaper that way anyway, I'm not sure what the weathers doing at that time, when I was in Thailand in Dec/Jan it was rank near Koh Tao and good on Phi-Phi, but it might of swwitched, regardless I recommend Phi-Phi for its diving and night-life, I was diving with Phi-Phi scuba and they were a pretty good bunch

Have fun! PS I don't know if your an AOW diver, but if you are, and your near Pattaya at any stage dive the Hardeep wreck its fantastic (WW2 freighter sunk by the allies lying on its side in around 90 feet of water, easy penatration and lots of marine life.)