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PADI Open Water Course

Certified in three days, six dives instead of four

New to diving3 daysMax 18mMin age 10

★ 4.9 · 317 reviews · free cancellation to 2 days

  • Six dives, where the certification requires four — the last two are just for fun
  • Three days: theory, pool, then diving from the boat
  • A certification that lasts a lifetime and works worldwide

About this course

Three days from no experience to a certification that works anywhere in the world, for life.

The course is theory, then pool, then four training dives from the boat. The required number is four — you get six. The last two are not skills work: they are there so you can dive as a certified diver, with the instructor nearby, and enjoy it.

Days two and three are spent at real dive sites rather than a training pool, with a mix chosen to broaden what you see. For the first ten minutes of each of the first four dives the instructor runs through the skills you practised in the pool, and then the dive carries on as a dive.

Prerequisites

  • Able to swim
  • In general good health
  • Medical questionnaire before diving

Course schedule

Runs daily at 07:00 · 3 days

  1. Before you arrive

    Before you arrive

    1. 00:00Work through the PADI theory online at your own pace, using the e-learning link we send you.
  2. Day 1

    Pool and classroom

    1. 07:00Complimentary taxi collects you and takes you to the pool and classroom.
    2. 16:30Day usually finishes between 4:30 pm and 6:00 pm.
  3. Day 2

    First dives from the boat

    1. 07:00Hotel pick-up.
    2. 17:30Back at your hotel between 5:30 pm and 7:00 pm.
  4. Day 3

    Certification dives, then two for fun

    1. 07:00Hotel pick-up.
    2. 17:30Back at your hotel between 5:30 pm and 7:00 pm.

What's included

Included

  • Dive insurance throughout the course
  • Six dives instead of four
  • PADI materials and the PADI certification fee (around 2,000 THB, and often a hidden extra elsewhere)
  • Scuba diving equipment including dive computers during the course
  • Complimentary return transfers from Kamala, Patong, Karon, Kata, and parts of Rawai, Nai Harn and Chalong on days two and three
  • Breakfast, lunch, snacks and refreshments on the dive boat
  • No surcharge for credit or debit card payments

Not included

  • Boat transfers from areas outside the complimentary pick-up areas — private transfers can be arranged at cost price
  • Phi Phi National Marine Park fees, currently 600 THB per diver, paid in cash directly to the marine park police on the boat
  • Underwater photos and video, usually 1,000 THB — provided by dive staff on the boat, not by Super Divers

Good to know

  • You cannot fly within 24 hours of your last dive
  • You will need to complete and sign the PADI medical statement before starting. If you answer yes to any question you will need a note from a doctor declaring you fit to dive — there are clinics close by that offer this.
  • Try to complete the theory online before day one, using the e-learning link sent to you, so the first day can focus on pool skills.
  • Non-divers and snorkellers are welcome to join you on the boat for the day at 2,500 THB.
  • Full refund for cancellations received more than 48 hours before the course starts. After that we cannot refund, because the boat space, staff, transfers and catering are already committed.
  • Swimwear and a towel
  • Sun protection

Booking policies

Cancellation
Free until 2 days before
Deposit
Payment confirms the booking — spaces are no longer held on a pay-on-the-day basis.

fromTHB 14,500 per person · equipment included

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★ 4.9 · 317 reviews · free cancellation to 2 days