PADI Open Water Diver Course on Koh Lanta

Get Your PADI with Dive & Relax PADI Open Water Diver Course

Ever wondered what it feels like to breathe underwater? To explore coral reefs, swim with turtles and possibly even spot sharks hunting in the shallows?

The PADI Open Water Diver course is your key to a new and exciting world of underwater adventure with an internationally recognized PADI Open Water Diver Certification.

We offer the PADI Open Water Diver course over a 3 or 4 day period (depending on your confidence levels and learning ability), where you'll learn the basic theory and safety rules of scuba diving, get to practice underwater skills in shallow water, either in a swimming pool or down at the beach and then it's out on our private luxury speedboat for 4 fantastic dives around some of the best dive sites that Thailand has to offer.

We keep student groups very small, with typically only one or two students with each dive instructor (maximum 4), ensuring a very high level of personal attention and the best possible learning environment for you, the student.

We are very fortunate here at Dive & Relax. We are located on Koh Lanta in southern Thailand, with Koh Haa, Koh Phi Phi and the Bida Islands only a short 30 - 40 minute boat ride away, and with Shark Point and Anemone Reef around an hour away, we have easy access to some of the very best scuba diving training sites in Thailand.

Typical Course Schedule:

Day 1: 3 hours of dive theory and videos. After lunch we will introduce you to the dive equipment, how to assemble, disassemble and test it, followed by a practical session in confined water/swimming pool where you will learn all the basic diving skills.

Day 2: 2 dives from the boat under the direct supervision of a PADI Instructor to a maximum depth of 12m, followed by 2 hours of dive theory in the afternoon and a short multiple-choice exam.

Day 3: 2 dives from the boat under the direct supervision of a PADI Instructor to a maximum depth of 18m, followed by the final certification paperwork!

What's included in the course?

- Transport to & from your resort
- Full dive equipment rental, tanks and weights
- 4 Dives on our private luxury speedboat
- PADI Materials, Open Water Diver Manual, RDP and Certification Card
- Lunch, unlimited soft drinks and fresh fruit on the boat
- Small groups, typically only one or two divers (max. 4) with 1 PADI Instructor

How do I start?

It's very simple, all you need to do is contact us, tell us when you will arrive on Koh Lanta, which resort you are staying at, and which date you wish to start the course - we will do all the rest for you.

If time is short, or you'd rather not spend too much of your holiday in our air-conditioned classroom, sign up for PADI E-Learning and complete the theory online from home before your holiday, maximising your time in the water having fun!

Once you've completed your PADI Open Water Diver course, the next step on your diving adventure is to become a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver.

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Save time, study the theory for your PADI Open Water Course or Advanced Open Water Course online before your holiday to Koh Lanta. More time diving and relaxing, less time in the classroom.

Want a permanent record of your dive or snorkel trip here in the Andaman Sea? Our professional in-house photographer can record you above and below the water as you and your group explore Koh Phi Phi, Koh Haa or Hin Daeng & Hin Muang. We'll create a professional slideshow with the photos and give you a copy on CD to take home.

Dive & Relax offer 10% discount on all Multi-Day Dive Packages and PADI Courses booked online. Book a dive package, or a PADI Course with us online and not only will we give you a 10% discount, we can also arrange a 10% discount on your Beach Bungalow with one of the resorts we recommend to our guests. Simply send us an enquiry and we'll put a package together for you.

The diving and snorkeling sites around Koh Lanta provide an outstanding habitat for over 200 different coral species and over 400 fish species. With everything from turtles, sharks, and schools of giant trevally cruising the reefs, to coral groupers, trumpet fish, angel fish, butterfly fish, schools of snapper, lion fish, damsel fish, blennies, clown fish, seahorses, nudibranchs, ghost pipe fish and many more. The Andaman Sea truly is a photographers paradise.

For divers and non-divers alike, there is plenty on Koh Lanta to keep you busy. From elephant treking to Thai cooking school, Muay Thai boxing, sailing trips, mangrove kayak tours, traditional Thai massage and yogo, together with 27 kms of beachs, there is no shortage of things to do on your holiday on this relaxed and slow-paced island.