The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course is designed for beginner and certified open water divers to gain more experience by taking on five very exciting dives, with focus in deep diving, underwater navigation and three or more other amazing adventures. The PADI Advanced certification shows you are more dedicated and able to go 30 meters deep, comfortably navigating your dives, understanding the challenging dive conditions such as drift, night and more. The advanced course is mostly about diving, hands on experience and fun!
PADI Advanced Open Water Course Options (effective 15th December 2023)
| Standard Advanced Course (available all season, Top Value) [starts daily, 2 days] Contact us for group discount with 4 or more taking the course together. | 12,900 THB |
| Private Advanced Course [flexible schedule over 3 days, 5 training dives with fun dives plan in from shore & boat, night dive also available. Our top choice since 2015]. Private Instructors available in languages: English, German, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai & Chinese | 14,900 THB |
| Combo Courses option: | |
| PADI AWARE Sharks Conservation + Advanced Course (dive Phi Phi Marine Park for sharks experience, English only) | 15,900 THB |
| Standard Advanced Course + Nitrox Specialty Course [gain more dives experience, 2 certifications & learn about the amazing benefits on diving with Enriched Air during your Advanced Deep dive] | 17,900THB |
| Standard Advanced Course on Liveaboard [3 days, includes 5 Advanced training dives, fun dives]. Contact us for our trip schedule during 2024 dive season. | from 24,900THB |
Bonus: Get 2 FREE nights stay in our Divers’ Dorm for early confirmation, 2 weeks before course start date. Bonus is depending on availability, not discountable, transferrable and not available in conjunction with any other discount. For booking via WhatsApp, click here!
Contact us for friendly Standard Group OR great value added Combo courses, inclusive of: breakfast & lunch during the course boat trip(s), FREE dive computer use & training. Our prices are ALL INCLUSIVE of equipment rental for course, PADI E-learning and certification upon course completion. No hidden costs!
All Season Best Combo! PADI Advanced+Digital Underwater Photography, price: 13,900 THB
Learn to take photos & HD videos with your own cameras or rent our Olympus TG6 compact set-up for your course. Two days, 5 Advanced & Specialty Training Dives (Peak Performance Buoyancy, Navigation, Deep, Wreck, Digital U/W Photo).
Photos from Digital Photography course:
PADI AWARE Sharks Conservation + Advanced Course, price: 15,900 THB
The course has five Adventure dives & 1 Sharks conservation dives at Phi Phi Marine Park or Shark Point Marine Sanctuary and Kata Reef. During the course, divers learn more about the plight of the Andaman Sea sharks population and go diving in protective area for the chance to meet them. Get insights into how dedicated divers are protecting the Blacktip reef sharks, whale sharks and Leopard sharks in our local water. Divers also get the opportunity to contribute to our global shark awareness and gain the AWARE Sharks Conservation Specialty certification with a donation of 1,390 THB to the PADI AWARE Sharks Conservation initiative (53.00 AUD).
What’s always Included in our Standard courses?
- PADI Advanced Open Water Course E-learning Lite Pak (digital learning via mobile devices or laptops, in more than 15 languages)
- PADI eCard Certification in your PADI App
- Full Set Scuba Equipment Rental
- Dive Computer Rental & Learn to Dive with Dive Computer
- Open Water training dives from boat trips or shore (5 or more dives)
- Diving eLogbook in your PADI App
- Tourism Authority of Thailand endorsed Tour Accident Insurance Coverage by Bangkok Insurance Co. Ltd coverage or optional add-on Dive Assist Insurance Coverage (2M THB)
- Transfer to/from hotel on boat diving days (in Kata, Karon or Patong area)
Course Schedule
The Course consists of 5 different adventure dives (listed below) along with 5 chapters in the revised PADI Advanced Open Water eManual (English). The theory will be done independently before the dives.
Advanced Course Knowledge Development & Elective Dives
- Deep Diving (Required for Course Certification)
- Underwater Navigation (Required for Course Certification)
- Boat Diving
- Wreck Diving (advanced reservation required)
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Search and Recovery
- Digital Underwater Imaging (extra fee for rental of camera)
- Underwater Naturalist
- Fish Identification
- AWARE Sharks Conservation Distinctive
- Nitrox (extra fee for Nitrox tank)
- Drift Diving
- Night Diving (November – April only)
Sample Course Schedule
- Day 1
During the months of November to April, the course begins between 8-9am, at the Dive Center. You will review the dive plan with your instructor before the adventure dives. During the summer-fall season, the dive sites will be at the Raya Islands. The day begins between 7:30 – 7:45 am (depending on your hotel location) meeting at Chalong pier. Then board a spacious, comfortable dive boat which will have a light breakfast, buffet style lunch, fruit, tea, coffee and drinking water all FREE. The boat returns to pier between 4:30-6pm.
- Day 2
Your day begins between 7:30 – 7:45 am (depending on your hotel location) meeting at Chalong pier. Then board a spacious, comfortable dive boat which will have a light breakfast, buffet style lunch, fruit, tea, coffee and drinking water all FREE. Your instructor will continue with your dive plan while on the way to dive sites. You will enjoy three dives (Raya Islands, Phi Phi Islands or Shark Point Marine Sanctuary) and complete the required adventure dives for the course. The boat returns to pier between 4:30-6pm.
Prerequisites
- Must be a certified PADI Open Water Diver (or other equivalent certification)
- Must be at least 10 years old (Jr. Adventure Diver) or 12 years old (Jr. Advanced OW Diver)