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 1st June 2025, view our catalog)
| Standard Advanced Course (available all season, Top Value) the most popular course for Open Water Divers to continue their dive adventures & extending diving depth to 30 meters. [starts daily, duration: 2 days, 5 training dives] | 12,900 THB |
| Deep+ Advanced Course (Top Training to UP your dive skills & knowledge) taking your Advanced Diver Course with more focused training on dive safety & competency, extending diving depth to 40 meters & also gain PADI Deep Diver certification. [Duration: 3 days, 9 training dives, 2 certifications]. | 18,900 THB |
| Combo Courses option (BIG savings Offer!!!): | |
| Standard Advanced Course + Digital Underwater Photography (take your dive memories home!) Learn to take photos & 4K videos with 2024 World’s Best Compact camera: the Olympus TG6 compact set-up for your course. [starts daily, duration: 2 days, 6 training dives, 2 certifications] | 16,900 THB |
| Standard Advanced Course + Nitrox Specialty Course (add PADI top Specialty Rating!) gain more dives experience, 2 certifications & learn about the amazing benefits on diving with Enriched Air during your Advanced Deep dive. [starts daily, duration: 2 days, 6 training dives] | 17,900 THB |
| Standard Advanced Course on Liveaboard [3 days, includes 5 Advanced training dives, fun dives]. Contact us for our trip schedule during our main dive season, November to April! | from 24,900THB |
Bonus: Get 3 FREE nights stay in our Divers’ Hostel for early confirmation of a Combo Course, Book 2 weeks before course start date. Bonus is depending on availability, not discountable, transferrable and not available in conjunction with any other discount. For convenient booking via WhatsApp, click here!
All Season Best Combo! PADI Advanced + Digital Underwater Photography Specialty Courses, price: 16,900 THB
Learn to take photos & 4K videos with 2024 World’s Best Compact camera: the Olympus TG6 compact set-up for your course. Two days, 5 Advanced & Specialty Training Dives (Peak Performance Buoyancy, Navigation, Deep, Wreck), Digital Underwater Photography training dives and certification.
Photos from Digital Photography course:
PADI AWARE Specialties + Advanced Course, price: 16,900 THB
The course includes Advanced Adventure dives & PADI AWARE conservation dives at Phi Phi Marine Park or Shark Point Marine Sanctuary and Kata Reef. During the AWARE courses, divers gain skills in marine debris data collection, learn about the plight of sharks population in Thailand 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. Upon completion, you will earn a PADI Advanced Diver certification, two PADI AWARE Specialty certifications for Dive Against Debris and Sharks Conservation Diver.
What’s always Included in our Standard courses?
PADI Advanced Open Water Course E-learning (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
- Diving eLogbook in your PADI App
- Open Water training dives from boat trips or shore (5 or more dives)
- 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, Rawai, Naiharn or Patong area)
Standard 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 (depending on trip schedule)
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Search and Recovery
- Digital Underwater Imaging (extra fee for rental of camera or GoPro)
- Underwater Naturalist
- Fish Identification
- AWARE Sharks Conservation
- 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 at 7:30 AM for Kata Beach area (different time depending on your hotel location) shuttle van transfer to 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 at 7:30 AM for Kata Beach area (different time depending on your hotel location) shuttle van transfer to 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)
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