Open Water Diver Course | Thailand

So you want to learn to dive on Koh Tao? 

From your first breaths underwater you'll be turning somersaults, weightless, in mid-water, hovering amidst schools of barracuda and hooked on exploring the coral reefs of Koh Tao.  The PADI Open Water course will develop a fascination for diving and is your stepping stone into a world of underwater diving experiences.

The Open Water dive course includes four dive tours checking out a selection of Koh Tao dive sites and marine life.  We begin in shallow water, becoming confident with a few basic skills and actually spend one extra afternoon in one of Koh Tao's bays working on your buoyancy skills, effectively giving you an extra dive. The Open Water Dive course is scheduled to meet your needs.  It can take as little as two days or we take as much time as you need to become a competent and confident entry level diver. 
Contact us and we will make a schedule that suits you. 
Group size, number of days, language needs are all your decision.

2011 Special Dive Promotion
BOOK ON-LINE AND RECEIVE FREE BASIC ACCOMMODATION OR DISCOUNTED DELUXE ACCOMMODATION DURING YOUR DIVING COURSE

Unlike most dive centers, Buddha View Diving recommends more time in the water.  Our regular schedule, just click on the schedule icon,  includes an extra dive for you, making you a better diver and giving more time exploring the beauty of Koh Tao's underwater environment. Open Water Diver students also receive Buddha View's Prestige Card, giving you discounts at dive centers around the world.

Don’t forget with a Buddha View Open Water Diver course you get:

• Discounted accommodationon Koh Tao to suit you
  
• Buddha View’s Prestige Dive Card withdiving discounts around the world
• Free dive log book
• A variety of dive sites
  
• An optional extra shallow water diving session
• A diving experience of a lifetime
  
• A dive schedule to fit your desires and needs
  
• Choice of language for dive instruction and dive materials
  
• The Buddha View Dive Experience.
  

Basic Open Water 3 or 4 day course, full diver certification, max depth 18m, 9,000 Baht Book Now

SPECIAL PROMOTION: OPEN WATER ADVENTURE 4 days, two certifications.
Open water plus Adventure Diver certification. 13,900bht plus materials. Book now

 New PADI e-Books with the Open Water Diver Course.

Buddha View Diving Resort alone on Koh Tao, Thailand, offers you the flexibility of the new PADI product, the PADI Open Water e-Book to start your Open Water Diver Course today.  The e-Book will allow you greater flexibility with scheduling your course to suit your holiday on Koh Tao. 

When booking on-line for the PADI Open Water Diver Course, we send our customers a password for the PADI e-book.  This allows our students to access the PADI e-book on www.padi.com/MyPADIBooks before arriving on Koh Tao.  You can get a head-start with answering the knowledge reviews in the comfort of your own home and arrive on Koh Tao with a strong grasp of the dive theory.  Then you have the choice to either attend our regularly scheduled classroom theory sessions for the open water diver course, or simply review knowledge reviews with our instructors and complete a few quizzes to show understanding of the information at the beginning of the course.  This allows you to schedule your Open Water Diver course in as little as two days or use the time saved to spend your mornings relaxing on the beach.  Buddha View Dive Resort, alone on Koh Tao, encourage a flexible schedule to your Open Water Diver Course, to suit your holiday.  Check out some sample schedules on http://www.buddhaview-diving.com/koh-tao/diving/learn-to-dive/padi-open-water-diver.htm .

Alternatively, even if you have not booked your course with us on the internet, you can choose to use the e-book during your Open Water Course

here on Koh Tao.  The will save you carrying around an open water diver manual in your backpack for the rest of your travels. 

Buddha View Dive Resort, Koh Tao, Thailand continues to help you tailor your Open Water Diver Course to suit your holiday.  Contact us now for access to the PADI e-book and start your Koh Tao diving adventure today.  

Find the Schedule that suits your Holiday

With Buddha View we will help you set a schedule that suits your holiday.   Send us arrival and departure times and we will make a schedule for you.  Personalised schedules and personalised group size at no extra cost.  

Some Suggested Open Water Diving Course Schedules

OPTION 1 - 4 DAY SCHEDULE

Day 1 - 9am Diving theory introduction, 1pm Shallow water diving skills practised in pool

Day 2 - 1pm Shallow water skills in nearby bay, effectively giving students an extra dive

Day 3 - 9am Dive theory, 12.30pm 2 dives from boat at nearby, easy dive sites. 

Day 4 - 7.30am 2 Dives at more exciting and challenging offshore pinnacles

OPTION 2 - 3 DAY SCHEDULE

Day 1 - 9am Diving theory introduction, 1pm Shallow water diving skills practised in pool

Day 2 - 9am Dive theory, 12.30pm 2 dives from boat at nearby, easy dive sites. 

Day 3 - 7.30am 2 Dives at more exciting and challenging offshore pinnacles  

OPTION 3 - 2 DAY ON-LINE THEORY or e-book SCHEDULE

Start today by enrolling with Buddha View and the on-line theory

Day 1 - 9am  Shallow water diving skills practised in pool, 12.30pm 2 dives from boat at nearby, easy dive sites. 

Day 2 - 9am Shallow water skills in pool, 12.30pm 2 Dives at exciting and challenging sites

Get more out of your diving experience and add a night dive or any further dive education course following any of these schedules  

Eco-Gold Open Water 4 or 5 day course with Marine Resource Management and Coral Reef Ecology (MRM) seminar and 2 dive specialty: fish and coral identification, the Naturalist specialty, OR extra work on buoyancy, the Peak Performance Buoyancy specialty, OR souvenir snap shots with the Underwater Photographer Specialty, giving credit towards Advanced and Adventure certifications and Specialty certification. 12,700 Baht plus FREE MRM seminar. Camera rental 1,200bht Book Now plus materials

Open Water plus Advanced full Open Water course plus an Advanced certification (beyond entry level certification completed with an additioanl five dives over 2 days) 16,020 Baht Book Now plus materials

DIVING SPECIAL for 2011 Open Water to Rescue Diver 6-8 days: full Open Water course plus Adventure Diver and Rescue Diver and CPR certifications. Includes 8 nights accommodation credit.This is a must for anyone serious about becomng a competent diver. 24,540 Baht Book Now 4

DIVING SPECIAL for 2011 Begin to GO-PRO: A Career in the Tropics: Open Water to Divemaster 25 days to a lifetime: full Open Water course plus Adventure Diver, Rescue Diver and CPR certifications. Plus the Divemaster course. This is your chance to build up an immense amount of diving experience and come out certified as a dive professional. Your chance to start a life of sand, sea and diving. 49,540 Baht for DM Internship Option, 25 day course 44,540bht.
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GO-PRO Master: A Career in the Tropics: Open Water to Master Scuba Diver Trainer 7 months to a lifetime: full Open Water course, Advanced, Rescue Diver and CPR certifications, plus Divemaster Internship and Instructor MSDT Internship package. This package truly turns the non-diver into an immensely employable and experienced dive professional. 111,740 Baht plus materials and fees.
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