7 Scuba Diving Trips in Koh Samui Worth Booking

1.Koh Samui 2-Dive Trip to Sail Rock for certified divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 89 reviews · from $180Our pick

Set out from Discovery Divers Pier at 8:00 am for two guided scuba sessions at Sail Rock, a 49-foot granite pinnacle. You’ll look for barracuda, tuna, moray eels, angelfish, and possibly a whale shark. Deon is one guide praised for helping newer certified divers feel at ease. Lunch, drinks, equipment support, and selected hotel transfers are included.

“Beeindruckender Tauchplatz mit tollen Guides machte diesen Ausflug einmalig. Das Mittagessen war auch lecker! Ich wünschte mein Aufenthalt wäre länger um noch eine andere Tour mit den Guides zu buchen”

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2.Koh Tao 2-Dive Day Trip from Koh Samui for certified divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 86 reviews · from $187

Travel from Koh Samui to Koh Tao by speedboat for two guided scuba sessions at sites chosen for the day’s sea conditions. Certified beginners and experienced divers can join. Guides such as Sam and Man provide calm support, while lunch, equipment, drinks, hotel transfers, and multilingual help are included.

“Sam our dive guide was very friendly and we felt safe underwater with her! Eric the owner was also very helpful with the booking process and communication. Best part of the dive was swimming with the whale shark at chumphon pinnacle!”

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3.Diving Tour for Certified Divers: Sail Rock or Koh Tao

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 75 reviews · from $166Best value

From Koh Samui, join The Dive Academy for a certified underwater trip to Koh Tao or Sail Rock. Your package includes hotel pickup, equipment, a professional guide, drinks, bottled water, and buffet lunch. Groups are limited to four divers of similar experience, though the overall activity limit is 18 people.

“Der Tauchausflug war absolut genial. Perfekt organisiert und durchgeführt. Die See war etwas unruhig, deshalb wurde sogar vor der Bootsfahrt eine Reisetablette gratis offeriert.”

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4.3-Day PADI Open Water Diver Course, Koh Samui

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · from $681

Learn the skills for your PADI Open Water certification with Discovery Dive Centre on Koh Samui. Complete the theory by app before pool practice, then make four boat sessions over two days. Instructor Yuan from Germany is noted for his patient, professional teaching. Pickup, lunch, transport, and equipment support are included.

“Had a very good experience, and I would say everyone with other dive leaders was too. New/ fast boats, fluent English and other languages, good lunch and well organised from pick up to drop off.”

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5.Koh Samui: Discovery Dive to Koh Tao or Sail Rock

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 41 reviews · 7 hours · from $223

Spend about seven hours traveling from Koh Samui to Koh Tao or Sail Rock for two beginner scuba sessions. Your instructor pairs with no more than two guests, keeps the pace easy, and stays within 12 meters. The package includes gear, insurance, lunch, drinks, and resort transport. Dave is one named instructor from recent bookings.

“Great day overall - picked up from the hotel in a nice air conditioned van where we were transported to the pier. We had a thorough introduction to scuba diving and told the plan for the day. We went diving at two sites which were brilliant - we had one guide for the two of us which made the experience feel very private! Would definitely recommend!”

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6.Koh Samui: Discover Scuba Diving

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 19 reviews · 9 hours · from $221

Spend nine hours learning basic scuba skills with an SSI instructor, then head by boat to Mango Bay or Japanese Garden for a supervised open-water dive to 12 meters. Instructors may include Wojtek, Totti, or Steve. Lunch, equipment, fruit, water, and selected hotel transfers are included.

“Niezapomniana przygoda odkrycia podwodnego świata, polecam wszystkim, którzy chcą zobaczyć rafę kolorową, super instruktor Wojtek, który bardzo szybko przekazał nam wiedzę i nauczył nurkować, polecam, polecam i jeszcze raz polecam”

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7.Koh Samui: 3-Day PADI Open Water Diver Course

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 7 hours · from $672

Complete PADI e-Learning before arrival, then train in a pool and make four ocean sessions around Koh Tao and Sail Rock. The Dive Academy limits groups to four people, supplies equipment, insurance, transport, drinks, and a Thai-style lunch. Certification allows you to scuba dive worldwide to 18 meters.

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