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The 15 Scuba Diving Trips in Thailand Worth the Boat Ride

65 dives  ·  from $23 a diver

Good dive boats fill up days ahead in season. Below: the 15 to book first, what each includes and how they differ.

Ko Tao: Try Scuba Diving 1-Day Experience - The boat ride and the calm bay
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Ko Tao: Try Scuba Diving 1-Day Experience

1.Ko Tao: Try Scuba Diving 1-Day Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 452 reviews · from $77Our pick

Spend a full day learning scuba basics at LBD Diving Centre on Sairee Beach, then board a custom boat for a supervised underwater session to 12 meters. English and Spanish instruction is available, with guides such as Nico, Armand, Alberto, and Ponxi praised for calm, patient teaching. A second session costs 1,000 baht.

“The instructors were brilliant. So experienced and calming. They guided and gave calm reassurance throughout the whole experience.”

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Full-Day Beginner Scuba Course with Private Tuition, Racha Yai - Breakfast, equipment, and the shared boat
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Full-Day Beginner Scuba Course with Private Tuition, Racha Yai

2.Full-Day Beginner Scuba Course with Private Tuition, Racha Yai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 368 reviews · from $162Top rated

Start early at Chalong Pier, meet a certified instructor such as Pomme, Tiger, Ootdy, or Nim, and board a shared boat for Koh Racha Yai. After breakfast and instruction, you’ll complete two 45 to 50-minute open-water scuba sessions with close guidance. Lunch, equipment, snacks, insurance, and select Phuket transfers are included.

“Very good experience, had a very informative instructor and all the boat crew were friendly and welcoming”

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Phuket: Scuba Diving Maithon Or Racha Islands For All Levels - Choosing between Racha Yai, Racha Noi, and Maithon
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Phuket: Scuba Diving Maithon Or Racha Islands For All Levels

3.Phuket: Scuba Diving Maithon Or Racha Islands For All Levels

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 245 reviews · 270 minutes - 9 hours · from $100

Choose a first-time scuba session or certified-dive package from Phuket to Racha Yai, Racha Noi, or Maithon. An instructor works with no more than two divers, with equipment, snacks, drinks, and hotel transport in selected areas. Guides such as Eak, Nat, Chang, and Somkid are praised for calm instruction, safety, and underwater photos.

“Great, we had Nat as our instructor. Super chill and took good care of us, from getting out of the transfer up until we stepped back on the bus back.”

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Scuba Dive in Koh Lanta, Thailand - What makes Koh Haa worth the boat ride
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Scuba Dive in Koh Lanta, Thailand

4.Scuba Dive in Koh Lanta, Thailand

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 212 reviews · from $146

Join Phoenix Divers Koh Lanta for a full day on the Andaman Sea, with hotel pickup, a small group of up to four, two guided scuba sessions, equipment, lunch, snacks, and drinks. Sites may include Koh Haa, Ko Bida Nok, and waters near Ko Lanta. A third session costs extra, and the national park fee is separate.

“Phoenix divers is very organized and overall experience is super worth it! We were asked to check-in and do the fitting the day before. On dive day, meeting time was 8:20h which allowed us to have a longer rest and the crew in the pier gavRead more”

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Phuket: Discover Scuba Diving to Racha Yai Island - Breakfast, lunch, and an easygoing boat day
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Phuket: Discover Scuba Diving to Racha Yai Island

5.Phuket: Discover Scuba Diving to Racha Yai Island

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 173 reviews · 8 hours · from $153

Spend about eight hours traveling from Phuket to Racha Yai for two guided scuba sessions to a maximum of 12 meters. Certified SSI and PADI instructors, including guides such as Pomme, Tiger, Ohm, and Lung, provide patient help for first-timers. Hotel transfers, equipment, breakfast, lunch, snacks, drinks, and insurance are included.

“It was amazing!! Our guide Pommi was such an experienced professional and really sweet too. She took AMAZING pictures and videos of us, HIGHLY recommend doing the photo’s and the dive.”

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La Bombona Diving Koh Tao Open Water Course - Classroom work before getting wet
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La Bombona Diving Koh Tao Open Water Course

6.La Bombona Diving Koh Tao Open Water Course

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 172 reviews · from $423

Learn scuba skills with La Bombona Diving in Koh Tao through classroom lessons, pool training, and four supervised ocean sessions. The school teaches in several languages, keeps groups small, and provides equipment and course materials. Instructors including George, James, Nico, Rafa, and Ponxi have received especially strong praise for calm, patient teaching.

“Had an amazing experience and an fantastic instructor!! (Julian is the best🤪). I recommend everyone who wants to dive in Koh Toa, to have your experience by this company”

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Scuba Diving Day Trip at Koh Chang – 2 Dives - What the eight-hour day looks like
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Scuba Diving Day Trip at Koh Chang – 2 Dives

7.Scuba Diving Day Trip at Koh Chang – 2 Dives

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 150 reviews · from $130

Join BB Divers in Koh Chang for an eight-hour scuba day trip limited to four people. Certified divers may visit the HTMS Chang wreck or Koh Rang National Park, with guides such as Oscar, Steve, Max, and Chang, plus equipment, hotel transfers, snacks, drinks, and lunch.

“Office Staff, mr. CHO and Steve great dive master's. Great service make it easy to enjoy diving the Chang wreck. Package dives great value. 👍 good equipment too”

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Try Scuba Diving in Racha Yai/noi: 3 Dives for Non-Certified - Hotel pickup and the run to the pier
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Try Scuba Diving in Racha Yai/noi: 3 Dives for Non-Certified

8.Try Scuba Diving in Racha Yai/noi: 3 Dives for Non-Certified

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 116 reviews · 10 hours · from $189

Spend about 10 hours traveling from Phuket to Racha Yai and Racha Noi for three beginner scuba sessions down to 12 meters. You need no certificate or swimming skills. Instructors such as Saeed, Dima, Gob, and Julien are known for calm, patient teaching, while breakfast, lunch, snacks, equipment, transfers, and insurance are included.

“Ben was an amazing guide. We saw plenty of fishes and diverse underwater landscapes. Very interesting and beautiful !”

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Padi open water diver course, become a diver in 3 days - Days two and three: four open-water descents
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Padi open water diver course, become a diver in 3 days

9.Padi open water diver course, become a diver in 3 days

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 113 reviews · from $586

Learn scuba skills with BB Divers on Koh Chang in three days. You’ll study theory, train in a pool or shallow bay, then complete four open-water descents around Koh Chang and Koh Rang National Park. Pierre is named in the operator’s personal reply to a highly praised course review. Equipment, meals, insurance, transfers, and your PADI manual are included.

“We picked BB Divers for our Open Water Diver certificate and we couldn't be happier. Our first day of theory and pool practice took place in Cliff cottage restaurant, which is located in an incredible environment, with cozy seating options, dRead more”

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Dive trip with 2 dives (start from Ko Kut) - Three stops and two underwater sessions
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Dive trip with 2 dives (start from Ko Kut)

10.Dive trip with 2 dives (start from Ko Kut)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 111 reviews · from $136

You’ll leave Koh Kood by wooden boat for Koh Rang National Park, with two guided scuba sessions, three stops, lunch, drinks, snacks, and hotel pickup included. Groups are limited to five people, and guides such as Lou, Morgan, Marcus, and Janice provide close supervision. Snorkelers can join the same boat.

“First time diving... I was one on one with Lou instructor... two dives in Koh Rang... first dive - 6 meter, second - till 12 meter depth. Everything was perfect. Thanks guys and best wishes from Lithuania! Eimantas.”

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Become certified diver in 3 days - PADI Open Water Diver course on Koh Tao - Day one: study first, then your first underwater skills
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Become certified diver in 3 days – PADI Open Water Diver course on Koh Tao

11.Become certified diver in 3 days – PADI Open Water Diver course on Koh Tao

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 104 reviews · from $375

Learn scuba skills with PADI 5 Star IDC center Scuba Birds in Mae Haad, Koh Tao. Over three days, you’ll study, practice in shallow water, complete four open-water sessions around Nang Yuan Island, and finish with a PADI certificate and log book. Instructor Dominik Maier is one named teaching option.

“What a unique experience! My instructor was Dominik Maier who was an equally hilarious yet stern when needed teacher. I was very nervous at certain points as I have never scuba dived before, and he was able to calm both myself anRead more”

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Kata Beach Diving for Beginners Pool Training and 1 Beach Dive - Pool training before open water
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Kata Beach Diving for Beginners Pool Training and 1 Beach Dive

12.Kata Beach Diving for Beginners Pool Training and 1 Beach Dive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 102 reviews · from $114

Spend about eight hours learning scuba skills in a pool before entering the sea near Kata Beach. Certified instructors such as Sky, Gan, and Tim teach first-timers patiently, with equipment, breakfast, lunch, snacks, insurance, and transfers included. Expect a 50-meter beach walk in full gear and confirm the exact sea schedule before booking.

“The Scuba Diving for Beginners experience was out of this world. Being on my bucket list, it definitely lived up to my expectations. Thank you to the patience and great teacher, sky. I need to breath more - did not realise I was holding my breath. The fish life we saw was unbelievable, time just goes by so quickly when you are having fun.”

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Fun Diving Packages (Certified Divers) - Equipment and instructor support
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Fun Diving Packages (Certified Divers)

13.Fun Diving Packages (Certified Divers)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 93 reviews · from $71

Meet the Koh Tao Scuba Club team 30 minutes before your 7 am or 1 pm departure. You’ll visit two underwater sites with a professional instructor, boat transfers, rental gear, and lunch included. Possible locations include Chumphon Pinnacle, Sail Rock, Southwest, White Rock, The Sattakut, and Twins. Guide Jimmy has received particular praise for clear safety help.

“My girlfriend and I had a great time with the Koh Tao Scuba Club. Our guide, Jimmy, was knowledgeable of the dive sites, as well as very helpful with ensuring we were having a good time, as well as staying safe. We recommend going to the mRead more”

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Discover Scuba Diving 3 Dives Racha Islands

14.Discover Scuba Diving 3 Dives Racha Islands

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 93 reviews · from $192

Join Scubadeep for three guided scuba sessions around Racha Islands, with hotel pickup, breakfast, lunch, equipment, and instruction included. Your boat visits Homerun and Siam Bays, while instructors such as Brem and Rishab help first-timers get comfortable. The day lasts about eight hours and may include sightings of leopard sharks and tropical fish.

“We had a fantastic time with scubadeep and our guide Brem. He took excellent care of us and we had so much fun scuba diving for the first time. I’d highly recommend booking with them!”

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Koh Samui 2-Dive Trip to Sail Rock for certified divers - What your 8:00 am start really involves
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Koh Samui 2-Dive Trip to Sail Rock for certified divers

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

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

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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PADI Discover Scuba Diving for Beginners (Non Certified Divers) - The two-hour trip to the Racha Islands
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PADI Discover Scuba Diving for Beginners (Non Certified Divers)

19★ 5.0PADI Discover Scuba Diving for Beginners (Non Certified Divers)From $20478 reviews

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