Padi Open water Diver

Learn to dive step by step and discover this wonderful world.

OWD 11.000 BAht

Schedule of the course (OWD)

- 3½ days -

PADI Open Water Diver course, the most renowned diving certification globally! Designed especially for beginners, this course is your passport to underwater adventure, allowing you to dive up to 18 meters (60 feet) deep. Whether you’re dreaming of vibrant coral reefs or swimming among schools of tropical fish, this course provides all the knowledge and skills you need. With the best instructors guiding you through each step, from pool training to theory lessons and open water dives, you’ll gain confidence and competence. Dive into a new hobby, explore the ocean’s beauty, and join a passionate community of divers. Your underwater adventure begins here!

Day of arrival: Course start

  • 17.00 – 20.00   Orientation + Padi Movie Night

First Day:

  • 08.00 – 12.00   Pool session
    •   Lunch     
  • 13.30 – 17.00  Theory 1-3 + Padi Movie

Second Day:

  • 07.30 – 12.00   Dive 1 + 2  (max. 12 м)
    •   Lunch     
  • 13.30 – 16.30  Theory 4-5 + Exam

Third Day:

  • 07.30 – 12.00   Dive 3 + 4  (max. 18 м)
  • During Dive 3 and 4, you also have the opportunity to capture unforgettable photos of your underwater adventures for a small extra fee – just ask your instructor! 📸

    –    Finish / Sunbathing     –

you have to strike while the iron is hot ...

When you start diving, it is the best when you get more practice to ensure your safety underwater. We recommend that you do the Advanced Course straight after the Open Water Course!
In the 5 Dives of the Advanced Course (AOWD) we see the best Dive Sites of Koh Tao, Bigger Fish and we improve your Skills. – Everybody gets 200% better when doing the AOWD right after the OWD.

The Night Dive alone is worth extending your stay on Koh Tao by 2 Days and to see the Plankton Bioluminescence – Coolest Thing Ever!
Other highlights are – The Battle Ship Sattakut Wreck (50 meters long), Battle Ship 313, Chumphon Pinnacle or Southwest Pinnacle – covered with thousand anemones, with big schools of Chevron Barracudas, schools of massive Yellowtail Barracudas, clouds of Fusiliers and Giant Groupers (depth around 30m) – GET EXCITED…

The best way to observe a fish, is to become a fish.

– Jacques Yves Cousteau –

Information

  • On completion of this course, you are entitled to dive to 18 metres all around the world for the rest of your life.
  • Padi – This is the most renowned diving organisation with the highest safety standards.
  • Junior Open Water Diver automatically become Open Water Diver at the age of 15
  • All equipment and boat tours are included in the price. You get the Padi Open Water Diver book for free during the course and at the end of the course you get a digital version of the book for your Padi library so you can update your knowledge at any time in the future. 

Requirements

  • Age – minimum 10 years and ability to swim (10-11 years / Junior Open Water Diver – maximum 12m)
  • Junior Open Water Divers can dive to 18 metres when they are 12 years old
  • To be healthy, according to the following medical statement. If you answer YES to any question, it is best to go and see a doctor beforehand and bring the statement with you.

Resort

  • Discount for 4 nights during the course

When booking a course, you can select the room category at the second step of the booking.

ban's diving resort

Resort

  • Discount for 4 nights during the course

When booking a course, you can select the room category at the second step of the booking.

important questions

  • How many students are there in our groups?

– We take a maximum of 4 students per instructor. If there are more students, we take another divemaster or a second instructor. 

Safety is our top priority. With small group sizes, we can ensure that every student completes the course with maximum individual success.

– It’s perfectly normal that not everyone has a natural talent for diving, but everyone can learn to dive. Our instructors are highly experienced and highly professional, making it easy and fun for you to learn how to dive.

  • I’m not sure if I can equalize my ears …

If you have flown to Thailand by plane or have flown somewhere before, you can be sure it will work. 100% !!! It’s the exactly the same process.

  • I’m afraid of the depths because I don’t know what’s underneath me …

– Once you dive into the water, you’ll see that this fear is unfounded. On the contrary, the sea is full of colourful fish and beautiful corals, and breathing is just as easy as on the surface.

  • What if I can’t finish the course?

– If during the course you want to stop the course for any reason, or if you realise that diving is just not for you, we are 100% willing to help and you only have to pay for what you’ve already done. We will also give you a Referral Form so you can finish your diving license anywhere in the world. But statistics show that 98% of our students successfully complete their courses. Our experience is your trust.

Open Water Diver Course