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The Dive Academy is perched on a picturesque hilltop overlooking 157/15 Moo 1, 84320, Thailand
Always like to book a day diving if the opportunity allows when on holiday, so coming back to Thailand, this time on the east coast was an opportunity not to be missed, this time with my newly qualified Open Water daughter.Booking was simple and managed to secure a 10% discount by booking in advance, paying a 20% deposit with balance on the day.Pick from our hotel was on time. We had our briefing with the two other divers and our dive master for the day who explained where we were diving, expected conditions for the day, buddy rules and a recount of underwater communication signals.With all the kit on board and assigned, our trip to Koh Tao took approx 90 minutes in the speedboat.The two dives, in different sites, off the the coast of Koh Tao both offered good visibility, a wide variety of marine life including a white eyed moray eel, fusilier fish, trigger fish, amongst others. Sadly no turtles or sharks, but that is the nature of diving.The guys that looked after us were great, very professional, and put safety first.Had lunch on board between the two dives which was good along with water and soft drinks.All in all a good day!
I’m a ex-uk dive instructor and I wanted my 3 children (17,19 and 21) to experience diving so signed them up for the Open Water course. From the start they were incredibly helpful they all completed the online work before arriving in Ko Samui and all completed the pool work together and we got a 10% discount. Unfortunately next day my youngest was not well and so didn’t feel up to doing the 4 open water dives straight away, so the other two did the dives at Koh Tao and sail rock (where I joined them). They were incredibly helpful (especially Artur the manager) and ‘bent over backwards’ to fit my youngest in before the end of our holiday and even made Paul the same instructor that did the pool work available which gave her confidence. I joined her for all the OW dives as her siblings had already completed their course. The outcome was all 3 have now passed?. The downside I had to do 6 dives instead of my planned 2, (4 at Sail Rock?) which I guess I’ll just have to live with ??
Barry was excellent! I learned a lot when taking open water course with him. Funny guy from England. Really recomend this instructor.
Had a super chill dive with Barry! It was a boat trip with 2 dives, both went super smooth, food was nice, drinks were nice, vibes were good even though the boat was full. Nothing to add but that I had a really great day, happily going again a week later!
Family hired private trip and had the best day with the best crew.Intro drive was a great experience, instructor was patient, and a fun crew!