Thailand and Phuket offers some of the world’s best scuba diving for beginner divers and open water student divers.
The islands of Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand are popular for dive groups visiting to complete their open water certifications, thanks to calm, shallow dive sites close to shore.
But the best and most popular is Phuket Island. Plus, the dive community on Phuket has an abundance of dive centers and resorts with great classroom facilities, making it an ideal training destination.
In the Andaman Sea, scuba diving Phuket based divers can head to Koh Phi Phi or Similan Islands, another destinations with year-round calm conditions and local dive sites less than 18 metres/60 feet deep. At Shark Point, beginner divers can get up close with docile leopard sharks. If you have divers looking to log bottom time close to the metropolitan capital, Bangkok, Koh Chang and Koh Kood boast easy diving within the Koh Rang National Park, along with a Thai Navy ship turned artificial reef.
For dive groups interested in a Southeast Asian scuba adventure, Phuket area in Thailand boasts the perfect mix of modern amenities, affordable prices and great dive sites along 1900 kilometers / 1200 miles of coastline. Dive groups interested in visiting Thailand can venture either to the Gulf of Thailand to the east or the Andaman Sea to the west and idyllic, reef-fringed island chains with dive sites ranging from walls to wrecks, caverns and open-ocean sea-mounts.
Off the eastern coast, in the Gulf of Thailand, sits a group of three islands, each with its own character — Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao. While all three islands offer services that cater to all types of dive enthusiasts, additionally, Koh Samui caters to a more upscale, low-key crowd. Koh Phangan is a popular destination among young backpackers, and Phuket Island is the epicenter of scuba diving in the region, known as one of the top spots in the world for entry-level PADI certifications.
Continue reading this article on All4diving Phuket blog.
Comments are closed.