9 PADI Courses in Phuket Worth Booking

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 368 reviews · from $162Our pick

Travel from Phuket to Koh Racha Yai for two guided open-water scuba sessions with a certified instructor. Pomme, Tiger, Ootdy, Nim, and other guides are praised for calm coaching, clear briefings, and help with nerves. Breakfast, lunch, snacks, equipment, insurance, and selected hotel transfers are included.

“First time scuba diving and our diving instructors were very knowledgeable and super welcoming. It was an amazing experience and we will definitely be coming back for more.”

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2.PADI Discover Scuba Diving for Beginners (Non Certified Divers)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 78 reviews · from $204

Join Aussie Divers Phuket for a beginner-friendly PADI Discover Scuba experience at the Racha Islands. After a 2-hour boat ride, instructor Franck guides you through basic skills and three underwater sessions to a maximum of 12 meters. Equipment, meals, drinks, and snacks are included.

“I too my son on a discover scuba diving - we found the instructor, Franck to be wonderful – very clear, knowledgeable, patient, and extremely entertaining with his stories! My son and I were very appreciative of his skill, professionalism, focusRead more”

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3.SSI | Padi Open Water Course in Phuket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · from $505

Spend three days learning scuba skills with SSS Phuket. Train in Chalong, then complete five open-water sessions around Racha Yai and Racha Noi. Equipment, boat transfers, meals, insurance, and local hotel pickup are included. Instructors such as Olivier, Pommie, OotDy, Oodi, and Ned are available depending on the group.

“I recently completed my Open Water Diving course with SSS Phuket, and I couldn’t be happier with the experience. From start to finish, the team was professional, friendly, and incredibly supportive. Everything was well-organized, making the eRead more”

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4.Freediving in Phuket – SSI – AIDA – Molchanovs – PADI

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $328

Spend two days learning freediving with SSS Phuket and instructor Ruddy. Day one covers breathing, safety, static and dynamic work at The SIS Kata. Day two brings two or three underwater sessions near Racha Yai Island, with equipment, hotel transfers, breakfast, and lunch included. Choose PADI, SSI, AIDA, or Molchanovs certification.

“Really improved my freediving in some of the most beautiful water ever. Ruddy was an excellent teacher”

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5.3-Day SSI/PADI Open Water Diver Certification

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · 3 days · from $530

Learn scuba skills with a dedicated SSI or PADI instructor in Phuket. You will study theory, practice in a pool, then complete five sea sessions around Racha Yai and Racha Noi, reaching a maximum depth of 18 meters. Olivier and Ootdy have been praised for patient teaching, safety, and humor.

“Oliver is a fantastic guide and so patient 🙏 he explained everything extremely well. The boat crew were fantastic and great food as well... The dive spots awesome and although I got very seasick still loved the diving once we arrived. I would highly recommend this course to anyone keen to learn this sport. The extra $2000 bart for videos and photos also a bonus!!!”

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6.Full-Day Koh Phi Phi Scuba Diving Course from Phuket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · from $168

Spend about seven hours on a small-group boat from Phuket to Koh Phi Phi, with two 50-minute underwater sessions in separate bays, equipment, breakfast, lunch, and selected hotel transfers. You stay aboard all day and do not visit the islands. Currents can be strong, so previous experience helps.

“Not much to see. Coral was dead because of water temperature last year they told us. No large fish. Visibility was very poor. A lot of 50 person boats all in the same area so very crowded. Crew was very helpful. Food was good. Traffic was bad so long drives to and from shop.”

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7.Open water scuba certifiication course with beach dives

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $503

Spend three days earning your open-water scuba certificate in Phuket with instructor Charles at Kiwidiver Dive Centre. You will complete e-learning first, then handle paperwork, equipment fitting, pool skills, and four beach training sessions. Small groups, a maximum of four people, make this a focused choice for first-time scuba students.

“Booked our 2 days boat diving with Kiwidivers from UK before we got to Thailand. Booking couldn't have been easier - Charles was knowledgeable and really helpful. My daughter had to complete her open water dives for Padi Open Water certification and we completRead more”

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8.PADI Discover Scuba 2 Times Diving Phuket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $220

Spend about eight hours learning scuba skills with a PADI instructor, then practice them on two underwater sessions from Chalong Pier. Mostafa Lotfi is praised for patient instruction and helping with underwater photos. Hotel pickup, equipment, breakfast, lunch, drinks, and one year of licensing are included.

“Mo was the best, so patient, informative, safe and such a good spirit-highly recommend!!!! The dive site was so beautiful and serene with lots of different colorful fish and beautiful reefs!!!! Would definitely book again!!!!”

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9.PADI Discover Scuba Diving 1 beach dive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $114Best value

You’ll learn basic scuba skills in calm, shallow water before reaching Phuket’s coral reef from the beach. A private instructor can teach in English, Italian, French, Spanish, Chinese, Thai, or Korean. The three-hour experience includes equipment, PADI Discover Scuba Diving certification, water, fruit, towel, shower, and GoPro photos or video.

“Great service and great experience. The staff was very accommodating to my request and took the time to ensure that I was well equipped and informed of where we were going. The beach entry was very easy and very entry level friendly. RRead more”

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