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Scubadive-Thailand : Koh Chang Diving Center
60M1 Bang Bao Pier , Bang Bao , Koh Chang , Trat 23170. Thailand.
Shop: +66 (0) 39 558 028 (Thai/English) , Mobile: +66 (0) 81 863 1561 (English)
Mobile: +66 (0) 86 147 9840 (English/Finnish/Swedish) , Fax: +66 (0) 39 558 029

Daytrips
Trips by Speedboats!

New fast dive trips for your enjoyment to European standards with Free NITROX tanks for certified divers. (Please request Nitrox the day before).

Our new purpose-built dive boats can get you to the remotest diving and snorkeling site in just 25 minutes!

We cater for 2 half-day dive trips per day:
- 2-Dive Morning Trip for the the early riser, or
- 2-Dive Afternoon Trip for the late sleeper

MORNING DIVE TRIPS - Koh Chang

Two dives

Free pick up at 07.00 from your hotel
Free breakfast at the Blue Cafe.

Dive one at 09.00:
- Hin Luk Bath or
- Pinnacles.

Dive two at 10.30:
- Koh Thong Lang or
- Koh Yak or
- Koh Laun or
- all in the National Park at Koh Rang.

Back at The Blue Cafe approximately 12.30
Dives will be tailored for your relevant diving experience.

All for the sum of: 3,000 Baht per person

AFTERNOON DIVE TRIPS - Koh Chang

Two dives

Free pick up at 12.30 from your hotel
Free lunch at the Blue Cafe.

Dive one at 14.30:
- Hin Luk Bath or
- Pinnacles.

Dive two at 16.00:
- Koh Thong Lang or
- Koh Yak or
- Koh Laun or
- all in the National Park at Koh Rang.

Back at The Blue Cafe approximately 17.30
Dives will be tailored for your relevant diving experience.

All for the sum of: 3,000 Baht per person

ALL DAY TRIPS - Koh Chang

All-day trips can be catered for two times a week.

Free Pick-up at 09.30.

Dive one:
- Hin Luk Bath or
- Pinnacles.
Free Thai lunch on a beach in the National Park.
Dives two and three starting at 14.00.
- Koh Thong Lang or
- Koh Yak or
- Koh Laun or
- all in the National Park at Koh Rang.

Back at the Blue Cafe approximately 17.30
Dives will be tailored for your relevant diving experience.

All for the sum of: (to be confirmed) Baht per person

KOH WAI FREE PICK-UP

For those divers who want to relax on the tropical island of Koh Wai (just south of Koh Chang), we can pick you up from Koh Wai pier on the way out to the dive-sites! We can also arrange accommodation for you if you on Koh Wai if you would like to spend a few nights on the island. For trips and pick-ups on Koh Wai click on the link above.

Our training is setup to promote rapid and safe learning to international standards. We have a purpose-built air-conditioned dive school on Bang Bao pier with all the latest training aids and materials. We also have a good variety of equipment for sale.

Our staff are all trained to the highest of standards. We use a swimming pool for all of the confined training dives and have a purpose built fast well-equipped speedboat.

Try Diving
Try Scuba Diving - NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY !

The PADI Discover Scuba Diving course is a short introductory course, which will also act as a credit to your open water diving certification course if you decide to continue.

Swimming Pool: If you are unsure of this experience and decide to try diving in a pool prior to going to a divesite, this is no problem. In this short course you’ll be shown the basic safety concepts of scuba diving, put on equipment and swim around underwater in the resort swimming pool with our highly trained staff.

Divesite: If you feel confident, we can also conduct this experience aboard our boat, where you will undertake two dives and see the wonderful underwater environment in a safe and supervised manner with our PADI diving professionals.

Our training is setup to promote rapid and safe learning to international standards. We have a purpose built air-conditioned dive school on Bang Bao pier with all the latest training aids and materials. We also have a good variety of equipment for sale.

Our staff are all trained to the highest of standards. We use a swimming pool for all of the confined training dives and have a purpose built fast well-equipped speedboat.

Discover Scuba Diving
No experience necessary

In this short course you’ll be shown the basic safety concepts, put on equipment and swim around underwater in the resort swimming pool with our highly trained staff.
Price : 600 Baht per person

We can also conduct this experience aboard our boat, where you will undertake two dives and see the wonderful underwater environment in a safe and supervised manner.
Price:4,500 Baht per person

Kids !

Try diving with your parents !

New young divers of the age ten and above will be introduced to breathing underwater with scuba equipment and experience a shallow dive under supervision.

This also allows credit towards the PADI Junior Open Water Diver course, and the cost will be deducted from the Open Water course price. (if undertaken by us within a few days)

You can also join us on the boat !! We can conduct this short course in some of the beautiful confined bays we have.

Cost to be advised on the day.

Our training is setup to promote rapid and safe learning to international standards. We have a purpose-built air-conditioned dive school on Bang Bao pier with all the latest training aids and materials. We also have a good variety of equipment for sale.

Our staff are all trained to the highest of standards. We use a swimming pool for all of the confined training dives and have a purpose-built, fast, well-equipped speedboat.

We have got all equipment necessary in case of an emergency, including first-aid equipment, oxygen, and vhf radio and fire-extinguisher. Every staff member knows what to do if there should be an accident. There are lifejackets on board for everyone, including small sizes.

Scuba Diver
PADI Scuba Diver

This is a two day course and will introduce you to the world of SCUBA diving.

This pre-entry-level course includes videos, academic lessons and tests, pool training, and two open-water boat dives in some great locations!

It is basically half of the open-water course and is ideal for those who are short of time on their holidays. Once you have this certification, you could complete the remainder of the training sessions anywhere in the world to upgrade to your full Open Water Certification.

It includes free transfer from any resort on the island, lunch, and free soft drinks on the boat. We also provide you with a divers logbook and PADI certification card.

All for the sum of:
Premium course including training pack 11,000Baht

Our training is setup to promote rapid and safe learning to international standards. We have a purpose-built air-conditioned dive school on Bang Bao pier with all the latest training aids and materials. We also have a good variety of equipment for sale.

Our staff are all trained to the highest of standards. We use a swimming pool for all of the confined training dives and have a purpose built fast well-equipped speedboat.

We have got all equipment necessary in case of an emergency, including first-aid equipment, oxygen, and vhf radio and fire-extinguisher. Every staff knows what to do if there should be an accident. There are lifejackets on board for everyone, including small sizes.

Open Water Diver
PADI Open Water Diver Course

This is a three or four day course and will introduce you to the world of SCUBA diving.

This entry-level course includes videos, academic lessons and tests, pool training, and four open water boat dives in some great locations.

The last dive on your course can also be conducted with an introduction to NITROX (enriched air).

It includes free transfer from any resort on the island, lunch and free soft drinks on the boat, we also provide you with a divers logbook and PADI certification card.

Dive to 40 meters for longer with Open Water Diver / Advence Diver / Nitrox Package : 32,500 Bath

Our training is setup to promote rapid and safe learning to international standards. We have a purpose built air-conditioned dive school on Bang Bao pier with all the latest training aids and materials. We also have a good variety of equipment for sale.

Our staff are all trained to the highest of standards. We use a swimming pool for all of the confined training dives and have a purpose built fast well-equipped speedboat.

We have got all equipment necessary in case of an emergency, including first-aid equipment, oxygen, and vhf radio and fire-extinguisher. Every staff knows what to do if there should be an accident. There are lifejackets on board for everyone, including small sizes.

Advanced Open Water Diver
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver

This is a two-day course, which will provide you with two core dives, underwater navigation and deep diving plus three elective dives.

- Search and recovery
- Night dive
- Boat dive
- Drift dive
- Photography
- Multilevel diver
- Peak performance buoyancy
- Aware fish ID
- Underwater naturalist

This course includes pick up from your accommodation on Koh Chang, loan of scuba diving equipment, PADI certification card, lunch and soft drinks on the boat.

All for the sum of:
Premium course including training pack 14,000 Baht
NOTE:
Photography : Digital camera 1,500 Baht extra including CD of photos

Our training is setup to promote rapid and safe learning to international standards. We have a purpose-built air-conditioned dive school on Bang Bao pier with all the latest training aids and materials. We also have a good variety of equipment for sale.

Our staff are all trained to the highest of standards. We use a swimming pool for all of the confined training dives and have a purpose-built, fast, well-equipped speedboat.

We have got all equipment necessary in case of an emergency, including first-aid equipment, oxygen, and vhf radio and fire-extinguisher. Every staff knows what to do if there should be an accident. There are lifejackets on board for everyone, including small sizes.

Emergency First Response
CPR and First Aid

This course gives you lots of information and practice on how to do First-Aid and CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) properly.

You can help your family, friends and other people or you can offer assistance to the higher medically trained staff when accidents occur.

E.F.R. is not a diving–oriented program, and no diving prerequisite is required. You can then go on to adapt your skills from this course with the PADI rescue diver course.

This course lasts for one day and includes free pick up from your resort on Koh Chang and certification card.

All for the sum of:
Premium course including training pack 5,500 Baht

Special savings: Emergency First Response / Rescue Diver combined Package: 14,000 Bath

Our training is setup to promote rapid and safe learning to international standards. We have a purpose-built air-conditioned dive school on Bang Bao pier with all the latest training aids and materials. We also have a good variety of equipment for sale.

Our staff are all trained to the highest of standards. We use a swimming pool for all of the confined training dives and have a purpose-built, fast, well-equipped speedboat.

We have got all equipment necessary in case of an emergency, including first-aid equipment, oxygen, and vhf radio and fire-extinguisher. Every staff knows what to do if there should be an accident. There are lifejackets on board for everyone, including small sizes.

Rescue Diver
PADI Rescue Diver Course

This three-day course teaches you to focus on other divers as well as yourself.

You will be prepared for PADI leadership training, awareness of dive safety, how to anticipate and prevent problems, and solve problems when they occur.

Your first day will be in the classroom and swimming pool; the rest of the course will be conducted from our boat.

Included is free pick up from your resort on Koh Chang, lunch on the boat with free soft drinks and water, loan of all diving equipment, and PADI certification card.

All for the sum of:
Course including training pack 14,500 Baht

NOTE:
Prior to certification you must have proof of completing a CPR course within the last twelve months.

Special savings:
Emergency First Response / Rescue Diver combined Package : 18,000 Bath

Our training is setup to promote rapid and safe learning to international standards. We have a purpose-built air-conditioned dive school on Bang Bao pier with all the latest training aids and materials. We also have a good variety of equipment for sale.

Our staff are all trained to the highest of standards. We use a swimming pool for all of the confined training dives and have a purpose-built, fast, well-equipped speedboat.

We have got all equipment necessary in case of an emergency, including first-aid equipment, oxygen, and vhf radio and fire-extinguisher. Every staff knows what to do if there should be an accident. There are lifejackets on board for everyone, including small sizes.

Specialities
PADI Speciality Courses

NITROX (Enriched air)

Diving with enriched air, or Nitrox, allows you to stay down on that pristine dive site a lot longer and really get a chance to see a lot more of the dive site.

For instance if you dive on the RDP to 22 meters you can stay for a maximum no decompression limit of 37 minutes. But with NITROX you can stay down for 70 minutes on a 36% enriched air mixture.

During your course you will make two long dives with your instructor after finishing the theory and your exam.

We are the ONLY dive school on Koh Chang providing Nitrox!!

All for the sum of: 6,000 Baht

UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY SPECIALIST (digital)

Do you want to hold onto the many fantastic memories you will have diving the waters around Koh Chang?

Then you should get into taking pictures under water! Now it is even more accessible than ever before thanks to the digital technology.

Your instructor will take you through the theory and dive with you for two dives showing you how to get the best from the equipment.

After the course you will have a CD full of colorful memories

Price on application

NIGHT DIVER SPECIALITY

This is a four-dive course.

Will be conducted after three open water-training dives, which you are required to log and possible the night dive will be conducted at one of the sites you have dived before in daylight.

The course will include diving organization procedures and techniques and the hazards of night diving. The use of dive lights and the buddy-system techniques. Also the techniques used in the case of an emergency situation.

You will have a safe and controlled glimpse of the underwater life in a totally new and unforgettable way, we will be diving between 6.30pm – 8.30 pm and be back no later than 9pm.

Price on application

PEAK PERFORMANCE BUOYANCY SPECIALITY

This is a two-dive course, which will assist all divers in polishing their buoyancy control beyond the open water level.

We will show you how to balance your gear and weight and get you into that perfect stream-line position to save air and energy, and pass on as much information as we can, so you can put this into practice anywhere you dive.

This is an ideal course to undertake with the photography spec, as you need to stay still and steady for that perfect photo.

Price on application

SEARCH AND RECOVERY SPECIALITY

This is a four-dive course, which will teach you how to organize the search by different search methods and also how to recover the lost articles.

We will also talk to you about the safety and legal requirements of undertaking lifting anything out of water.

So, from sunken treasure to that lost out-board motor, or even lost dive equipment, you will be taught how to do this the right way!

Price on application

UNDERWATER NAVIGATOR SPECIALITY

This is a four-dive course which will further your practical knowledge of underwater navigation.

And it will help you plan, organize, and make dives using natural and compass navigation techniques.

It will help you find that particular place under water quicker and with less effort, thus allowing you to stay longer there.

And it will also help you to find your way back and not have any more embarrassing moments by coming up near the wrong boat!

Price on application

DRIFT DIVER SPECIALITY

This course consists of two drift dives where you will be taught the advantages of drift diving and how to plan one.

This course will only be conducted when conditions allow. It consists of classroom presentations and the use of specialized equipment, i.e. surface marker buoys and reels.

Price on application

AWARE FISH IDENTIFICATION SPECIALITY

The purpose of this course is to introduce divers to the most common families and species of fish found in the tropical waters around the world.

And to introduce them to the importance of conservation of marine ecosystems. This course consists of classroom work and knowledge reviews and can be conducted over a number of dives. We include two dives in this price but you can add more dives if you wish and prolong the course.

Price on application

BOAT DIVER SPECIALITY

The course will develop the students’ knowledge of dive boats diving etiquette/personal conduct and basic dive boat terminology and local laws.

And it will develop the students’ ability to perform important boat diving skills; boat diving entries/exits, use of emergency/safety equipment and some basic boating skills. To enable the student to plan, organize, and conduct safe dives from a boat. The course consists of classroom work and knowledge reviews including two dives from boats.

Price on application

Our training is setup to promote rapid and safe learning to international standards. We have a purpose built air-conditioned dive school on Bang Bao pier with all the latest training aids and materials. We also have a good variety of equipment for sale.

Our staff are all trained to the highest of standards. We use a swimming pool for all of the confined training dives and have a purpose built fast well-equipped speedboat.

We have got all equipment necessary in case of an emergency, including first-aid equipment, oxygen, and vhf radio and fire-extinguisher. Every staff knows what to do if there should be an accident. There are lifejackets on board for everyone, including small sizes.

Divesites
Some divesite maps from around Koh Chang

(Above images are Koh Yak and Koh Laun - Snorkelling And Diving Sites)

Explore the underwater world and dive Koh Chang !!
Our training is setup to promote rapid and safe learning to international standards. We have a purpose-built air-conditioned dive school on Bang Bao pier with all the latest training aids and materials. We also have a good variety of equipment for sale.

Our staff are all trained to the highest of standards. We use a swimming pool for all of the confined training dives and have a purpose-built, fast, well-equipped speedboat.

Divesite Map
Divesites from Koh Chang

Hin Kuak Maa Map
Hin Kuak Maa Divesite

Located on the eastern side of Koh Rang you find this beautiful underwater reef, with depths reaching 16m. A large variety of hard and soft corals are home to the marine life here which includes moray eels, blue spotted sting rays and puffer fish. Cucumbers starfish and stonefish can be found by those who take their time to look around, with a chance of seeing sea turtles and the resident nurse shark hiding under the rocks. The variety of marine life on this site makes it one of the most visited in the area.

The aquatic life you can expect is:
- Elephant ear coral
- Seven banded angelfish
- Butterflyfish
- Giant pufferfish
- Anemones
- Morey eel
- Mushroomcoral
- Blue spotted stingray
- Giant clam
- Nurse Shark
- Giant grouper
- Moorish idol

Koh Laun
Koh Laun Divesite

Laun meaning 'bald' in Thai and has no real meaning to this dive site, however this shallow dive site provides divers of all experiences a great number of corals and many beutiful anemones. Morey eels and sting rays can be found hiding under rocks and in cavities.

The aquatic life you can expect is:
- Elephant ear coral
- Seven banded angelfish
- Butterflyfish
- Giant pufferfish
- Anemones
- Mushroomcoral
- Blue spotted stingray
- Giant clam
- Giant grouper
- Moorish idol

Koh Rang Map
Koh Rang Navy Chart

Lying South of Koh Chang you will find the sixth largest island in the 52-island marine park and offering some of the most spectacular diving in the area.

Koh Rang and the numerous surrounding smaller islands offer many dive sites. With the large quantity of corals and the variety of marine life around this island brings no surprise to why this area is visited by most of the dive companies in the area. Anglefish, parrotfish, morey eels and sting rays are just to name a few of the great number of species found here and it has been known to spot the odd black-tipped reef shark.

Hin Rap South
Hin Rap South Divesite

This rock pinnacle can be dived by any level of diver. Many staghorn corals, barrel sponges and soft corals are all over this pinnacle which rises from a depth of 18m. The site has a lot of small reef marine life including moray eels and the visibilty is normally good averaging around 12m. For those with a bit more experince you can swim about 200m away from the site and you will come across a group of rocks known as the blue mountains. In the right conditions the glow from the sun gives these large rocks a blue/white glow.

The aquatic life you can expect is:
- Elephant ear coral
- Seven banded angelfish
- Butterflyfish
- Giant pufferfish
- Anemones
- Titan Triggerfish
- Clown Triggerfish
- Mushroomcoral
- Blue spotted stingray
- Giant clam
- Giant grouper
- Moorish idol

Koh Yak
Koh Yak Divesite

Yak meaning 'giant' in Thai and has no real meaning to this dive site, however this shallow dive site provides divers of all experiences a great number of corals and many beutiful anemones. Morey eels and sting rays can be found hiding under rocks and in cavities.

The aquatic life you can expect is:
- Elephant ear coral
- Seven banded angelfish
- Butterflyfish
- Giant pufferfish
- Anemones
- Mushroomcoral
- Blue spotted stingray
- Giant clam
- Giant grouper
- Moorish idol

Hin Luk Bath Map
Hin Luk Bath Divesite

Hin Luk Bath is known to be one of the best dive sites in the Koh Chang archipelago. Boulder formations emerge from a sandy bottom as deep as 15m with other boulders to explore at 6m. The rocks and boulders jutting out provide an easy site to navigate and the vast number of soft corals and barrel sponges gives the diver a spectacular dive. With large schools of fish ranging from Barracuda to the beautiful Angel Fish this is an extremely relaxing dive for all levels of diver.

The aquatic life you can expect is:
- Elephant ear coral
- Seven banded angelfish
- Butterflyfish
- Giant pufferfish
- Anemones
- Clown Triggerfish
- Barracuda
- Batfish
- Mushroomcoral
- Blue spotted stingray
- Giant clam
- Giant grouper
- Moorish idol

Hin Run Tek
Hin Run Tek Divesite

With the average depths of 12m around this rock formation site which can take up to an hour to complete a full circle who will find a lot of marine life. Groupers, many species, parrotfish, wrasse, angelfish, are just a few that you can except to find. With a chance of catching a glimpse of the smaller sea turtles makes this site one of the most popular in the region.

The aquatic life you can expect is:
- Elephant ear coral
- Seven banded angelfish
- Butterflyfish
- Giant pufferfish
- Anemones
- Lionfish
- Mushroomcoral
- Blue spotted stingray
- Giant clam
- Giant grouper
- Moorish idol

Koh Mapring
Koh Mapring West Divesite

Koh Mapring is a rarely dived site. There are some strange features on this divesite including a "moonscape" landscape of coral formations. The aquatic life you can expect is:
- Elephant ear coral
- Seven banded angelfish
- Butterflyfish
- Giant pufferfish
- Anemones
- Mushroomcoral
- Blue spotted stingray
- Giant clam
- Giant grouper
- Moorish idol

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