SCUBA  DREAM
31/16 Moo 4 Kai Bae , Koh Chang , Trat , Thailand. 23170. Tel : +66 (0)894728782

Scuba diving, trekking, sailing, microlite flying, Scuba Dreams offers you adventures from the blue depth of the ocean to the blue of our tropical sky.

Scuba Dreams is the most professional and safest adventure center on the Island of Koh Chang providing you with brand new equipment, diving insurance and highly qualified and certified instructors and guides.

Scuba Dreams is a member of the international PADI association and maintains high professional standards.

Why join us for your holidays ? Because we are not a factory, we teach, dive and trek only in small groups.

The Scuba Dreams team is international, professional, motivated and most passionate about what they do, which is the main reason for our continuing success.

A wide variety of dive sites are available in the amazing National Park of Koh Chang. For the beginner, as well as for the experienced diver. So enjoy them when you visit!

Discover Scuba Diving
Discover a new sense of adventure. Discover Scuba Diving!!

This course is an easy introduction to diving. All you need is half an hour to watch a video, giving you the basics of diving. Then a few pool exercises and the next day you can enjoy the beauty of marine life with your first ocean dive. Accompanied, of course, by an experienced instructor!

This course may be credited toward the PADI Open Water Diver certification, without additional cost!

Come join us, let’s go diving!

Open Water Diver
The PADI “Open Water Diver” course is another step in the formal PADI Education System and the most important one for the advanced diver.

Instructors will teach you the fundamentals of diving, which allows you to control your diving.

The “Open Water Diver” course is organized in 5 sessions, easily distributed between 3 to 4 days, with theory, pool practice and 4 open water dives at a maximum depth of 18 meters.

At the end of this course you are recognized, lifelong, as a “PADI Open Water Diver”. You then have the opportunity to dive internationally, rent equipment worldwide and dive with friends without the need for an accompanying instructor.

When choosing this course, with us, you will receive a Diver's Welcome Pack including a mask and a snorkel, a safety surface marker, a dry bag and a beautiful cordura logbook to record your underwater adventures.

Let’s go diving!

Scuba Review
You are a certified diver, but you haven't been diving for a while? A little refresher course will help you to get back on track. We propose to you a one day course to review all the basics you learnt during the Open Water Diver and a couple of dives in easy conditions to practice a few skills and get you ready for the next adventure.

Advanced Open Water Diver
The goal of a “PADI Advanced Open Water” course is to upgrade your diving ability by furthering your diving techniques and advanced diving theories.

This course offers the opportunity to extend your knowledge to 5 different specialties. You will then become a diver which not only discovers the beauty of the marine world, but also benefits from the knowledge of navigation and the planning of a safe dive with no depth limit.

This program includes “Underwater Navigation” & ” Deep Diving” and your following three dives may be chosen from 15 specialties, such as: “Search and Recovery”, “Night Diving”, ”Digital Underwater Photography”, “Peak Performance Buoyancy”, ”Fish Identification” and more.

The worldwide recognized “PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Certification” validates your advanced education and permits further courses, international dives and no end of fun!

EFR and Rescue Diver
The PADI “Rescue Diver” course offers a huge variety of emergency management directives such as avoiding stress and accomplishing an effective dive rescue.

Within this course you will learn all the abilities, which are necessary for rescue procedures, an essential step for any engaged diver.

There will be 5 different training divisions for the different emergency needs, with the correct response being described for each of them.

We offer you a 4 to 5 days training session, including the Emergency First Responder certification, to achieve the exciting Rescue Diver certification.

At the end of the “Rescue Diver” course you will be able to rescue divers in need, coordinate emergency services and administer primary and secondary medical care.

The worldwide recognized PADI “Rescue Diver” Certification confirms your advanced education and admits you to further specialty courses.

Dive Master
The Dive Master course is the first professional PADI level.

With this certification you can work anywhere in the world as a dive guide and use your advanced knowledge of diving.

The duration of the course varies. It includes theory, physical challenges, project development and practical exercises.

If you are interested, we recommend you contact Scuba Dreams prior to your vacation for the best scheduling.

Enriched Air Diver (NITROX)
Nitrox is probably one of the most popular specialist diving techniques taught in the world today. Nitrox gives you more time underwater, provides a safer environment and is really easy to learn. We can offer you a two day course to get you Nitrox certified and with it the ability to rent Nitrox tanks all around the world !

Digital Underwater Photography
Every diver wants to take back home a souvenir of their dives. We invite you to learn how to make beautiful pictures underwater by enrolling on our 2-3 day course.

The first part is pool practice... yes pool practice is fundamental in order that you not only understand and experiment with light underwater, but you also improve your buoyancy skills.

The second part will be in the ocean, were we will take you to a relatively shallow dive site and practice macro underwater photography. The second dive will focus on subjects and lights.

Underwater Naturalist
You want to know more and understand better the underwater world? This course is for you! Divided into 2 parts, covering a marine biology course and practical research and observation underwater. You will learn a lot here and definitely dive differently after. This course is a must for all passionate divers.

Peak Performance Buoyancy
You want to move like an instructor underwater? Learn all the secrets! This course will teach you how to perfectly control your buoyancy underwater, feel more comfortable and save lots of air...

Dive Sites
Take a peek at some of the amazing dive sites of the national park of Koh Chang

Hin Rap
Distance: 45 min
Depth: 8 m / 16 m
Visibility: 5-25 m
Fauna & Flora: blue spotted rays, barracudas, triggerfish, anemone fields, anemone fish, surgeons, parrotfish, turtles, eagle ray (if lucky !)...
Specificity: Site in 2 parts around a big rock, easy to dive

Blueberry Hill
Distance: 45 min (close to Hin Rap)
Depth: 6 m / 16 m
Visibility: 5-20 m
Fauna & Flora: nudibranches, eels, groupers, porcupines...
Specificity: purples corals, easy to dive

Hin luk bat
Distance: 50 min
Depth: 5 m / 25 m
Visibility: 5-25 m
Fauna & Flora: eels, blue spotted rays, rabbitfish, parrotfish, snappers, yellow tail fusiliers, groupers, butterfly fish, banner fish, barracuda (tiger and giant), pink anemone fish, angelfish, barrel sponge, elephant ear corals...
Specificity: large schools of fishes, beautiful site for night dives, nice pinnacle configuration

Hin ga daeng (Koh Rang)
Distance: 1h30 min (close to Koh Rang)
Depth: 15 m / 30 m
Visibility: 5-30 m
Fauna & Flora: Giant barracudas, triggerfish, nudibranch, turtles, sweetlips, batfish...
Specificity: This amazing site has the structure of an underwater cathedral, best for experienced divers due to currents in the area.

Koh Tien (Koh Rang)
Distance: 1h30 min (close to Koh Rang)
Depth: 10 m / 16 m
Visibility: 5-20 m
Fauna & Flora: eels, blue spotted rays, rabbitfish, parrotfish, snappers, yellow tail fusiliers, groupers, butterfly fish, banner fish...
Specificity: Beautifull stag horn coral.

Koh Yak / Koh Laun
Distance: 1h30 min (close to Koh Rang)
Depth: 8 m / 12 m
Visibility: 5-20 m
Fauna & Flora: eels, blue spotted rays, rabbitfish, parrotfish, snappers, yellow tail fusiliers, groupers, butterfly fish, banner fish, porcupines...
Specificity: Two small islands, with amazing corals, well preserved, easy dives for all levels.

About Koh Chang
Koh Chang island is located at 12.04386N 102.34081E on the eastern side of the Gulf of Thailand and is the largest island in an archipelego of some 52 islands. The archipelago and some 70% of Koh Chang have been designated a Marine National Park, with some of the most outstanding tropical fauna and flora to be found in South East Asia.

The island
Everything you allways wanted to know about our dream island !

Koh Chang land dimension
Length: 30 km. Width: 14 km.

Population 5,356 inhabitants (as of 2005)

Population density 34.6 inhabitants per sq. km.

Distance from Bangkok 310-330 km.

Distance from Trat 8 km.

Highest peak 744 m (Khao Jom Peasat, Salak Phet)

Temperature
Monthly Average Range: 34 C (April) - 22 C (January)
Annual Average: 27.3 C
Average High: 31.3 C
Average Low: 23.2 C

Climate Hot and humid

Annual average rainfall amount 3,200 mm

Electricity 220V 50Hz

History
- Before World War II, Koh Chang was little known and piracy was still prolific around the archipelago.
- Koh Chang was the scene of a sea battle between the Thai and the French naval ships in 1941.
- Backpackers discovered the charms of the archipelago in the mid 70’s.
- The district was given national park status on the 31st of December 1982.
- It was only in 2000 that electricity and landline phones were available.
- It is the 45th of the 102 national parks in Thailand.
- Rapid developments began in 2002.

Location Southeastern region of Thailand, near the border to Cambodia in the Gulf of Thailand

Coordinates
Latitude 12 6’13” N Longitude 102 21’7” E

Topography Mostly mountainous with rounded slopes; waterfalls are products of this mix of mountains and streams

Flora Dipterocarps, gum trees, conifer, evergreen, fishtail palms, rattan palms, fern, and mangroves

Fauna 29 species of mammals, 74 species of birds, 42 species of reptiles and amphibians, and a rich marine life

Geography
- The interior of the main island, Koh Chang, is mountainous, covered by tropical rainforest.
- Accommodations are mostly on the western side, while the eastern side remains agricultural. The island looks like a sleeping elephant, hence, its name.

Seasons
Rainy season: May to October
Dry season: November to February
Summer: March to April

Activities Snorkeling, diving, elephant trekking, hiking, waterfall trek, spa, tattoo, bird watching, island, hopping, kayaking, sailing, parasailing, fishing, squid fishing, overnight deep sea fishing, shopping, bar hopping, Cambodia tour, camping, firefly tour.

Attractions
- Fine white sandy beaches
- Clear blue marine waters
- Waterfalls
- Rich marine life
- Rich rainforest wildlife

Spending brackets
- Average Room Prices
Low: 130-600 Baht
Middle: 600-3,000 Baht
High: 3,000-10,000 Baht
Deluxe: 10,000 Baht and up
- Average Meal Prices
Low: 40-180 Baht
Middle: 180-300 Baht
High: 300-500 Baht

Suggested clothing Light fibers and thin cotton during the summer season. However, please do prepare pullovers during the month of December to February since it can get very cold on the island with temperatures as low as 20 C.