Scuba diving PADI Courses with Visa Diving Center
Please click on the links below to view the details of each PADI course. Payment is in US Dollars, conversion is stated under the Thai Baht, current as of 19 May 2007, electronic payments are in US$, payments in person at the Dive Center are in Thai Baht.
A new feature we are offering is PADI eLearning, where you can complete the knowledge developement of the PADI Open Water Diver Course, in an online, interactive environment. Learn anywhere, at any time. When you visit Visa Diving Center, then you can complete the remaining skills by actually diving with a PADI Instructor. Click on the banner to get started.
A new feature we offer is DIVE PACKS these are courses or fun diving and hotels offered as a package deal! You get a quality hotel (5 are offered) and either an Open Water Course, Advanced Open Water Course, or just Fun Diving!
| Bubblemaker * |
For Beginners |
1,000 Baht
35 US$ |
 Are you too young to do a course? Then become a PADI Bubblemaker. From as young as 8 years you can dive to 2 meters with a professional PADI instructor. Whilst you are blowing bubbles you can see colorful fish, play games, and receive a cool certificate and wallet card.
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| Schedule: 1 day |
| Discover Scuba Diving * |
For Beginners |
3,100 Baht
95 US$ |
| Try diving by being introduced to the magic of the underwater realm in a fun, safe manner. After a short basic theory session you are taken into the water with your PADI Instructor where you can experience your first breath. Here you learn and master a few practical skills before you are taken on two reef dives in the Phi Phi Marine Park. This dive can also be credited towards you PADI Open Water course. |
| Schedule: 1 day |
| Scuba Diver Course ** |
For Beginners |
7,300 Baht
225 US$ |
| Want to get a certification but are pushed for time? The PADI Scuba Diver course is for you. The course takes just two days and certifies you to dive to 12 meters with a PADI professional. The license is internationally valid and lasts a life time. At anytime (there are no time limits) you can upgrade your license to the PADI Open Water Diver course - anywhere in the world in any PADI center. |
| Schedule: 2 day |
| Open Water Diver Course ** |
For Beginners |
11,900 Baht
365 US$ |
| Get certified and become a diver. If you have just 3 or 4 days then you can become a certified diver. With beach dives, 4 boat dives and classroom sessions you will learn to plan and dive safe dives to a maximum depth of 18 meters. The theory lessons take place in our air-conditioned classrooms, with plenty of free refreshments. The practical lessons begin with training dives on our house reef, followed by four boat dives in the marine park. Available in a "Dive Pack" as well. (Dive Pack is the course AND hotel offered together!) |
| Schedule: 3-4 days |
| Scuba Reviews * |
For Certified Divers |
2,900 Baht
90 US$ |
| Has it been a while since you last dived? Then we suggest a refresher to tune up your dive skills. One of our PADI professionals shall refresh your knowledge both practically (get wet!!) and theoretically (do you remember those tables??) in this short one day course. |
| Schedule: 1 day |
| Adventure Diver Course ** |
For Certified Divers |
6,700 Baht
205 US$ |
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Choose any three adventure dives from a choice of 12 (listed
below) to open your eyes to different aspects of diving.
- Deep
- Wreck
- Night
- Photography
- Naturalist
- Fish ID
- Navigation
- Drift
- Boat
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Search and Recovery
- Multi-level and Computer Diving
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| Schedule: 1-2 days |
| Advanced Openwater Diver Course ** |
For Certified Divers |
9,500 Baht
295 US$ |
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The two core dives are a deep dive (18 -30 meters) and a
Navigational training dive plus any three dives from the choices
below.
- Deep
- Wreck
- Night
- Photography
- Naturalist
- Fish ID
- Navigation
- Drift
- Boat
- Peak Performance Buoyancy
- Search and Recovery
- Multi-level and Computer Diving
Available in a "Dive Pack" as well. (Dive Pack is the course AND hotel offered together!)
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| Schedule: 2-3 days |
| Rescue Diver Course ** |
For Certified Divers |
11,500 Baht
350 US$ |
| Becoming a Rescue Diver prepares
you to help prevent and if necessary manage a dive emergency
whether minor or major with a variety of techniques. If you
have already completed a first aid course within the past 2
years that includes CPR training you must bring this certificate
with you. If not then you can do the PADI Emergency First Response
course alongside your rescue course. |
| Schedule: 3-4 days |
| Emergency First Response ** |
For Certified Divers |
3,700 Baht
115 US$ |
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 A land based course that teaches you primary first aid care, CPR and Rescue breathing, and secondary First Aid.
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| Schedule: 1 day |
| Divemaster Course |
For Certified Divers |
Price on request |
Become a PADI Pro!! The Divemaster
course is the first level to becoming a PADI professional and
the stepping stone to becoming a PADI Instructor. You will learn
all of the necessary knowledge and skills, which you will need
in the professional world of diving.
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| Schedule: 3 weeks to months |
| Assistant Instructor Course |
For Certified Divers |
Price on request |
| This course is the first part of the two part PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC). The two parts are made up of the AI or Assistant Instructor Course and the OWSI or the Open Water Scuba Instructor. The AI course teaches you how to teach independently or assist on certain PADI courses. Upon successful completion of the PADI Assistant Instructor course candidates may participate in the OWSI portion of the Instructor course. |
| Schedule: 4 days |
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| ** Books required for course, 800 Baht. |
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