Better Scuba Diving

[mike7682]

Pattaya or Phuket? Opinions please!

[Pattayaguy1999]

Pattaya or Phuket?  Opinions please!

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I think most divers will agree that Phuket offers many more options for diving than Pattaya. Many more Islands off shore and many more live-a-board boats, clear water most of the year.

[buadhai]

Phuket by far. I've tried Pattaya a couple of times but always return to Phuket. I've done liveaboards out of Phuket every year for the last decade and have always immensely enjoyed the time; whether it's just the Similans, a cruise up to Burma, or some local day trips.

[eddie eagle]

Pattaya for the nightlife ...... Phuket for beaches+ scuba, Similan Islands for scuba.

[Humphrey Bear]

Pattaya or Phuket?  Opinions please!

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Are you a diver, or want to learn?

Any experienced diver would go to Phuket / Krabi for the trips out to some very good diving areas.

But for learning it may be better to try Pattaya first, instruction in the hotel pool, then off-shore in shallow water, then a couple of reef dives / wreck dives in slightly deeper water. Then on your next trip go for the top-of-the-range Phuket live-aboards