BambinA Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Im interested to take a scuba course , Budget around 7-8000 Bht do you have any place in Pattaya for recommend? Thanks alot Bambi PS. i found one place in BKK , Ekkamai "The Livingsea" 8500 bht .. this course , study in Bkk and have to practise at Patter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rio666uk Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 go to the Padi site http://www.padi.com/english/common/search/...sp?Country=THAI search on Pattaya then browse the dive centres websites to compare prices all the best - you wont regret learning to dive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsignedin Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Im interested to take a scuba course , Budget around 7-8000 Bhtdo you have any place in Pattaya for recommend? Thanks alot Bambi PS. i found one place in BKK , Ekkamai "The Livingsea" 8500 bht .. this course , study in Bkk and have to practise at Patter I hav'nt heard anything bad about any of the local dive centres. Maybe you should venture into a few shops yourself and go with the most helpfull and friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BambinA Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 Thanks alot rio666uk 'n justsignedin im thinking about scuba course (my friend invites me to go to Angkor Wat , but i went there already , i wanna try to do something new. I went to Krabi few days ago for a week, my schedule was too fit , and the price of diver course there is pretty expensive (yep .,common for tourist trap..no doubt) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justsignedin Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Thanks alot rio666uk 'n justsignedin im thinking about scuba course (my friend invites me to go to Angkor Wat , but i went there already , i wanna try to do something new. I went to Krabi few days ago for a week, my schedule was too fit , and the price of diver course there is pretty expensive (yep .,common for tourist trap..no doubt) sounds like you are a lady of leisure, should'nt you be working or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 PADI (Put Another Dollar In) in Pattaya, absolutely no doubt about it, Mermaid In Jomtien by far. They're a full 5-star PADI dive center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gharknes Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Im interested to take a scuba course , Budget around 7-8000 Bhtdo you have any place in Pattaya for recommend? Thanks alot Bambi PS. i found one place in BKK , Ekkamai "The Livingsea" 8500 bht .. this course , study in Bkk and have to practise at Patter Give Peter a ring on 0671357891, they are a great bunch of guys and are some of the very first instructors to work in this area, they are master divers and instructors, tell em you know me Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish25 Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 open water course in pattaya....well i would go with mermaids,they are the only people i have dived with here though....am right now in the middle of doing my idc/ie(instructor exams) with them right now!they have some really great teachers there!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plus Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 I know of a Thai diving school in Ladprao area - theory and swimming pool practice on Sundays and diving in Pattaya. Last year the price was 4,500 for the Bangkok part, I think. They also offer six month long Thai navy diving course or something like that. I'll find you their name and phone number if you are interested. There was a thread not long ago about diving schools in Pattaya, and it came out rather ugly. Don't simply accept their sales pitches - ask people like Irish for the full report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gharknes Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 open water course in pattaya....well i would go with mermaids,they are the only people i have dived with here though....am right now in the middle of doing my idc/ie(instructor exams) with them right now!they have some really great teachers there!!! peter was one of the original instructors with Mermaids, I believe he also trained some of them as instructors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallacern Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Im interested to take a scuba course , Budget around 7-8000 Bhtdo you have any place in Pattaya for recommend? Thanks alot Bambi PS. i found one place in BKK , Ekkamai "The Livingsea" 8500 bht .. this course , study in Bkk and have to practise at Patter Im a PADI divemaster and have dived with Mermaids in Pattaya a couple of times. Nice experience. Qualified people. I live in Bangsan now. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 I have dived with Aquanauts in Pattaya and found them excellent. totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish25 Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 yeah peter great guy...actualy thaught me some stuff too!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 (edited) I have dived with both Mermaid and Aquanauts and found them equally as good! I am back next month and will be diving with Aquanauts only because of personal preferance! I qualified in Gran Canaria which I know was more expensive than Thailand. I think I pay 2900 baht for a days diving which includes lunch, two dives plus unlimited soft drinks and they all seeem to charge the same. Enjoy it, the best thing I ever did its what brought me to Pattaya and now settling there! Edited January 21, 2006 by JohnC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suegha Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Go for it Bambi, diving is great fun and relatively speaking, cheap in Thailand - also great diving to be had in Thailands warm waters. I once dived in the Atlantic off the west coast of Ireland. Nearly died of cold, water was 10 degrees C. When I dived in Thailand 30 degrees C, wonderful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Boy Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I was taught by a guy called Neil from Mermaids, couldnt have been better, he was saying he'd set up by himself last time we spoke though. The first time we did an openwater dive, there was 1 instructor and 4 trainee divemasters who were also acting as instructors, + a friend and I who were doing the open water course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish25 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 yes neil is also very good he has a shop down near the end of jomtien beach road now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gharknes Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 yes neil is also very good he has a shop down near the end of jomtien beach road now Neil is Peters brother. like I said = they where the original instructors with mermaids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edh Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I know of a Thai diving school in Ladprao area - theory and swimming pool practice on Sundays and diving in Pattaya. Last year the price was 4,500 for the Bangkok part, I think. They also offer six month long Thai navy diving course or something like that. I'll find you their name and phone number if you are interested. There was a thread not long ago about diving schools in Pattaya, and it came out rather ugly. Don't simply accept their sales pitches - ask people like Irish for the full report. open water course in pattaya....well i would go with mermaids,they are the only people i have dived with here though....am right now in the middle of doing my idc/ie(instructor exams) with them right now!they have some really great teachers there!!! peter was one of the original instructors with Mermaids, I believe he also trained some of them as instructors. Irish?? What's wrong with other nationalities? Bambi, you should go for the experience - not the dive it self.... Go west coast of Thailand and get it all... 50 bar - tap chest Edh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 (edited) Aquanauts - always dive with them. Great lads and prob best in Thailand. Pricing is bit more than you are budgeting, but remember cheap isn't worth your life, especially when it comes to diving. 13K is more a reasonable price for open water. (4days -1day pool, 1 day classroom, 4dives other 2days) I just did my advanced open water a couple weeks back. (now on to deep/wreck diving) Edited January 24, 2006 by britmaveric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh101 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 CJ's on Soi 1 Beach Road give you a free trial in their swimming pool to make sure you are up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plus Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Edh, Irish as in Irish25, the poster. I don't know where he is actually from. Is Bambi still reading this at all? I won't be surprised if she is hunting for paragliding school deals already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BambinA Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 Edh, Irish as in Irish25, the poster. I don't know where he is actually from. Is Bambi still reading this at all? I won't be surprised if she is hunting for paragliding school deals already. yep .. im reading and still thinking .. i will try to manage my work schedule, and jump on PADI asap thanks alot for information, you guys (my friend just got tattoo from Jimmy Wong yesterday , so we have to escape from pool/sea/sun atleast 7-10 days) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richb2004 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 We were planning on doing a beginner course on Koh Chang. Any recommendations for a centre there. Also, what is the diving like for a beginner on Koh Chang? I checked the directory and there seem to be many but there is little information about each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Hmmm dived off Koh Chang w/Aquanauts few weeks back. It wasn't bad - freighter wreck out there. Not sure of dive centres actually in Koh Chang - ring ones in Patters they might know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buadhai Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I dove with Ploy Scuba on Koh Chang a while back. I'd go with them again. They have a decent dive center out on the pier. I didn't take any course from them, so I can't comment on that. However, they did seem to have decent facilities for their students. There are plenty of spots around Koh Chang that would be fine for a beginner; especially, I think, at this time of year. BTW - I was thinking of making a quick trip to Pattaya (from Korat) this week or the next. Do either Mermaid or Aquanauts do regular trips to the far islands, or am I likely to get stuck with a bunch of tourists in the murky waters close to shore like the last time I dove Pattaya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexth Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Sea Duction Dive Center down in Bali Hai Pier, highly recommended, owned by an american and a brit, great service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 I dove with Ploy Scuba on Koh Chang a while back. I'd go with them again. They have a decent dive center out on the pier. I didn't take any course from them, so I can't comment on that. However, they did seem to have decent facilities for their students.There are plenty of spots around Koh Chang that would be fine for a beginner; especially, I think, at this time of year. BTW - I was thinking of making a quick trip to Pattaya (from Korat) this week or the next. Do either Mermaid or Aquanauts do regular trips to the far islands, or am I likely to get stuck with a bunch of tourists in the murky waters close to shore like the last time I dove Pattaya? Buadhai - I know Aquanauts has their boat up near Rayong that travels near Koh Chang for a few days then travels back to patters around Fridays. Hence you have to take a baht bus for roughly an hour to catch the dive boat. Call them 038-361-724 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippybangkok Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Local price for Thai's generally is about 7000-8000 Baht for Open water. Average price for a trip around pattaya is around 1500 baht, and if you really bargain, can get for 1200 at times. For those who dont know, a few years back, the prices used to be about 1200 baht, and then all the dive shops formed a cartel, and now charge about 3000 baht. If you look around, you can still find some that will give a good rate. And for those who slag off the cheap ones as " lowe quality", in many case they are trying to justify their exhorberant prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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