Padi Advanced open Water Diver Courses (Start at Koh Chang)
Overview
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48 hours
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Improve on your diving skills. With the Advanced Diver Course you will become a more skilled diver, able to dive deeper and practise better control over your dives. The course includes five specialised training dives. This is the best and most fun way to improve your dive style and feel confident in the water.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Diving within 18 hours of flying is not recommended. All participants will be required to complete a health questionnaire prior to diving. Some pre-existing medical conditions (eg asthma, heart conditions, etc) may prevent you from diving, please consult your doctor
Transfer from hotels on the West coast of Koh Chang only
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Improve on your diving skills. With the advanced diver course you will become a more skilled diver, able to dive deeper and practise better control over your dives. The course includes five specialised training dives. This is the best and most fun way to improve your dive style and feel confident in the water. 2 core dives are the deep dive and the navigation dive, for the other 3 you have a choice out of: wreck dive, digital photography, naturalist, multilevel, peak performance buoyancy, search and recovery, night dive… you can discuss the best option with your instructor once you've started the course.
What‘s Included
Light refreshments
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Buffet lunch
Professional guide
Snacks
Beverages
Coffee and/or Tea
All activities
Entrance fees for Koh Rang national park
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Padi Advanced open Water Diver Courses (Start at Koh Chang)
Pickup included
Reviews
42 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Advanced Open Water formation with Adrien
mariegG4479LV,,Dec 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Incredible experience with Adrien ! Lots of interesting exercises, lots of fun, and excellent teaching. And magnificent dive sites, including the HTMS Chang, the national park, and local dive sites!
Great staff, excellent experience
chanitar2014,,Dec 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great experience. Renata is possibly the best dive instructor I’ve had. She’s very patient, caring and safety is first. The boat staff are super friendly and helpful. The diving course was useful and I learnt a lot. Would highly recommend.!
Highly recommend
yannickt688,,Dec 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very nice atmosphere on the boat. Special thanks to Chen, great instructor! Patient, good at explaining at funny at the same time.
Don’t worry Be happy 😎
Tourist06214821352,,Dec 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What an experience 🤩 The day starts at the BB divers shop on the bang bao pier. No worries if located further away, taxi picks you up. Once everyone is registered we take of to the boat. Nostalgia al over. The charming old boat takes you at a slow pace at your destination. While enjoying the wonderful suroundings we get briefed, make our gear ready and once there we get straight to driving. The crew works as a solid machine. Making everything happen easy and controled. I loved the atmosphere, the experience and knowledge BB divers offered. Thank you 🙏
Super diving school
259artiew,,Dec 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very great diving school! It all seems professional and is very well organized. I did the PADI Open Water Diver course and was completely satisfied. Many thanks also to Ivo, a great diving instructor who trained me well in the three days. Four dives took place in the open sea and, despite the training program, were huge fun. I would book again at any time with BB Divers.
Fantastic instruction, small groups
markwX5888RH,,Nov 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I booked the 3 day PADI open water course the day before because I had just arrived on the island. Transport, drinks and lunch was provided on all 3 days and was a great touch! On my first day I had Paul as my instructor, there was only one other student, the instruction was great, clear and he made sure we were happy before progressing on. On day 2 and 3 Steve was my instructor, he was fantastic, obviously an experienced instructor, ensuring the group was completely happy with what was being taught, giving context to the subject, and, if needed covering it again with a different method to ensure that everyone fully understood, before progressing on. The subject and objectives were clearly laid out by Steve at the start of each day so we were completely happy with what was happening. Unfortunately on day 3, two members of the group were unable to attend, but they were given other options for days to complete the course, showing how flexible and willing to accommodate BB divers can be. Steve was a fantastic instructor, with enough teaching/diving experience that no style of learning would be beyond his ability to teach. The wreck dive was an absolute highlight too!
The go-to for an amazing experience in diving in Koh Chang!
Trek52514053717,,Nov 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had an absolutely amazing experience with BB Divers and the crew! We received both theoretical and practical training in the pool, at Koh Chang National Park, and at the HTMS Chang wreck from two fantastic instructors, Steve and Tam. It was truly unforgettable, and I can highly recommend choosing this dive center and requesting these instructors. (The others also seemed great, we just didn’t interact with them as much!) Lastly, I want to express my gratitude once again for the flexibility of BB Divers and Steve. When I injured my right ear and couldn’t continue, they immediately helped sort everything out and found a solution that allowed me to still qualify at a later point without losing any of my time investment. My girlfriend however, did pass successfully!
An unforgettable moment
Adventure58446393337,,Nov 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had a great experience for my Open Water level. The monitor was really at the top: listening, patient, reassuring and always ready to explain (and reexplain!) things with pedagogy. You feel that he masters his subject and likes to pass it on. Thanks to him, I learned a lot while feeling confident from start to finish. Thank you again for this unforgettable adventure! I recommend 200%. Thank you Sébastien 🙏🏼
BEST EXPERIENCE EVER
Q8841SXmatthewb,,Oct 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The BB divers are an amazing dive centre and had the best time learning my open water diving course i had tam who was brilliant couldnt of asked for a better diving instructor made it enjoyable and fun to learn he made my experience unforgettable and cant thank him enough,my partner did snorkelling while i dived and she absolutely loved that aswell. if you want to ever learn diving or snorkelling or just fun go see BB DIVERS!!!!
Open water Diving
idapA1022ZY,,Sep 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I got my diving certification with Steve, and it was a fantastic experience. Steve is an amazing instructor – very patient, funny, and great at explaining things. I felt very safe with him and learned a lot. I can highly recommend both the diving school and Steve as a teacher
From THB 17,400.00
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