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72 hours
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COURSE INCLUDES
- Knowledge Development (online, independent study).
- 5 Confined Water Dives at our on-site pool to learn basic scuba skills.
- 4 Open Water Dives at Sail Rock.
- All required learning materials and dive equipment.
- PADI Open Water Diver Certification.
- Resort Transfers. Taxi fee is payable if located in Thong Nai Pan. No Haad Yuan or Haad Tien transfers.
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Bottled water
All required dive equipment
Coffee and/or Tea
Free accommodation is not included during Full Moon or peak periods
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PADI OPEN WATER DIVER COURSE IN KOH PHANGAN The PADI Open Water Diver Course in Ko Pha Ngan is where your fun begins on the island. If you’ve always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, experience adventure and see what lies beneath the waters surface, this is where it starts. The 3 day PADI Open Water Diver Course gives you a lifetime certification that will take you on adventures around the world for as long as you can imagine. You'll get to dive at the best dive site in the area, Sail Rock! PREREQUISITE To signup for the PADI Open Water Course, you must be at least 10 years of age, be in good physical health and have adequate swimming skills.
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31 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Monfloyd,
Apr 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
After years of talking myself out of learning how to scuba dive, I finally signed up for the open water course here and I’m SO glad I did. First, the eLearning was so convenient and extremely well structured. I did bits and pieces of the training for 2 weeks leading up to the dive. The course definitely made me feel more prepared. Next, as a solo diver, I ended up getting 1:1 training with William. While the groups can get to be 4 people, I saw mostly pairs and one group or 3. Because I was a little nervous 1:1 was incredible. It took me a while to get the hang of a couple of things and William was extremely patient and gave me pointers that were very helpful. When we began the ocean dives, I had some nerves since I hadn’t been PERFECT in the pool practice but I never felt unsafe. It was more “will I be good at this?” rather than “am I going to be okay?” Extremely quickly I caught on and improved my skills. William along with the other instructors onboard were SO kind and encouraging. The operations team even let me postpone my final dives so I could dive with better water visibility a couple days later. I am already planning on doing more diving with Asia Blue while in Koh Phangan. Useful tips: - Do the course! It genuinely made the rest of training so much easier - Eat/bring breakfast on dive days. They provide cereal/toast, but I wanted a little more sustente before diving. (Lunch is great, though!) - Bring a ton of sunscreen!
R8201MAnathaliel,
Aug 18, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
My family and I are just back from an amazing trip to Sail Rock as newly qualified Open Water Divers! Our instructor, Jannes was amazing and made the open water course a wonderful experience for us all. We all came to the course with different levels of confidence but with Jannes, we felt really calm and looked after. He is clearly so passionate about what he does and took extra care in engaging with the kids so that they felt enthusiastic and confident about everything! The whole team and crew were great to be around on the boat and couldn’t have wished for a better experience. Bucket list ✅

MandaMin,
Jul 11, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
We had some incredible days with Yannes and the whole Asia Blue team. We did the open water course without any experience and felt that we were in very good hands. Yannes had a lot of patience, always reassuring and praising us. We felt really safe and welcome! We even ended up adding a fun dive on the fly and would probably do more if we had more time. We would definitely recommend this dive school and would love to dive with them again sometime! Also, Sail Rock is amazing. We saw a lot of underwater life 🐠🐟🐡


Trip37427071772,
Jun 5, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
There is nothing that was not on point. Best place with best prices in koh phangan. The staff is nice and friendly but also professional. The boat tour and food on the boat was very good. Everything on point.
770nikitad,
Apr 27, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
I did the Open Water Certification with Jannes from Asia Blue and was very satisfied about the guidance. Jannes was always very calm and easy to talk to. He took enough time to explain everything in detail. I always felt safe and well taught. I had a lot of fun at Sail Rock and enjoyed the deep water dives a lot. Would recommend it to every person.
nicoloc641,
Aug 31, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
We’ve just passed our course, and we feel great. Most of the success is due to Chocko our coach, passionate, dedicated, patient, prepared over than an amazing person! Focused on big and small Details which can make the difference up and underwater mashed up with some tips and tricks Chocko’s style is unique, efficient and extremely helpful: you learn and you get dedicated since the beginning . Thanks to him and to whole the team that has been amazing, absolutely reliable and recommended.
Marneydalgarno,
Aug 15, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
I did my open water diver course with Asia Blue and it was amazing! My instructor Choc was so good at explaining everything and made sure we all knew 100% what was going on, his English was also very good! I can’t recommend Asia Blue enough they did a great job, the diving was phenomenal and the lunch was delicious!
emsdchps,
Feb 14, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
I did my Open Water with Valerio last week end and it was amazing. My dives were full of fishes (in Sail Rock) and everyone at Asia Blue was kind and friendly. One of my best experience in Koh Phangan for the moment. Thank you so much Asia Blue
Z2210UIjohannaa,
Jan 23, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
My partner and I had a great time doing our open water certification and plan to continue diving with Asia Blue during our stay in Koh Phangan. After having a brief chat with Francois at the shop in Thong Sala, and also spotting his cool sea turtle tattoo, which caught my attention immediately, I decided he was going to teach us. Besides the tattoo he also has features that adds up to an amazing instructor; expertise and knowledge, tolerance and understanding, communicative with a smooth teaching and a great sense of humor! I felt very safe and had lots of fun during the whole training. Equipment and good dive sites such as Sail Rock and Ko Mah were included. If I ever decide to go for an advanced, I would want him to upskill me.
GeorgiaCrone,
Sep 6, 2021
- Review from Tripadvisor
After being scared of the sea for so many years I decided to overcome my fear by doing the paid open water diver course. I couldn’t have picked a better company to do it with. Francios is absolutely amazing! He knew I was scared and fearful etc so he really took his time with me, he made me feel completely comfortable and safe. I struggled with the pool training to begin with but Francios helped to make me feel calm and reassured me that we would come back for more training day after day until I felt completely comfortable. After two half days training in the pool I was ready to dive. We done the first 2 dives at the weekend and it was the most surreal experience of my life! I felt looked after from start to finish. Francios is very thorougher so no stone is left unturned which made me feel extra safe. I really enjoyed the dives and can’t wait to go on more! I went from someone who was completely terrified of being in/ under the sea to someone who feels confident and safe under the sea… in just a matter of days thanks to Asia Blue. Thanks again guys, you made this experience so enjoyable for me and I will be forever grateful ❤️ Highly highly recommend!

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