Advanced PADI Open Water Course

Continue to improve your diving skills with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course. You can also choose up to three specialty courses.

Advanced PADI Open Water Diver

After completing your PADI Open Water Course, you can advance further with the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course. This includes five dives, with two compulsory dives: deep diving and underwater navigation. You can choose three additional dives from the following options:

Fish identification AWAREDive from boatDrift-current diveNitrox air enriched divingBuoyancy specialtySearch and recoverySidemount diverUnderwater naturalistDigital underwater photographer

The courses featuring Nitrox air enriched diving and Sidemount diver include an additional fee at the diving center.

Day 1: Deep diving, underwater navigation and specialty

On the first day, pickup is at your hotel in Koh Samui at 7:30 am for a boat trip in the Gulf of Thailand. You will complete three dives: the deep diving and underwater navigation, plus one specialty of your choice. The deep dive will reach a maximum depth of 30 meters, focusing on air pressure and duration management. The navigation dive will teach compass orientation.

After the dives, return to land and hotel drop-off will be between 2:15 and 3:30 pm.

Day 2: Specialities

The second day follows a similar schedule, but you will perform two dives based on your selected specialities. After completing the exercises, you'll return to the dive center for your PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certificate and hotel drop-off between 2:15 and 3:30 pm.

Important Information

To obtain the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certificate, you must have completed the PADI Open Water Diver Course.

Lunch

Lunch is included during the course days and consists of a buffet with rice, noodles, salad, fish, and fresh fruit.

Important Information

This activity includes hotel pickup in central Koh Samui. For accommodations in the western or southern areas, an additional fee of 800 TBH (approximately 26 USD) per person is required on the activity day. Alternatively, you can arrive at the meeting point independently.