In summary
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Sports
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Duration8 days
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LevelBeginner
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DestinationAsia / Thailand
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AgeFrom 10 - 75 years
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CO₂-Emissions115.55 kg CO2
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Type of stayIndependent traveler
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Languages
French
English
Thai
In a few words
Learn to dive in the warm Andaman Sea in Thailand and enjoy Phuket Island and its attractions. The water is warm year-round, with the best weather conditions from November to May. These are ideal conditions for beginners, with French-speaking instructors, a spacious and comfortable boat, suitable dive sites, and stunning underwater landscapes. Your instructor will guide your progress during the 3-day Open Water course, and you'll also complete the Advanced Open Water certification over 2 additional days , allowing you to dive to a depth of 30 meters. A total of 12 dives to make the most of your trip.
The highlights
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Dream conditions for embarking on a magical activity...
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A day to finalize the theory and learn the pool exercises
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A 4* hotel in the seaside resort of Patong to enjoy your vacation!
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Sport
Level
Scuba diving
The expert's opinion
The trip is aimed at people who have never dived, or who have already practiced diving but without certification.
You must be able to swim and float unaided to pass the PADI Open Water Level.
The certification will allow you to dive to a depth of 18 meters anywhere in the world.
You then continue with the Advanced Open Water level over 2 additional days, and you will be certified to dive up to 30 meters.
In figures
Diving
- Average duration/day: 5h30
Management
The dive instructors for the training courses are French-speaking and highly experienced. They are PADI instructors.
Program
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Arrival and check-in
- Transportation Minibus - 01h - 35km
- Accommodation 4-star hotel
- Breakfast not included
- Lunch not included
- Dinner not included
Upon arrival at Phuket Airport, a driver will be waiting to take you to your hotel in Patong. Settle in comfortably and enjoy some free time to explore your hotel, recover from jet lag... and maybe even take a dip in the pool!
Day 1 -
First bubbles in the swimming pool
- Transportation Minibus - 00h15 - 10km
- Activity Diving
- Duration of the activity 4h
- Accommodation 4-star hotel
- Breakfast included
- Lunch not included
- Dinner not included
This is the big day: you're about to step into the shoes of a diver. In the morning, after a good breakfast, meet us at 8:00 AM at our dive center in Patong Beach. From there, we'll take you to the training pool, about a 20-minute walk away. Your instructor will be waiting for you. They'll review the theory you've already covered and show you how to attach your equipment to the tank. They'll then explain the exercises on the program, and it will be time to practice them in the pool. You'll start with a practical session of static exercises at a very shallow depth. Learning how to use your buoyancy compensator, clear your mask, or share air with a buddy who's running low on air: these simulations will allow you to experience different scenarios and gain confidence. Then progress to the deeper section for further exercises (practice buoyancy, air supply situations, etc.). Activities end around 3-4pm and we will take you back to our dive center in Patong.
Day 2 -
Let the diving begin!
- Transportation Minibus - 00h30 - 15kmper day
- Activity Diving
- Duration of the activity 6h per day
- Breakfast included
- Lunch included
- Dinner not included
We'll pick you up from your hotel from 7:00 AM. We'll head to Chalong Port, where the boats depart for the Racha Islands, a 2-hour boat trip south of Phuket. After breakfast on board, you'll load your equipment onto the tanks. Your instructor will give you a briefing before each dive. About fifteen minutes before arriving at the dive site, it will be time to get geared up. Then it's time to enter the water. After a few surface and underwater exercises, the instructor will take you for a dive, and you'll follow along. After the first dive, a buffet lunch will be served. The boat will then move to the site for the second dive. The same procedure will be repeated for the second dive. The boat will then return towards Phuket and make a stop for the third dive in the mid-afternoon at Racha Yai. Finally, it's back to the marina. A snack will be served on the way back. We'll then take you back to the hotel, where you can enjoy your evening and share your discoveries with the other divers. And tomorrow? We do it all again. Today, we're heading to the Phi Phi Islands, east of Phuket. You'll dive twice in the National Park and have the opportunity to see plenty of schools of fish and wonderful colorful corals, and if you're lucky, blacktip reef sharks and turtles! You'll dive to a depth of 18 meters with your instructor. After the first dive, you'll officially be an Open Water Diver and will enjoy two additional dives to explore the underwater world and gain even more confidence.
Days 3 to 4 -
Develop your skills
- Transportation Minibus - 00h30 - 15kmper day
- Activity Diving
- Duration of the activity 6h per day
- Breakfast included
- Lunch included
- Dinner not included
You're tackling the Advanced level on Racha Noi & Yai. The course includes 5 training dives, "Adventure" dives. The program includes underwater navigation dives, buoyancy control dives, and possibly a wreck dive.
Day 6, the final day of the Advanced course. Deep dive, drift dive, or fish identification dive. Depending on the day, the destination will be either the Phi Phi Islands, the King Cruiser wreck, Shark Point, or Koh Doc Mai.
Days 5 to 6 -
Free day
- Accommodation 4-star hotel
- Breakfast included
- Lunch not included
- Dinner not included
A free day in your program to do as you please. Beach, Thai massage, shopping, etc. Or take advantage of one of the excursions offered: Elephant Sanctuary where you will learn about the history of Asian elephants, how to feed them and enjoy swimming and mud baths, or a discovery of the island (Big Buddha, Chalong temple, photos with elephants, tigers, cashew nut factory, Phuket Old Town… These excursions last a good half-day, in the morning or afternoon.
Day 7 -
The day of departure
- Transportation Minibus - 01h - 35km
- Breakfast included
- Lunch not included
- Dinner not included
Your room must be vacated by noon, but you can leave your luggage at reception if your flight is later. Your driver will pick you up three hours before your flight time to take you to Phuket Airport to continue your stay in Thailand, or to catch your return flight to mainland France.
Day 8
Note
This program may be modified at the guide's discretion if sea conditions are not acceptable.
Accommodation
You'll be staying at the Paragon Resort & Spa, a beautiful hotel located along Patong Beach . The hotel offers stunning views of the Andaman Sea and is just 60 meters from the beach. The hotel provides a full-service spa where you'll find qualified therapists and a wide range of treatments to pamper you. A large swimming pool with a jacuzzi is located outside the hotel, making it the perfect place to unwind. The hotel is 2 km from the Junceylon Shopping Center and the famous Bangla Road.
Access
Go to the starting point
Price details
The price includes
- Round-trip airport-hotel transfer
- 7 nights in a deluxe double room at the 4* Patong Paragon Resort & Spa, with breakfast
- Hotel-boat transfer (round trip) on diving days
- PADI Open Water Diver course: 3 days, 6 dives
- Advanced Open Water course, 2 days, 6 dives
- Access to teaching materials
- Full diving equipment included during training courses
- Breakfast, lunch and snacks are provided on board the boat on diving days.
- Soft drinks (tea, coffee, water, soda) on the boat
- Diving insurance during training courses
- Government taxes
The price does not include
- Air transport
- The “solo supplement” if you are travelling alone
- Certification fees
- Entrance fees to National Parks
- Alcoholic beverages
- Meals not included in the package
- Excursions, extensions, other activities and paid services
- Certification fees: €65 per training course
- Entrance to Phi Phi National Park: €17 per person
- Certification fee: €65 per training course, payable on site in local currency (2500 baht per training course)
Options
- City tour : CHF76.84 / person
- Visit to the Elephant Sanctuary : CHF87.82 / person
- Additional night - Extra night before the stay : CHF75.93 / unit
- Additional night - Additional night after the stay : CHF65.87 / unit
- Flex fare and insurance
Practical information
Specific formalities
Specifics
In the case of flights with stopovers operated by different airlines, also check the entry requirements of the countries you are transiting through.
It is your responsibility to ensure that you are in compliance, particularly regarding the validity of your identity documents (
For example, some countries require your passport to be valid for at least six months after your return date. Consider visa requirements, necessary vaccinations, and health recommendations. And don't forget to take into account any customs restrictions and other potential requirements of your destination or transit country.
ℹ️ Information may change up to the departure date, remember to regularly check official websites.
⚠️ For this trip, your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.
Equipment
Equipment provided on site
All scuba diving equipment will be provided by our partner:
- Stabilizing Vest
- Regulator
- Combination
- Flippers
- Mask
- Tuba
- Dive computer during training
Equipment to bring
- Camera
- Sunglasses
- Waterproof sunscreen
- Hat
- A little cash
Clothing to bring
- Swimsuit and beach towel
- Tongue
- Sweater
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