The 5 Best Scuba Diving Trips in Thailand

1.Full-Day Beginner Scuba Course with Private Tuition, Racha Yai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 368 reviews · from $162Our pick

Spend about eight hours learning scuba skills with a certified instructor before two 45 to 50-minute open-water sessions at Koh Racha Yai. Guides such as Pomme, Ootdy, Tiger, Nim, and Ohm work closely with beginners. Breakfast, lunch, equipment, snacks, and selected Phuket transfers are included.

“From the hotel pickup to Chalong pier, the booking was made very easy. Our instructor Ooty met us at the pier and was very professional guiding us to the boat, serving us refreshments, and giving us instruction before our private open water dives. The all inclusive excursion included all required equipment, breakfast, and lunch. Our guide took high quality underwater photos of our experience for a small fee and were totally worth having to commemorate our experience. Thank you Viator for connecting us to our instructor and Thank you Ooty for the phenomenal diving experience.”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.Scuba Diving Day Trip at Koh Chang – 2 Dives

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 150 reviews · from $130

Join BB Divers for a full-day scuba outing from Koh Chang, led by professionals such as Oscar, Steve, Max, or Chang. Certified divers can explore the HTMS Chang wreck or Koh Rang National Park, with equipment, transfers, snacks, drinks, and buffet lunch included.

“Great Dives and service :) boat master Oscar was excellent and extremely helpful and led us to some great sights! The crew was also very accomodating :) Thank You!”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.Discover Scuba diving, try diving for beginners (starts from Koh Chang)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 89 reviews · from $179

Spend about eight hours learning scuba basics at BB Divers, then complete two gentle underwater sessions to a maximum of 12 meters. An instructor stays close, and the small group is capped at three. Pickup is included from hotels on Koh Chang’s west coast.

“Toller Ausflug, gute Erklärung, alles perfekt. Hatte ein bisschen Angst vor dem Tauchen, aber unser Guide Pavel hat mir die Angst genommen. Danke. Top.”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Half Day Discover Scuba (2 Dives)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 77 reviews · from $127

Spend about five hours with Blue View Divers on two supervised scuba sessions near Phi Phi Leh and Ko Bida Nok. PADI instructors, including Renzo, teach beginners in small groups of two per instructor, with gear, lunch, fruit, water, and online training included.

Check availability →Read our full review

5.Racha Island Snorkeling or Scuba Diving Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 70 reviews · 1 day · from $52Best value

You’ll leave Phuket by speedboat, reach Racha Yai in about 30 minutes, and choose a guided scuba session or 30 to 40 minutes of snorkeling. After lunch on land, relax at Racha Yai and Coral Island. English-speaking guides, equipment, drinks, snacks, and insurance are included.

“A really fun day with a lovely group of people - the pick-ups and drop-offs were all very well organized. We travelled 30 mins to Racha Island where we either snorkelled or dived - the snorkelling group only had about 40 mins in the water before we were taken for lunch. More snorkelling time would have been appreciated. We then travelled to Coral Island which has beautiful beaches and we had solid time to either relax, do additional activities like parasailing or in my case, snorkel more. The waters were crystal clear and I saw a wonderful array of sealife from parrot fish to sea urchins. Our guide and crew…”

Check availability →Read our full review