Water sports and leisure activities Andaman Sea Coast

Manta Dive Phuket has been offering scuba diving courses in Phuket for many years. The team is made up of highly experienced and passionate instructors who will make your diving vacation in Thailand a truly unique experience with personalized and private instruction with a maximum of two students per instructor. Dive in complete safety in the crystal-clear waters around Phuket! Whether you're a seasoned professional or a novice diver, the team will ensure you have an unforgettable experience.

This French-speaking centre offers all PADI and CMAS courses, from baptism to professional instructor level. Day trips around the island of Phuket, diving and snorkeling are also possible. A tailor-made formula will allow you to access the best sites in Thailand and Southeast Asia. Surf and paddle board lessons. Freediving courses following the standards of AIDA and APNEA ACADEMY are organized!

This family-run center offers the opportunity to discover or learn scuba diving on day trips and dive cruises to the Similan Islands, Koh Ha and Myanmar. The club also knows all the best diving spots around Phuket. The service is personalized according to each individual's level. We also offer day tours and activities: bike trips, sea outings, canoeing, elephant rides, rafting... so you can admire the island's most beautiful spots.

This dive center is experiencing a great reputation on the island of Koh Lanta thanks to its great professionalism (PADI 5*) and its warm atmosphere. The center offers dives for all levels: first dive, PADI courses, instructor training. It is also possible to snorkel all year (ask Sophie in high season for a course taught in French). The center has its own boat with a capacity of 35 passengers, with a maximum of 20 divers for maximum comfort. The center also has a speed boat and a cataraman of 20 meters, ideal to quickly reach the diving sites. Security is assured as for equipments; and the courses are done to 3 or 4 students maximum per instructor, which is good sign. Ask Ben for courses taught in French. Other activities are offered, including snorkeling and tours in long tail on the mangrove. As for environment, it does not idle: the center received the operator ECO status by the foundation AWARE Project. It also works in partnership with Greenfins, an environmental project of the United Nations, to clean the beach of Klong Dao. Congratulations!

Just a stone's throw from the boats, this Franco-Thai diving centre has been offering, since 1979, the rental, sale and maintenance of diving and kayaking equipment, as well as first dives to discover the exceptional sites around Phuket. CMAS, PADI and/or NAUI divemasters are waiting for divers with the best equipment and with 4 boats to make them discover the underwater world. Kayak trips are made in the mangroves, tropical forests and coral reefs, especially at Laem Sak in Krabi.

This dive center is the largest French speaking PADI CDC 5***** center on the west coast of Thailand. Air and Nitrox inflation equipment as well as a pool specifically designed for teaching. Day trips, the M/V Mermaid. Their center organizes diving cruises in Thailand, Burma and Indonesia on comfortable boats that can accommodate up to 20 people. Since recently, it is also a PADI TecRec diving center to satisfy technical diving desires. Experienced and multilingual team.

This French-speaking diving club, approved by the French Federation of Diving (FFESSM), operates all year round, even in low season, but during this period, only 7 spots are offered against 25 in high season. The resorts in Sunrise and Pattaya beach are also open all year round. Promotions for divers. The bungalow is free on diving days. The dive club is the only one to offer a liveaboard (5-day cruise) from November to April, including the best dives in the southern Andaman Sea.

Renowned agency on Koh Phi Phi, offering scuba diving and educational excursions and supervised instructors, including some Francophones. You will learn a lot about the underwater fauna and flora of the region while respecting the environment, with a maximum of 6 people in the boat. Andrew, the director, has also built a coral nursery near the island to fight the disappearance of coral reefs. He regularly deals with other volunteer diving professionals.

Mini cruises last 3 to 6 days. Possible organization of your expeditions on the Mergui archipelago in Myanmar. This dynamic centre has been in existence since 1999. It has 3 boats specially equipped for diving cruises, with the following objectives: Koh Similan, Koh Surin, Koh Tachai, Koh Born and the famous Richelieu Rock. Closure during the monsoon - unfavourable winds - from the end of May to the end of September. During this period, apart from the risks associated with navigation, the water is laden with suspended particles and visibility becomes poor.

Located on the road leading to the beach, Merlin Divers is a French-speaking diving center, offering half-day tours. You can admire the seabed on the islands opposite the centre. For the day, the center offers diving destinations such as Similan Islands, Phi Phi, and Shark Point National Park. It is also possible to stay for longer stays on the boat as well as to pass your PADI, open water and courses are given for the more experienced. Warmly recommended.

Asia Marine has been offering boats for more than 20 years to discover the islands around Phuket but also in Southeast Asia: Bali, Malaysia,... Unmanned boats are 10 to 15 metre sailing boats on charter, monohulls or catamarans. They have 2 to 5 cabins to accommodate 4 to 12 people. Crewed boats are sailing or motor boats, from 12 to 40 meters. Single skipper or fully crewed service with a 5 star all inclusive service. These boats are also available for day trips and events.

This warm and family diving center, is located 5 minutes from the beach of Ao Nang. It offers first dives (maximum of 2 people per instructor), PADI courses (maximum of 4 people per instructor) and boat tours for a day in the surrounding islands. You will be greeted in French by Yann and his team: these dive professionals are very experienced and have an experience of over 20 years (Yann himself is a trainer of instructors). The equipment is new, which guarantees you a safe dive. The available boat has a capacity of 14 people, which allows you to keep a friendly spirit. Indeed, you will be seduced by the warm and family atmosphere of this center. Yann, a lover of the region, will not hesitate to guide you in the water and back on land. We advise you to contact the center before departure in order to better organize your dives. Do not hesitate to go over the site: it is full of useful information!

The Smiling Seahorse offers you the possibility to explore from mid-October to mid-May the seabed of the Andaman Sea: cruises ranging from 4 to 9 days from Surin and Richelieu Rock Islands in the North, close to Myanmar, to Koh Lipe in the Tarutao Park. Other sites such as Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Similans Islands, Mu Koh Lanta National Park with Hin Daeng, Hin Muang and Koh Ha and many others. Myanmar will be on the program as soon as the country is reopened to tourists. The team, French speaking, offers you a personalized and friendly experience.

Four people per class maximum. The director, Stéphane, has been working with the International Association for Disabled Divers for several years and can provide diving courses for physically and mentally disabled divers. The centre also has adapted equipment: webbed gloves, floats, masks for the blind, among others. This quality 5 star PADI IDC offers diving to the surrounding islands and to Phuket in low season. French-speaking monitors

Based in Khao Lak for many years, the Andaman Scuba Center organizes diving cruises from 2 to 7 days on its own boats. On the program: Similan and Surin islands, Richelieu Rock, Southern islands, Mergui Archipelago and many others... Day trip with a guide, to discover the islands and their specificities. Diving school for all levels and initiations. French speaking team and instructors Cmas & Padi. Since October 2019, new base in Koraburi and ecological dives closer to the sites for less_CO2.