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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.

For divers, Black Tip Dive Resort offers, in addition to the facilities and diving course, a quiet accommodation in bungalows with a roof of palm (from 600 B) offers.

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.

The Black Mountain Water Park, is a water park where you will enjoy the joys of sliding on giant slides, where you will try your hand at balancing games like in Total Wipeout, go up rivers against the current.... For the more gifted among you, the Wake Park, a body of water for water skiing. A free shuttle bus will pick you up from the Market Village shopping mall. Close to this amusement park is the Black Mountain Golf.

This school is directed by Florian, a young Frenchman who is among the best in the world and holds the best performance in Koh Tao: 7'41'' in static apnea. The courses are conducted in small groups. 3 classrooms for theory and freediving exercises, 2 catamarans specially designed for freediving, 2 booking offices in Sairee, a terrace for yoga and meditation and a restaurant. The courses take place over several days, depending on your level. Level 1: between 10 and 20 m. Level 2: between 20 and 30 m, and level 3: beyond 30 m.

For those who already have experience with a PADI or CMAS certification, you will have to make use of experienced people and modern equipment. For the others, open water dives and snorkeling. Also night dives. This centre is on a human scale, far from mass tourism, and this is also its strength. Nearly 80% of divers who come to dive for the first time eventually return. Ask for Dennis, he's the person in charge of the centre, he will know how to welcome you in a warm and friendly way!

This centre has been open since 1997. The two sites most visited by divers are : Sail Rock and Ang Thong Maritime National Park. You can thus dive for short periods of one day or those who stay a little more over 3 or 4 days for open water or other. This centre is very well known for its seriousness. And for those who wish to stay not far from the centre, a hotel or bungalows are just next door, which is very convenient. Also one-day snorkeling trips for non-divers.

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!

This French-speaking diving center was created in 2011. All instructors are Padi, SSI or CMAS (FFESSM) certified. All stages of training in recreational diving, all possible specialties, are proposed with their own specificities. The will of this club is to improve the quality of a service, personalized, on demand, in a relaxed atmosphere. Direct and simple access from the beach to the magnificent local coral reef, organized outings to the most beautiful sites of the Gulf of Thailand, especially the site of Sail Rock!

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

Organizes cruises to Koh Chang.

The gym, with its modern facilities, depends on a house surrounded by a beautiful garden.

Finally something other than diving on Koh Tao! Opened in 2017, this establishment offers divewing, H2O scooter, kitesurfing, kneeboarding, wakeboarding, rock climbing, hiking and also rents bicycles. Visit the website to find out about the myriad of original sports on offer! For example, they are the only resort on Koh Tao to offer subflying, a new discipline in which the diver is towed underwater by a boat holding a wing board. It's fun and spectacular. Give it a try!

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.

Discovery Divers is a dive center located on Koh Samui. Since 1999, it has been considered the leading dive center on the island. The center offers high-quality PADI diving courses, taught by a team of experienced and respected instructors. Whether you simply want to try diving with the Discover Scuba program or become a diving professional by training as a divemaster or instructor, Discovery Divers offers a full range of courses to suit your needs. What's more, for certified divers, the center organizes daily excursions to Thailand's best dive sites.