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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.

Have you always wanted to learn to dive? Do you already have an advanced level and want to enjoy the Koh Tao coastline? Coral Grand Divers, with its beachfront location, offers a range of diving courses for all levels and durations, as well as daily advice. The staff are passionate and attentive, and courses are available in several languages (including French). Coral Grand Divers also offers underwater photography courses, night dives and wreck discoveries.

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!

Dive club installed since 2012, French Kiss Divers is known for its good atmosphere and its quality training. With an experienced 100% French speaking teaching team and a small group training policy, focused on safety while having fun, FKD has become the reference for French speaking divers on Koh Tao, beginners and advanced divers alike. The only club on the island to teach CMAS and FFESSM (French federation), FKD trains its divers with SSI, which provides international certifications recognized worldwide!

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.

Here is a great opportunity to escape the urban turmoil and spend a day in the countryside in an organic farm, 17 km from Chiang Mai, to learn how to cook some local specialities. Transportation to and from your hotel is included in the price. The focus is on learning about food and how it is grown. Jackfruit, coconut, peppers and other exotic foods will no longer hold any secrets for you. The place is revitalizing, with greenery as far as the eye can see. Warmly recommended.

The reception at Mae Haad is open every day. One accommodation is located in the village of Sairee, the Asia Divers Resort, which has 80 rooms and suites as well as a swimming pool and spa. The atmosphere is very festive! The club uses two specially equipped base boats. The school center provides PADI training, but equivalences of levels with other federations are of course accepted for diving excursions. The team, professional and pedagogical, is very nice, and even includes French-speaking instructors.

PADI Dive Center installed for more than twenty years. The club has a specially equipped boat (capacity of 20 to 30 passengers) and all diving equipment is available on site. Organization of sea trips to the surrounding sites and to Koh Tao. Diving groups are limited to four students (in case of an accident, which is always possible, the decompression chamber is located in Koh Samui; the evacuation procedure is planned by the club). Visibility in the water would be better in this area of the island.

It is the French-speaking centre of the island! Training from beginners to instructors. Centre that has existed for 16 years on the island, it is run by Chan, French-speaking with more than 25 years of experience in diving. That is why he created a program that allows sensitizing the island's children about the underwater fauna and flora to ensure its preservation. They also organize beaches' clean-up days during the Queen's day. Thanks to his wooden boat (the fastest of the island and with a capacity of 50 bottles), Chan can take you to Koh Maa, Koh Kong, Sail Rock and the national park of Ang Thong. The service is really personalised and suitable for all levels and the swimming pool also allows non divers to observe divers who are being trained through a window. Chan, Yann and their team will be happy to welcome you and safely share with you their passion. For the service and the quality of their performance, it is the best value for money that you will find on the island.

How can you not to talk about this diving centre which is surely one of the largest in the world and who had every year nearly 17,000 participants. It offers baptisms, Open Water, Advanced Open Water, until vocational training such instructors. Like many centres on the island, security is required. Diving is an activity that must be done without taking of risk. Finally cruises are also organised to The philippines, Indonesia or the Andaman or Similan islands. French speaking instructor.

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!

Located at the entrance to Fisherman's Village, The Life Aquatic is one of Samui's newest dive centers, but it's also one of the island's hottest schools, thanks to its friendly atmosphere and high quality standards. SSI and PADI certified, its experienced international instructors give it a real personality, although unfortunately Steve Zissou is not on board. Groups are small and the welcome is warm. In addition to the usual certification programs, The Life Aquatic offers diving and snorkeling day trips.

A training center of Muay Thai located 15 minutes from the airport and run by a team of French and Thai. Information and reservations on their website.

Andaman Scuba is a diving center established in Thailand since 1997, in Phuket and Khao Lak. They offer diving cruises in Thailand and Myanmar, as well as daily dives and diving courses. Their cruises take you to some of the best dive sites in the region, including the Similan Islands, Richelieu Rock, Hin Daeng, Hin Muang, Koh Haa and the Mergui Archipelago. They also offer a wide range of diving courses, all conducted on board their own boats. The center emphasizes quality and comfort for divers, with personalized and professional service. Their team is passionate about the sea and its marine life, and they have deliberately kept to a human scale to offer a more tailored and safe diving experience. Dives with Andaman Scuba are renowned for their diversity and richness, with the possibility of encountering species such as turtles, manta rays and even the majestic whale shark.

Purists will miss the old stadium, near Lumphini Park, where since 1956 it smelled of sweat and blood... Since 2014, just like Ratchadamnoen, the venue has been moved more than 20 km from its original location, to a more modern place for both fighters and spectators with a capacity of over 5,000 people. Muay Thai fights take place on Tuesdays and Fridays from 6:30 pm and Saturdays at 4 pm and 8:15 pm. But check anyway, it can change without really knowing why.

Organization of 4x4 or motorcycle tours, by the day or by the week. Thierry Pelletier has been criss-crossing the tracks of the region for about ten years, and he knows his business well: each track has been recognized and practiced in advance. Our man is interested in the Lanna traditions and the customs used by the mountain tribes. His field of action goes beyond the borders with Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China (via Myanmar), and even Sikkim in India with a Royal Enfield. An adventure raid can last up to 3 weeks.

One of the best diving clubs on the island. All classes are with a maximum of 4 students. The equipment is reliable; the equipment is renewed and revised regularly to European safety standards. Education is of high quality and housing is included in the training. In this human-sized 5-star Padi centre, the atmosphere is very friendly. Classes are given in French, among other languages. It's the friendly Jeff, who with his 20 years of experience, manages his experienced instructors. The center is on the beach. Warmly recommended.

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.

Subsidiary of BB Divers, a PADI 5* IDC center established in Koh Chang some twenty years ago. All PADI programs, from Baptism to Divemaster, are taught by a team of international Divemasters and instructors. They welcome you as they should, every day for scuba diving or snorkeling excursions, to help you discover the beauty and diversity of the underwater landscapes of Koh Kood, and sometimes Koh Rang, the country's largest marine park. Trips are made by boat, with all the necessary comforts (shower, WC...).

BBD offers dives in Koh Tao, Ang Thong Marine Park, Chumphon and Khao Sok. The website is very well provided for any further information you may require. The instructors are of all nationalities and some are French-speaking. This centre is also largely concerned with maritime conservation and actions are carried out throughout the year. Their Facebook page is also well stocked with pictures which will give you an idea of the dives and the diversity of the divers. A good center, seriously.