Koh Phangan is the perfect place to learn diving. The waters in the bays around the island are shallow, makes it easy for you to take your first breath from a regulator. There are no strong currents and all the dive sites are very close to the island.

PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) is the world’s largest diver training organization. With a PADI Diving Certification Card you can be assured that your diving qualifications will be recognized worldwide.

As a PADI rewarded Dive-Center we offer all PADI Courses from Bubblemaker to Assistant Instructor in English, Deutsch, en francais. Our PADI Dive Instructors teach to divings highest training standards, using the latest PADI Materials and providing our student divers with MORE IN-WATER-TIME than other programs.

NOTICE:

Full insurance coverage for all our divers

HAAD YAO DIVERS is accepting referrals from other agencies or PADI Dive-Centers. Referrals usually are given when the customer is unable to complete the course und would like to finish it with Haad Yao Divers.

Our free Pick-Up Service is limited to the west coast of Koh Phangan (Bankai up to Chaloklum). If you are staying at Haadrin or the east coast please contact us for transfer arrangements.

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Advanced Divers can improve their skills on our house-reef and join the Peak Performance Buoyancy workshop, the navigation specialities or night-dives, right in front of the bungalow. Our favourite places for deep- and multilevel-specialities are SAILROCK and SOUTHWEST-PINNACLE. For Marinelife-Enthusiasts the ANGTHONG MARINEPARK offers a big variety of Marinelife.

Our Dive-Center is melted into the resort and you can enjoy all the facilities like restaurant, bar etc. during your course.

Have you ever thought of making a career out of diving? Imagine doing something you love in warm tropical climates and getting paid for it! You will need to have completed the PADI Open Water, Advanced Open Water and Rescue courses (or equivalent), before you can enroll in a PADI Professional Course.

Entering the Professional level of scuba diving brings you new challenges and endless possibilities. Our experienced staff-instructor will teach you on high professional level up to Divemaster and Assistant Instructor.

Technical diving is one of the fastest growing segments of the recreational diving business. It refers to those types of diving activities that were once mostly limited to those who dive as part of professions. It’s only recently, though, that this kind of diving has become very popular in the general sport diving community.

Haad Yao Divers offers NITROX-Courses and NITROX-Diving at the moment but is working on further development on the Tec-Diving Section. Please ask us for the latest updates at Haad Yao Divers.

If there’s a specific area of diving which interests you, then the PADI Specialty Courses are what you need to increase your knowledge and expertise. Each course is tailor-made to teach you what you need to know to maximize your enjoyment. Courses can last from a single day to several days, depending upon the specialty and your timetable.

Here are numerous specialty certifications. Get five specialty ratings and you’re on your way to become a PADI Master Scuba Diver.