Diving In Phuket With Local Dive Thailand
Diving in Phuket is always fun, we are simply referring to any dive that is not a training dive although they’re mostly fun too! So a certified PADI Open Water diver who books a Phi Phi Island day trip tour with Local Dive Thailand is a fun diver. On one of our day trip diving tours you can do up to 3 fun dives that day so in this case it would be two at Phi Phi and one on the journey home at Shark Point.
Although we’re a PADI 5* dive center, divers from any agency – SSI, TDI, CMAS, BSAC etc are most welcome to join any trip. We even have special deals for people wishing to do multiple day trip tours. You can see the full range of dive sites Phuket has to offer with our expert local guides!
Our dive sites around Phuket are incredibly diverse in both marine life and topography. Reeks, wrecks, wall dives, huge boulders and sandy areas make sure there something for everybody at every level.
| Location | Dives | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phi Phi Island + | 3 | 4,200 THB ^ | |
| King Cruiser Wreck | 3 | 4,200 THB ^ | |
| Racha Noi/Racha Yai | 3 | 4,200 THB ^ |
^ If you need to rent scuba equipment there will be an additional charge 600 THB for a full set.
*Please note that there is National Park Fee of THB 600 (foreign nationals), THB 240 (Thai Nationals) for the Phi Phi day only. For snorkelers the fee is THB 400 & THB 40 respectively
*Price includes diving insurance but it's always better to have your own. Do you have adequate scuba diving travel insurance?
What’s Included
All of our fun diving in Phuket day trip tours include: 3 dives, super friendly and knowledgable guides, tanks, weights, weight belts, breakfast, lunch, snacks, fruit, water, tea, coffee and soft drinks. Beer is available for purchase on the boat but only after the last dive. If you choose the Phi Phi diving tour, there is a THB 600 fee for entrance into the national park.
fun diving in phuket with turtles
The Diving Itinerary & Dive Sites
Our day trip fun diving in Phuket tours are all 3 dive days. The only exception to this is extremely bad weather, mechanical breakdown or a medical emergency. All are rare in Phuket, so assume you will complete all dives on one of our tours. That said, the dives are completely optional. So you are not required if you are fun diving to do all the dives. You may pick and choose depending on how you are feeling. An example of a normal days Itinerary is below.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 07:00-07:45 AM | Pick up from your hotel |
| 08:30 AM | Departure from Chalong pier |
| 09:00 AM | Breakfast buffet |
| 10:45 AM | Dive #1 |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch and Relaxing |
| 01:00 PM | Dive #2 |
| 02:00 PM | Relaxing & Snack, fresh fruit |
| 03:00 PM | Dive #3 |
| 04:00 PM | Pancake, fresh fruit & Departure from the Island |
| 05:30 - 06:30 PM | Arrival at the pier |
| 06:00 - 07:00 PM | Arrive at your hotel |
Safety First
Occasionally the dive sites may change at the discretion of the tour leader. He or She will decide based on currents, weather conditions and customer requirements the best dive sites to do that day.
For example the Phi Phi Island day trip tour, we do two dives at Phi Phi, maybe Turtle Rock & Koh Bida Nok are planned. If upon arrival there are 5 other dive boats at Turtle Rock, the tour leader may move the dive site to Palong Wall for safety and enjoy-ability of the dive. Then onto Koh Bida Nok, and on the way back Shark Point. Changes in the day trips dive sites are rare, but can happen so please be considerate and understanding that this was done with the best intentions.
Getting To The Pier
If you are diving with us on one of our day trip tours, we will pick you up and take you to the pier, where you will meet your dive guide and be taken to the boat. This is a free service for customers in certain areas of Phuket, if you are outside the free areas there will be a surcharge for pickup, we have included the pick up times and locations below.
| Location | Time | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Mai Kao, Nai Yang, Nai Thong | 6:30 AM | Fee's Apply |
| Surin, Bang Tao, Phuket Town | 6:40 AM | Fee's Apply |
| Kamala | 6:40 AM | Free |
| Nakalay, Taitrang Beach | 7:00 AM | Free |
| Kalim, Patong | 7:00 AM | Free |
| Karon, Kata | 7:30 AM | Free |
| Chalong, Rawai, Nai Han | 7:40 AM | Free |
| Meet at Pier * | 7:40 AM | Free |
* Please, please, please try to be on time. Our drivers are very patient but we can't wait for a long time
Equipment
If you have your own equipment, great, bring it with you on the day trip when you are picked up by our local drivers in the morning. We have both DIN and Yoke tanks on our Phuket dive boat, and adapters for DIN to Yoke. Your equipment will be safely brought to the boat by our crew, no worries on your part, just relax and talk to your guide.
If you require scuba diving equipment, either a full set or partial, please see our Equipment Rental page for a full list of available equipment and pricing.
We also have a lot of spare equipment on board, wet suits, fins, masks, regulators and BCD's, ensuring that a malfunctioning piece of equipment won't ruin your day!
Equipment RentalWhy Get Certified
diving is always fun with local dive thailand
Certified scuba divers enjoy lower prices for day trip diving and fun diving than those doing a Discover Scuba Dive or a PADI course. This holds true all over the world, not just in Phuket or Thailand. It's a rather good reason to get certified if you are not already, or to improve your certification level, allowing you to dive deeper and potentially for longer!
If you are not a certified scuba diver, you have plenty of options, you can do a Discover Scuba Dive as an introduction to the underwater world and to see if you enjoy diving, or you can do your PADI Open Water certification and become a certified diver.
Contact UsWe have hope that’s perfectly clear for you and hope to welcome you onboard for a fun days diving in Phuket. If you have any more questions then please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
