Scuba diving runs in our blood here at Local Dive Thailand, and we want it to run in yours as well, that is why we work so diligently toward ensuring your day diving with us is unforgettable. Thankfully Phuket makes that simple for us to do with the high quality of macro critters that are frequently found on our dive sites and the large pelagic marine animals that make regular guest visits while we are diving, like Whale Sharks and even Minky Whales. If you are a certified scuba diver you’d be crazy not to join us for some fun diving and see just what local knowledge truly means when it comes to diving Thailand’s most famed dive sites!
We offer a variety of PADI dive courses, fun diving, snorkeling, free diving and much more!
Are you interested in Scuba Diving but never dived before? Or don't want to or don't have the time to do your PADI Open Water certification? then you have the option of doing what is called a Discover Scuba Dive, think of it like a Tandem Parachute jump, without the whole jumping out a perfectly good airplane dilemma. The way it works is one of our expert diving instructors will be you underwater guide, they will instruct you on basic ope [...]
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Phuket diving is always fun, we are simply referring to any dive that is not a training or certification dive. So a certified PADI Open Water diver who books a Phi Phi Island day trip tour with Local Dive Thailand, is a fun diver and on one of our day trip diving tours can do up to 3 fun dives that day, in this case it would be 2 at Phi Phi and one on the return journey home at Shark Point or Anemone Reef, depending on conditions. So if you [...]
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If you are a interested in coming on one of our scuba diving day trip tours but not scuba diving, you are most certainly welcome to free dive with a buddy or just snorkel on the dive sites we go to. The tour leader will let you know the suitable sites for free diving and snorkelling and give you some good tips for where to spend your time looking for Turtles, Sharks and other marine life. Snorkelers and free diving bookings do incl [...]
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Local Dive Thailand also caters for non divers on our Phuket day trip tours, sometimes a spouse or friend might want to accompany you or your divers, there are many reasons why we have non divers from time to time, but rest assured non divers will be looked after no different from our scuba diving customers. You get all the same things as the divers, including, breakfast, lunch, pancakes, tea, coffee and water, plus you are always welcome to [...]
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Renting scuba diving equipment on one of our Phuket diving day trip tours couldn't be easier so if you're not travelling with your own equipment then we can help you out. If you have or are traveling with your own gear, that's great because if you bring it with you on the day on the tour, we will take care of it for you and bring it to the boat at no extra charge. Our equipment is all Aqualung therefore ensuring high quality. The rental eq [...]
Find Out MoreDon't trust your diving to amateurs or freshly minted dive guides, dive with local experienced experts from Local Dive Thailand. Our Scuba Diving Phuket Tours will take you to see the rarest of the rare critters, you will be amazed by the macro life our guides can find, in the secret places only they know. To put it in perspective, if you were going to climb Mount Everest you would certainly hire a local sherpa to lead the way & keep you safe. Diving is similar because there is absolutely no substitute for local experience & local knowledge, Local Dive Thailand's guides are Phuket's Sherpa's of the Andaman Sea!
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When talking about Scuba Diving in Phuket, you should believe the hype, many seasons we have had Whale Sharks grace us on our regular and easy to reach dive sites and on a good day you can add Sea Horses, Sea Moths, Snake Eels, Frog Fish & Octopus to what you can see on any given dive and so much more. If we are heading to Phi Phi Island for the day, you can possibly see Hawksbill Sea Turtles and Black Tip Reef Sharks, also don't forget the King Cruiser, 84 meters of beautiful wreck and the most amazing reef nursery for fish and nudibranch. Local Dive Thailand day trip tours to these locations are not to be missed when you are scuba diving Phuket, get in touch with us and book an 'awesome' day of diving.
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Equipment We Like Local Dive Thailand had a bit of a break from Phuket diving and took the new Olympus TG 5 for a trip to Komodo, plenty of upgrades and new features to be tried out. Should have brought the manual really... A gentle macro dive to start the trip, the macro capabilities of the TG series has always been great for a compact and this still remains the same. If your not a smartarse and read the manual you'll find out that the flash in the TG5 [...]
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Rare & Peculiar Critters The Stonefish can be found in many of the popular day trip destinations in Phuket. They are not small, reaching an average length of 30 to 40 centimeters and up to 2 kg in weight. They have the ability to blend in the environment quite well and they can be quite difficult to notice underwater. A bottom-dweller, their appearance gives them the look of a rock or stone while they lay still waiting for a prey. When a prey is in the striking zo [...]
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The Archives The short answer is absolutely you can dive with a PADI dive shop if you're certified from lots of different agencies. We're all underwater brothers and sisters so as long as you have proof of certification then you can dive at almost any location with anybody. In truth there is very little difference between any of the agencies, we all have to follow the same basic standards as set by the WRSTC (World Recreational Scuba Training Counc [...]
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