SSI Diving Courses on Koh Tao | Carabao Diving Resort — Open Water from ฿9,900
A scuba diver exploring the HTMS Sattakut wreck on Koh Tao with Carabao Diving
SSI Dive Courses · Chalok Bay

From first breath to pro.

Every SSI course taught in small groups by instructors who live and dive here — in English, Italian, German, Spanish, French or Thai. Pair any course with a room on the beach.

Choose where your story underwater begins.

4
max students on Open Water
6
languages taught on site
20+
years teaching in Chalok Bay
New divers geared up and excited for their first scuba dive with Carabao, Koh Tao
No experience needed

Try Scuba Dive

from
฿2,500

Always wondered what it's like to breathe underwater? Spend a morning with an instructor and take your first guided dive in the calm, shallow water of the bay. No certification, no pressure — just the moment you fall for the ocean.

Duration · half day Depth · to 12m Dives · 1 guided Book a Try Dive →
An instructor briefing Open Water Diver students on the boat in Chalok Bay, Koh Tao
Most popular · accommodation included

Open Water Diver

course + 3 nights
฿9,900

The certification that opens the whole ocean. Over 3–4 days you'll learn to dive independently to 18 metres, certified for life and recognised worldwide. Book it as a Dive & Stay package and your three nights on the beach come free.

Duration · 3–4 days Depth · to 18m Group · max 4 Start your certification →
A diver descending into the blue on an Advanced Adventurer course off Koh Tao
Go deeper

Advanced Adventurer

from
฿9,500

Five adventure dives that unlock the sites everyone talks about. Try deep diving, underwater navigation and a night dive, extend your limit to 30 metres, and find the style of diving you love most. The natural next step after Open Water.

Duration · 2 days Depth · to 30m Group · max 2 Go advanced →
A divemaster setting up scuba tanks and regulators on the dive boat, Koh Tao
Make it a life

Rescue, Divemaster & Pro

long-stay rates
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Become the diver others trust. Rescue Diver builds your confidence and judgement; the Divemaster programme turns the ocean into your office. Train where you stay, with discounted long-stay accommodation and a team that becomes family.

Rescue · 3–4 days Divemaster · 4–8 weeks Talk to us about going pro →

Already certified? Just come diving.

Join our boat for fun dives at Chumphon Pinnacle, Sail Rock and Shark Bay — from ฿900 a dive, less in multi-dive packages, with a bed on the beach if you want one.

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