PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experience Full Day Trip
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PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experience Full Day Trip
By Scubafish
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Ages 15-99, max of 10 per group
Duration: 8h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Meets animal welfare guidelines
Live guide: German, English, Italian, French
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- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- National Park fees
- Beverages
- Breakfast
- Buffet lunch
- Light refreshments
- Snacks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Entry/Admission - Koh Haa Island
- Entry/Admission - Ko Bida Nok
What's not included- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Start:Traveler pickup offered.
- Option 1SCUBAFISH, 152-152/1 Moo 5, Kantiang Bay, ตำบล เกาะลันตาใหญ่ อำเภอเกาะลันตา กระบี่ 81150, ThailandTrips depart from Kantiang Bay during high season. Please contact us for pick-up time from your resort or meeting point. We pick-up from all resorts on Koh Lanta Yai.
- Option 2Koh Lanta (Saladan Pier), Sala Dan, Ko Lanta District, Krabi 81150, ThailandTrips depart from Saladan during low season. Please contact us for pick-up time from your resort or meeting point. We pick-up from all resorts on Koh Lanta Yai.
Pickup details- Please contact us for pick-up time from your resort or meeting point. We pick-up from all resorts on Koh Lanta Yai.
Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 74208P1- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Diving within 48 hours of flying is not recommended. All participants will be required to complete a health questionnaire prior to diving. Some pre-existing medical conditions (eg asthma, heart conditions, etc) may prevent you from diving, please consult your doctor
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Minimum Age applies of 10 years
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 74208P1
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- 631ChrisM6310 contributionsSuper service, great diving!We visited Koh Lanta in the New Year and they were brilliant then so we're the first choice on our return with a group of friends. Petur was really helpful during the organisation of the day and the speedboat straight of Kantiang beach was a comfortable and quick ride to Koh Haa. Kit was all excellent, diving was relaxed whilst safe. Guides were super underwater and on the boat and super friendly. Great food between dives.Written February 27, 2021
- MarjaanaL210 contributionsScuba pictures taken by Roman Weber (Liquid Lense)Roman Weber took many excellent, good quality pictures when we were diving, and delivery was very fast!Written March 24, 2020
- wow_placesonearth0 contributions7 days great divingScubafish exceeded our expectations in quality of the services provided, everything was perfect! Tasty food every day on the boats, drinks, towels provided, experienced instructors (many thanks to Sanae and Harish!), good management, reliable pick up, everything was prepared and you didn’t even need to assemble or wash your gear, equipment rental in perfect conditions, 3 boats available -the big boat was really comfortable and the speedboat was fun! Not many people there while we were there, so we felt like in paradise. Best dive site for us was Hin Daeng and Hin Muang, where we spotted the whaleshark on our last dive! Otherwise Ko Haa was also nice and very photogenic! Optional 3rd dives were great idea! Thank you Scubafish for a wonderful week! Stay on this level of quality, good luck and stay positive in these tough times now!Written March 16, 2020
- Lydia H0 contributionsExcellent trip.Scubafish Ko Lanta Excellent trip. 749577356 Well run and so enjoyable. Don't miss this adventure! I'm glad that Thailand is protecting their reefs and fish. I've snorkeled all over the Caribbean and seen some reefs destroyed by storms, polution and anchors. There's an amazing world under water and it must be protected.Written March 15, 2020
- mariahs4300 contributionsBest dive experience ever!I am a frequent diver and had never experienced such a good organised and professional dive school! Really heart for the reef and environment. My boyfriend had a first dive without padi certificate and was very good supported by a fine instructor. He is now enthousiastic to get his padi therefor. Enough drinks and food with no extra costs. Very clean boat and a underwater photografer who made the best photos ever! For the price for the day we got more than we expected and there was also the possibility for a 3rd dive(for a little extra). A lot of sealife we saw throughout the day. I would recommend this scuba dive organisation to everybody!!Written March 7, 2020
- Charryyy0 contributionsAwesome open water PADI course!Found out about scubafish through my hotel and I've always wanted to learn to scuba dive so this was the perfect opportunity. We booked on to complete the open water course. Our course instructor was Claus. He was extremely knowledgeable, a great teacher and most of all, super fun!! So happy I got to learn with him :) Our first day we spent completing our confined water dives on site and days 2-3 were spent at Ko Haa. The scubafish team were really nice and helpful. The food was yummy too! They recycle and compost which is awesome. Before my final dive with scubafish, I was telling Claus how its my dream to be able to see a turtle but also being aware that its completely down to chance. Anyways, in we go for the final dive and maybe 3 minutes in, THERE WAS A TURTLE. It was just chilling out, eating and stuff. Claus let us just hang about (good chance to practice that neutral bouyancy:p) for a good 5-10 minutes just observing it (giving it space obviously) but wow, literally BEST DAY EVER. Claus is a brilliant instructor, very patient and I'm happy to say I completed the OW course :) Also while on the dives, we had photographers, Magnus and Roman from liquidlense. They both took some amazing underwater photos! I ended up buying a lot because I just couldnt decide on my favourites, they were all so awesome. So thanks guys, I can show everyone back home :) Anyways, thanks Claus and the scubafish/liquid lense team!!Written March 6, 2020
- 14debbien0 contributionsWonderful day with a slight hiccupWe had an amazing trip with Scubafish I did the snorkeling trip and my husband the diving. Very professional team with a great guide to diver ratio, and the snorkeling was even guided. My husband dive master was Pen who was awesome they saw some amazing things, my guide was Jeremiah who was just so excited to show the wonders of the undersea. The absolute highlight was both of us me from above my husband down below swam with a whale shark. The thai crew were unbelievable making sure all the equipment was ready with tanks full and the food was fab. The only thing that was upsetting for me, my husband, buddy and Pen had just surfaced and the boat was picking everyone up, their were stinging jellyfish in the water and they were heading to the boat and for some unknown reason the boat left them to pick up another group in the water on the other side from where they were. They left them there for a good 20min luckily my husband wasn't stung but his dive buddy was. That was not good practice. This was why I left a 4 star review.Written March 4, 2020
- EgyptSarah0 contributionsAn outstanding dive centreWe dive quite a lot - Scubafish is up there with the very best of dive centres. Great service from every member of staff, from the office, through to the dive guides and a great boat crew. Such a great few days diving recently, documented along the way with excellent underwater photography by Roman and Magnus. The food is also excellent on board too - you get well fed! Great eco efforts too re recycling and food waste. Koh Haa dives sites in particular we really great, with guest appearance from a lovely whaleshark, which are sighted regularly at the moment. Thanks so much to everyone!Written February 26, 2020
- 583cynthias0 contributionsGreat companyMy husband and I came to Thailand to dive. However, after a scooter accident we had to change our plans and snorkel instead. The employees at Scubafish were amazingly accommodating as we were on crutches. They really helped us find a site that worked. Not only that, but they hooked us up with a great guide, louise, who looked after our every need. The boat staff was terrific, and really made sure we could get on and off the boat safety as well as being comfortable. All of staff members really took care of us. In addition, if you are looking for memories of your trip, Magnus Larsson. Is a wonderful photographer. With him in the water snapping photos you can just relax and enjoy swimming around knowing you can buy a package of gorgeous photos later. We will definitely go back once we heal!Written February 12, 2020
- 701jasperp0 contributionsSafe, caring and totally professionalI signed up for 5 days of diving including a 3 day advanced PADI course. From my first contact to my last dive this company has been nothing but professional, caring, considerate, friendly and fun. The go straight off the beach at Kantiang, a stunning beach in South Koh Lanta, have 3 different boats for different locations. All their staff, from office to dive masters and boat crew are so friendly and helpful. Special mention goes to my amazing instructor Niana, who gave me so much confidence with her calm and friendly approach, 2 great underwater photographers Magnus and Roman, who both took incredible shots of me and the trips. Other great dive masters I had were Sonnae and Bo. All the kit they use is good quality, the boats are well equipped with facilities and good food and drink. 15 dives later I feel really confident in the water now, ready to take on more challenges. If you want the best company on the island look no further, you'll have the best time with the best people. I have been suffering with a bad back and they made sure I lifted and carried nothing, taking my diving gear out of the water for me so I didn't have to climb aboard fully loaded. Nothing was too much trouble for them, and all with smiles! Thank you to everyone there, youre all awesome.Written February 6, 2020
- alpk6270 contributionsGreat experiencethe accompanying staff is diligent and professional. Most of the people were doing different scuba dives and each type had a dedicated teacher or guide. I was the only one snorkeling that day and had my dedicated guide. All over a great experience. Recommended.Written February 3, 2020
- X1319ZZtimothys0 contributionsGreat Diving As Always With ScubafishLovely day diving with my two daughters at Koh Rok with the Scubafish team. Ace pictures courtesy of Roman who is a top of the line underwater photographer. This is our 7th trip here, the professional standard of the team and the quality of the diving has always been consistently very good.Written January 28, 2020
- godiamond020 contributionsTop Notch Service & SafetyMy wife and I found Scuba Fish while staying a few days on Koh Lanta. I dove while my wife snorkeled, but both of us had an amazing day. While I could go on for days about all the marine life we saw (from giant moray eels, to nudibranchs, cuttlefish, lionfish, seal-faced pufferfish, and hawksbill turtles), the number one thing that impressed me most was the professionalism of all the guides. I say ALL the guides, because there was an incredible 1:2 ratio of divemaster guides for every fun-diver (and there were at least 20 of us!!). Such an intimate tour! They also had a professional photographer (with full rig) dive with us to capture the moments in ultra HD. Fantastic! I would highly recommend ScubaFish, and can't wait to get back to Koh Lanta to dive with them again.Written January 24, 2020
- ire1230 contributionsAs good as ever !We have dived with Scubafish a few times in the past.It is always so nice to go back to beautiful Kantiang Bay, with the beautiful white talcum powder sand, palm trees, great restuarants. The dive sites have recovered from a bad bleaching in 2010 and we saw lots of fish. Scubafish really take care of their guests, getting equipment on the boat, assembling it, changing tanks and rinsing it at the end of the day. This is hugely appreciated ! Days out on the big boat are so sociable, we met some really fun fellow divers and guides. Let’s face it, what’s not to like about a day that begins with freshly baked chocolate croissants and ends with homemade cakes on the way home ?Written January 21, 2020
- boogiewanderland0 contributionsScubafish is top-notchGreat dive outfit with super nice staff & dive guides, a very well-run dive boat, well-maintained equipment, and an overall happy vibe. The staff takes care of everything you need (including changing out your tanks and getting your gear ready for you) making for an easy, very pleasant day outing (to Koh Haa dive sites) that includes meals, beverages, etc. As for the quality of the diving, it varied (as diving often does) but there was enough cool stuff at the various sites to see to make it well worth the trip. Thanks Scubafish!!Written January 15, 2020
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Rachel
Nottingham, UK6 contributions
Dec 2019
We did 3 amazing trips with Scubafish - one snorkelling to Koh Haa, one Discover Scuba to Koh Haa and a dive trip to Koh Rok. The instructors are amazing and gave my children (12 and 10) lots of confidence as this was their first dive. Louise, the snorkelling guide, was fantastic and pointed out lots of exciting things to my youngest (7) who thoroughly enjoyed the snorkelling at both locations. Very friendly staff, lovely day out on the boat and catering is great too. The Liquidlense photographers are great too - we bought their underwater photos on each trip - amazing quality.
Written January 15, 2020
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Gabriele
4 contributions
Jan 2020
I decided to go to Scubafish for my Discover Scuba Diving experience after reading a positive review on a travel blog. My experience lived up to that review and more, as I had a great first diving experience which has made me hungry for more. :D
When I first went to the shop to ask for info the staff there were extremely kind and helpful in answering all my questions about diving for the first time. What I really appreciated at Scubafish was how the DSD experience is arranged: on the first day you go to the swimming pool with your instructor - there you are acquainted with the basics of scuba diving (e.g. the various parts the diving gear is composed of, how to breathe underwater, how to clean your mask etc.) - and on the next one you go out at sea for the real diving. I liked this because you're not taken to the sea straight away and thus have time to slowly figure out how everything works, which is why I decided to book here.
So, the first day I got introduced to my instructor, Vera, who took me to the swimming pool and then through the three dives I did on the next day. A special mention goes to her: she was super relaxed, kind and happy to answer my questions and doubts even when they were not strictly part of the DSD experience.
Then on the second day we went to Koh Haa and did three dives there (two are part of the package, the third one is up to you to purchase): saw a lot of fish and the underwater fauna and had an amazing time, so much so that I'm seriously considering going back to Scubafish for my Open Water certificate.
Also, pick-up service from and to your hotel is provided, as well as food and drinks for the whole day, so you really don’t need to worry about a thing.
In a nutshell: I’m glad I came here, I had a great time and I recommend it!
When I first went to the shop to ask for info the staff there were extremely kind and helpful in answering all my questions about diving for the first time. What I really appreciated at Scubafish was how the DSD experience is arranged: on the first day you go to the swimming pool with your instructor - there you are acquainted with the basics of scuba diving (e.g. the various parts the diving gear is composed of, how to breathe underwater, how to clean your mask etc.) - and on the next one you go out at sea for the real diving. I liked this because you're not taken to the sea straight away and thus have time to slowly figure out how everything works, which is why I decided to book here.
So, the first day I got introduced to my instructor, Vera, who took me to the swimming pool and then through the three dives I did on the next day. A special mention goes to her: she was super relaxed, kind and happy to answer my questions and doubts even when they were not strictly part of the DSD experience.
Then on the second day we went to Koh Haa and did three dives there (two are part of the package, the third one is up to you to purchase): saw a lot of fish and the underwater fauna and had an amazing time, so much so that I'm seriously considering going back to Scubafish for my Open Water certificate.
Also, pick-up service from and to your hotel is provided, as well as food and drinks for the whole day, so you really don’t need to worry about a thing.
In a nutshell: I’m glad I came here, I had a great time and I recommend it!
Written February 5, 2020
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CGC
4 contributions
Feb 2020 • Solo
I've dived Koh Ha and HDHM many times and with many of the shops on Koh Lanta. Scubafish is the best on several fronts. 1) Since they leave from as far South, they spend less time getting to the dive areas, which means that a 3rd dive is offered, which most other shops don't offer. 2) The staff is experienced and professional: I've dived with them several times and usually the same staff is present, which means that the staff that they are intimately familiar with the locations. 3) Roman, their underwater photographer takes really good pictures 4) There is plenty of space on the boat and the food is good. Also, if interested they go to Koh Rock, which is worth a trip (saw a whale shark there).
Written April 6, 2020
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Scott Robertshaw
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Jan 2020 • Friends
2 families (4 adults 4 kids) 3 divers 5 snorkelers. 2 Days of Great fun.Dive and snorkel instructors were amazing. Food and boat was well prepared and on time. Crew was a great team. Price and safety was spot on. Totally awesome!!!!!
Written January 2, 2020
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simonatrepton
La Clusaz20 contributions
I recently completed a PADI open water course with Scubafish. Under the expert, friendly and clear guidance of Vera my fantastic instructor, she helped me achieve a ‘bucket list’ dream!
The whole team were highly professional and both boat trips and four dives memorable, including brilliant professional photography. Would thoroughly recommend them to others.
The whole team were highly professional and both boat trips and four dives memorable, including brilliant professional photography. Would thoroughly recommend them to others.
Written November 13, 2019
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977maureenw
1 contribution
Apr 2019 • Friends
Never dived before, don't particularly like being in the water, but being 60 years old it was on my bucket list of must do's. Pretty nervous really. What a way to be introduced to what lies under the ocean. Two 12m dives within a few hours. Both 45-55 minutes. Tom my ScubaFish PADI instructor was super professional and was by my side giving constant guidance and assurance from start to finish. I could not have asked for more. 100% recommend to anyone. Water was 31 degrees, visibility fantastic, coral and marine life AMAZING. Just wished I'd done a third dive when they swam with a 5m Whale Shark!
Written May 13, 2019
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J9812
London, UK12 contributions
Apr 2019 • Couples
My girlfriend did the discovery scuba dive and I went snorkelling. Both of us had a great day. All ran smoothly, comfortable boat, very professional crew and staff, great dive/snorkelling sites with lots to see, and barely any other people at the sites. There was a photographer too (Magnus) who took photos throughout the day and opportunity to purchase at the end, which we did as he captured some amazing shots! Very much recommend.
Written April 27, 2019
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AdamCole
6 contributions
Dec 2019
It was my daughter's 10th birthday so she just scraped under the wire for 'scuba experience' with a couple of hours in the pool with divemaster Craig, then next day we set out on the big boat for Kho Ha about 60 mins away. We were incredibly well looked after by the Scubafish team who were really professional and attentive, every detail taken care of. There was gluten free breakfast and lunch for my wife who is a coeliac.
Magnus, Craig and Pen are the names I know so special shout to for them, but everyone was brilliant. We did two dives with my daughter down to about 10m which she loved, then there was a whale shark sighting and everyone piled back in with their snorkels .. it was a bit murky but most people managed at least a glimpse. Fortunately the photographer got some great shots. Excellent dive operation, really professional and super-friendly, highly recommended.
Magnus, Craig and Pen are the names I know so special shout to for them, but everyone was brilliant. We did two dives with my daughter down to about 10m which she loved, then there was a whale shark sighting and everyone piled back in with their snorkels .. it was a bit murky but most people managed at least a glimpse. Fortunately the photographer got some great shots. Excellent dive operation, really professional and super-friendly, highly recommended.
Written December 30, 2019
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Nadicia
Frankfurt, Germany6 contributions
Today I made my first diving experience (after a instruction day in the pool yesterday)!
I really loved it! Diving is great, but it was also a wonderful experience thanks to my teacher Tom, who explained everything good and with patience and he made me feel the whole time safe. Thank you, Tom! ☺️
I can also recommend Scubafish with their staff, equipment and organization. And thank you, Roman for the great underwater-pictures! They are perfect to keep this initial experience alive!
I really loved it! Diving is great, but it was also a wonderful experience thanks to my teacher Tom, who explained everything good and with patience and he made me feel the whole time safe. Thank you, Tom! ☺️
I can also recommend Scubafish with their staff, equipment and organization. And thank you, Roman for the great underwater-pictures! They are perfect to keep this initial experience alive!
Written March 16, 2019
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Lydia H
39 contributions
Jan 2019 • Solo
Magnus Larsson was so personable and handsome and took wonderful photos! A beautiful memento from a great adventure at Koh Haa.
Written February 18, 2019
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