We came to Ko Tao to get our open water divers and stay 5 days. The class started directly the next... read more
We came to Ko Tao to get our open water divers and stay 5 days. The class started directly the next... read more
Was an amazing experience taking my IDC in Sairee diving cottage . Beautiful environment and... read more
My girlfriend and I took our PADI open water course at Sairee Cottage Diving together with four other students instructed by Kaylie and her helpful and friendly assistant Dana. Kaylie was like a pedagogical dolphin mom. She taught in a way so that whenever a question popped up in my head, she would answer it in the next sentence before I had time to ask it. In water she made sure everyone learned everything and was very attentive to any problems. Both my girlfriend and I were a bit nervous before the course. We are therefore very happy that we were introduced to diving in the professional and safe care of Kaylie and procedures of Sairee Cottage Diving. Beyond that, we had a great time together with the whole group!
I did my advanced course here with Kayleigh and cannot recommend the place enough! The conditions were tough (less than 3m vis) but K managed to teach everything thoroughly and get us all back safely. Best of all she makes you feel like the best diver in the world, encouraging you every step of the way. I’m an intermediate diver (50 dives or so) and can say Kayleigh was one of the most knowledgable dive masters I’ve come across. She can answer any question in depth which is super helpful when doing a course because undoubtedly you’ll have a lot of questions. Price was 10kB which is standard and well worth it!!
I did my Open and Advanced Open Water Certifications here, and it was amazing. Kaylie was my instructor, and she was the best!! She explained everything very well and was also super fun. Will definitely come back here in the future.
Oam and the whole Sairee cottage crew were complete professionals from the get go, honestly couldn't have asked for a better diving experience.
I was part of the January 2020 IDC and it was absolutley great. Marcel Van Den Berg is a really geat Course Director with a lot of experience in IDC courses and of course also in all of the other PADI Courses. With his enthusiastic and funny way of teaching the stuff and telling a lot of related stories too makes a fantastic mix of fun and seriusness. Also it is not only a course that prepares you to pass the Instructor Examination it also prepares you for the real life teaching and you learn way more than in the standards is required. In my opinion the IDC with Marcel should do every passioned diver. Dosen`t matter if you want to work as a instructor or not.
I did my IDC last December at Sairee Cottage in Koh Tao. So, what i can say about Marcel! Only the best!! In my opinion he is the leader in Koh Tao. He is the one!
If you want to really learn about what instructor job looks like, just go to this guy! You will not regret it!