WHY TAKE YOUR ADVANCED DIVING COURSE ON KOH TAO?
Taking your advanced diving course on Koh Tao unlocks a whole new world of underwater exploration. The waters surrounding the island are perfectly suited to Advanced Open Water Diver courses thanks to our mix of shallow sandy bays (just what you need for honing your buoyancy and navigation skills), stunning sites comprising impressive granite pinnacles (ideal for deep dives), and artificial reefs including not one, not two, but three world-class wrecks (no prizes for guessing what type of diving they’re best for!). And the best bit? Every single dive site around Koh Tao Island is super accessible. Most require less than an hour of boat travel to reach, allowing us to craft custom courses comprising the very best diving opportunities.
TAILORMADE ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER COURSES
Whether you mastered the basics of scuba diving on Koh Tao or elsewhere, earning your Advanced Open Water license with the Flow Divers team offers an exciting opportunity to design the course of your dreams. You see, the advanced course allows you to build your own training program by choosing three elective dives to accompany the mandatory Deep and Navigation dives.
As a premium Koh Tao Dive Centre, we promise courses tailored to your personal goals and experience level. So, we’ll never push you to select the same electives as other students just because it’s convenient for us. Instead, we’ll work with you to find the perfect mix of dives, making personalised recommendations based on our experience and expertise. We see every dive as an opportunity for real improvement and confidence building, all while experiencing the very best that Koh Tao diving has to offer.
Here are a few specific features that make our Advanced Open Water Diver program shine:
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Flexible scheduling
Maximum 4:1 student-to-instructor ratio to ensure plenty of 1:1 time.
Extra time in our purpose-built saltwater training pool to master essential skills and equalisation before heading to the ocean.
State-of-the-art facilities and top-of-the-line Scubapro rental equipment.
Package options that include luxury diving accommodation.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Your advanced diving course on Koh Tao includes five adventure dives that build on the skills learned in your Open Water Diver course. The two mandatory dives are Deep and Navigation. For the others, you are free to choose. That said, not every elective is suitable for Koh Tao Dive courses. For example, we do not experience currents strong enough to offer a drift dive. And, as for ice diving and dry suit diving, forget it! Our tropical waters retain a comfortable bath-water-like temperature of 26-30 all year round. So, when you learn to dive on Koh Tao with us, the only exposure protection you’ll need is a comfortable 3mm shorty wetsuit.
Here’s a list of the most popular adventure dive electives to help you choose:
Night dive
Wreck Dive
Peak performance Buoyancy Dive
Fish Identification Dive
Search and Recovery Dive
Naturalist Dive (not to be confused with a naturalist dive. We’re not that type of dive centre!)
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Honesty and transparency are at the very core of our business model. So, when you take your advanced diving course on Koh Tao at Flow Divers, there are no hidden costs. Our price is fully inclusive of the following:
- eManual
- Professional tuition
- Dive theory training
- A complete set of rental scuba equipment
- Dive computer and compass rental
- Diving insurance
- Shallow water skills sessions
- 2 ocean dives
- Complimentary tea, coffee, water, electrolytes, and freshfruit onboard
- Digital certification card
WHAT'S NEXT?
If you find yourself hooked after just one day and decide to continue your adventure and learn to dive on Koh Tao, you won’t be the first! So, if your experience leaves you yearning for more, you’ll need to choose one of the following programs from our Koh Tao beginners dive course menu:
Want to know more before you take the plunge? We’re here to help. Check out our FAQs for more information, or contact us directly and start planning your ultimate Koh Tao escape with our dedicated team.