PADI Open Water Course
Learn to dive in the clear warm waters around Khao Lak, Thailand. We have an Open Water Course package for every budget, from dives on the local reef, or including trips to the Surins/Similans.
Local Dive Sites
Cost Effective
Local Sites and Surins/Similans
Dive the National Parks
All of our courses start with pool training in a purpose built pool facility, and either theory classes or self study at your hotel. Our Instructors have years of experience and will make sure that your course is safe, fun and thorough.
You will get your own copy of the training materials (either book or online) and have use of all equipment that you will need to complete the course. We include a dive computer on all training dives. Once you have completed all the performance requirements you will receive certification as a PADI Open Water Diver. You will then be able to dive safely to a maximum depth of 18 metres. All of our Open Water Courses include an extra fun-dive at the end, with photos of your experience where possible.
Learn to dive on Local Dive Sites
This is a 3-day course with e-learning that you can complete at your hotel. On the first day of diving you will be practicing skills in our local fresh water lake. The second day will be completing your course in the lake, or you can upgrade to our amazing local wreck sites for an extra 2000 THB.
We include a bonus fun dive with photos of your experience when possible.
Learn to Dive on Local Reef and Wrecks
As with the other local course, this is a 3-day course with e-learning. On the first day you complete your skills on the local reef, and on the second day we will take you to one of our amazing local wrecks. We include a bonus fun dive with photos of your experience.
Local Dive Sites and Surin/Similan Islands
This also is a 3-day course with e-learning that you can complete at your hotel or before you arrive. As with the previous course, we will start by practicing skills in our local freshwater lake which is perfect for training, but then the second day is on the beautiful Surin/Similan Islands. We include a bonus fun dive with photos of your experience when possible.
Prices
Includes 5 dives
3 days with E-learning
Includes 5 dives
3 days with E-learning
includes 5 dives
3 days with E-learning
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Great experience with Gary
My partner Jun and I just completed our open water dive certificate with Gary. We started in the deep pool and Gary was so reassuring with us. Gary was extremely supportive and encouraging, making it possible for Jun to gain the confidence on the full mask off task and move on to to the open ocean. The pool facility he uses is so perfect - probably as good as you will find anywhere in the world . Unfortunately the day we went to the open sea it was a fairly high swell and very murky as we booked in for the last week before the season closed. He did warn us when we booked for the date. Gary is very professional and brought two of his young workers to also go down with us . We had to follow an anchor rope down but we both felt extremely safe and in good hands at all times . Gary didn’t take any short cuts because of the conditions - we still had to do everything. We feel we had the best experience we could get and thank Gary and his wife Ann very much for organising a great training experience.
At the end of our trip Ann taught us about how to find the right mask and we just happened to find one to perfectly fit Jun. The retail shop they operate also has a very good variety of diving essentials and accessories. We definitely recommend Go2Similan and will go back one day to Similan islands with Gary.
Jun Nova
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PADI Open Water with Gary
Me and my wife spend 4 days with Gary for the Open Water certification.
He was calm and caring. Focus on safety and making sure we understood everything. Made sure we had a good time and got the skills required at the same time
I would highly recommend everyone to dive with them.
We will come back to Gary and his lovely wife
Tomas & Adele
Tomas L
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Perfect first diving experiences
Thanks to Gary I was able to finally fulfil my dream of becoming a certified Padi diver. Even during the busy time around Easter he managed to arrange for my diving classes and he was a perfect diving instructor. He was really patient and friendly. I also really enjoyed our trip to the Similan Islands and to Boonsung Wreck!!Thank you Gary for these amazing experiences!!
Carina Z
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Open Water Course
My partner and I spent a week in Khao Lak and decided to take the open water certificate. Gary from Go2Similan was a fantastic mentor and helped us throughout our training which started a couple a weeks before we actually landed in Thailand! For our final dive, we went to the Similan islands which is definitely worth the extra £s.
Sebastian P
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