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The 5 Star Aqua Divers ITC Master Dive Center is located in the north of the island, a conveniently short drive away from Phuket International Airport. The drive through a beautiful landscape, with a view of lush rain forest vegetation, picturesque hills, and impressive granite rocks, reaches the dive center in this unique luxury resort in a mere 15 minutes.

Luciano, Managing Director of the resort and our friend, complements the Thai hospitality with his own Italian flavour to make every visitor's wishes come true.

The Aqua Divers Andaman Dive Center on a stretch of white, sandy beach, just about 20m (60 ft) away from the water, likewise strives to let every visitor enjoy an unforgettable experience on tropical Phuket. The Aqua Divers boats are moored directly on the private beach, ready to take you to the fascinating reefs around the resort.

Diving in the swimming-pool of the resort (free of charge) with professional, multi-lingual dive instructors is a daily fun, in particular for kids who can later hone their underwater skills in diving courses specially designed for the younger family members.

The Dive Center emphasizes strict adherence to safety standards and is equipped with the latest in diving gear and related facilities. With Aqua Divers, you can take u/w digital camera service, dive computer rental, u/w scooter rental, and Nitrox (Enriched Air) diving for granted.

Apart from diving, Aqua Divers offers various other sports and fun activities for exciting holidays on the beach.

 

Watersport Activities

Daily snorkeling trips, windsurfing, buggyboarding, canoe rental. The long-tail boats moored in front of the dive center take divers and snorkelers alike in just 5-15 minutes into the fascinating underwater world of the reefs around the resort.

Every one of these various dive spots is well worth seeing. At a depth of 6-30m (18-90 ft), the gardens of stone corals and soft corals are home to a rich diversity of marine life. Colorful schools of fish, rays, turtles, squids, and a multitude of other inhabitants make these dive spots a special attraction for divers. Several species of nudibranch and other rare creatures like the Ornate Ghostpipefish (lat: Solenostomus paradoxus) can regularly be here spotted and delight underwater naturalists and photographers alike.

The dive center, managed by Caroline Boysen, is integrated into the architecture of the Andaman White Beach Resort. The Andaman White Beach Resort is one of the latest high-class resorts on Phuket. The luxury resort is located on a remote sandy beach at Nai Thorn Beach, with a view of the Andaman Sea. Unobstrusively integrated in a palm tree forest, it could be the perfect place for shooting a film in a tropical, exotic setting. In fact, there have been film shootings, e.g. The Beach and The Quest.

The idyllic atmosphere and the romantic beach are unique on Phuket. As an Aqua Diver, you get to enjoy the culinary specialties of Thailand while sitting on the beach and gazing at the sea. After dinner time, many divers like to have a Mai Thai Cocktail or a decompression beer at the hotel's family-friendly COCONUT - BAR, right next to the large swimming-pool.

 

The Aqua Divers Andaman Dive Center

  • International 5 -Star ITC Master Center for the best diving in Thailand
  • Internationally recognized by CMAS IDA/TDA, PADI, and SSI
  • Staffed with professional, multi-lingual instructors and supervisors
  • Emphasizes strict adherence to highest, international safety standards
  • Offers dive trips, day trips, dive safaris, and dive courses, and much more – great fun always included!

 

SAFTEY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AQUA DIVERS values nothing more than the safety of our customers and our staff! That is the only thing that takes precedence over having fun and working hard to give you a satisfying diving experience.

With AQUA DIVERS, you will never dive without a detailed briefing, or without an alternative air supply (regulator with two second stages). Routinely, we do check dives for the safety of our customers. Medic First Aid and oxygen are supplied in every AQUA DIVERS dive center and on all day trip boats. Just in case - it is good to know that there are several decompression chambers in Phuket.

 

 

 

 

Apart from our extensive diving programme we organize monthly Beach Clean Ups in cooperation with the CMAS Thailand Beach Cleaning Programme.

The AQUA DIVERS Andaman Dive Center is open all-year-round. Diving at the house reefs is only available during the main season from October thru May. Dive trips to Phuket's classic dive destinations, like KOH DOK MAI, SHARKPOINT, ANEMONE REEF, RACHA ISLANDS, and PHI PHI ISLANDS, are available all-year-round.

 

PRICES - DIVE EDUCATION

Thai Baht

Elementary Course/Basic Diver CMAS/TDA/IDA

2 Days

10.900,-

1-Star (Bronce) --incl. 5 dives --

4 Days

15.900,-

2-Star (Silver) --incl. 6 dives --

5 Days

17.000,-

3-Star (Gold) --incl. 6 dives --

7 Days

27.000,-

Assistent Dive Instructor

On request

Dive Instructor

On request


Specialty Courses: Wreck Diving, Deep Diving, Search and Rescue, Scooter, UW Photographer, UW Navigator, UW Naturalist, Current. Including 2 dives 5.900.- Baht

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Thai Baht

Discover Scuba Diving --incl. 1 dive--

1 Day

4.900,-

Bubble Maker

1 Day

4.900,-

Scuba Diver --incl. 2 dives--

2 Days

10.900,-

PADI/SSI Open Water Diver
--incl. 4 dives--

4 Days

14.900,-

Advanced Open Water Diver
--incl. 5 dives--

2 Days

12.000,-

Rescue Diver

3 Days

12.000,-

Divemaster
--incl. 8 dives--

7 Days

28.500,-


*Including equipment. Certification fees are not included. All prices in Thai Baht. Other currency Prices may vary slightly with exchange rates. Prices do not include 7% VAT.

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Nitrox Courses and Dives

depth
non-deco
limit air
non-deco
limit EANx32
non-deco
limit EANx36

18 m

56 min

95 min

125 min

22m

37 min

60 min

70 min

26m

27 min

40 min

50 min

 

Compared to regular air, non-deco limits are nearly doubled with nitrox. Price: 7,900 Thai Baht including certification fees

 

Nitrox SAISON Spezial 2006-2007

Complete the Nitrox-Course with us and DIVE with Nitrox for the Rest of your Holiday for FREE (must be PADI AOWD, CMAS 2 Star/Silver or equivalent).

 

AQUA-DIVERS Special Course Combination

Nitrox (Enriched Air) + PADI AOWD +CMAS 2 Star/Silver + Medic-First-Aid
Price: 17.500 Baht

 

Price List: House Reefs and Main Season Destinations

Dive
Excluding Rental Equipment*
Including Rental Equipment*

Single Dive
--1 Tank--

1.760.-

2.090.-

Night Dive
--incl. Lampe,Batt. & 1 Tank--

2.500.-

2.990.-

Early Morning Dive
--1 Tank--

2.500.-

2.990.-

Tauchgang am Tin Mining Wrack
--1 Tank--

1.760.-

2.090.-

Dive Box 6 Tauchgänge
-- 7. frei --

7.920.-

9.570.-

Dive Box 10 Tauchgänge
-- 11. und 12. frei --

13.200.-

15.950.-

Tagestour zum Kho Waeo & Bang Tao Wrack
-- inkl. 2 Tanks, Erfrischungen und Mahlzeit --

2.640.-

3.190.-

Tagestour nur Ko Weo Island
-- inkl. 2 Tanks, Erfrischungen und Mahlzeit --

2.640.-

3.190.-

Checkdive

990.-

 1.200.-

Nitrox (Enriched Air)
--1 Tauchgang--

2.260.-

2.590.-

Nitrox (Enriched Air)
--2 Tauchgänge--

3.040.-

3.440.-

Compared to regular air, non-deco limits are nearly doubled with nitrox. Price: 7,900 Thai Baht including certification fees.

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Diving Day Trips (all-year-round) around Phuket: Trip Schedule and Price List

 

BOATS

All boats were designed as dive boats. They are equipped with up-to-date navigational aids and communications facilities which allow steady contact to shore. Our boats are among the most comfortable on Phuket.

 

SAFETY

All boats carry oxygen. Emergency plans are kept ready, and the multi-lingual dive instructors are trained in medic first aid. All the more reason to feel safe with us!

All prices in Thai Baht. Prices may vary slightly with exchange rates. Prices include 7% VAT.

 

Rental Equipment

Equipment
price per day Thai Baht*

A.B.C. incl. full-foot fins

500,-

fins (open-heel)

200,-

shoes

200,-

B.C.D. Jacket

400,-

wet suit

200,-

lamp (incl. batteries)

400,-

regulator

350,-

complete set

1.000,-

dive computer

1.000.-

UW - Digital – camera - service

on request

 

*All prices in Thai Baht. Other currency Prices may vary slightly with exchange rates. Prices do not include 7% VAT.

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Watersport Activities

price per day Thai Baht*
mask & snorkel

200 baht/4 hours & 300 baht/ 1 day

ABC euipment 250 baht/4 hours
mask, snorkel, fins 400 baht/1 day
kayak / canoe 200 baht/1 hour
500 baht/1 day
windsurfing 200 baht/1 hour
500 baht/1 day


Compared to regular air, non-deco limits are nearly doubled with nitrox. Price: 7,900 Thai Baht including certification fees.

The current exchange rate can you find on this page...