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Diving on Koh Samui — PADI Open Water Diver Referral course
PADI Open Water Diver Referral Course on Koh Samui
If you started your training earlier and successfully completed the entire theoretical part of the PADI Open Water Diver course along with all the confined water diving skills, then you can sign up for the Open Water Diver Referral course and finish your training at «Scuba Birds» diving center on Koh Samui.
PADI provides an opportunity to complete your training at any PADI diving center anywhere in the world.
About PADI Open Water Diver Referral Course
Duration: 2 days
Open Water training dives: 4
Prerequisites: submission of the «Referral Form» issued by PADI instructor no more than 12 months ago
Availability: Every even day of the month
Regular price: ฿12,500
Book now: ฿8,990
Discount: 28%
*We guarantee the lowest prices for diving on Koh Samui! If you find a better price than ours, for a similar offer, we will give you an additional discount!
The practical part of the course will be conducted on Koh Tao as there are no dive sites around Koh Samui. For your convenience and to save time on transfers between Koh Samui and Koh Tao we have included the cost of your stay on Koh Tao for the duration of training in the course price.
The cost of the course includes:
— Transfer Samui — Koh Tao — Samui
— Accommodation on Koh Tao for the duration of training (1 night)
— Training materials
— International PADI Diver Certificate
— Equipment rental
— Tea, coffee, fruits and light snacks on our dive boat
— Logbook (personal diver’s book to log your dives)
What does your training for PADI Open Water Diver Referral course include?
Your «Referral form» confirms that you have successfully learned the theoretical part of the course and mastered all skills in confined water. To complete the training and obtain a PADI diver certificate, you need to do 4 dives in the open water.
The practical part of the course are open water dives.
Within the PADI Open Water Diver Referral course you will complete 4 dives in the open water within two days. During the training dives in the open water you will demonstrate the skills you learned previously in confined water (pool). At the end of each dive you will take an underwater tour and enjoy the underwater world of tropical coral reefs.
PADI Open Water Diver Referral Course — detailed description
PADI Open Water Diver Referral course schedule on Koh Samui
First day
06:30 am — 06:45 am: Transfer (minivan) from your hotel to the Lomprayah pier
8 am — 10 am:
10 am — 10:15 am: Meeting with your instructor on Koh Tao
10:15 am: Departure on our dive boat to one of the Koh Tao dive sites to perform the training dives (departure time may vary)
11 am — 12:30 pm: Briefing and first training dive
12:30 pm — 1:30 pm: Rest on the dive boat, tea / coffee
1:30 pm — 2:30 pm: Briefing, second training dive
3 pm: Return to Koh Tao, accommodation check in, free time
Second day
10 am: Departure on our dive boat to one of the Koh Tao dive sites to perform the training dives (departure time may vary)
10:30 am — 11:30 am: Briefing and third training dive
11:30 am — 12:30 pm: Rest on the dive boat, tea / coffee
12:30 pm — 1:30 pm: Briefing and fourth training dive
14:15 pm: Return to Koh Tao,
3 pm — 5 pm: Transfer Koh Tao — Koh Samui
5 pm — 6 pm: Transfer to your hotel on Koh Samui
Continuing diving education
After completing the PADI Open Water Diver course, you can move on. PADI Adventure Diver or PADI Advanced Open Water Diver courses are the next step for you!
After completing the PADI Open Water Diver course, you also can choose from a variety of PADI specialty courses.