Thailand’s coastal territory stretches from the eastern border with Cambodia, to the western border with Burma and south to Malaysia. It also has two seas the Gulf of Thailand in the east and the Andaman Sea of the eastern Indian Ocean in the west. The island groups located around Thailand’s long coastline combined with the tropical climate and crystal clear waters provide excellent snorkeling and scuba diving opportunities.

Destinations such as Krabi, Phang Nga and Phuket are the gateway to hundreds of offshore islands and provide an excellent base for a scuba diving holiday. Phuket Thailand’s largest island is world renown for the quality of its dive sites, and is among the top ten scuba diving locations in the world.

The Similan islands, Phi Phi islands and Tarutao Marine National Park offer some of the best scuba diving and snorkeling in Thailand. The coral reefs, tropical marine life combined with the swim through caves, white sand beaches and crystal clear water are a must for snorkeling and scuba diving enthusiasts.

Koh Samui located on the western edge of the Gulf of Thailand is part of an archipelago group of islands lying just off the coast in the province of Surat Thani. Koh Samui is the largest island in the group together with Koh Pha Ngan and Koh Tao has many PADI diving schools providing different types of PADI diving courses, from beginner to advance.

Pattaya City is located on the eastern seaboard of the Gulf of Thailand is one of Thailand’s top tourist destinations and has many established PADI diving schools, scuba diving centers and dive shops. Pattaya also has plenty of everything at affordable prices quality budget accommodation excellent restaurants and entertainment.

Bent Thailand offers PADI upper level scuba diving courses in Phuket, all professional level courses including assistant instructor (AI). Open water scuba instructor (OWSI), the instructor development course (IDC). Staff instructor (SI) and master scuba diver trainer prep (MSDTP) at Sea Fun Divers, a PADI 5-Star CDC Centre (S-2802) is located at Le Meridien Beach Resort, Phuket.

The Crystal Dive Resort is located on the beautiful Koh Tao Island and is one of Asia's leading PADI Dive Centers & Resorts as a PADI Career Development Centre, one of only 4 in Thailand, offering the full range of PADI diving courses and programs, with a level of dedication and professionalism second to none.

Mermaids CDC Learn in Asia Scuba Diving Academy located in Pattaya offers a fully inclusive, PADI Professional Scuba Diving Instructor course. The internship takes a non diver or a recreational diver to a professional teaching status diver. Their dive college has the highest credentials and the most specialized dive and scuba diving related programs on offer in the area.