Awesome diving experience over 2 days with ethical & incredible whale shark encounter
Awesome diving experience with four dives conducted over two days (including ethical and incredible whale shark encounter).
Scuba diving with Discovery Divers was the highlight of my holiday in Koh Samui and I am grateful to them for a number of reasons:
1) another shop had cancelled on me, so I had initially given up on diving during this trip.
2) Discovery Divers were prompt and professional in responding to my WhatsApp messages and were able to book me in for the next day.
3) I enjoyed my first day of diving, so I booked again for the next day and they promised to try different locations for the second day - which paid off immensely for everyone (read on).
Highlights:
Professional and friendly staff with multiple languages catered for and all skill sets are welcome.
Reliable scuba equipment and their own speedboats offering comfort, safety and fast travel times to dive sites.
Small groups of divers, so you get personalised attention.
Briefings for the boat and diving are clear and focused on safety, but still delivered with good humour.
The whale shark encounter at Shark Island - obviously this is not something that can be scheduled or guaranteed (nature - duh!) but we had an incredible encounter with a whale shark and it was the whale shark that controlled the encounter (younger whale sharks can display curiosity towards divers). The whale shark initially swam past us, but then returned and continued to circle us for twenty minutes. My best ever diving experience (and I've logged over 160 dives).
Thank you again Discovery Divers.
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VPMM2016
September 16, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
One of the Best Dive centers in Samui
Returning to Koh Samui for holidays after one year, I decided to return also to Discovery Divers for my scuba diving. I was again very well impressed by this dive center: very professional and friendly team of international instructors, quality scuba gear and speedboats, excellent coaching and service with instructors doing their very best to optimise my diving experience ( including photo/ video shooting). Highly recommended.
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LPbCC
June 15, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
A professional and caring scuba dive operator
This was my second dive day with them. Very professional in running the whole operation. Good equipment, fast and comfortable boat. Two great dive masters, Philip and Margot, really caring about our safety but also trying to show us everything under the water. Thank Margot for the lovely videos.
事業者からの返答
Thank you for the review! Filip and Margaux are fantastic, as are the rest of our team. They always know how to give everyone the best dives possible. We look forward to seeing you again!
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charlesvthompson
February 7, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Great Dive Day with Super People
This is a great dive operation with a bunch of fantastic staff. Led by Man it was a truly super trip to Chumphon. My son, an instructor, had dived there before but for me it was a first. Discovery left on time and arrived back on time. Lunch was good and the whole experience superb.
事業者からの返答
Thank you very much Charles. We pride ourselves on our smooth and professional approach, and we are so glad you picked up on the 5* service from start to finish. We hope to see you and your son back again in the future!
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Bortec9
January 24, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
Fun dive, good food & friendly staff!!
Awesome fun experience & very knowledgeable instructors.
Very happy with all the certification help “Eric” has assisted & done for me.
100% recommend if you have no experience or dive master!!
事業者からの返答
Thank you very much for the review. All our staff strive to do as much as possible to make your day fun, safe, and easy-breezy. We look forward to seeing you back again!
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sandscatering
January 3, 2026 · via Tripadvisor
EXCELLENT DIVING EXPERIENCES
My 17 year old son booked a series of dives with Discovery and we cannot recommend them more. Extremely friendly, professional, great kit and timely hotel pick ups. We sotted a whale shark three times with the opportunity to dive close to it plus many amazing fish and locations at Koh Tao, Sail Rock and Chumphon Pinnacle.
事業者からの返答
Thank you for the great review! Having been in business for 26 years on the island, we pride ourselves on our organisation and professionalism whilst having maximum fun and staying safe. And you really did have an amazing few days diving with us, THREE Whale Sharks!! Next time, we will aim for four! Hopefully, see you and the family back again at Discovery.
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ThomasL990
December 27, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Perfect experience
Top organized from pickup to dive to return. Professional team. Just for recommending
事業者からの返答
Thank you for the lovely review! Our team is the best at what they do; safe, fun, and professional all throughout the day. We hope to see you back again.
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raninob
December 25, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Amazing !
Amazing ! Super organized trip. Professional and safe with the best instructors. His name was Ben. A smiling professional guy that knew how to Overcome equalizing ear pressure problems and to spot for us beautiful creatures including a whale shark!! was top.
事業者からの返答
Thank you for the great review! With 26 years in the business, we take pride in our organisation and professionalism. Ben and the rest of our team are highly experienced and know just what to do in every situation to ensure diver comfort and enjoyment. And what luck to see the Whale Shark!! We hope to see you back again at Discovery.
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681gertjand
September 29, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Still excellent after all those years!
After learning to dive in 2014 with Discovery Divers, and diving with them again in 2019 and 2020, I went back again in september 2025. Couple of new divemasters, but as good as before! Equipment perfect, nice food, great boat staff. Only negative was that I only saw 3 whale sharks ( 1 Sail Rock, 2 Chumpon Pinnacle) in 12 dives...that really needs improvement!
事業者からの返答
We are so happy you returned to us once again and found our team and service are just as amazing as ever! Any new staff are trained by our experienced Discovery staff to ensure everyone works in the best way and keeps the atmosphere and safety that Discovery is famous for! We will definitely work on adding EVEN MORE Whalesharks for your future visits! See you in 2026!?
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E6869VSmattb
August 19, 2025 · via Tripadvisor
Amazing
Awesome dude ves, great guides, friendly and professional outfit, easy booking online, highly recommend them. They have what's app and will communicate very well.
事業者からの返答
Thank you for the review. We do our best to give our high standard to all of our guest