3-Day PADI Open Water Diver Course, Koh Samui

I was on the beautiful island of Koh Samui when, through a friend who already had her PADI certification and had dived with Discovery Divers the week before and had actually seen a whale shark! I decided to be brave and give scuba diving a try! 💙🤿🌊 Gustavo was my very first introduction to diving for my Discover Scuba Diving experience at Sail Rock, and he made me feel so safe, relaxed and comfortable from the very beginning. I enjoyed it so much that I decided to go for my PADI Open Water certification! My instructor for the PADI open water certificate was Cyril, and for the following dives we went to Koh Tao, as well as doing the technical exercises in the pool. He was incredibly patient and professional, while at the same time making the whole experience really fun. He made sure we properly understood and practised everything we needed to know to feel confident and safe underwater. The whole experience from beginning to end was incredible. Not only are they extremely professional, organised and focused on making you feel safe at all times, but they are also so much fun, with amazing energy and such a good vibe. And it’s not just the instructors every member of the Discovery Divers team was friendly, helpful and professional, including the boat crew and everyone on board helping throughout the day. You really feel looked after from start to finish. They opened the door for me to a completely new underwater world, and I honestly loved it so much that I was genuinely sad when the course was over! I couldn’t recommend Discovery Divers, Gustavo and Cyril more highly. If you are in Koh Samui and thinking about trying scuba diving or getting your PADI certification, this is the place to do it. An unforgettable experience with wonderful people. 💙🌊🤿🙏

5 Stars. Discovery Divers Koh Samui are a fantastic outfit. Great people and if you have not scuba dived before could not recommend it the adventure and Discovery Divers more. Phillip my instructor was fantastic.

It was a great experience to do the Open Water Diver Course with DISCOVERY, Our guide Jo was great character, very experienced and a good teacher. Everything else worked very well starting from the hotel pick up to the boat and the great Thai food served on the boat.

Filip was amazing - super fantastic instructor and very patient!! Everything was super professional and they run a very well produced certification. The hotel pick-up was also a great addition and made it super helpful. Really glad I did it through this organization.

An amazing time. Our teacher, Margaux, was absolutely brilliant. She made it such a satisfying and rewarding time for me and my family. We achieved so much in 3 days but it felt effortless. I highly recommend it!

Amazing experience with excellent staff. Our diving instructor was knowledgeable, patient and fun. FILIP is the diving instructor who got me and my daughter through this course. FILIP was very fun to dive with and the whole time we both felt safe and comfortable. FILIP is a very experienced diver instructor and extremely nice and fun person to get to know. 10 out of 10 for sure. Pål and Hanna, Norway.

After 37 years away from scuba diving, I was hesitant and skeptical about whether I’d be welcome as a senior learner. However, after a wonderful chat with Richie at the Discovery Divers office, his encouragement convinced me to sign up for the Open Water Diver course. ​My instructor, Pierre, made the next three days completely stress-free and highly enjoyable. Despite his extensive experience, his enthusiasm for teaching dive skills and safety was outstanding. He was incredibly attentive, checking on my comfort constantly, and even brought extra gear just to ensure a perfect fit. Even with poor water clarity, his professionalism made me feel completely at ease. ​Thank you so much, Pierre! Thanks also to Zoe and the rest of the friendly team. Discovery Divers, you have a fantastic crew!

Coach Jo is great, strong recommended! Very patient and the diving experience gets better every time. Successful completion of OW! Lots of 🐟Lots of 🐟

This was an incredible first dive experience to complete our Open Water Certification. All of the dive instructors and boat crew were awesome. My son and I worked directly with Zoe. She was extremely knowledgeable and patient. After the 4 certification dives we felt ready for our Live Aboard trip that we went on 5 days later.

Had an amazing experience with discovery dive centre. I did the 3 day PADI open water course, which on my very first dive was lucky enough to see a whale shark in the sea while diving!! My instructor Filip was great and couldn’t recommend him enough, he made feel very comfortable when learning to dive and explained things very clearly! Had a great time doing this course and would recommend to anyone!