Guest Post Written By: Jay Holmes (PADI Divemaster Trainee)
Choosing a dive centre in Phuket can be a difficult decision, and choosing the right one for your scuba diving holiday can be even more challenging.
With so many options offering PADI scuba diving courses in Phuket and Phuket day trip diving experiences, it’s important to find a dive centre that matches your experience level, expectations, and travel plans.
At Aussie Divers Phuket, we specialise in Phuket diving experiences, from beginner-level PADI Open Water courses through to advanced certifications and fun diving on our premium Phuket day trip dive boat. Whether you’re looking to learn to dive in Phuket or join guided dives around the Racha Islands or Phi Phi, our experienced PADI instructors and small group sizes ensure a safe, professional, and enjoyable experience.
Here are 5 reasons why you should choose Aussie Divers Phuket for your next PADI course or Phuket day trip diving adventure!
Our Dive Sites
Phuket boasts some of the most beautiful dive sites in South East Asia, whether you’re interested in coral, wrecks, rock formations, or a variety of aquatic life then Phuket has you covered.
At Aussie Divers Phuket we explore different areas of Phuket each day with options of over 30 different dive sites around the Phi Phi Islands, Racha Islands, Koh Doc Mai, Shark Point, Anemone Reef and even sites that are for our eyes only. We ensure no two days are ever the same!
The dive sites we select can also cater for a range of abilities and experience, so it doesn’t matter if you’re getting your fins wet for the first time or you’re a experienced diver with 2,000 dives under their weight belt, we’ll find a site that works for you.
Our Boat
One of the jewels in the Aussie Divers crown is our boat, the MV Kepsub.
The MV Kepsub is a converted fishing boat that now offers the premium scuba diving experience in Phuket. Redesigned to meet the needs of every diver and refurbished to handle anything the Phuket waters throw at us, it’s reliability and stability are unmatched.
Aussie Divers limits the numbers of divers on board (unlike many other dive companies) to avoid overcrowding and allow our divers ample space to prepare their equipment and relax.
The MV Kepsub features plenty of space to unwind after our dives; a dedicated dining area offering breakfast, lunch, and snacks, a sun deck and relaxation areas with the option of shaded seating, and three bathrooms and five showers to cool off after diving.
Every aspect of the boat is curated to ensure comfort, safety, and a premier diving experience.
Our Team
Aussie Divers boasts one of the most experienced and respected teams in Thailand.
Aussie Divers Phuket is often voted the Best Dive Centre in Phuket and is a multi-award-winning PADI 5-Star CDC (Career Development Centre). Having now operated for over 15 years we are renowned for delivering the highest quality scuba diving experiences in Phuket.
As a trusted and respected company in the region, we also are able to offer a full range of world-class courses led by our exceptional (often homegrown) instructors. Aussie Divers continues to be a first choice for divers around the world for PADI Training, day trips, and liveaboard adventures.
Whether you’re a first time diver or a seasoned professional Aussie divers can offer a safe, personalised experience that can help you to focus on getting the most our of your trip.
Our Specialties
Due to our teams wealth of experience and education in the diving industry we offer a wide range of specialities from our knowledgeable instructors who each have their own areas of expertise.
Whether you’re; a budding photographer looking for the perfect angle, a diver ready to go deep and explore the wrecks of the ocean, a diving specialist ready to experience the use of different gases, or even someone who wants to try something completely new by diving side-mount then we have the right instructor for you.
At Aussie Divers we offer over 20 specialties and that’s before we’ve even considered our world class professional development programme that can take you from novice diver all the way to diving pro!
Our Customer Satisfaction
Nothing is more important to use than a happy customer. At Aussie Divers we pride ourselves on the satisfaction of our customers and we are proud of our constantly positive reviews and feedback.
We do not only strive for a first-rate diving experience but we strive for a first-rate experience from the start of your day to the very end. We can arrange hotel pick-up and drop-off for our guests, we provide full meals on our boat, all gear loading, set up, and offloading is done for you, and we will adapt to meet the needs of any of our guests.
We work to make your trip special and we want you walking away not just having had an excellent dive experience but having had an excellent day.
If all of this seems like it works for you, contact us and we can prepare an unforgettable experience you’ll cherish for a lifetime.
