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Why you should have Travel Insurance
While individual circumstances may vary, Aussie Divers Phuket highly recommends to anyone planning to visit Thailand to invest in travel insurance. Although scuba diving is a relatively low risk activity, as long as you listen to your instructor/guide. Travel insurance is cheap these days. It really can go a long way in any accident, emergency or cancellations/delays whilst travelling.
Many travellers to Thailand & Southeast Asia hold a perception that as basic medical care is relatively cheap. There's little need for travel insurance. While it is true that basic healthcare in Southeast Asia can be cheap. The emphasis should be on the [...]
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Can I Fly After Scuba Diving?
Flying after scuba diving is possibly one of the most asked questions when booking a day trip or PADI course here in Phuket, Thailand. "When is it safe to fly? Can i fly the same day as scuba diving? If i finish my course on Friday can i fly that night?" This question is covered in all beginners Open Water Course's, however the recommendations do change from time to time, and if you haven't dived in a while you may have simply forgotten some dive theory (perhaps you need a refresher?). There are also a few different numbers thrown around when asking people in the dive community, 12 hours? 8 hours? 24 hours?
Single dives – A m [...]
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PADI Discover Scuba Diving Avoid the Risks
Some years ago PADI introduced the PADI Discover Scuba Diving into their system. They did so to give divers a taste of scuba diving prior to signing up for the full PADI Open Water Course. Here is how to avoid unnecessary risks when doing the PADI Discover Scuba Diving.
PADI intended the Discover Scuba Diving to be a brief introduction into the underwater realm. They intended it to be a short 10 – 15 minute experience and thus designed the activity as such.
Somewhere over time the PADI Discover Scuba Diving has turned into a full days diving, with multiple dives and to dive sites the same as certified dives. The structure of [...]
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Understanding WindGuru Phuket Scuba Diving
Windguru is one of the best weather sites for getting an understanding of the conditions related to scuba diving in Phuket.
The website windguru.com is the guide and go to website for not only all scuba diving and boating agencies in Phuket but the world wide.
Given that all of the scuba diving in Phuket is involved a lot of boat travel (anywhere from 1.5 hours for Racha Yai and three hours for Phi Phi) most scuba diving rely on it heavily for information for the safety and enjoyment of their customers.
Often divers particularly those doing beginner course such as the PADI Discover Scuba Diving or PADI Open Water C [...]
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Weather for Scuba Diving in Phuket?
A blog to help understand the weather conditions in Phuket for scuba diving.
Understanding Phuket’s weather is an important part of planning you scuba diving adventure. As the bulk of the scuba diving in and around Phuket is done off the large specifically built scuba diving boats.
A typical scuba diving day such as a certified day trip or PADI Discover Scuba Diving you could spend between 4 – 6 hours boat travelling. For the PADI Open Water Course or Advanced Open Water course you will do two days travelling.
The liveboard boats you will spend anywhere between two and eight days on board a vessel. This is one of the [...]
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Scuba Diving Equipment Rent or Buy
You have now fallen in love with scuba diving and you are now looking at getting some of your own equipment. Do you always need to buy or can you rent your scuba diving equipment.
There some things to consider when purchasing you own scuba diving equipment and one of the main questions is if you need to purchase it at all.
Why buy if I can rent – Why rent if I can buy?
To answer this question you will need to take a look at what type of diver you are or will be.
First you would need to look at the frequency that you will be diving. Will you be diving with you local dive club or just when you travel on you yearly h [...]
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Travelling to and from Phuket International Airport
Here is a blog to make travelling to and from Phuket International Airport a little easier for you.
Your options for getting from the airport to your hotel include;
Phuket Smart bus - Only THB 100 but be prepared for a long trip & only does the western side of Phuket.
Shared minivan - Cheap option, however will be a long drive depending on number of stops.
Grab Taxi - The Grab app is one of the cheapest ways to get taxi's in Phuket. Grab is now available at Phuket airport and lets you see the rates before booking.
Metered Taxi - If you can get a metered taxi (make sure the meter is on & running, not fixed rate) it will be the sec [...]
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