News & Special Offers
Killer Whale Spotted Off Patong
The Phuket Post reported that an Orca (Killer Whale) has been spotted off Freedom Beach, Patong on the 8th January 2016.
Freedom Beach is is situated near Tri Trang Beach on the southern edge of Patong Bay Phuket.
The Phuket Post wrote;
The Orca or Killer Whales can be found in all oceans, from Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas. Killer whales are highly social; some populations are composed of matrilineal family groups which are the most stable of any animal species, but there is only one single Orca seen in the picture.
Suchart Ratthanareungsi, Director of the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC) said, [...]
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Marine Life
Spotted Eagle Rays at Racha Noi Island
The stunning Spotted Eagle Rays are becoming a regular at Racha Noi Island.
Right now at Koh Racha Noi, Phuket, Thailand we are regularly seeing whist scuba diving the beautiful White Spotted Eagle Rays.
These are majestic creatures that are not all that common to the area. If found are normally at Racha Noi and Racha Yai Islands which are about 30 km south of Phuket.
Belonging to the same family as the awesome manta rays. Eagle rays grow up to a maximum size of five meters in length and three meters wide. These gentle rays are very curious and usually stick around checking out the divers. Although they are usually seen alon [...]
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Helpful Diving Info
What are the Similan and Surin Island National Park Fees?
When budgeting for scuba diving liveaboard from Phuket to the Similan Islands or Surin Islands you must take into account the cost of National Park fees. Here we explain what the Similan and Surin Island National Park Fees are?
In 1982 the Similan Islands (including Koh Bon) were deemed to be a nation park and as a result fees were introduced for the care and up keep of the islands.
For the 2015 - 2016 Season the price for entering each national park is THB 500 and THB 200 for each day that you are there. There for is you are on a over night liveaboard then you will pay THB 500 + THB 200 x 2 days making the total THB 900.
The sam [...]
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Marine Life
Are Turtle’s the Coolest Underwater Creatures?
See the coolest underwater creatures, our Green & Hawksbill Sea Turtle's whilst scuba diving in Phuket.
Recently whist scuba diving in Phuket we have had many opportunities to dive with turtles. Each Time I have seen turtles they have the appearance of being the coolest creatures under the water. No matter how many scuba divers are around they never seem to get ruffled. They casually put on a show for scuba divers of all levels.
Turtles can be a scuba diving instructors dream as the are reliably remain in the same territory. They remain mostly in shallow depths which make them easily accessible the those learning to scuba dive s [...]
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Helpful Diving Info
Good Dive Deck Preparation
Here is a blog to assist with good dive deck preparation and hopefully make you dive day a little easier.
The day trip scuba diving boats in Phuket are large often wooden boats. These boats can hold up to 50 scuba divers. The dive decks at the back of the boat are often crowded and leave little room for scuba diver preparation. More importantly enough space for instructors tutoring students. If dive deck is not planned in an efficient manner it can become unnecessarily crowded. Not allowing scuba divers to properly prepare. In a worse case scenario be dangerous and lead to accidents both on the dive deck and upon entry to the wat [...]
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Why Scuba Diving? By Abhishek Nair
Why Scuba Diving? By Abhishek Nair
A very nice blog by Abhishek Nair about why he likes scuba diving.
What can be more frustrating than being stuck in a heavy traffic for hours? With people honking literally bursting your ear drums out while you try to wind your way out of the human-cum-automobile stream? Or maybe the tiring endless barrage of deadlines?
Won’t you want an escape from all that? For me, Scuba Diving in Thailand was a true escape from the life’s everyday hustle-bustle.
Racha Yai is known for its natural and untouched beauty. With seemingly endless visibility and cool water environments supporting many colder [...]
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Courses
Simplifying your PADI IDC Choices
Aussie Divers Phuket - Instructor Development Course
Simplifying your PADI Instructor Development choices with Aussie Divers Phuket.
· Be a certified diver for at least 6 months
· Be at least 18 years of age
· Be a PADI Divemaster or equivalent from other agency
· 60 logged dives to start 100 to be certified (let us know if you do not have 100 logged dives)
· Experience in Navigation dives, night dives and deep dives
· Have Emergency First Response Training or equivalent with CPR Training completed in the last 24 months
· Have a medical certificate not older than 12 month and mu [...]
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