Diving Tour for Certified Divers: Sail Rock or Koh Tao

I had the absolute pleasure of getting my PADI open water certificate with the Dive Academy and I cannot recommend them enough. A fantastic team with great vibes and a really great set up. I was lucky enough to have Michael as my instructor and he was the best. Very professional and was incredibly patient with me as I did things in my own pace, he always made sure I was comfortable and he really made my experience special! The Dive Academy has great dive sites, Koh Samui is absolutely beautiful so please make sure if you come to visit you book in with TDA to do a discover scuba or snorkel or even get your PADI open water! I’ll definitely be coming back again for another dive 🤙

The best dive I’ve done so far! Felt like I was in a David Attenborough Documentary. Diving instructor Hady was great and positive !

I can't comment on the trip as I wasn't able to go but this is to notify others to make sure they ask if a doctor's note is required. I wasn't able to go on the trip because I wasn't given enough notice (less than 24 hours) to get a doctor's note. When I spoke to them they said I could sign a liability form but then revoked this the evening before. The medication I take has not been flagged to me before as a potential issue without getting a doctor's note so I assumed all would be fine. They were very apologetic and it sounded like a temporary staff education matter.

One of the worst dive centers I have ever dived with. The staff does their best for all divers but the company lacks professionalism, values ​​and dive attitude. They completely lack environmental work, the staff threw abandoned food into the sea. They smoked on the boat without regard for non-smokers. And they are expensive, because they can charge.

Not much to improve upon.I am an AOW diver. I had 4 good rec dive experiences, everything was well organized. Transfer from hotel was on time and well done. Food was adequate and plentiful. Staff were super helpful and willing to assist in whatever was asked of them. Andrei, my dive instructor was very adaptable and knowledgeable, made my dives very successful. I am usually over honest in my reviews so when I don't offer some minor constructive criticism it means you are in the ball.

Full marks for Dan and The Dive Academy - thanks for a great experience! This was my first dive from Samui, to Sail Rock, and first from a speedboat (the rest being from a big dive boat on Koh Tao). First thing to point out is that the speedboat experience is very different - noisy, bouncy, crowded. This was well explained and managed by the team beforehand though and it felt like a well oiled machine. Before we left Dan explained what we might expect in terms of visibility, current, and sea life, as well as what to expect from the travel to, from, and the break between two dives. I was diving with one other customer, and had a leader but also a training Divemaster so the ratio of experts to punters was reassuring. Dan was awesome - great mix of authority where safety was concerned, and fun, and an infectious excitement for the wonders of the deep. He pointed out various creatures which would have been easy to miss, and identified others underwater for me (with pencil and whiteboard thing). Very highly recommended - thanks again!

Very well organised. Very good instructor ( Étienne).Boat a bite too small for size of the group. Great experience. Can recommend.

Always like to book a day diving if the opportunity allows when on holiday, so coming back to Thailand, this time on the east coast was an opportunity not to be missed, this time with my newly qualified Open Water daughter. Booking was simple and managed to secure a 10% discount by booking in advance, paying a 20% deposit with balance on the day. Pick from our hotel was on time. We had our briefing with the two other divers and our dive master for the day who explained where we were diving, expected conditions for the day, buddy rules and a recount of underwater communication signals. With all the kit on board and assigned, our trip to Koh Tao took approx 90 minutes in the speedboat. The two dives, in different sites, off the the coast of Koh Tao both offered good visibility, a wide variety of marine life including a white eyed moray eel, fusilier fish, trigger fish, amongst others. Sadly no turtles or sharks, but that is the nature of diving. The guys that looked after us were great, very professional, and put safety first. Had lunch on board between the two dives which was good along with water and soft drinks. All in all a good day!

This dive trip was one for the books! We have dove all over the Caribbean and this was a new and different experience. The Coral was FANTASTIC. The fish were like fish tank and our boat master Dan was awesome and our dive master Valeria was great! Our Go Pro died and she let us use hers AND she sent us the videos that didn’t download on the boat drive back after!! Talk about service!!! Great experience!!

Win was our dive leader and he did such a good job of making me feel safe and pointing out cool fish I would have missed. Sail rock was really busy with lots of boats there (understandably given its reputation) but he still accommodated us doing the “chimney” and was really reassuring through out