• Two Bryde Whales spotted in Koh Tao

    Two Bryde Whales spotted in Koh Tao

    Bryde Whale sighting in the Gulf of Thailand. Alvaro diving where the first ever to spot bryde whales around the waters of Koh Tao. In January 2010 the first two bryde whales have been spotted half way between Chumphon Pinnacle and Koh Nan Yuan island. The captain of the Alvaro dive boat reacted fast and turned the boat around quickly. The two whales didn't seem to mind the company of snorkelers around them and stayed a while to feed their curiosity and do some human watching... Bryde Whale sighting in the Gulf of Thailand. Alvaro diving where the first ever to spot byrde whales around the waters of Koh Tao. In January 2010 the first two bryde whales have been spotted half way between Chumphon Pinnacle and Koh Nan Yuan island. The captain of the Alvaro dive boat reacted fast and turned the boat around quickly. The two whales didn't ...

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  • Diving Courses in Thailand

    Diving Courses in Thailand

    During the past decade, scuba diving has become very popular and taking scuba diving lessons during a holiday on a tropical island like Koh Tao has become rather normal. Millions of people have learned to dive and to enjoy this fascinating water sport today. Here on Koh Tao, Scuba diving courses have been a trademark for more than 15 years now. One of the reasons is that Koh Tao offers the best prices for scuba diving courses worldwide!During the past decade, scuba diving has become very popular and taking scuba diving lessons during a holiday on a tropical island like Koh Tao has become rather normal. Millions of people have learned to dive and to enjoy this fascinating water sport today. Here on Koh Tao, Scuba diving courses have been a trademark for more than 15 years now. One of the reasons is that Koh Tao offers the best prices ...

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  • Whale Shark Sighting

    Whale Shark Sighting

    Just last week we saw a fantastically large whale shark in Chumphon pinnacle! Made the whole trip to Thailand worth it for many of our divers. Whalesharks are regular visitors of the larger pinnacles around Koh Tao and make the island one of the few places in the world, where a scuba diver can get so close to the largest shark in the oceans. In general, whalesharks like divers! They just love to swim through the bubbles and get an extra portion of oxygen. Just last week we saw a fantastically large whale shark in Chumphon pinnacle! Made the whole trip to Thailand worth it for many of our divers. Whalesharks are regular visitors of the larger pinnacles around Koh Tao and make the island one of the few places in the world, where a scuba diver can get so close to the largest shark in the oceans. In general, ...

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SSI – Advanced Adventurer Diver Course

Advanced Adventurer Diver Course – SSI

chumphon pinnacle deep diving on koh tao in the gulf of thailand
You are already a certified Open Water Diver and enjoying what the underwater world has to offer but now want to expand your experience and try something new underwater. Build your confidence and gain further skills by completing 5 great adventure dives including a Deep Dive, a Navigation Dive and a Night Dive. Join us for this 2 – 3 day course and become an Advanced Adventurer Diver. The Advanced Adventurer Course consists of 5 dives; for example a Deep Dive, a Navigation Dive, a Nitrox Dive, a Wreck Dive and a Night Dive or you can choose from a long list of specialty dives. Choose what you like and what suits your own personal areas of interest!

 

whale shark at chumphon pinnacle deep diving on koh tao in the gulf of thailand
The Deep Dive training involves diving to a maximum depth of 30m where you’ll learn how to stay safe in the deep blue. Deep divers can experience “nitrogen narcosis” and get what we call “narked”, which can feel a little like being drunk – you will be perfectly safe but we will set you some fun tests to show you the affects nitrogen narcosis can have on a diver and teach you how to recognize the signs in yourself and other divers.

The Navigation Dive training shows you how to use of an underwater compass teaches you a variety of underwater distance-measuring techniques and also natural navigation to improve your navigation skills and techniques under water. Did you ever wonder how your dive guide finds the buoy line at the end of the dive? Well now you’ll know!

Out of the dives listed bellow you can choose 5 course dives.

  • Boat Diving – Perfect your James Bond back flip! Learn how to enter/exit the water on different boats, how to store your gear, how to use surface lines and how to locate basic boat safety equipment.
  • Scooter Diving – Underwater Scooters offer a thrilling way to see a lot of underwater territory in a brief amount of time. They scoot you through the water without kicking. A Scooter is a great way to see more and have a blast doing it.
  • Computer Diving – Plan dives that extend your bottom time by crediting you for slower nitrogen absorption when you ascend to a shallower depth. That’s the way you really dive, after all.
  • Night Diving – Experience a whole new side to diving and see how the nocturnal sea comes to life under the glow of your dive light; you can witness a whole new array of sea-life that comes out at night and if you turn off your torch, you will witness the unique experience of phosphorescent plankton glowing all around you like tiny stars.
  • Perfect Buoyancy – Time to work on your underwater lotus position! You will learn how to trim your scuba gear so you’re perfectly balanced in the water, streamline to save air and move smoothly through the water, hover effortlessly in both a vertical position and a horizontal position. Divers who master the highest performance levels in buoyancy stand apart.
  • Search and Recovery – You will learn search and recovery dive planning, organization, procedures, techniques and how to deal with potential problems, how to use a lift bag and other recovery methods and limited visibility search techniques.
  • Under Water Naturalist – Look closer to see more on your next dive. Look for symbioses, predator/prey and other relationships between aquatic plant and animal life. Learn not just what fish and animals are, but how they interact with each other and the environment.
  • Underwater Videography – Create videos that are interesting, entertaining and worth watching again and again.
  • Digital Underwater Photography – Learn how to use a digital underwater camera, select the right camera, perform maintenance and catch the right angle to get a great shot.

 

If you’re now completely addicted to scuba diving, go for the SSI Stress & Rescue Diver Course here in Koh Tao and improve your and your dive partners safety by learning how to help other divers as well as yourself if things go wrong.

And if you still cant get enough stay here a bit longer, work and train with us to become a SSI Dive Control Specialist Course, which will allow you to work on a dive boat, guide divers through the fascinating underwater world, refresh the knowledge and skills of certified divers if they haven’t dived in a while during a Scuba Skills Update and introduce non divers to the underwater world during a Try Scuba Diving Course.

Contact Alvaro Diving Koh Tao for more information.
Learn more about our Scuba Diving Course Prices.