Welcome to Crystal Dive

With us you are in good hands for your holiday in paradise.

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Come and join the fun in diving

We offer PADI courses from Beginner to Instructor & daily dive trips.

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WHY CHOOSE CRYSTAL DIVE?

Crystal Dive offers first class dive activities for over 25 years

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CRYSTAL DIVE – KOH TAO
Award Winning PADI 5 Star CDC (Career Development Centre)

If you are looking for personal, yet professional diver training with all options, look no further. Here at Crystal Dive we are proud to be leading the way in safe & personal scuba diver training for over 25 years.

With more than 100,000 divers trained in the safe, tropical waters of Koh Tao in Thailand you can fully trust in our experience and knowledge, which is reflected in the numerous awards we received for our contribution towards safety in diver training, marine conservation & customer service.

Come and join us to start or continue your scuba adventure!

Our most popular courses

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Open Water Course

The World’s most popular course. Get a Certification & dive to 18 metres – in just 3-4 days you can be a fully qualified diver!

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Advanced Open Water

In just 2 days you will be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, giving you a lot of benefits and expanding your underwater experiences.

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Enriched Air (NITROX)

In just a day or even half a day you will learn the safe diving practices and can turn yourself into a fully qualified PADI Enriched Air Diver.

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Instructor Course (IDC)

In the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) you learn the art of teaching divers of all levels from beginner to divemaster.

Beginners

Discover Scuba Diving

A one day introductory program giving you the chance to use a full set of SCUBA equipment and take an ocean dive from one of our dive boats.

Scuba Diver Course

Short on time? Get the Scuba Diver Certification & dive to 12 metres with a Pro – in just 2 days you can be a qualified diver!

Open Water Course

The World’s most popular course. Get a Certification & dive to 18 metres – in just 3-4 days you can be a fully qualified diver!

Open Water E-Learning

Spend less time in a classroom and more time doing what you like: diving by completing theory online, ready for when you arrive.

Advanced

Adventure Diver Course

Take 3 dives in just one day to reach the Adventure Diver status making it the perfect choice if you are short on time on Koh Tao.

Advanced Open Water

In just 2 days you will be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, giving you a lot of benefits and expanding your underwater experiences.

Rescue Diver Course

Gain techniques through theory, skill practice & scenario sessions to handle possible emergencies you may experience in your scuba life.

Marine Conservation

Join The Coral Tribe to start learning about protecting the ocean and its inhabitants for our future generations to enjoy and benefit.

Specialties

Deep Specialist Course

The PADI Deep Diver Specialty Course can be taken in just 2 days and after 4 dives you will be qualified to dive to a maximum of 40 metres depth.

Wreck Specialist Course

In two days you will learn how to explore inside and outside of a Wreck in a safe way within the limits of recreational scuba diving.

Enriched Air Specialist

In just a day or even half a day you will learn the safe diving practices and can turn yourself into a fully qualified PADI Enriched Air Diver.

Your Choice…

There is such an extensive range of courses available to become a Specialist in. Find what suits you in your scuba life.

Pro Level

Divemaster Course

The PADI Divemaster-Course is the first professional level course. In this course you learn everything about diving and how to guide certified divers. 

Instructor Course (IDC)

In the PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) you learn the art of teaching divers of all levels from beginner to divemaster.

Master Scuba Diver Trainer (MSDT)

MSDT learn to teach Specialty Courses and gain teaching experience alongside experienced instructors.

Staff Instructor Course

As a PADI IDC Staff Instructor (IDCS) you are going to be part of the Instructor Development Team and can certify people as Assistant Instructors.

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WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY ABOUT US

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Samuel WilmotSamuel Wilmot
04:37 26 Jul 24
Rowan ReefRowan Reef
04:34 25 Jul 24
Crystal dive is super professional and will guarantee you have a nice experience. Alex was really patient and - like the dive shop -has good vibes. I would’ve liked to do a bit more diving though. The open water course does 4 dives in the span of 4 days. Crystal is very thorough on covering PADI and I feel like they could sacrifice a tiny bit of theory to fit another dive in. For a beginner diver or someone who is nervous, I would recommend Crystal for sure. Also the accommodation was included which was nice.
Ozgur CelikOzgur Celik
23:15 24 Jul 24
Alex from Crystal dive was a top instructor. Would definitely recommend Crystal Dive 🙂
JanJan
04:48 23 Jul 24
Awesome experience and in depth training with Alex. 👌
Raff SullivanRaff Sullivan
06:13 22 Jul 24
I had the most incredible experience completing my open water diving course at Crystal Dive Koa Tao. I was initially very anxious however Alex and Andrej were extremely informative and supportive throughout the entire process. Both were very professional and passionate which made for an extremely enjoyable experience.I would highly recommend it!
RosRos
12:33 21 Jul 24
We have taken the PADI open water diver course and it is truly great. The monitors are super nice and very patient until we learn everything.We received 2 theoretical classes, a practical class in the pool and a written exam. Everything is very easy and the information is easy to digest.They gave us all the material that was very well preserved and in our exact size.Finally we did 4 dives. The instructors gave us a great feeling of security and took good care of us. At no time have we felt insecurity underwater.In conclusion, Crystal Diving is an excellent diving school where you can learn various diving courses accompanied by spectacular instructors.
Ben SBen S
03:06 21 Jul 24
Got Open Water certified here.I didn't die.🇳🇱Tom and 🇺🇸Austin were our instructors / life savers / newbie idiocy prevention leaders.5 stars.Just do it, it's great.(Also had help from Shaun)
Alice burgessAlice burgess
02:02 21 Jul 24
Crystal dive was amazing, my instructors Katy and George were so helpful and took the time to help me when I struggled with a skill. We had Noah on our ocean dives and he also was so helpful. I can’t thank the team enough proably, wouldn’t have passed without their support!
Lika KokuashviliLika Kokuashvili
01:14 21 Jul 24
Definitely recommended! My partner and I did PADI open water course with Crystal and it was really good. Tom and Austin were amazing! They were very attentive, patient, always explained everything in details. We felt very safe with them and they also made the whole experience a lot of fun. It was so much fun, we were very tempted to continue with advanced course as well, but had to move on, sadly (hopefully will be back!).Crystal is recommended - it is big, but you are not left on your own, or feel like noone cares. They are very attentive and organized. They also have their own pier which makes it faster and easier (we did not get to use it really due to weather, as we went to other bays. But it did not bother us, I was very glad to see other parts of the Island and they were very beautiful!).The accomodation was free for 4 days and it was a private room with attached bathroom. It was quite clean, comfortable, at the Crystal school - so very convenient for early mornings, only cold water (but it's so hot in Asia, we never use hot water anyway). No wifi by the way. There is AC, but we would not have used it had there been a mosquito net on windows (note to management - with mosquito nets guests will be able to open windows more and use AC less, good for environment and saves money for you, maybe consider?). Overall accomodation was good and also we got 4 days so it was not rushed.Overall the whole experience was amazing.
Praphis SchneiderPraphis Schneider
14:04 18 Jul 24
Alexander PelliAlexander Pelli
11:20 18 Jul 24
I did my trispecs (deep, wreck and nitrox) with Mathijs as my Instructor and it was 5-stars all the way🤙
Charlie BachCharlie Bach
06:45 16 Jul 24
What an amazing few days ✨🐠🤿💫!!I decided to dive here at the recommendation of a friend, and I have zero regrets.Such a friendly atmosphere from all the instructors and staff alike. I did the PADI Advanced Open Water course here with two incredible instructors, Katie and Kelvin, who both made the experience unforgettable🙏🤩. The course was loads of fun and I was made to feel secure throughout the technical dives.I also joined my friend’s Open water course dives with his instructor. Ben was also amazing and so chill, he even lent his personal GoPro for me to film my friend’s first dive.The accommodation was offered free of charge with the padi course, though, despite this, was high quality. We had a clean room with plenty of space and an en-suite. It was also is a great location to make the most of nearby bars, etc…
Rosalita van den BerghRosalita van den Bergh
04:10 15 Jul 24
I absolutely love crystal dive!! I couldn’t have wished for a better instructor//fish (vera!)!I did my open water course and my advanced with Vera..she was very clear, helpful and she made it so fun! Would definitely recommend!
James TanseyJames Tansey
13:07 14 Jul 24
Just completed the 3 day open water course with Big Rich and had an amazing time.Rich was extremely knowledgeable, very friendly and was more happy to answer any questions we had throughout the course.Massive thanks to Big Rich & team for an unforgettable few days!
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