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More people learn to dive here than anywhere else — warm, shallow, calm bays and a school on every corner keeping prices honest.
- How long
- ~4 days
- Cost
- $320 – $450
- In rupees
- ₹30,600 – ₹43,000
- Starting level
- Beginner
3–7 days
$96/day
₹9,200/day
moderate pace
Price covers: 4-day Open Water course, tuition + gear + certification. Range checked against real 2026 provider pricing. Flights and visas are never included, and nothing here is a quote.
The price includes
- Tuition
- Kit & materials
- A certificate
You come away with: PADI Open Water Diver
Best months — Feb-Sep
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While you're in the region
Is this a good one?
- Against others of its kind
- At $96 a day this sits a little under the $105 median for water & sailing. It is cheaper than 14 of the 24 water & sailing options mapped here.
- Other things to learn in Thailand
- 6 other options in Thailand, starting with professional thai cuisine in Bangkok from $300.
- When to go
- Workable across 8 months of the year — Feb-Sep. Outside that the season is against you, not the school.
- How long it really takes
- Most people give it 4 days, but the honest range is 3 to 7. The narrow spread means the course length is largely fixed.
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