Build deeper skills and confidence during a two-day PADI Advanced Open Water course around Koh Phangan. Five supervised dives let you try deep, wreck, navigation and other adventure specialties while exploring warm Thai reefs.
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Salt on your lips and a quiet engine hum underfoot: the dive boat slips away from Thong Sala as Koh Phangan’s shoreline narrows into green ridges and scattered bays. Over two concentrated days you move from sheltered reefs into deeper, shadowed channels—five supervised dives that push your limits and broaden your skills.
Difficulty
moderate
Duration
2 days (five dives total)
Fitness Level
Moderate fitness: able to swim, carry gear, and manage repeated surface-to-depth activity
Wildlife
History
Koh Phangan was historically a fishing and coconut-farming island; diving tourism grew with the regional popularity of Koh Tao and the Gulf’s protected waters.
Conservation
Reef areas are vulnerable to anchor damage and coral bleaching; follow reef-safe practices, support operators using mooring buoys, and avoid touching marine life.
Reserve your spot on the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course in Koh Phangan today and enjoy a trusted, highly rated experience designed to help you make the most of your adventure.
Bring your logbook and certification
You must hold an Open Water certification; bring ID and your dive log to speed up registration.
Hydrate and pace surface intervals
Drink water between dives and use surface breaks to rest—two days of multiple dives is physically demanding.
Dress for warm tropical dives
A 3mm wetsuit or shorty is usually sufficient year-round; bring a sun layer for surface time.
Plan your flights around diving
Allow at least 18–24 hours after your last dive before flying to avoid decompression risk.
Logbook & certification card
Required to prove Open Water qualification and record your Advanced dives
3mm wetsuit or shorty
Keeps you comfortable during multi-dive days in warm tropical water
summer
Dive computer
Tracks depth and no-decompression limits for safe repetitive diving
Surface signaling device (SMB/whistle)
Improves visibility to the boat during surface intervals and in currents