The 7 Best Phuket Scuba Diving Tours

1.Full-Day Beginner Scuba Course with Private Tuition, Racha Yai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 368 reviews · from $162Our pick

Start at 7 am for a full day at sea, with beginner instruction and two guided open-water sessions at Koh Racha Yai. Instructors such as Pomme and Tiger have helped first-timers feel at ease. Equipment, breakfast, buffet lunch, snacks, and selected-area hotel pickup are included. Expect a shared boat, not a private charter.

“Great dive experience! Beginner friendly. Got to see so many fish, corals and star fish. Ohm was the best instructor we could have asked for. He got great footage and we were able to negotiate good price for my brother and I. Breakfast and Read more”

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2.Kata Beach Diving for Beginners Pool Training and 1 Beach Dive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 102 reviews · from $114

Start with pool instruction, then head underwater with a certified instructor and full scuba gear. The advertised plan is a single Kata Beach reef session, but another itinerary describes two open-water sessions at Koh Racha Yai. Instructors named by past participants include Sky, Gan and Tim, though your assigned instructor may differ.

“My wife and friend had no scuba experience but both thoroughly enjoyed it. I was especially grateful to our guide Gan who really helped my wife, who is not a good swimmer, feel very comfortable with scuba techniques. Gan took the time to help my wife grasp the basics iRead more”

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3.Phuket Scuba Diving: Racha Island Or Maiton Island For All Levels

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · from $97

Choose a half-day Maiton outing or a Racha Islands program, with beginner and certified options led by PADI or SSI instructors. First-timers can try scuba without prior experience or swimming skills, while snorkeling is available for non-divers. The boat carries gear, snacks and drinks. Instructors named for the operation include Eak, Chang, Jo and Bobby.

“Amazing experience. We are a family of five where three had the open water license and two had no experience in diving. David and the whole team accompanied us at all times giving us the appropriate explanations and making us feel very comfortable. We enjoyed ourselves so much. Thank you very much.Auto-translated”

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4.Racha Island Snorkeling or Scuba Diving Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 70 reviews · 1 day · from $52Best value

Choose snorkeling or a guided scuba session on this full-day trip to Racha Yai, about 30 minutes by speedboat from Phuket. You get beach time, a buffet lunch and a second stop at Coral Island. The scuba option includes a short safety briefing and up to 30 minutes underwater; snorkeling gear is supplied.

“Amazing tour! Our guide Paolo was amazing, sharing a lot of information about the island and culture. We had a great time, the beaches were incredible and snorkelling is really great there. Boat ride was perfect, we had water, juices, snacks. And the lunch also was perfect, I am gluten intolerant and vegetarian and they had a nice selection of rice, soup, veggies and fruits. Also the meat offered was halal so lots of options depending on your diet. Can only highly recommend you to take this tour :)”

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5.Scuba Diving in Phuket – Full-Day Trip (3 Dives, All Included)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · from $179

Set out from Chalong Pier at 7:00 am for three scuba sessions around Phuket, with possible stops near the Racha Islands, Phuket Marine Park, or Phi Phi. Blue Divecenter provides equipment, buffet meals, snacks, and selected-area transfers. Guides such as Bon, Julie, and MJ have led outings, though the staff and route can vary.

“The scuba dives were absolutely wonderful! Our guide was Bon and she was absolutely incredible! She was super nice and fun and made us feel very safe and comfortable. She was very knowledgeable, and led us to see/identify many beaRead more”

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6.Scuba Diving Daytrip to Racha Yai

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 43 reviews · from $90

Leave Phuket for Racha Yai on Sea Bees’ own boat, with hotel pickup, breakfast and a cooked lunch onboard, and two guided underwater sessions. Certified scuba divers can descend to 20 meters; beginners can try two sessions to 8 meters, and snorkelers can enjoy the water too. The group ratio is 4:1, with multilingual guides and a chef onboard.

“The guide was amazing, very patient and attentive. This was my very first time trying this and it was honestly a fantastic experience. The food was good and the everyone was very friendly.”

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7.Premium Guided Scuba Diving Day Trip for Certified Divers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $162

Join Aloha Diving from Chalong at 8:00 am for a roughly seven-hour outing aboard M/V Matchanu, a boat built for small groups. Certified scuba participants visit varied sites that may include coral gardens, walls or wrecks. Lunch, snacks, drinks and snorkel gear are included; scuba gear is not. Guides named by the operator’s team include Simon, Mona and Alice, though your guide may differ.

“If you want to go scuba diving in Phuket Thailand, you want to go with Aloha Diving. The team is very professional and experienced. We dove with them for a week and would go back to them again. I would give them more stars if I could.”

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