Amazing dive center with very professional and friendly Course director Yann, Instructor Amanda, Julian and Caro. Yann was very quick and helpful to reply on every query and details. Trip was wonderful as we had the whole boat for just a few divers. Food was simple but delicious. Boat crew was helpful and friendly as well. Would definitely patron again on my next visit to Krabi.

  Amazing dive center from the moment we got in touch with them to the last dive. Everyone is extremely professional, nice and courteous. If you dive here, try to have either Ombline or Marco as your guides. They are both really awesome and very attentive. In a nutshell, the only place to dive with in Krabi.

  Once I had narrowed down Krabi as my location to do my Advanced Open Water Dive certification, I set about researching the dive schools. There were a couple of dive schools located in Krabi that came with very good positive reviews and Sawasdee was one of them. I contacted them via phone and their Course Director, Yann, was extremely helpful. We quickly switched over to email as the mode of communication and I got very clear answers to all of my questions. Course material (online) was sent to me well in advance and I was all set to start my AOWD skills course. Krabi dive schools take their students/certified divers to dive spots near Phi Phi islands - this is about 2.5-3 hours one way from Krabi. Now you would wonder why one would do this instead of staying at Phi Phi Island itself! I asked myself that before I booked Krabi and I was clear that I wanted a stay experience that was quieter than Phi Phi islands and had more to offer - Krabi was just that. On Day 1, I also realized that these long boat rides each way was just perfect for me - it gave me a lot of time to rest and reflect - on dives and life! My dive instructor, Hugo Gerard, is someone I would describe as a gentle giant! Hugely experienced, Hugo was extremely patient with me and despite me messing up several times on the skills, he would walk me through each step in detail repeatedly. All the time, he would share his own experiences while he was learning skills himself. In my search & recovery session, I messed real bad and he knew I was upset - he was gracious to give me a strong hug back on the boat and tell me to keep my chin up and practice. My last dive with him was just an incredible experience with Hugo trying hard to spot a leopard shark that he knew was in the area and I dont know which made smile more - actually spotting the leopard shark at close range or seeing Hugo 'fist-pump' on spotting it! He's a good man and I am glad I learned under him. Sawasdee's other instructors, Amanda, Julien, Caro, etc were all great people too and made the whole experience wonderful for me. Great care with equipment, prep, etc was just good to see. The other good thing about Krabi was how the dive schools worked together to give students and divers a good experience - when needed they would share resources like the boat, etc - it was a overall a nicely and professionally run island operation. Anyways, I left Krabi with fond memories and great instructors in Sawasdee Divers!

  We had the most amazing dive trips ever!! The team is so professional, they explain everything to you and are thoroughly prepared for everything, from list of people on the boat doing dives (checking on the board that everyone came back), to multiple tanks of air for several dives (plus rechargeable option on the boat for used tanks), to exactly minimum surface time to promote safety in driving, to tidal and wind info, to predive breafings, maps of the drive sites, amazingly well preserved gear, organizing each diver's gear before you start and at the end in separate bags to ensure it's all there! I have never seen such attention to details! They have the patience to explain all the things you need to know and for you to get comfortable in the water. All the things we learned in our certification as Advanced Open Water divers were amazing and thoroughly explained at the surface, in the water, as well as practiced under water. We loved every minute of it and got to see all we aimed for: cuttlefish, turtles, crabs, flounder, big groupers and trigger fish, huge parrot fish, big butterfly fish, eels and soooooo many others!!! It was so worthed!! Big thanks to Caro (our instructor) and her team!! Can't recommend them all enough! Just try it out and you will not be disappointed! It's an experience you should definitely take!!! See you next time, guys!

  If I could rate more than 5 stars I would! 2 amazing dives in Phi Phi with so much diversity, the spots that were chosen to dive at weren't crowded which made the experience ever better. Best food I've had on any boat, friendly boat staff and dive masters. The owner even picked us up outside of their regular range (for a little extra $ which was completely understandable) because we couldn't get a cab that early in the morning. Clean boat and nice equipment, really cannot do it better! If I could dive again with this company I would do it again in a heartbeat!!