Ao Nang’s only 5★ PADI Career Development Center.
Contact us for daily SCUBA Diving Trips and the full range of PADI SCUBA Diving Courses from beginners to Instructors.
Ao Nang’s only 5★ PADI Career Development Center.
Contact us for daily SCUBA Diving Trips and the full range of PADI SCUBA Diving Courses from beginners to Instructors.
Our Ao Nang dive center offers the full range of PADI diving courses.
And if you are ready to take your passion for diving to the next level…
Become a Pro!
You will never forget your first breath underwater… And you will never forget your first visit to a sunken ship…!
With many small islands in the direct vicinity and Phi Phi Islands at the horizon, it makes a great base for your full service dive excursions….!
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I booked the 3 day open water diving certification with Sawasdee Divers in Krabi and it was great! Communications were excellent in the lead up and during the course. Christelle answered all of my emails (which were far too many) promptly and politely. I had Nico as my instructor who was excellent. His manners in and out of water were extremely pleasant, professional and I felt safe at all times. He was enthusiastic about the dives sites, marine life and was meticulous when teaching each step of the certification. He helped me to build my confidence and also reassured me when I was struggling under water. Nico, Christelle and the wider team were friendly and welcoming which made the experience worthwhile. Only area of improvement is the boat. The transfers to the dive sites were with longtail boats which are quite loud, rocky in rough waters and have no changing/toileting facilities. Although longtails are widely used in Thailand, I expected better quality. Other than that, everything else was great!
Savvina Kazani
March 3, 2024
Une très bonne journée en famille pour des baptêmes de plongée. Merci à toute l’équipe qui a été très professionnel que ce soit pour l’organisation et tout au long des excursions! Merci à Tony pour ses explications claires et son côté sympathique pour détendre.
Pauline LIGER
February 29, 2024
Topduikcenter!!! Tony was heel rustige instructeur met veel liefde voor zijn vak en het dan ook zo overbrengt heel erg bedankt!!!!
Indra Vanhulle
February 29, 2024
Dès mon arrivée, l’accueil était vraiment au top. Tonio m’a de suite mis en confiance, avec toutes les infos,les petites astuces,la passion pour la plongée qu’il arrive à transmettre naturellement à ses élèves. Vraiment aucune remarque négative,bien au contraire. Si vous voulez découvrir la plongée avec un baptême ou comme moi commencer une formation, n’hésitez pas, vous pouvez y aller les yeux fermés. Avec Tonio, Nico, Julien, Tony et Christelle, vous serez vraiment entre de bonnes mains 😉.
Pascal Persigand
February 27, 2024
Super équipe très professionnelle, super agréable. Un grand merci à Tony et son œil de lynx de nous avoir trouvé une magnifique tortue.
Pierre Ferrand
February 26, 2024
Superbe expérience avec Sawasdee ! Nous avons plongé avec ma femme, d’abord une journée « refresh » 2 plongées aux îles locales pour se remettre dedans après 5 ans sans. Top, ça fait du bien pour se remémorer et prendre plaisir en même temps. Ensuite journée double plongée à la réserve de Koh Phi Phi en mode speedboat et « fun Dive ». Magnifique, bonne visi, beaucoup de faunes et de coraux. Des dizaines de bancs de poissons, un pointe noire, des fantômes, murènes, scorpions, lion, carangues, barracuda etc. En résumé, équipe très pro et super sympa à la fois. Repas local compris après les plongées. Francophone, anglophone, bon échange pré vacances par mail et sur place par whatapp. Bref allez plonger !!!
Vincent PSZATKA
February 26, 2024
Super centre de plongée francophone. J’ai eu Tonio comme instructeur pour passer l’Open Water. Professionnel, calme, très sympa. Merci à toute l’équipe pour ces belles plongées !
Seb Buisson
February 26, 2024
Très bonne expérience, équipe sympathique et bonne ambiance garantie. Le tout en restant professionnelle ! Je recommande fortement.
Yohan Lagache
February 26, 2024
À l’occasion de nos vacances en Thaïlande, nous avons eu la chance de partir deux fois en excursion avec l’équipe ! La première journée se composait de deux plongées sur les îles locales, près de Krabi depuis un long tail boat. Malgré une mauvaise visibilité sur les deux spots (on ne choisit pas la météo hein) l’expérience était très sympathique : bonne organisation, matériel impeccable et adapté, collation et repas compris dans le prix de qualité et surtout : une équipe très sympathique, des encadrants rassurants, passionnés et qui savent mettre à l’aise tout le monde. Big up to Kevin, our buddy for this day 😉 Ce chouette moment nous a donné envie de replonger avec l’équipe et ce que nous avons fait, cette fois ci en speed boat sur les îles de koh phi phi. Cette fois ci : une visibilité et des spots incroyable : maya bay et maya nui ! Cerise sur le gâteau : croiser un beau requin pointe noire sur la fin de notre deuxième et dernière plongée en Thaïlande. Merci beaucoup à Julien qui m’a permis donc de réaliser un de mes rêves Bravo à Tony et Christelle pour cette organisation aux petits oignons et bonne continuation à vous ainsi qu’à Tonio et Nico ☺️ Au plaisir de refaire des bulles avec vous tous !
Marion Geneste
February 26, 2024
Loved the diving experience with the guys from Sawasdee Divers !! I completed my PADI Advanced Open Water Scuba Certification with them today !! Although a highlight is completing the course, I have to tell you why I think it was an outstanding experience and great value for my money. First, they made it very convenient for me by coming to my hotel in advance of the class to sign me up and get started except the payment and provide the details for the online “classroom” instruction, which I did the day before my first of a series of five open water dives. They provided transportation to, and from the boat, which is about 10 minutes from my hotel. The team of Dive masters came equipped with all the equipment we needed for the Dive, which is great and saved us the time of going to the shop to get fitted for wetsuits and BC and such. The islands where we dove are right off the coast and probably a 20 to 25 minute ride to get there. For these dives, we took a long tail boat which was perfect because we had a maximum of five customers and three instructors. The team is very professional and Nico did an excellent job preparing me for my advanced open water training exercises, as well as the other recreational divers. The highlight of my experience was The diversity of marine life and corals is amazing off the coast of Ao Nang Krabi. Diving here doesn’t get much better than this !!
Michael L
December 16, 2023
My husband and I are experienced divers (750+) and our friends along for our trip had fewer than 20 dives each. Christelle at Sawasdee put together the perfect package of AOW classes for our friends and private boats with their top instructor, Nico Rapin, to ensure we had a terrific experience. Sawasdee’s communications and customer service are outstanding and our dive guide Nico was the best we’ve ever had anywhere in the world. They thought of everything — hot tea/coffee with our breakfast on the boat, fresh street snacks, huge delicious lunches and Nico even sent us the photos he took underwater every day. Couldn’t have been happier with Sawasdee!
JAS
November 20, 2023
Top notch experience going through the IDC with Yann Guillet – great training in the Sawasdee facility in Krabi. Brilliant support from the entire crew and great atmosphere. I highly recommend Sawasdee both for fun dives and for training!!
404fredericv
March 13, 2023
Diving – We checked several diving companies in Ao Nang and Sawasdee Divers are the most professional. We stayed one month in Ao Nang and went for diving to the local islands with Sawasdee several times, which was great!! The team is very nice and helpful and we had a fabulous time!! We will definitely come back and highly recommend this diving company!!
659brittam
March 2, 2023
We checked several diving companies in Ao Nang and Sawasdee Divers are the most professional. We stayed one month in Ao Nang and went for diving to the local islands with Sawasdee several times, which was great!! The team is very nice and helpful and we had a fabulous time!! We will definitely come back and highly recommend this diving company!!
Britta M
March 2, 2023
Wonderful scuba guide – Great experience diving their Ao nang local dive. Our guide Antonio was very entertaining and fun as well as patient with our friend who was new to diving. Lunch served on the long boat was tasty. Transport was on time and booking was super easy Overall wonderful trip.
437katrinan
February 2, 2023
Great experience diving their Ao nang local dive. Our guide Antonio was very entertaining and fun as well as patient with our friend who was new to diving. Lunch served on the long boat was tasty. Transport was on time and booking was super easy Overall wonderful trip.
Katrina N
February 2, 2023
Wonderful Day at the end of my holiday – Great team who picked me up from the hotel and were very helpful the whole day and the diving location was amazing. Lots of fush and corals. Especially copperband butterfly fish, moorish idols, 3 different clownfish, anenome carpets.
WillyGDorset
January 31, 2023
I booked the 3 day open water diving certification with Sawasdee Divers in Krabi and it was great! Communications were excellent in the lead up and during the course.… read more Christelle answered all of my emails (which were far too many) promptly and politely. I had Nico as my instructor who was excellent. His manners in and out of water were extremely pleasant, professional and I felt safe at all times. He was enthusiastic about the dives sites, marine life and was meticulous when teaching each step of the certification. He helped me to build my confidence and also reassured me when I was struggling under water. Nico, Christelle and the wider team were friendly and welcoming which made the experience worthwhile. Only area of improvement is the boat. The transfers to the dive sites were with longtail boats which are quite loud, rocky in rough waters and have no changing/toileting facilities. Although longtails are widely used in Thailand, I expected better quality. Other than that, everything else was great!
Savvina Kazani
March 3, 2024
Une très bonne journée en famille pour des baptêmes de plongée. Merci à toute l’équipe qui a été très professionnel que ce soit pour l’organisation et tout au long des… read more excursions! Merci à Tony pour ses explications claires et son côté sympathique pour détendre.
Pauline LIGER
February 29, 2024
Topduikcenter!!! Tony was heel rustige instructeur met veel liefde voor zijn vak en het dan ook zo overbrengt heel erg bedankt!!!!
Indra Vanhulle
February 29, 2024
Dès mon arrivée, l’accueil était vraiment au top. Tonio m’a de suite mis en confiance, avec toutes les infos,les petites astuces,la passion pour la plongée qu’il arrive à transmettre naturellement… read more à ses élèves. Vraiment aucune remarque négative,bien au contraire. Si vous voulez découvrir la plongée avec un baptême ou comme moi commencer une formation, n’hésitez pas, vous pouvez y aller les yeux fermés. Avec Tonio, Nico, Julien, Tony et Christelle, vous serez vraiment entre de bonnes mains 😉.
Pascal Persigand
February 27, 2024
Superbe expérience avec Sawasdee ! Nous avons plongé avec ma femme, d’abord une journée « refresh » 2 plongées aux îles locales pour se remettre dedans après 5 ans sans. Top, ça… read more fait du bien pour se remémorer et prendre plaisir en même temps. Ensuite journée double plongée à la réserve de Koh Phi Phi en mode speedboat et « fun Dive ». Magnifique, bonne visi, beaucoup de faunes et de coraux. Des dizaines de bancs de poissons, un pointe noire, des fantômes, murènes, scorpions, lion, carangues, barracuda etc. En résumé, équipe très pro et super sympa à la fois. Repas local compris après les plongées. Francophone, anglophone, bon échange pré vacances par mail et sur place par whatapp. Bref allez plonger !!!
Vincent PSZATKA
February 26, 2024
Très bonne expérience, équipe sympathique et bonne ambiance garantie. Le tout en restant professionnelle ! Je recommande fortement.
Yohan Lagache
February 26, 2024
À l’occasion de nos vacances en Thaïlande, nous avons eu la chance de partir deux fois en excursion avec l’équipe ! La première journée se composait de deux plongées sur… read more les îles locales, près de Krabi depuis un long tail boat. Malgré une mauvaise visibilité sur les deux spots (on ne choisit pas la météo hein) l’expérience était très sympathique : bonne organisation, matériel impeccable et adapté, collation et repas compris dans le prix de qualité et surtout : une équipe très sympathique, des encadrants rassurants, passionnés et qui savent mettre à l’aise tout le monde. Big up to Kevin, our buddy for this day 😉 Ce chouette moment nous a donné envie de replonger avec l’équipe et ce que nous avons fait, cette fois ci en speed boat sur les îles de koh phi phi. Cette fois ci : une visibilité et des spots incroyable : maya bay et maya nui ! Cerise sur le gâteau : croiser un beau requin pointe noire sur la fin de notre deuxième et dernière plongée en Thaïlande. Merci beaucoup à Julien qui m’a permis donc de réaliser un de mes rêves Bravo à Tony et Christelle pour cette organisation aux petits oignons et bonne continuation à vous ainsi qu’à Tonio et Nico ☺️ Au plaisir de refaire des bulles avec vous tous !
Marion Geneste
February 26, 2024
Super centre de plongée francophone. J’ai eu Tonio comme instructeur pour passer l’Open Water. Professionnel, calme, très sympa. Merci à toute l’équipe pour ces belles plongées !
Seb Buisson
February 26, 2024
Super équipe très professionnelle, super agréable. Un grand merci à Tony et son œil de lynx de nous avoir trouvé une magnifique tortue.
Pierre Ferrand
February 26, 2024
Super service de bout en bout pour deux plongées à Phi Phi en combiné à du snorkeling pour mon conjoint. Moniteurs relax et pas stressants, ils nous laissent le temps… read more qu’ils nous faut avant de commencer la plongée. La nourriture servie était très bonne. En français en plus, tout était parfait et à prix raisonnable!
Kim Martin
February 19, 2024
Loved the diving experience with the guys from Sawasdee Divers !! I completed my PADI Advanced Open Water Scuba Certification with them today !! Although… read more a highlight is completing the course, I have to tell you why I think it was an outstanding experience and great value for my money. First, they made it very convenient for me by coming to my hotel in advance of the class to sign me up and get started except the payment and provide the details for the online “classroom” instruction, which I did the day before my first of a series of five open water dives. They provided transportation to, and from the boat, which is about 10 minutes from my hotel. The team of Dive masters came equipped with all the equipment we needed for the Dive, which is great and saved us the time of going to the shop to get fitted for wetsuits and BC and such. The islands where we dove are right off the coast and probably a 20 to 25 minute ride to get there. For these dives, we took a long tail boat which was perfect because we had a maximum of five customers and three instructors. The team is very professional and Nico did an excellent job preparing me for my advanced open water training exercises, as well as the other recreational divers. The highlight of my experience was The diversity of marine life and corals is amazing off the coast of Ao Nang Krabi. Diving here doesn’t get much better than this !!
Michael L
December 16, 2023
My husband and I are experienced divers (750+) and our friends along for our trip had fewer than 20 dives each. Christelle at Sawasdee put together the perfect package… read more of AOW classes for our friends and private boats with their top instructor, Nico Rapin, to ensure we had a terrific experience. Sawasdee’s communications and customer service are outstanding and our dive guide Nico was the best we’ve ever had anywhere in the world. They thought of everything — hot tea/coffee with our breakfast on the boat, fresh street snacks, huge delicious lunches and Nico even sent us the photos he took underwater every day. Couldn’t have been happier with Sawasdee!
JAS
November 20, 2023
Top notch experience going through the IDC with Yann Guillet – great training in the Sawasdee facility in Krabi. Brilliant support from the entire crew and great atmosphere. I highly… read more recommend Sawasdee both for fun dives and for training!!
404fredericv
March 13, 2023
Diving – We checked several diving companies in Ao Nang and Sawasdee Divers are the most professional. We stayed one month in Ao Nang and went for diving to the local islands… read more with Sawasdee several times, which was great!! The team is very nice and helpful and we had a fabulous time!! We will definitely come back and highly recommend this diving company!!
659brittam
March 2, 2023
We checked several diving companies in Ao Nang and Sawasdee Divers are the most professional. We stayed one month in Ao Nang and went for diving to the local islands… read more with Sawasdee several times, which was great!! The team is very nice and helpful and we had a fabulous time!! We will definitely come back and highly recommend this diving company!!
Britta M
March 2, 2023
Wonderful scuba guide – Great experience diving their Ao nang local dive. Our guide Antonio was very entertaining and fun as well as patient with our friend who was new to diving. Lunch served… read more on the long boat was tasty. Transport was on time and booking was super easy Overall wonderful trip.
437katrinan
February 2, 2023
Great experience diving their Ao nang local dive. Our guide Antonio was very entertaining and fun as well as patient with our friend who was new to diving. Lunch served… read more on the long boat was tasty. Transport was on time and booking was super easy Overall wonderful trip.
Katrina N
February 2, 2023
Wonderful Day at the end of my holiday – Great team who picked me up from the hotel and were very helpful the whole day and the diving location was amazing. Lots of fush and corals. Especially copperband butterfly… read more fish, moorish idols, 3 different clownfish, anenome carpets.
WillyGDorset
January 31, 2023