Pattaya Scuba Diving — Try Dive & Certified Dives
Pattaya scuba diving experience — guided dives for certified and first-time divers. From ฿3,800 per person, a full day, meeting at Mermaids Dive Center, Pattaya, at 08:00.
Pattaya, Thailand · 8h · up to 8 guests · ฿3,800 per person · EN · RU · TH
Perhaps the best diving center in Pattaya. Good prices, excellent service and English-speaking instructors. My instructor was superb.
What is this tour like?
Discover the reefs and wrecks of the Gulf of Thailand. This PADI 5-star centre runs its own dive boat out to the near islands, so beginners and certified divers share the same easy day on the water.
If you've never dived, you start with a supervised try-dive in the shallows and no licence is needed. Certified divers head to reef and wreck sites where barracuda, snapper, groupers and seasonal turtles appear. Full scuba gear, small groups and an experienced instructor are included.
What are the highlights?
- PADI 5-star centre with its own dive boat
- Try-dive for beginners, fun dives for certified
- Near islands and wreck sites off Pattaya
- All scuba equipment and small groups
- Marine life from barracuda to seasonal turtles
How does the day go, hour by hour?tap a photo to enlarge
- 08:00Brief and kit up
Meet the instructor, fit your gear and go over the dive plan.
- 09:00Boat to the site
Cruise out on the dive boat to the first near-island reef.
- 10:00First dive
A try-dive in the shallows or a guided certified dive on the reef.
- 11:30Surface interval & lunch
Lunch on board while your surface interval passes between dives.
- 13:00Second dive
Head down for a second dive over reef or a wreck site.
- 15:00Return to Pattaya
Cruise back to the pier and log your dives with the instructor.
What's included in the price?
- Certified instructor or dive guide
- Full scuba equipment
- Dive boat and lunch
- Briefing and marine-life guide
What's not included?
- Underwater photos (optional add-on)
- Certification course fee (if upgrading)
- Gratuities
What should you know before you go?
Who runs this tour?
Where do we meet?
Mermaids Dive Center, Pattaya. Exact point shared after booking.
Exact meeting point shared after booking.
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What do guests say?
“Perhaps the best diving center in Pattaya. Good prices, excellent service and English-speaking instructors. My instructor was superb.”
“I had the most amazing 21 diving days with Mermaids Dive Center in Pattaya — time flew by. A brilliant, well-run operation.”
“Excellent dive shop. I have been using Mermaids for a number of years and they have never disappointed. Highly recommend, PADI courses included.”
“Organisation of the dive trip was very satisfying — professional people. Tery was helpful and supportive, even lending me a camera from the shop.”
“Did my PADI training with these guys and was super happy with everything. Course Director Russell Martin was outstanding — everything by the book.”
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