Discovery Dive Centre

14/3 Moo 2, Bophut, Koh Samui 84320, Thailand

6677 413 196

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Owner description: Discovery Divers is the premier 5-star PADI dive center in Koh Samui offering the highest quality of service for reasonable prices. We are one of the... more » Owner description: Discovery Divers is the premier 5-star PADI dive center in Koh Samui offering the highest quality of service for reasonable prices. We are one of the longest running dive shops on the island as having been in business for over 13 years and have the most experienced and respected full time dive staff in the Gulf of Thailand. Discovery is also one of the only diver centers who runs our won speedboat. We offer a full range of PADI courses taught in multiple languages from Bubblemaker, Discover Scuba diving and open water diver up to professional level divemaster training. At Discovery Divers we are committed to fun and safety. We believe that the customers needs come first. This is why we have access to the widest selection of boats on the island including our own Discovery Divers speedboat and run numerous daily trips to all of the beautiful dives sites in the gulf of Thailand. We realize that it is YOUR vacation and usually can accommodate any request for courses or certified divers to go to the location you want to go on the day you want to go, with the type of boat (tour boat or speedboat)that you want to go on. We also offer photography services and rentals using top of the line Canon G11 and G12 cameras and have console and wrist computers for use with courses or certified divers. This along with our stock of exceptional and modern dive equipment from Aqua Lung, Mares and Scubapro will make your dives safe, fun and worry free. Come by and see our dive shop, meet our staff, and see our onsite training pools, equipment room, washing area and classroom in front of the Amari Hotel in Chaweng Beach.

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Alexandria735

New York City, New York

1 review

“Exceptional service”

Reviewed 18 May 2013 NEW

From the moment you walk into the store, Eric (the owner) takes a personal interest in making your visit enjoyable. I was re-doing my certification (since I let mine lapse) and had only a short time to work with. Eric was incredibly diligent in finding a plan that worked for me. He takes a personal interest in all of his... More

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Thanks Alexandria. I'm glad you popped into our shop with your unusual situation and that we could find a solution for you. We realize that every diver is different and has different needs and we do everything we can to accomadate someone's situation and match them up with the right instructor also. Now you can go off diving everywhere and... More

Smugglers11

Northampton, United Kingdom

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26 reviews

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14 helpful votes

“This is how diving should be.......”

Reviewed 14 May 2013

Earlier in the week, I had dived with another operator on Koh Samui. Having been distinctly underwhelmed, I switched to Discovery Divers. Wow! What a difference!!! Having dived all over the world, I can say that the service I received from Discovery was some of the best I have ever had from a dive operator. Nothing was too much trouble... More

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Thanks for the review Steve. I'm glad you had an enjoyable time diving with us as we had with you. Always great to have fun people on the boat. Of course we never get sick of hearing about our service, but I'm also glad you brought up the point of our dive groups. We feel it is very important to... More

jkcninja

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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1 helpful vote

“Super friendly, professional instructors & highly competent boat crew - 6 stars”

Reviewed 13 May 2013

Discovery Dive is a superb outfit. I was recommended them by my hotel and liaised via email with Eric some days before hand. His quick response and accommodating, 'can do' nature instantly made me happy with the choice. I booked two days of fun diving to Sail Rock and Chumphon Pinnacle and from the word go was happy. The crew... More

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Thank you very much for your review of us. We take pride in offering the highest quality of service and that includes now pictures also. Also, I am glad you brought up the point of our equipment, which is not only serviced regularly, but replaced no longer than 18 months. In fact we have a new shipment of Aqualung regulators... More

Motion_12

Kuwait

1 review

“A five Start Diving Center”

Reviewed 12 May 2013

i dove 3 days with Discovery Dive center. we have been to Ko Tao Island and Sail Rock. the staff were showed well experienced and were very helpful of all of us. this center is providing outstanding service. The experience with them Unforgettable and sure i will come back again to them next time.

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Sawaf, Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We had a great time diving with you and thanks again for sharing all of your pictures with us. They were excellent. More

Edwin B

Eindhoven, The Netherlands

1 review

1 helpful vote

“Absolutely fantastic!”

Reviewed 10 May 2013

We just spent several days diving with Discovery and it was absolutely fantastic! My girlfriend did the open water course and was a bit nervous at first but thanks to the good care of (especially) Arnauld and the rest of the team, she regained confidence and passed the exam and most importantly, experienced the fun of diving!! The whole experience... More

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Thanks for the review Edwin. We like to treat every diver or student as an individual and look at the specific needs. As your girlfriend was very nervous and anxious about diving we were able to spare Arnould for an extra day to be able to take it nice and slow with her so she can really enjoy herself. It... More

equipeaLolo

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1 review

“One perfect day”

Reviewed 6 May 2013

I spend a day on Discovery dive center boat with my family. Half of us were divers, the rest just snorkellers, uncluding young kids of 5 and 7. We've been pick up at our place, and went directly to the boat. The staff has been nice and perfect in assistance of any kind, especially with snorkellers. Jo and Arnaud are... More

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Christina2081

1 review

“Above and beyond the best”

Reviewed 4 May 2013 via mobile

We completed our open dive certificate with another large company in Koh Samui and I have to say that I wish I had known about Discovery Dive Centre before that! The other company were nice and they did their job which is fine but if you want better bang for your buck, go to Discovery Dive Centre next to Amari... More

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Christina, Thanks for the review. We have a great time diving with you guys and you both bring a lot of fun to the boat when you are with us. I'm glad you like the pictures we took and we know that everyone enjoys sharing their underwater experience and so we are glad to share all of our pictures on... More

SidDeshmukh

Pune, India

1 review

“You cant ask for anything more”

Reviewed 3 May 2013

Best diving experience of my life.. I have dived at many places with various people but Erik, Arnold and team is excellent.. Very professional, Safe and warm experience... I will go to Koh Samui again and again to dive with these guys.. They were excellent with my 2 young ones (8 and 6 year old kids) who jumped into sea... More

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Thanks for the review of Discovery. We had a great time with your family also. It's awesome that the kids had a good time snorkeling and we can't wait until we can take them scuba diving under the water. Hope to see you back here on the boat with us soon. More

Rhett_Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia

1 review

“I can not recommend highly enough”

Reviewed 1 May 2013

My wife had attempted to gain her open water licence in Australia, however the bad experience she had with the arogant instructors at the dive centre had made her feel unsafe, ruined her confience and put her off diving (I thought forever). We spoke to Erik and his team at Discovery Dive Centre and explained our concerns. Erik picked the... More

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Thanks for the review Rhett. Unfortunately, when someone has a bad experience somewhere that can put them off for diving. As we have a staff of 8 full-time instructors, we are able to look at every situation, such as yours and try to fit the best instructor for each student or divers' individual needs. As your wife had a bad... More

Barry D

Wiltshire, England

1 review

“Great diving experience with a professional and friendly dive outfit...”

Reviewed 28 April 2013

Thanks to Eric and all of the team for their help and professional approach over the last week with a special mention of course for Nick from Discovery Divers who acted as dive buddy and photographer. This series of dives allowed me to see things in person I had only dreamed of as a child watching diving documentaries. I have... More

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Barry, thanks for sharing your thoughts about your experience with us. Nick and the rest of the crew had a great time diving with you and glad you could bring your wife along for some great snorkeling also. We're looking forward to seeing you next time More