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Discovery Dive Centre

14/3 Moo 2, Bophut, Koh Samui 84320, Thailand
6677 413 196
Ranked #2 of 14 tours in Bophut
5.0 of 5 stars 69 Reviews
Type: Water Sports
Owner description: Discovery Dive Center is the premier dive center in Koh Samui offering the highest quality of service for reasonable prices. We are one of the longest...... more » Owner description: Discovery Dive Center is the premier 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. 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 Dive Center 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 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 at the famous and spectacular Amari Palm reef hotel on chaweng Beach. « less
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South Lake Tahoe, California, United States
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

This was our first time to visit Samui,Thailand. My husband and I stayed at the Amari which is next door to the dive shop. Very convenient. My husband and I left early for 2 dives off the island of Koh Tao. We spent the day with the the owner of the dive shop, dive instructor Eric Vinik and also Stella... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012
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This is the first time I have ever rated anything/anyone on trip advisor which in itself says to me this was a great experience. I finally plucked up the courage to do my DSD having spent many yrs chickening out of it. I could not be more happy to have decided to do it with Discovery Dive centre, who are... More

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singapore
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012

I was doing the rescue diving course at discovery dive center samui. my instructor was axel. the course theory was very explained throughout and together with the practical exercises proved that Axel possesses substantial and multi year expertise conducting such courses. Since diving and particularly rescue diving is serious matter i appreciate that at no point during the course there... More

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Luton, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

I spent three days divng with Discovery Dive Centre at the beginning of May and had a great experience. The staff are extremely professional and really take care of their customers, everything is thought of - the most relaxed and chilled out diving experience I have ever had! I had the pleasure of Claudio as my dive guide/Instructor who was... More

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Manama, Bahrain
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012

Discovery Dive Center is your best bet for a quality dive company servicing the most dive sites in Koh Samui with the shortest timeline. They have three boats and go to at least three sites daily including Sail Rock, Mango Bay, Chumphon Pinnacle, Twin Peaks, White Rock, Green Rock, Shark Island or Japanese Gardens and often combine multiple dive sites... More

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Brookeville, Maryland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

The Discovery Dive Centre runs an outstanding operation ... first class in all aspects! Not only are they courteous and friendly, they are exceptionally professional in every aspect of their operation. They make it extremely easy on the customer by providing a one-stop-shop for everything from lessons to equipment to hotel pick-up and drop-off ... no worries. I was particularly... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012
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Look no where else! don't waste your time! this is THE diving center to use in Koh Samui!! I had my advanced PADI certificate with Discovery Dive Center. It was an excellent experience. Claudio was my instructor. He and the whole crew were very professional and serious about complying with the diving standards which made me feel safe. Teaching was... More

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Eric Vinik, Owner at Discovery Dive Centre, responded to this review
28 April 2012

Sharif, Thanks for your feedback on Discovery. I'm glad you completed your Advanced open water with us and got some extra dives in too. I think you just had bad timing for seeing a whale shark as we have had them at Sail Rock and Chumphon this week. I'm sure you can see them on your next visit More

London
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2012

Paired up with Karl for my AOW and funniest pairing because I am tiny compare to Karl!! I had a fantastic time!! ! I even beat him in air on my last day! We had a lot of fun diving with all the guys on the boat. It was tough to move onto another island and not being able to... More

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Eric Vinik, Owner at Discovery Dive Centre, responded to this review
23 April 2012

Christine, Thank you for the review. We hope it will help others in choosing our dive school. We all had a great time with you, and we decided when you come back to dive with us we are only going to give you an 8 liter tank so you don't kill our instructor's egos with your air consumption. See you... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012

I got my Open Water Training here. It was a great experience. The training was excellent. The confined water training as well as the open water training was very professional and complied with PADI standards. The instructors were patient, friendly and cooperative. I had Eric for the confined water and Graham for the open water. The equipment was top notch.... More

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Eric Vinik, Owner at Discovery Dive Centre, responded to this review
22 April 2012

Thanks Tarun, It was fun diving with you and doing your confined water training. Hope to see you back soon, or maybe we need to wait until the next full moon party. Good luck with the new baby. Eric More

Ware
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012

I have just completed my open water course with these guys and will be back to dive with them as soon work commitments allow me to. I had 1-1 tuition and went to dive at, Sail Rock and Koh Toa, both sites blew me away with the amazing sights. Web site is great and easy to use even for someone... More

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Eric Vinik, General Manager at Discovery Dive Centre, responded to this review
15 April 2012

Hey Geoff, It was great diving with you. Everyone had a great time and hope to see you back soon. More

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