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Diving Koh Samui | "Scuba Birds" PADI 5-Star IDC Dive Center | PADI Courses & Diving Tours in Koh Samui Island

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One of the Top rated Sightseeing tour agencies in Baan Chaweng


Address

10, Chang Wat, Surat Thani 84320, Thailand

Website

www.scubabirds.com

Contact

+66 99 030 7571

Rating on Google Maps

4.80 (142 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 9 am to 6 pm
  • Wednesday: 9 am to 6 pm
  • Thursday: 9 am to 6 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 6 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 6 pm
  • Sunday: 9 am to 6 pm
  • Monday: 9 am to 6 pm

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  • 5/5 Thomas R. 3 years ago on Google • 282 reviews
    When reviewing dive operators in 2021, I could not find anyone better than scuba birds to get me through my open water certification. Prior to making the reservation, I spoke with Dimitry at length as I was nervous in doing scuba the first time. Dimitry set my mind at ease, he picked me up at the dock, took me to my hotel, then the scuba office where I met Rich, my five instructor. Over the next three days Rich took me on a series of dives, his calm demeanor helped me go through the processes of certification. Thank you Rich and thank you Dimitry is helping me achieve my goals.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kelli M. 2 years ago on Google
    I was staying in Koh Samui and looking to get my Open Water Certificate. There isn't really a good place to dive on Koh Samui I found out, so they actually run this out of Koh Tao. Dmitry organized everything from pick up at the hotel, ferry ride from Samui to Koh Tao, the instructor, and the return ferry and hotel drop off. The price was great and included accommodation at a little hotel next to their dive shop. Not the fanciest, but clean and a place to shower and sleep. Dmitry runs the dive shop, and is usually around, but you will probably have different instructor. At least if you are doing beginning dive classes. There was just me and one other person in my class. Our instructor, Soon Le, was awesome. I always felt safe. For a few dives we even had a bonus instructor. I know that isn't normal, but it was great. It allowed us a bit more time for some fun dives. I don't have much to compare this to, as this was my first scuba experience, but I loved every bit of it. I have snorkeled all over the world, but this felt safer than a lot of those experiences. If you are in Koh Samui or Koh Tao, don't hesitate to book with them. I didn't expect the quality I got for the price I paid. Time to for my next dive!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kamakshi R. 1 year ago on Google • 12 reviews
    I did my first dive (EVER) with Scuba Birds, and I'm so glad I picked them to start with. My instructor, Nelly was absolutely fantastic. She was patient while teaching the material, she answered all my questions, and kept me completely calm underwater. My boyfriend was diving with me (although he's certified) and there was one instructor for each pair of divers, so essentially I had a personal trainer (woot woot)! The whole experience was smooth sailing, right from booking the dive with Kamilla to our transfer back to Koh Samui from Koh Tao. They fed us delicious sea food fried rice on the boat, and even taught us about the aquatic life in the area where we dived (Japanese Garden and The Twins). Oh, and when we left to catch the ferry back at the end of the dive, we forgot our GoPro on the boat in all the excitement, and our instructor Nelly actually ran all the way to the pier to return it to us, so our memories would be intact. I really can't thank Nelly and Scuba Birds enough for making the experience so wonderful, so memorable and so special for us. Prior to booking, we checked out a bunch of other PADI certified diving schools in Koh Samui. Most of them were unnecessarily expensive - they claim to charge more for the experience but honestly, the experience is practically the same with all the companies in Koh Tao. Scuba Birds offered us a package for two people that was significantly less than its competitors. And worth every penny!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 tiffany h. 7 months ago on Google • 8 reviews
    My husband and I did our advanced diving course with Scuba Birds and from the very start were well taken care of. The Divemasters were very knowledgeable and made the training enjoyable! I would highly recommend Scuba Birds for your scuba needs.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Connor B. 4 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    I recently did my advanced padi with scuba birds and i was very dissapointed because i was forced to finish my last dive early with half of my air supply left. They did this so they could fit another dive into a very short day with the other customers. I did also ask if i could go on the last dive of the day (as i was forced to finish my dive early) and my dive instructor had told me he was going on the other dive but i had to wait on the boat But i was then told that i had to pay full price for another dive if i wanted to do this. Ontop of this it was clear that the owner and my dive instructor where having some kind of an argument in a different language on day 2 of my advanced. So for these reasons i would not recomend
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hannah P. 1 year ago on Google
    Couldn’t recommend Scuba Birds enough! Just completed my Padi open water course and absolutely loved it! All of the staff are so friendly, and my instructor Nelly was fantastic, she went above and beyond to make sure it was an enjoyable experience ! :)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Liam B. 4 years ago on Google • 9 reviews
    This was my first time ever diving, and I'll level with you, I am terrible at it! Our instructor "Said"(not sure if that's the right spelling but a ukranian fella) was absolutely amazing. He could see I wasn't comfortable but took me round like a pro. Fantastic site with great people! Highly reccomend!!!!

  • 5/5 James B. 8 months ago on Google • 8 reviews
    Loved it! Had our padi open water course with Nelly and she was an amazing instructor. Affordable and good quality teaching!

  • 5/5 Jana K. 8 months ago on Google • 5 reviews
    It was absolutely incredible!!! 👌Super and fast dealing with Kristina and our instructor NA was very friendly and most importantly patient. I was quite scared and nervous, but NA totally calmed me down so we were able to dive deeper in the end. Thanks for amazing experience!!!❤️👋

  • 5/5 Katie R. 1 year ago on Google
    Great discover scuba experience with Dominik. He was fun to work with but also made us feel comfortable and safe

  • 1/5 Joseph 1 year ago on Google
    They forgot our booking.. highly unprofessional - do yourself a favour and check out the many different dive shops close by. If they can’t handle simple bookings, imagine how your dive trip & SECURITY will be. We adjusted our travel plans to do a 2 day trip, from Koh Samui to Koh Tao. The general manager (Dmitry) confirmed our booking, discussed dive sites and told us that we will be picked up at 6:30am at our hotel. After waiting for 30 minutes, I called and asked if there was a mix up. Dmitry told me on the phone that this is impossible and that we must have forgotten to confirm. When I sent him a screenshot of the emails afterwards, no more replies.

  • 5/5 Jordan S. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing! I had a very good time diving with my instructor Nelly and the group for my 3 days open water certification leaving from Koh Samui! Everyone was very nice and helpful. I messaged the company and was emailed back by Dmitry promptly to arrange the date I wanted and answered my questions. After a PayPal deposit of 1500 baht I was told how to get there from koh Samui as they arranged all my transfers and accommodation on Koh Tao (which is where the training takes place). Incredible price for this package for 3 days open water certification! I was welcomed and could tell right away that this is a good professional group that takes safety seriously and cares for their students. 3 days of exciting diving later I finished my last dive and was sad to go. Thanks again Scuba Birds, and specifically my instructor Nelly!

  • 5/5 Stéphane W. 1 year ago on Google
    I really enjoyed my day of scuba diving. Dominik my guide was very friendly and taught me the basics of safe diving. He was very professional and he made me feel confident. In this initiation, two dives were planned in Koh Toa, we were able to enjoy the see life of the island. Side note: my hotel was on Koh Samui and all transfers were included in this scuba diving discovery package (shuttle from-to hotel, speedboat from-to Koh Samui). In short, a very nice experience, with a nice price that I highly recommend.

  • 5/5 Thaís Finck de O. 2 years ago on Google
    I bought the beginners package for my husband and he had I great time! I went with him and I could watch to whole experience. Dimitri is a great instructor and even this being completely new for him, he felt safe and could enjoy every moment. Thank you all for the great experience!

  • 5/5 Angel L. 4 years ago on Google
    It's amazing, price affordable... Friendly team of the diving centre (scuba bird) . Great instructors, strongly recommended

  • 5/5 joey p. 2 years ago on Google
    I first contacted Scuba Birds off google and spoke with Dimitry who was very friendly and enquired all my questions as I haven’t been diving before and wanted to know more about the Open Water Padi Course. He explained the structure perfectly. We got to Koh Tao and our instructors Said and Zlata were really helpful and knowledgeable in teaching us the skills of the course. They were very calm and patient when we were doing all the skills testing we needed to learn for the course which was amazing as it can be very stressful doing the skills training underwater if you haven’t been scuba diving before. Would definitely recommend this scuba diving agency for those who want to do the Padi open water course.

  • 5/5 james h. 3 years ago on Google
    Went out for a 2 day dive trip to Koh Tao with these Scuba Birds (Diving was Amazing!!). Fantastic experience with Dimitri our guide was Professional, Friendly and quite knowledgeable of all the Dive sites and what they have to offer. Definitely one of the best dive trips I've been on. I would very much recommend this shop to others.

  • 5/5 Chloe C. 2 years ago on Google
    The trip was smooth and well organised by Dmitry. My instructor Zlata took such good care of me and gave me the confidence after our refresher session - having not dived in 2 years. She even took photos during our dive, which topped the experience off!

  • 5/5 Kalli M. 1 year ago on Google • 1 review
    my group and i loved our instructor efim and the whole process of getting certified was easy and fun! this pic is where we went for the third day of training and it was all so beautiful
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Andrea E. 11 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    Everything was great! I did my open water with the Instructor Nelly. She was awesome! The whole course was easy to follow, she explained everything very clear and calmed me down when i needed it. On top we got great pictures to show off 😉. After passing my exam we did another fun dive with this company and the guide steve took really good care of us! Definitely worth going with these guys!

  • 5/5 Daniel P. 1 month ago on Google • 1 review New
    Booked in advance from Sweden. Got access to theory after I made the deposit via PayPal (very easy to pay). We got sick the day before they were supposed to pick us up at our hotel. We could not join but they fixed so we could start the next day and fixed a new pick up for a very small fee. We had Efim as our instructor and he was very clear and a good teacher and the whole experience felt good but foremost safe! Everything was easy to understand (even when he was instructing under water) We made the theory course and final exam before starting the practical part so as soon we did all the dives and demonstrated the required skills we got our certification. On our return back to koh samui we encountered some trouble with the ferry tickets (due to the rebooking after our day with food poisoning). We contacted scuba birds about it and they went out of their way to fix it. I never write reviews but this guys deserve it.


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