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The Tarna Dive Resort
Koh Tao is Thailand’s premier diving hub, famous for its crystal clear waters and abundant marine life. Come and experience the magical underwater world, discover the secrets of the coral reefs and be dazzled by the variety of colourful fish. Whether you are just starting out, or are a certified diver, Koh Tao offers a vast array of dive sites and snorkelling areas.
Facilities
THE ONLY SALT WATER POOL IN KOH TAO
The oval shaped pool is specifically designed to train divers, a 14 meters long and 11 meters wide, Koh Tao’s only salt water pool has 3 different levels, the shallow level at 1.4 m. deep is perfect to get comfortable breathing underwater. The Mid-level at 2.4 m. deep is where novice divers will learn the majority of skills they require. The deepest level at 3.5 m. is the ideal depth to practice buoyancy.
Dive CoursesScuba Certification
- PADI DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING
- PADI OPEN WATER COURSE
- PADI ADVANCED OPEN WATER COURSE
- PADI RESCUE DIVER COURSE
- PADI EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE COURSE
- PADI MASTER SCUBA COURSE
- PADI Specialty course
PADI DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING
The discover scuba program is your introduction to the underwater world. This entry-level program gives you the opportunity to experience the underwater world, in either a confined water or open water setting, without committing to a longer certification program.
PADI OPEN WATER COURSE
This globally-recognized certification program is the best way to begin your life-long adventure as a certified scuba diver. Personalized traning is combined with in-water practice session to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn PADI open water Diver certification.
Important Note: After the Open Water course, it is important for the divers to wait 24 hours before traveling on an airplane.
PADI ADVANCED OPEN WATER COURSE
This program allow you to experience five different open water dives from 5 specialty program without requiring you to complete the entire specialty. If you are unsure if your next step, this is the perfect way to advance your dive skills and experience, and will earn the PADI Advanced Open Water certification after completing this program.
Important Note: After the Open Water course, it is important for the divers to wait 24 hours before traveling on an airplane.
PADI RESCUE DIVER COURSE
The most challenging, yet most rewarding course. Challenge yourself, learn to help fellow diver. Prepare to become a pro! You learn to prevent and manage problems in the water, and become more confident in your skills as a diver, knowing that you can help others if needed
PADI EMERGENCY FIRST RESPONSE COURSE
Now it's time you take yourself and other diver serious. Learn how to respond to accidents and get it sorted out in a professional way.
PADI MASTER SCUBA COURSE
Have you ever dreamed of becoming a fearless, proficient, always-comfortable-in-the-water kind of diver? If so, there is a name for that! It's called a Master Scuba Diver. Last stop before becoming a pro. Learning just everything you need before coming a dive master!
PADI Specialty course
DEEP
Discover new depths as you learn to dive safely down to 40 meters. Deep diving can offer some of the most exciting and stimulating experiences scuba has to offer. Some recreational dive sites are so deep you won't actually get to see anything unless you have mastered this specialty. This course costs 7,700 THB, includes 4 dives and scheduled over 2 days..
To enroll on a PADI Deep Diver course, an individual must:
- Be certified as a PADI Adventure Diver (or have a qualifying certification from another training organization similar to that of a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver.)
- Be 15 years of age or older.
WRECK
The mystery of exploring sunken wrecks is something lots of divers just can’t resist!
Discover our local wrecks as you learn the techniques to keep you safe and explore while diving on wrecks. This course costs 7,700 THB, includes 4 dives and scheduled over 2 days.
To enroll on a PADI Wreck Diver course, an individual must:
- Be certified as a PADI Adventure Diver (or have a qualifying certification from another training organization similar to that of a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver)
- Be 15 years of age or older.
NITROX
Stay Longer!
The PADI Enriched Air Diver course is the most popular PADI Specialty course in the world. This is because diving on Enriched Air enables you to spend longer under the water. Many liveaboards require you to be Nitrox certified so you can indulge safely in five dives per day, so learn to dive with Enriched Air Nitrox. Enriched Air Nitrox diver can be certified through only the classroom-based study - the dives are optional. This course costs 6,500 THB and scheduled over half a day
Learn to dive safely with Enriched Air Nitrox. EANx allows you to dive with shorter surface intervals and reduces diver fatigue. This course costs 8,000 THB, includes 2 dives and scheduled over 1 day.
If you are a PADI Junior Open Water diver, at least 12 years of age, you can enroll on the PADI Enriched Air Diver course.
Night
Learn to dive safely at night including use of dive lights and buddy procedures, and learn about nocturnal aquatic life. This course costs 7,400 THB, includes 3 dives and scheduled over 1 and a half days.
To enroll on a PADI Night Diver course, an individual must:
- Be certified as a PADI Open Water Diver, PADI Junior Open Water Diver, or have a qualifying certification from another training organization.
- Be 12 years of age or older.
Self-reliant
Learn to conduct dives independently. Valuable for photographers, professionals and tec divers who want to explore independently. This will make you a more competent diver even if you are diving in a buddy pair or group as you will be taught a verity of new skills. This course costs 9,700 THB, includes 4 dives and scheduled over 2 days.
AWARE
The underwater world needs YOUR help. You can be one of the ones who help protect of the world’s most fragile and important aquatic ecosystems. This course costs 3,500 THB is scheduled over 1 day.
Emergency o2 Learn how to recognize diving illnesses treatable by Emergency Oxygen, properly set up Emergency Oxygen equipment and administer Emergency Oxygen. This course costs 3,500 THB and scheduled over 1 day.
Fish Identification
If you’re a PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver who is at least 10 years old, you can enroll on the PADI Fish Identification course.
Dive Site
Nang Yuan pinnacle and cave
This is a pinnacle dive of 20-24m suitable for all levels. Whip coral, sea fans, blue spotted stingray and many groupers can be seen regularly. Occasionally turtles are found among the coral or near the pinnacle.
Twins
Two groups of small rocks situated at 10-18m. Grouper, clownfish and stingrays are common but many more can be seen like pipefish, moray and flatworms. In the crevices are many angelfish and above you might see some squid or the juvenile sweet lips.
With Rock
Two groups of rocks with a sand bed between laying at 9-24m. Plenty of stag horn coral with porcupine fish and maybe a hidden scorpion fish. You can see turtles and sea snakes as well as some of the bigger titan triggerfish.
Hin Wong
A very large site ranging from 10-32m with varied scenery. There is a resident turtle who will go about her business if left alone. Otherwise grouper, filefish, snapper and a plethora of corals can be seen. Look hard and you can find colorful nudibranchs.
Green Rock
Stunning rock formations and caves lying at 4-28m lots of nudibranchs and moray eels. Harlequin sweetlips and blue ringed angelfish can be seen as well as a rare glimpse of a white tip reef shark the trigger pit is where many yellow margin and titan triggerfish have made their nests.
Shark Island
Just off the southeast coast, this is a very varied site ranging from the surface 24m. Amazing soft coral formations and tons of marine life such as the puffer fish and blue spotted fantail rays. Whale shark and even leopard sharks can be seen here also on good days.
Sail rock
Half way between Koh Tao and Koh Phangan is a rock breaking the surface going to 45m. This dive site has a chimney you can swim through from 18-8m. The whole site is packed with fantastical things to see. Whale sharks and octopus can be found here.
Southwest pinnacle
More a series of differing sized pinnacles laying at 4-30m with the main one in the middle. The top layers are covered in anemones of pinks and blues. Occasionally whale sharks and leopard sharks can be seen here.
Chumphon
The site is almost one long complete pinnacle with a huge fissure toward the south end, large enough to pass through. Crabs, Shrimps, Scorpionfish and white-Eyes Moray Eels hide in the many fissures
What does it feel like to breathe underwater?
The gentle hiss of the air as you breathe in and out. The bubbles and warm water around you. The feeling of calmness, peace and quiet. The underwater world is full of light, color and life. The corals are beautiful and the fish will be close enough to touch (of course you shouldn’t). It’s amazing and it’s so much fun.