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 A great way to maximize your vacation time. You can do all theory and swimming pool exercises at home. Then you can finish your course by doing your dives ON the Similan Islands! After completion of your training dives you will receive the Open Water certificate which is globally recognized and allows you to dive all the beautiful corners of the world.

• Save time by doing your theory and swimming pool at home
• Do your training dives on the best divesites in Thailand
• Small groups – relaxed pace
• Choose to do your dives on daytrips or on a 3 day liveaboard
• Warm, clear and comfortable water

A standard Open Water Diver course takes 4 days. You can save yourself two days of your valuable vacation by doing the theory and swimming pool exercises with a local diveschool in your area. You will learn all the basic knowledge that comes with Scuba Diving by studying your manual, watching DVD’s and with lectures by your instructor. The confined water exercises are done in a swimming pool and allow you to get comfortable under water in calm and easy conditions. Once that is done, your instructor will sign you off for this part of the course. Simply bring your paperwork to us and you can continue your course doing the 4 required training dives with one of our experienced instructors. During the training dives we will repeat a few of the pool exercises, but most of the time you will be over the colorful reefs of the world famous Similan Islands. No short dives in cold, murky, empty waters but relaxed and long dives surrounded by hundreds of species of fish in the crystal clear and warm Andaman Sea.

There is no time pressure to pass the course – we’d rather you enjoyed your new sport than simply rush you through, so we’re happy to spend any extra time necessary making sure all students are comfortable in this new environment. At Wicked we are not prepared to put anyone at risk by cutting corners to provide so called “cheap” diver training. We do it right.

3 day / 2 night Open Water Referral – 3 days / 4,900 Baht*

A great way to get your certification is by joining us for a 3 day / 2 night overnight adventure to the Similans. Sleep a lot, eat a lot and dive even more on our comfortable liveaboard the MV Parinee. On day one we depart for the Similans and make the first two training dives at some easy and calm divesites. The next day we finish your course with dive 3 & 4 but since there are 5 more dives scheduled, we just continue diving. With a bit of luck you might even see some sharks, a turtle or even a manta ray gliding by. You will notice that with every dive you will get more comfortable and at the end of the trip you will leave the boat as quite an experienced diver. The trip also allows you to fully enjoy the beauty of these tropical islands. Watch for dolphins on the way out, do some snorkeling in between the dives, make a beachtrip or just read a book in the hammock. And get to know our friendly staff and guests on the boat a bit better. There is an option to upgrade your referral with an extra day and do your first two training dives on our local reef. This means a total of 11 dives in 4 days!

* Price on top of standard 3d/2n trip price

Khao Lak Open Water Referral – 2 days / 11,000 Baht

This option takes two days and we do your 4 open water training dives during 2 daytrips. The first two dives are done by longtail on one of the local reefs. This is a perfect place to do your first dives with calm conditions and shallow waters. You can practice your buoyancy, do most of the required skills and get used swimming weightless throught the water. The second day we will do training dives 3 & 4 at the beautiful divesites of the Similan Islands. Maximum depth is 18 meters (60ft) and you will be amazed by the diversity of marine life and the clarity of the water. We take you to the Similans by a comfortable and fast speedboat, which allows you to spend a nice long lunchbreak on one of the tropical white sand beaches and be back in time for a beautiful sunset. If you would like to do all your dives in the Similans, you can upgrade your Open Water Referral package.

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*The course price includes: Pick up from your hotel (in the Khao Lak area) – Marine Park Fees – water and electrolytes – all dive equipment – certification fees – use of manual during the course (if done with SSI) – lots and lots of delicious food on diving days – good times, great memories and lots of fun!

*The course price does not include: Pick up from other areas – Open Water Manual (if course is done with PADI)