Diving
Koh Samui & Ko Tao - Bophut Diving School
Did you know due mainly to the distance to the renowned
dive sites of Koh Tao and Sail rock your Scuba diving
experience from pick up to drop off is between 8- 12
hrs depending on dive operator, within those 8-12 hrs
the actual physical dive time is approximately 2 hrs,
lunch and surface interval 1 hr and the remainder and
majority of time is spent travelling to and from the
islands.
There
are many highly skilled dive operators on Samui who
like us pride themselves on their teaching and customer
service standards, so for the actual diving segment
20%-25% of the day determining which operator can offer
the best service for you is difficult to distinguish.
For
the remaining 75%- 80% and majority of the experience
we at Bo Phut Diving offers a superior option due to
our newly renovated head quarters, booking offices and
the arrival of our second purpose built 48ft sports
cruiser dive vessel equipped with the latest safety
and navigation equipment , full size bathroom, dry deck,
wet deck and large dive platforms which gives you the
peace of mind that you are receiving the best service
possible to you on the island guaranteed…
We
offer you a premium product at the same or in most cases
a lower price than our competitors due to our company
being established for over 15 years and not being subject
to large financial start up commitment.
If
you demand the best and want the peace of mind that
you and your family are receiving the best all round
experience then there is only one choice
Bophut
Diving
Before booking your diving tour insure you ask your
dive operator the questions below.
•
Vessel type
• Amenities on the boat.
• Travel time to dive sites
• Dive entry and exit point on boats
• Dive locations offered
• Office locations
• Number of passengers on boat.
• Site flexibility
• Transfer information.
PADI
Courses
Whether focusing on beginner classes, or departing for
dive safaris: SAFETY IS OUR ABSOLUTE PRIORITY.
When
you discover diving, you will also discover freedom
and peacefulness. Something similar to weightlessness
. Only scuba divers know that feeling. We offer the
full range of PADI lessons from beginners to professional.
Why not take the plunge, and let our team guide you
in the crystalline waters of our tropical paradise.
We
can tailor courses to meet your budget and time constraints.
PADI
BUBBLEMAKER
For the youngest, this course allows children to taste
the pleasure of breathing under water. The bubble making
experience enables our younger budding Scuba divers
to experience the underwater world first hand. This
adventure is highly supervised and designed to enable
the whole family to experience the wonders of scuba
diving. This course allows children to taste the pleasure
of breathing under water in a safe controlled environment.
Required
age: 8 years old
PADI
DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING
Discover the beauty of the underwater world under, PADI
instructor’s supervision : 1 day
Required age: 10 years old.
Have
you ever wondered what it’s like to breath underwater?
If you want to find out but aren’t quite ready to take
the plunge into a certification course, Discover Scuba
Diving will let you try scuba to see if you like it.
While
not an actual scuba certification, during the Discover
Scuba Diving experience you’ll learn how to use scuba
equipment in shallow water and get a quick and easy
introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater
world.
Bubbles,
Bubbles, Bubbles………………..
There
is nothing like breathing underwater for the very first
time. It takes a little getting used to, after all human
beings weren’t designed to do that – but after a few
minutes of awestruck wonder, most participants realize
how easy scuba diving really is. The biggest challenge
instructors have with the Discover Scuba Diving program
is not coaxing participants into the water, but coaxing
them out when the program is over. The fun part? It’s
all fun!
•
Plus, you can get credit! If your Discover Scuba Diving
program includes an actual scuba dive in open water,
your experience may count towards PADI Scuba or open
water diver certification, putting you a step ahead
of the game when you decide to go for it.
What
You Learn You
learn the basics you need to dive under the direct supervision
of a Professional. One thing you’ll learn is that you
really can breathe underwater and whether you like doing
that or not. You will:
•
Learn what wearing scuba equipment feels like and how
easy it is to move around underwater while wearing it
• Find out what it’s like to breathe underwater and
learn whether you can be comfortable there
• Learn some basic skills and safety rules to insure
a safe and fun experience.
PADI
SCUBA DIVER
This easy and quick program, allows certification within
2 days.
Short
on time and long on the urge to become a certified diver?
The Scuba Diver certification might just be for you.
This course requires less time than open water course,
covering only the first three of five sections of knowledge
development the first three of five pool sessions, and
the first two of four open water training dives, resulting
in a limited certification. Particularly if you expect
to go scuba diving primarily in the company of a dive
guide or if you have limited time to devote to scuba
certification, consider becoming a PADI Scuba Diver.
This
certification allows for ample dive experience and is
a good warm-up for the open water course, if that’s
your ultimate goal. PADI Scuba Divers are qualified
to:
•
Dive under the direct supervision of a Dive master,
Assistant Instructor or Instructor to a maximum depth
of 12 meters / 40 feet
• Obtain air fills, rent or purchase scuba diving equipment
and participate in other diving activities as long as
they have the required supervision
• Continue their dive training and complete open water
diver certification and other course.
Required
age: 10 years old
PADI
OPEN WATER DIVER
This course is the most popular worldwide 3-4 days.
Required age: 10 years old.
If
you’ve always wanted to learn how to scuba dive, discover
new adventures or simply see the wondrous world beneath
the waves, this is where it starts.
The
Open Water Diver course is the world’s most popular
scuba course, and has introduced millions of people
to the adventurous diving lifestyle.
The
Open Water Diver course consists of three main phases:
•
Knowledge Development to understand basic principles
of scuba diving
• Confined open water to learn basic scuba skills
• Open Water Dives to review your skills and explore!
• If you’ve tried diving through a Discover Scuba Diving
experience or resort course, the skills you learned
may be credited towards a portion of the full Open Water
Diver course certification.
The
Fun Part
The fun part about this course is . . . well, just about
all of it because learning to dive is incredible. You
breathe underwater for the first time (something you’ll
never forget) and learn what you need to know to become
a certified diver. During the course, you’ll make pool
dives and four dives at local dive sites under the supervision
of your Instructor.
In
the Open Water Diver course, you learn to use basic
scuba gear including a dive computer, and standard accessories.
The equipment you wear varies somewhat, depending upon
whether you’re diving in tropical, temperate or cold
water.
Open
Water Diver materials cover what you need to know about
basic scuba diving skills, terminology and safety procedures.
For each concept you’ll read a description and watch
a video demonstration. Then you’ll jump in the pool
(or pool-like environment) to practice these skills
with your instructor. Later, as a certified diver, you
can use the course materials as a reference guide for
future diving adventures and to review what you learned.
PADI
ADVENTURE DIVER
An excellent opportunity to try to learn more technique
under PADI instructor’s supervision: 1 day
Required age: 12 years old.
The
Adventure Diver course helps you get more out of diving
by introducing you to new types of scuba diving adventures.
It’s a great opportunity to work with your instructor
to build your scuba diving skills and gain more confidence.
Dive
your dream
Have
you always wanted to try digital underwater photography
digital? How about wreck diving? Here's your chance
because you can sample three dives of your choice, get
a taste of what you like, and feel more at ease in the
water, strengthening your underwater skills and letting
you enjoy scuba diving more than ever.
Each
Adventure Dive may be credited towards the first dive
of the corresponding Specialty course. This means you
can be well on your path to becoming a Master Scuba
Diver.
You
can choose what you’re most interested in learning.
Need to work on your buoyancy skills? Try the Peak Performance
Buoyancy Adventure Dive. Want to know what you’re looking
at down there? Try the AWARE-Fish Identification Adventure
Dive. Choose any three of the following Adventure Dives:
Adventure
Dives available to scuba divers 10 years and above:
•
AWARE-Fish Identification
• Boat Diver
• Digital Underwater Photography
• Peak Performance Buoyancy
• Underwater Naturalist
• Underwater Navigation
Additional
Adventure Dives available to scuba divers 12 years old
and older:
•
Deep Diver
• Diver Propulsion Vehicle
• Multilevel Diver
• Night Diver
• Search and Recovery Diver
• Underwater Videography
Adventures
in Diving Manual and video on DVD provide information
on more than 16 types of specialty diving. You’ll use
them as a guidebook to improve your diving skills and
prepare for new experiences and adventures.
PADI
ADVANCED OPEN WATER DIVER
This course will improve diving technical skills and
will permit you to explore unreachable sites: 2 days
Required age: 12 years old.
Exploration,
Excitement, Experiences.
They’re what the Advanced Open Water Diver course is
all about. And no, you don’t have to be “advanced” to
take it – it’s designed so you can go straight into
it after the open water course. The Advanced Open Water
Diver course helps you increase your confidence and
build your scuba skills so you can become more comfortable
in the water. This is a great way to get more dives
under your belt while continuing to learn under the
supervision of your instructor. This course builds on
what you’ve learned and develops new capabilities by
introducing you to new activities and new ways to have
fun scuba diving.
You’ll hone your skills by completing five adventure
dives that introduce you to exciting new worlds.
One
reason you’ll love the Advanced Open Water Diver course
is that you and your instructor choose from 15 types
of Adventure Dives to complete your course.
The
knowledge and skills you get in the advanced open water
course vary with your interest but the adventures you
have may include.
•
Practical aspects of deep diving
• Physiological effects of deeper scuba diving.
• More ways to use your underwater compass
• How to navigate using kick-cycles, visual landmarks
and time
• How to better use your dive computer and electronic
Recreational Dive Planner.
• And much, much more, depending on the Adventure Dives
you choose
• Night diving
• Peak performance buoyancy
The
learning materials you need are the adventures in diving
manual and DVD. They provide information on more than
16 types of specialty diving practices which you can
use as a guidebook to improve your diving skills and
prepare for new experiences and adventures.
PADI
RESCUE DIVER COURSE
The diver rescuers’ PADI course aims to develop your
knowledge and technical skills in order to make or assist
a diving rescue
Required age: 12 years old.
“Challenging”
and “rewarding” best describe the Rescue Diver course.
Building upon what you’ve already learned, this course
expands on what you already know about and how to prevent
problems, and how to manage them if they occur.
The
Fun Part
The fun part about this course is rising to challenges
and mastering them. Most divers find this course both
demanding and rewarding, and at the end, say it’s the
best course they’ve ever taken.
•
Self rescue
• Recognizing and managing stress in other divers
• Emergency management and equipment
• Rescuing panicked divers
• Rescuing unresponsive divers
The
Rescue Diver crewpak includes all materials required
to complete the Rescue Diver course – including a pocket
mask. You’ll learn how to think like a rescue diver
and preview skills you’ll practice with your Instructor.
Once your Rescue Diver course is complete, you can review
the DVD to refresh your dive safety skills as needed.
This tool box of knowledge and technique will give you
the expertise to handle almost any emergency situation.
PADI
SPECIALTY DIVER COURSES
For those who look for something more, we propose a
wide range of specialitiy courses such as underwater
photography, deep diving, diving by night, nitrox diving.
1 or 2 days.
Required age: 12 to 15 years old according to the specialities.
PADI
SEMI-CLOSED CIRCUIT REBREATHER DIVER
Nitrox is in fact only enriched air in oxygen. When
we use that kind of mixing where we replace nitrogen
by oxygen, we use less nitrogen during the diving than
if we breathe normal air.
Required age: 15 years old.
PADI
DIVEMASTER COURSE
Pursue a career in scuba diving, an exciting and exotic
working lifestyle, far from routine and humdrum: 10
to 28 days
Required age: 18 years old
Looking
for the first step in working within the scuba diving
industry then your adventure into the professional levels
of recreational scuba diving begins with the Dive master
program. Working closely with an Instructor, in this
program you expand your dive knowledge and hone your
skills to the professional level. Dive master training
develops your leadership abilities, qualifying you to
supervise dive activities and assist instructors with
student divers. Divemaster is the prerequisite certification
for both the Assistant Instructor and Open Water Scuba
Instructor certifications..
What
You Learn
During the PADI Dive master program, you learn dive
leadership skills through both classroom and independent
study. You complete water skills and stamina exercises,
as well as training exercises that stretch your ability
to organize and solve problems as well as help others.
You put this knowledge into action through a structured
internship or series of practical training exercises.
What
You Can Teach
After becoming certified as a Dive master you will be
authorized to:
•
Supervise both training and non-training-related activities
by planning, organizing and directing dives
• Assist a instructor during the training sessions for
any Dive course
• Conduct the Skin Diver course and Discover Snorkeling
program
• Conduct the Discover Local Diving experience
• Conduct a refresher program
• If qualified as a Discover Scuba Diving Leader, independently
conduct a introduction program.
• Independently guide Open Water Diver course students
on the tour portion of Open Water Diver course Training
Dives 2, 3 and 4 at a ratio of two student divers per
certified dive master.
• Accompany Open Water Diver students under the indirect
supervision of a Instructor during:
- surface swims to and from the entry/exit point and
during navigational exercises
- when the instructor conducts a skill, such as an ascent
or descent, a Dive master can remain with other student
divers (with an individual student or buddy team)
• Accompany student divers during Adventure Dives or
Specialty training dives under the indirect supervision
of a Instructor.
• Conduct subsequent dives under an instructor’s indirect
supervision for Discover Scuba Diving participants after
participants have satisfactorily completed the first
dive with Instructor.
The Learning Materials You Need
The Divemaster crewpak includes everything you’ll need
to start the Divemaster program. The complete set of
materials includes:
•
The Encyclopedia of Recreational Diving - a comprehensive
overview of diving physics, physiology, and equipment.
• The Diving Knowledge Workbook – a self-study guide
used in preparation for the Dive master and Instructor
exams.
• Dive master slates
• PADI Dive master Manual
• CD-ROM with instructor outlines for Divemaster-conducted
programs (exclusive item not available for purchase
separately)
Go
Dive
Bo Phut Diving
School has been established
for over 15 years and was one of the founding dive schools
operating on the island. Our team consist of highly
skilled and experienced professionals who have made
there passion for diving and the love of the oceans
there careers. Our Instructors and dive masters have
in excess of 10,000 dives in the waters surrounding
the islands which will insure you dive is a memorable
experience. We are affiliated with PADI, SSI and CMAS
which gives you more options when choosing you diving
adventures.
The
ocean is always changing so what might be a great dive
one day can be terrible the next. We at a Bo Phut Diving
understand this and will always try to find the best
dive sites for that particular day. We are able to achieve
this by being flexible with our diving schedule and
utilising our extensive knowledge of local currents,
tidal movements and wind direction. We also insure that
you dive in a location suitable for your level and experience.
Bop
hut Diving School owns the islands two most prestigious,
purposely designed, dive boats. Focusing on a high level
of security, reliability and comfort providing a superior
travel solution to the dive sites. Each are fully equipped
with all the latest in marine and dive safety equipment
including emergency oxygenation equipment first aid
kit, VHS and GPS
For
your comfort, the SAO SAMUI 1 & 2 are equipped with
full size toilets and shower, the foredecks provides
an ideal opportunity to “improve the tan”. Afterdecks
are fully enclosed dry and shady.
In
order to further ensure, the ultimate diving experience,
we provide well maintained, modern state of the art
rental equipment, included in the dive package. This
equipment is regularly serviced and certified. Our equipment
is supplied from the world’s most reputable equipment
manufacturers including:
Aqualung
Mares
Scuba pro
”DIVE
WITH CONFIDENCE DIVE WITH EXPERIENCE DIVE WITH BO PHUT
DIVING”
Diving
Koh Tao Koh Tao is located approximately 70 km east
off the mainland and 65 km from the island of Samui.
Koh Tao means Turtle Island initially the island was
used as a political prison but in 1947 the incumbent
prime minister pleaded with the King and received a
royal pardon for all prisoners on the island. Once the
prisoners were freed a number of fishermen from the
neighbouring island sailed across and staked claim to
various beaches and premium real estate sites.
During
the past 10 years the reputation of the marine life
and coral gardens has turned the island into the new
south East Asia Mecca for those learning to dive and
experienced divers alike.
This
small island has at least 20 excellent sites with over
20% of all PADI certifications worldwide completed around
the islands. This Diving and snorkelling tour is suitable
for holiday makers seeking enjoyment in the warm clear
waters.
Koh
Tao can accommodate all levels of scuba divers from
beginners to masters due to the large selection of dive
sites and with our flexible schedule we can insure you
dive site is suitable for your level of experience.
Koh
Tao Dive Sites
Due to the abundance of dive sites surrounding this
beautiful island, Koh Tao is a great choice for your
diving holiday no matter of your experience or needs
the island will have a dive suitable for you.
Shark
Island
•
Granite Island
• Many Hard & Soft Corals
• Sweetlips, Neon Damsel, Butterfly Fish
• Mild to Strong Currents
• 10 to 30 Meters Visibility
• All Levels of Diver
Shark
island is a must do dive site while visiting the gulf.
Located off the south coast of Koh toa this site offers
a variety of aquatic life including Ringed Angel, Long
Fin Banner fish, and if you are lucky the odd resident
Hawksbill Turtle. Giant boulders and rock formations
give this site a great topography that is ideal for
divers of all levels.
On
this dive site look out in the blue for balling barracudas
and at the deeper depths you may find Leopard and Reef
Sharks. At the shallow end you'll find beautiful gardens
of vividly colourful corals and anemones.
Green
Rock
•
Boulder Formations & Swimthroughs
• Assorted Hard & Soft Corals
• Turtles, Triggerfish, Long Fin Banner Fish
• Slight to Moderate Currents
• 8 to 25 Meters Visibility
• Advanced Divers
Green
rock begins at 1m and drops off to 30m+ this site consists
of boulder formations that offer an array of easy and
wide tunnels and swim-throughs. These features make
this dive site feel like you are exploring un charted
waters.
Suitable
for the adventurous or novice diver (novices should
keep to the shallows) Green Rock gives you the chance
observe beautiful parrot fish feeding on the main pinnacle
close to the surface as well as a pair of file fish
and a resident Hawksbill Turtles can also be seen and
as always, keep a wary eye on the Triggerfish that nest
in the sand. It is often possible to spot the less common
Pink (or Yellow Margin) Triggerfish here as well.
White
Rock
•
Granite Pinnacle, Boulders, Sand & Shale
• Assorted Hard & Soft Corals
• Trigger Fish, Butterfly Fish, Rays, Moray Eels
• Slight to Moderate Currents
• 10 to 20 Meters Visibility
• All Levels of Diver
Situated
400 meters off the island White rock offers a great
dive from beginners to intermediate levels. With depths
ranging from 1 to 22 M
This
dive site is spread over a large area and is full of
life such as; Butterfly Fish, Parrot Fish, and the Red
Breasted Wrasse are colourful companions as well as
the beautiful Angel Fish. Titan trigger fish are notorious
for tenaciously defending their nest from all who pass
too closely here so be sure to keep an eye on them .If
you're night diving it is common to see large barracuda
joining you on the dive using your torch beam to help
them feed. As always when night diving watch out for
the colourful crustaceans.
Chumphon
Pinnacle
•
Granite Pinnacles & Boulder Formations
• A Few Assorted Hard & Soft Corals
• Whalesharks, Batfish, Sharks, Jacks, Anemone Fish
• Slight to Moderate Currents
• 10 to 30 Meters Visibility
• Advanced Divers
Chumpon
Pinnacle is located 11km to the north west of Koh Tao
and is know to be visited by large pelagic aquatic life
such as whale sharks and reef sharks and is ranked as
one of the best dive site in the region.
Made
up from one huge granite pinnacle and a series of smaller
ones, Chumphon's main difference to Sail Rock is that
this site is completely submersed with the pinnacle
starting at 14 meters below the surface and drops down
to around 36m. Look out in the blue and you’ll find
schools of barracuda, jacks and Bat fish. Also some
of the biggest groupers in the gulf call the site home.
Twins
•
2 Rock Formations, 1 Smaller, Soft White Sand
• Assorted Hard & Soft Corals
• Butterfly Fish, Wrasse, Clown Fish, Tropicals
• Slight Currents
• 10 to 20 Meters Visibility
• All Levels of Diver
Twins
is situated close to White rock and consists of two
large and one smaller group of rocks with depths ranging
from 3 to 18 meters
At
the deeper end of the site you will find an enjoyable
swim through with puffy fish hiding under table corals,
white eyed moray eels and blue spotted stingrays.
On
the shallower side of the deeper rock you'll find an
entertaining family of Clark's Anemone Fish (Clown Fish)
nestling on the sand. This is a great photo opportunity
if you have a camera!
Twins
is a dive site for all levels of diver and one of the
more interesting dive sites around Koh Tao.
Southwest
Pinnacle
•
Broken Granite Pinnacles
• A Few Hard & Soft Corals
• Whalesharks, Reef Sharks, Large Groupers
• Slight to Moderate Currents
• 10 to 25 Meters Visibility
• Advanced Divers
South
West Pinnacle is dived less then some of the other sites
around Koh Tao and so it is quite possible you will
be on the only dive boat at the site. The dive site
itself consists of a series of steep pinnacles rising
from the sandy seabed & offers an ample variety
of marine life.
With
depths ranging from 6 to 38 meters south west offers
lots of surprises.
Around
the outside of South West Leopard Sharks can be seen
asleep on the sand as well as Blue Spotted Rays. The
site also hosts the usual range of colourful tropical
marine life such as Butterfly fish and Blue ringed Angelfish.
The big stuff such as Jacks, Barracuda, Cobias and the
occasional Whale shark can often be seen as well as
it is one of the deeper water sites laying in similar
depths to both Sail Rock and Chumphon’s Pinnacle. This
makes it popular with the pelagics.
