No certification needed
Try scuba diving
A patient introduction, a reef to explore and your instructor beside you. Choose two dives or a dive with snorkelling.
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Pattaya, Thailand · By Copperband Scuba AcademyScuba diving Pattaya.
Scuba diving Pattaya.
A whole new world,
just offshore.
Take your first breath underwater, explore a reef with your buddy or learn to dive. Your local Copperband team will help you find the right way in.
Diving deposits: ฿900 per person · Deducted from your trip price
No experience? Start herePADI coursesPattaya & Jomtien pickupOur boat, Copperband 1
Find your way underwater
First dive or next adventure?
You don’t need to know all the diving terms. Start with what you’d like to do, and we’ll help with the rest.
Already a diver?
Reefs & wrecks
Join a guided boat day. Choose two or three dives and tell us what you would like to explore.
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Your first qualification
Learn to scuba dive
Build the skills and confidence to become a PADI Open Water Diver, with pool practice and ocean training.
฿14,500Explore this experience →Local people. A real dive boat.
A proper day out with Copperband.
Leave the city behind for a day on Copperband 1. We’ll get your equipment ready, explain the plan and take you to sites suited to the group and the conditions.
Our base is Dragon House in Pattaya. Regular boat days leave from Bali Hai Pier, with local pickup arrangements in Pattaya and Jomtien.
- Equipment and instructor or guide support
- Local hotel pickup arrangements
- Breakfast, coffee, Thai lunch and towels on standard dive days
- Clear prices and a ฿900 deposit per diver
Guest experiences
The people who have dived with us.
★★★★★“I felt safe and relaxed diving with them.”
Lucas (ลูคัส) · Google review
★★★★★“…Charlie made us feel safe, comfortable…”
Leah Mae Aguilar · Google review
★★★★★“…these guys were fantastic…”
Max Steele · Google review
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Make a little room for the ocean
Easy to plan. Plenty to discover.
Spend your time looking forward to the dive. We’ll confirm the practical details with you.
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Choose your experience
A supervised introduction, a certification course or guided dives for qualified divers.
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Tell us your dates
Choose a preferred day or course start. Send your experience and pickup hotel so we can plan with you.
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Pay your deposit
฿900 per diver, deducted from the full price. Our team confirms the date and pickup directly.
Reefs, islands & wrecks
There’s more offshore than you might expect.
The Near Islands around Koh Larn, Koh Sak and Koh Krok offer a range of reef dives. Far Island trips and Pattaya’s HTMS wrecks give suitably qualified divers more to explore.
Visibility, currents and sea conditions change. We plan around them rather than promise the same dive every day.
A few useful answers
Before you book.
Can I try scuba diving without a certificate?
Yes. Choose a Try Dive, which introduces scuba under instructor supervision. Certified fun dives are a different trip for people with a diving qualification.
What if I want to learn scuba diving in Pattaya?
Choose the PADI Open Water course. You study the essentials, practise in a pool and complete four open water training dives. Our usual programme takes three days, subject to completing the requirements.
How much do I pay online?
Your deposit is ฿900 per diver. It is part of your diving price, not an extra fee. The booking form and checkout show the full price and remaining balance.
Where do trips leave from?
Our regular boat days depart from Bali Hai Pier. We confirm your Pattaya or Jomtien pickup or meeting instructions directly before the trip.
Let’s make a dive day happen
Your first breath underwater could be the start of something.
Pick a trip, choose your date and book directly with the team taking you diving.