Zero to Hero Diving Course Review: Is it the Best Diving Course for Beginners?
I did the Zero to Hero Diving Course in Thailand last year, and it was one of the best decisions ever. If you are also looking for beginner diving courses, check out this video to see my experience.
➡️ About the Zero to Hero Diving Course
This 1-month program includes everything you need to enjoy an epic month of scuba diving in Koh Tao.
➡️ What Does it Include
- PADI Open Water Course
- PADI Advanced Open Water Course
- EFR & PADI Rescue Diver
- PADI Wreck Specialty + PADI Deep Specialty + PADI Enriched Air (Nitrox) Specialty
- Daily diving (log at least 50 dives)
- 1 months accommodation
- PADI Open Water Diver: Your first step! Get certified to scuba dive to 18 meters anywhere worldwide. The course involves scuba theory, & shallow water skills to get to grips using scuba gear, followed by four mesmerizing open water dives exploring the dive sites and aquatic life around Koh Tao.
📍 • PADI Open Water Diving Course: Becomi...
- PADI Advanced Course: Diversify your skills and knowledge into new diving areas. Make a deep dive to 30M, fine-tune your underwater navigation (not easy!), and try night diving for the first time. Improve your buoyancy and air consumption, try underwater photography and learn more about the reefs and tropical marine species.
📍 • Scuba Diving in Thailand: Completing ...
- Emergency First Responder & PADI Rescue Diver: Work through scenarios including simulated surface and underwater issues (tired, panicked, missing divers, etc.), learning emergency management and assisting divers in distress.
📍 • Completing My EFR + Rescue Diving Cou...
- PADI Deep Diver Specialty + PADI Wreck Diver Specialty + PADI Enriched Air Diver Specialty: Now things start getting exciting. During the combined PADI Deep + Wreck + Enriched Air (Nitrox) Specialty combo, we make 8 more training dives, developing new skills and knowledge in exciting and challenging areas of diving.
📍 • Doing My Nitrox and Deep Sea Wreck Di...
All training materials and PADI certifications are included for the courses detailed above. There are no hidden extras. All PADI course materials are available in digital format and accessible online. So if you have a laptop, tablet, or smartphone, it’s worth bringing it along.
- Fun Fives
Between each PADI course, you can head out on the dive boat and enjoy some non-training ‘Fun Dives,’ pairing up with other certified divers to explore Koh Tao’s dive sites.
- Scuba Gear
All scuba diving equipment is included. (BCD, regulator, mask, fins, wetsuit, tanks, and weights). The package also includes 1 month’s accommodation here at Simple Life. You get a private hotel room, clean and comfortable, with a TV, fridge, free WiFi internet, and an ensuite bathroom with a hot shower.
➡️ How Much Does it Cost?
- 1.6 lakh (70k baht)
➡️ Where to Do
Koh Tao is sheltered within the Gulf of Thailand and offers favourable sea conditions for diving.
➡️ Dive Sites
More than 25 fantastic dive sites are easily accessible by boat from Koh Tao, including coral reefs, submerged pinnacles, small islands, artificial reef projects, and shipwrecks. Depths range from very shallow to around 40 meters, ideal for running PADI dive courses.
➡️ Aquatic Life
Dive sites around the island are home to countless species of tropical marine life. Colourful butterfly and angelfish, wrasses, triggerfish, hawkbill turtles, moray eels, blue spotted rays, great barracuda, giant groupers, whale sharks, remoras, seahorses, pufferfish, clownfish & anemones, sea snakes, batfish, hard and soft corals & much, much more.
➡️ Cost of Living
The price of PADI dive courses on Koh Tao is exceptional value. Friendly competition between dive shops keeps costs down.
➡️ Prerequisites
To enroll in the 1-month dive internship, you must be:
- In good normal health
- Able to swim
- Minimum age of 15 years old
To join the dive internship, you need to be in good normal health, with no preexisting medical conditions that could be an issue for scuba diving.
You must be able to swim to join the dive internship. Basic swimming is fine.
Scuba diving is usually easier than swimming or snorkelling.
➡️ Is it Worth It?
Yes, definitely!
➡️ Individual Diving Course Costs
- Open Water - 11k baht
- Advanced - 10k
- EFR + Rescue - 14k
- Deep, wreck and Nitrox - 18k
- Total - 53k
Generally, the scuba diving courses individually will cost you more and can add up a bit if you do it from somewhere other than Koh Tao Island.
The Open Water + Advanced Open Water costs 50-55k INR in India. So, if you do them separately, you'll pay more. This is why I highly recommend trying the Zero to Hero Diving Course.
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