PADI Advanced Open Water Course in Krabi, Dive Deeper and Explore More
The PADI Advanced Open Water Diver course in Krabi is the natural next step after your Open Water certification. The course includes five adventure dives, each focused on a different diving discipline, such as deep diving, underwater navigation, night diving, and wreck diving.
Over two to three days, you will complete five dives around Ao Nang or Phi Phi Islands with your PADI instructor. You get to choose the adventure dives that interest you most, so the course can be tailored to the type of diving you want to do after you finish.
Once certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, you can dive to a maximum depth of 30 metres and access a wider range of dive sites around Krabi. It is one of the most practical certifications you can have as a recreational scuba diver.
Exclusive Benefits for Advanced Students
- 10% OFF on all diving equipment in our shop
- FREE Mr. Dolphin Merchandise! Choose between a Mr. Dolphin Cap or Blue Drawstring Bag
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN OUR ADVANCED OPEN WATER COURSE?
- Level: Certified Diver
- Requirements
- Able to swim and be comfortable in the water.
- Minimum Age 10 years
- PADI Certified: be a Certified Open Water Diver
- Duration
- No. of Dives 5
- No. of Days 2 in the sea
- Group Size Max 4 divers per instructor
- Max Depth: 30m
- Dive Site: Ao Nang or Phi Phi Island
- What’s included Insurance, PADI Materials, Diving Equipment, Dive Computer, Free Hotel Pick-up (AoNang Area), lunch and drinks
- Price: 13,500
- Additional Fees for Phi Phi Island Dive site only (subject to change depending on Marine Park Department)
- Marine Park Entrance Fee 400 THB
- Marine Park Diving Fee 200 THB
- Optional
- Enriched Air NITROX Diver
Health: Participants must be in good health. A medical questionnaire is required before diving. Please let us know in advance if you have any heart, lung, or ear conditions, asthma, epilepsy, or are pregnant.
What You Should Know?
The PADI Advanced Open Water course is a 2-day course at Mr. Dolphin in Ao Nang. You complete 5 adventure dives at Ao Nang local reefs or Koh Phi Phi Island. It is the standard next step after your Open Water certification and allows you to dive independently to 30 metres.
Deep Diving and Underwater Navigation are mandatory components. Your remaining 3 adventure dives are selected from options including Peak Performance Buoyancy, Drift Diver, Digital Underwater Photographer, Fish Identification, Wreck Diver, and others. Mr. Dolphin recommends dive combinations based on conditions at Ao Nang and Phi Phi on your course days.
The PADI Advanced Open Water certification allows you to dive independently with a buddy to 30 meters. During the course, the Deep Dive component reaches a maximum depth of 30 meters at a suitable site in Ao Nang or at Koh Phi Phi Island.
Yes. You must hold a valid PADI Open Water Diver certification or equivalent from another recognised training organisation to enroll in the Advanced Open Water course. Minimum age is 10 years.
Scuba diving in Krabi is generally best from November to April, when visibility is highest and currents are most predictable. However, Mr. Dolphin runs the Advanced course year-round. For a month-by-month breakdown of conditions at Ao Nang and Phi Phi, see our Krabi diving season guide.