Divemaster Program 2016 – A Year in Review
2016 has been a fantastic year for our Divemaster program here at Sairee Cottage Diving on Koh Tao, Thailand. We are really pleased to have certified 67 brand new PADI Divemasters in the last 12 months of running our divemaster program, which is a huge increase on the 39 we certified the year before. What is even more pleasing for me is that a large percentage of the people we certified were either friends of people who had already done the course with us, or had done other diving courses with Sairee Cottage Diving and enjoyed themselves so much they wanted to stay for much longer and become...
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Fun Diving at Sail Rock Tobias and Linda have a history with Sairee Cottage Diving. They arrived on Koh Tao in March 2014 and started their diving career with their PADI Open Water course. Since then they have done countless Specialties, such as the Nitrox Specialty, Deep Specialty and even the Wreck Specialty. They were initially known as Team Awesome and have come very far here at Sairee Cottage Diving. They are much more than customers now, they are dear friends with everyone at the dive shop. Sadly, they recently left us again after a 3 week visit and it was an absolute pleasure to do...
Read MoreWhaleshark at Southwest Pinnacle this Week
We have been very lucky recently and sighted another whaleshark on our weekly Sail Rock trip. After two already phenomenal dives at Sail Rock, we sailed to Southwest Pinnacle. We joked that only a whaleshark could make this day even better. A bit dazed from the naps on our sun deck, we jumped in and sure enough, there it was, a beautiful 5 meter long specimen hanging out at the buoy line. We hung back and watched it swim into the blue. It was very relaxed and on several occasions turned to face us. Because we had briefed every diver on correct whaleshark etiquette, we were able to do a 40...
Read MoreDivemaster Course Koh Tao
Welcome to Sairee Cottage Diving in Koh Tao If you have decided to become a professional scuba diver and live the life of your dreams in Thailand or on any other tropical destination, you have come to the right place. Here at Saire Cottage Diving in Koh Tao, it is entirely up to you what kind of professional diving career you’re aiming for. Nevertheless, it all starts with the PADI Divemaster Course!
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