Eco Oriented Divemaster Program at Sairee Cottage Diving
Sairee Cottage Diving is an eco friendly dive school on Koh Tao. Sairee Cottage Diving Koh Tao is accredited with the 100% AWARE rating by the ProjectAWARE foundation and runs an eco conscious divemaster program. Video of our eco day collaboration with Roctopus Dive Focus on Eco Awareness and Education Our Divemaster program aims to educate and inspire professional divers to become ambassadors of our ocean. As part of your Divemaster training, you are able to attend ProjectAWARE lectures. These are usually a part of the Instructor Development...
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Take a look what it’s like to be part of an eco day during your divemaster course Koh Tao! During your divemaster course Koh Tao at Sairee Cottage Diving, you will have a chance to learn more than just the bare minimum. We encourage eco conservation and education and teach you how to organise eco programs and organise eco projects. We believe that caring for the environment is essential as a dive professional. We want you to get inspired during your divemaster course Koh Tao. Then it is all about you inspiring other people during your...
read moreDivemaster Course Snorkel Test – The Ultimate Challenge
Completing your PADI Divemaster course here at Sairee Cottage Diving in Koh Tao, Thailand, is the first step into the exhilarating and rewarding world of being a dive professional. Think about it, you get paid to dive! People give you money to do something that you love. As a dive master You get to spend your working day in that amazing underwater world. Divemaster Course at Sairee Cottage Diving And never has a vocational training course been so much fun. You get to spend over a month learning more about scuba diving than you thought...
read morePADI Divemaster or PADI Master Scuba Diver?
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a PADI Divemaster (DM) and a PADI Master Scuba Diver? They sound very similar, however they are vastly different. Both of these qualifications signify that the person is a very passionate and well trained diver. They both love to dive and learn more about scuba diving. Where the PADI Master Scuba Diver is a very well trained hobby diver, the PADI Divemaster a very well trained professional diver. Koh Tao is a fantastic place to complete your PADI Divemaster training. Reasons to do the...
read moreDivemaster Koh Tao – Living the Dream
The last couple of weeks have seen some spectacular diving at Sairee Cottage Diving. While the wind has been up, the underwater world has really come alive with stunning visibility and abundant life. Being a PADI Divemaster Koh Tao at Sairee Cottage Diving, I am lucky to dive every single day. This is perfect, because I come up from every dive thirsty for more. Divemaster Koh Tao – My Office Having already dived Chumpon Pinnacle multiple times, I am in awe with the fact that it can still surprise me. Last Monday was the nicest I have...
read moreDiving At Night In Koh Tao
There are plenty of night time activities on Koh Tao. Night diving is one that we are excited about at Sairee Cottage Diving. Koh Tao is a great place to learn scuba diving due to its vast variety of beginner to intermediate dive sites. Most of these are located close to Sairee Beach. This makes them ideal for a night dive. Some of our favourite spots for night diving are Pottery, Twins and White Rock. Why should you do a night dive? Expanding Your Diving Skills Once you have completed your PADI Open Water course at Sairee Cottage Diving, you...
read moreJoining the Team
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...
read moreEco Week and Leopard Shark
Fish-Net Clean-Up We have noticed an increased amount of ghost nets, either discarded or snagged on Southwest Pinnacle, prompting another fish net clean up dive. Ghost nets and ghost gear can cause considerable damage to the marine ecosystem. Their weight can crush bottom dwellers, some gear can release toxins over time as it decomposes and they can serve as a platform for invasive species to breed as well as continuously catching fish and crabs. With three dedicated teams of divers, we set on the massive task, sharing the work load by...
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...
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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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