Koh Tao: Most Affordable Dive in SEA & Party Island!

Koh Tao, Thailand 5D4N Beginner-friendly
Koh Tao, Thailand
5D4N Beginner-friendly

Highlights

#CoreMemories

Why we love this experience

Nature
90%
Relax
45%
Culture
5%
Party
85%

Wildlife Encounters

So close they might bite your hand off!

Sunrise Trekking at Osmena Peak!

The hike is relatively short and beginner-friendly while still rewarding you with panoramic views of jagged hill & rolling landscapes at the summit.

Just show up

All the major logistics are taken care of!

No diving experience? Fret not, Koh Tao is known for being one of the most affordable place to get your Open Water & Advanced certification in Southeast Asia.

Dive into highly visible waters and marine encounters include turtles, whale sharks, tuskfishes, great barracuda and more!

Outside of dives, we are spoilt for choices when it comes to social activities - paddleboard, pubcrawls, dragshows, beachclubs, yoga!

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What's included

foodfood

Delicious thai-style lunch will be included on the diving days! Delicious thai-style lunch will be included..

equipmentequipment

Diving gear: Suit, BCD, regulator, mask, fins, tank, weights and weight belt, torch for ..Diving gear: Suit, BCD, regulator, mask, fi..

lodginglodging

Get your own bed in a multi-share room.Get your own bed in a multi-share room.

instructorinstructor

SSI Certified Instructor Instructor Ratio Open Water - 1:4 Advanced - 1:4 Fun Dive - 1..SSI Certified Instructor Instructor Ratio..

activityactivity

Open Water: 1 confined + 4 OW dives Advanced: 4 OW day dives + 1 night dives + 2 fun d..Open Water: 1 confined + 4 OW dives Advan..

group leader servicesgroup leader

Our Group Leaders are passionate travellers just like you. They share the experience aut..Our Group Leaders are passionate travellers..

flightflight

Flights not included. By joining you will receive our recommended routes.Flights not included. By joining you will r..

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Latest reviews

"This trip was nothing short of AMAZING! Surrounde ...
Sabrina 23 Oct 25
"Love the friends & amazing peeps as well as the be ...
Steve 22 Oct 25
"i really liked the people on this trip, everyone w ...
Carmen 22 Oct 25
"Amazing people, amazing vibes"
Jay 22 Oct 25
"All my new friends!"
wei long 22 Oct 25
"It was a great trip, our tour grp was great everyo ...
Tyler 22 Oct 25
"Dive instructors are super patient and knowledgeab ...
Glen 21 Oct 25
"Awesome ! "
Imran 27 Sep 25
"The people!! Met some of the kindest and funloving ...
Cherie 28 Aug 25
"good trip become great with such wonderful people! ...
Justin 10 Aug 25
"Mixed experience Great group and social activiti ...
Sean 1 Aug 25
"Xuan really looked out for us and organised everyt ...
Yang Yi 30 Jul 25
"This was my first sotravel trip and I enjoyed myse ...
Joel 28 Jul 25
"This trip was made for that trend “the trip I told ...
Karen 28 Jul 25
"Xuan (our host) was so familiar with the island an ...
Nicholas 27 Jul 25
"Got to experience island life and chill dives with ...
Jun Lin 18 May 25
"Fun company, amazing whale shark sighting, pretty ...
Yi Yun 15 May 25
"Great fun with great people! It was a nice itinera ...
Darren 15 May 25
"The people were great, everyone was friendly, look ...
Denise 15 May 25
"Amazing place and the dive sites were spectacular! ...
Zhi Xiang 15 May 25
"Awesome"
Trinetra Samarsingha 15 May 25
"Diving, drinking (responsibly) and partying with a ...
Edwin 15 May 25
"Host and group was amazing!"
Cassandra 6 May 25
"Great instructors, breathtaking dive sites"
Jeffrey 26 Apr 25
" good lads good vibes"
Bryce 24 Apr 25
"The trip was really chill and comfortably paced "
Valiffy 23 Apr 25
"Finsanity is a solid shop, good gear n vibes "
Zi Ran 23 Apr 25
"Finsanity and the dive boat were amazing. Koh Tao ...
Zachary 22 Apr 25
"Dive boat was great. Professional guides and equip ...
Scott 20 Apr 25
"Almost Everything! Handsome dive instructor (somet ...
hui lin 20 Apr 25
"Amazing dive trips with wonderful dive instructors ...
Jian Wen 20 Apr 25
"Awesome dives and people! Enjoyed the free time al ...
Ying Chin 20 Apr 25
"fun getaway to a vibey island for dives ❤️"
Yasmin 20 Apr 25
"Dives were fun! Dive school was great, loved the b ...
Emily 20 Apr 25
"Pretty insane place with a bumby boat ride to get ...
Aaron 26 Feb 25
"Great trip. Chill vibes, diverse crowd, cool dive ...
Shaun Lee 20 Jan 25
"super great divers and chill vibes"
Zhixuan Chen 19 Jan 25
"gorgeous dive sites!"
Kavan 15 Jan 25
"Very fun trip! Trip leader was professional and st ...
Jasper 13 Jan 25
"Was a super chill trip away from SG, the disconnec ...
Thaddus 8 Sep 24
"Great people and vibes! Sick partying 🔥 Scenery w ...
Hng Yi 8 Sep 24
"though I didn't see any of the sea creatures menti ...
Jit Yang 8 Sep 24
"Great first diving experience with reliable and kn ...
Raine 7 Sep 24
"The dives and the people!"
Zong Yang 7 Sep 24
"So much to do on this island!! The need to gatekee ...
Zhixuan Chen 5 Sep 24
"the perfect retreat. i finally understood why ther ...
Kimberly Tham 4 Sep 24
"Amazing views, even more amazing company :)"
Joshua 4 Sep 24

Itinerary

Additional Information

Arrival information

Fly into Koh Samui and, after arriving at 11:30 AM, make your own way to Lomprayah Pier to catch the ferry to Koh Tao, then proceed to the hostel.

Pick up

11:30 AM

Koh Samui Airport

Arrive and check in

Accommodation

Other requirements

To take part in the open water certification, you will need to complete a 200 metre swim & tread water for ten minutes. For experienced divers that have not dived in the last 12 months, you are required to add the refresher dive at the checkout page.

How does accommodation & rooming work?

By default, solo travelers are matched with same-gender roommates. If you're traveling with friends, you can choose to room together. Private rooms are sometimes available at an additional fee at checkout.

Trip confirmation & minimum participants

Most trips require a minimum of 4 and cap at 20 participants. Booking early helps the trip reach confirmation faster — and you'll enjoy our early bird discount.

Is flight included?

Flights are not included, giving you flexibility to book your own. We recommend booking after your trip is confirmed. Once you've booked, we'll send you a detailed trip pamphlet with recommended flight options and more details about your trip.

Cancellation & refund policy

Cancel before the deadline shown at checkout and receive a full refund in credits. If we cancel the trip due to insufficient participants, you'll receive a full cash refund.

Physical level

No diving experience required, you can get your Open Water License on this trip.

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Guides & leaders you can trust

Our guides and leaders are carefully selected and trained to deliver a safe and unforgettable Sotravel adventure.

Can't do alone adventures

We put together adventures that are best experienced with a group of like-minded individuals.

Just show up and enjoy yourself

Our team has done the heavy lifting on our end so all you have to do is show up for your adventure!

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Day 1

Arrival Day in Koh Tao

For people on the Koh Samui flight, you will meet each other at the airport and take a taxi together to get to the Pralarn Pier (also known as Lomprayah Pier) and then take the ferry together and arrive at Koh Tao Pier in the late afternoon.
A driver will be waiting for you to get you to the Dive Resort and you can spend the rest of the day exploring Koh Tao's beaches, in preparation for the start of diving day on the next day.

Accommodation: Hostel

Image for Welcome to Koh Samui! Meet your fellow travelers before heading to Pralarn Pier.

Welcome to Koh Samui! Meet your fellow travelers before heading to Pralarn Pier.

Image for Once at Koh Tao Pier, a driver will take you to the Dive Resort. Spend the rest of the day exploring the stunning beaches and soaking up the island vibe in preparation for diving tomorrow!

Once at Koh Tao Pier, a driver will take you to the Dive Resort. Spend the rest of the day exploring the stunning beaches and soaking up the island vibe in preparation for diving tomorrow!

Day 2

Diving in Koh Tao

For SSI Open Water Certifications:
Spend Day 2 in a confined session in shallow, sandy waters picking up the basics of diving taught by a professional SSI instructor. On Day 3 & 4, you will set out to sea for the next level of your training. At the end of your last dive on Day 4, you will have completed your open water certification!
For Fun Dives:
Spend Day 2-4 enjoying some amazing fun dives. The schedule will depend on the weather conditions but if all goes well, we will be heading for sites like Shark Island - a tiny lone island right beside Koh Tao with the most fascinating underwater coral gardens and rocky terrain, and the occasional whale shark sighting. Or White Rock, with impressive underwater rock formations, coral gardens and many marine creatures - eels, turtles, pufferfishes and even tuskfishes!
For Advanced Open Water Certification:
Spend Day 2-3 training your peak performance buoyancy and underwater navigation, visit awesome sunken warship wrecks and descend up to 30m deep! And explore the depths at night on your first ever Night Dive! See awesome nocturnal marine creatures like the Great Barracuda, Cuttlefish, and more!
Free and easy time!
After a day of diving under the waves, we all deserve some time to soak in the sun and lie on the beach. Watching the most beautiful sunsets. Then let's head off to explore the streets of Koh Tao, with bars, pools and clubs to celebrate our amazing dives.

Accommodation: Hostel

Meals included: Lunch

Day 3

Dive! Dive! Dive!

For SSI Open Water Certifications:
Spend Day 2 in a confined session in shallow, sandy waters picking up the basics of diving taught by a professional SSI instructor. On Day 3 & 4, you will set out to sea for the next level of your training. At the end of your last dive on Day 4, you will have completed your open water certification!
For Fun Dives:
Spend Day 2-4 enjoying some amazing fun dives. The schedule will depend on the weather conditions but if all goes well, we will be heading for sites like Shark Island - a tiny lone island right beside Koh Tao with the most fascinating underwater coral gardens and rocky terrain, and the occasional whale shark sighting. Or White Rock, with impressive underwater rock formations, coral gardens and many marine creatures - eels, turtles, pufferfishes and even tuskfishes!
For Advanced Open Water Certification:
Spend Day 2-3 training your peak performance buoyancy and underwater navigation, visit awesome sunken warship wrecks and descend up to 30m deep! And explore the depths at night on your first ever Night Dive! See awesome nocturnal marine creatures like the Great Barracuda, Cuttlefish, and more!
Free and easy time!
After a day of diving under the waves, we all deserve some time to soak in the sun and lie on the beach. Watching the most beautiful sunsets. Then let's head off to explore the streets of Koh Tao, with bars, pools and clubs to celebrate our amazing dives.

Accommodation: None

Day 4

Hit the Beach during Free & Easy

Head off for some beach hopping to the white sandy beach of KohTao like Sainuan, Aow Leuk, Tanote! The choice is ours!
Bring out paddle boards and snorkel in the bays and have a splash in the pristine shallows. Or maybe even some hiking and bouldering!
End of the days watching beautiful sunsets at Sainuan beach view points or paddleboard out in the shallow bays. Indulge in delicious Thai cuisine and end the night off with drag shows and pub crawls.

Accommodation: Hostel

Image for Go beach hopping to stunning spots like Sainuan, Aow Leuk, and Tanote. Paddleboard, snorkel, or hike!

Go beach hopping to stunning spots like Sainuan, Aow Leuk, and Tanote. Paddleboard, snorkel, or hike!

Image for Wrap up your day by watching breathtaking sunsets at Sainuan beach

Wrap up your day by watching breathtaking sunsets at Sainuan beach

Image for Indulge in delicious Thai cuisine, then enjoy a lively night of drag shows and pub crawls!

Indulge in delicious Thai cuisine, then enjoy a lively night of drag shows and pub crawls!

Day 5

Check out & head back home!

Hungover? Well too bad, it's time to bid farewell to the amazing island of Koh Tao as we catch our boat back to Koh Samui!

Accommodation: Hostel

Please note

The itinerary is subject to change in order to provide an adventure that best suits your needs, weather and operating conditions. For safety reasons, we reserve the right to interrupt your participation at any time if your medical condition is deemed unfit or you are deemed a danger to yourself or those around you.

What's included

food

Delicious thai-style lunch will be included on the diving days!

equipment

Diving gear: Suit, BCD, regulator, mask, fins, tank, weights and weight belt, torch for AOW night dive

lodging

Get your own bed in a multi-share room.

instructor

SSI Certified Instructor Instructor Ratio Open Water - 1:4 Advanced - 1:4 Fun Dive - 1:4

activity

Open Water: 1 confined + 4 OW dives Advanced: 4 OW day dives + 1 night dives + 2 fun dives Fundives: 6 OW dives

group leader services

Our Group Leaders are passionate travellers just like you. They share the experience authentically, keep the trip running smoothly, and help you make the most of every moment.

flight

Flights not included. By joining you will receive our recommended routes.

Insurance

Please make sure your travel insurance covers this activity.

miscellaneous

Depending on the activity and location, locals may sometimes ask you to pay fees such as tourist taxes or park fees.

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4.8 (192 bookings)

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48 reviews

Sabrina23 Oct 25
"This trip was nothing short of AMAZING! Surrounded by caring, spontaneous and open people. Picked up a new skill together and had lots of fun in between. Loved the open water instructors too, they were really reassuring and made us feel 100% safe throughout the course."
Steve22 Oct 25
"Love the friends & amazing peeps as well as the beautiful views underwater"
Carmen22 Oct 25
"i really liked the people on this trip, everyone was so helpful and nice. the learning to dive experience was amazing. we had really nice instructors and the dive sites and dive boat were nice too"
Jay22 Oct 25
"Amazing people, amazing vibes"
wei long22 Oct 25
"All my new friends!"
Tyler22 Oct 25
"It was a great trip, our tour grp was great everyone was fun and welcoming, instructions were easy to follow, had an amazing time with Finsanity as well. Trip was reasonably priced and fun. "
Glen21 Oct 25
"Dive instructors are super patient and knowledgeable!! "
Imran27 Sep 25
"Awesome ! "
Cherie28 Aug 25
"The people!! Met some of the kindest and funloving friends here "
Justin10 Aug 25
"good trip become great with such wonderful people! Another dive trip again? Why not!?!?! 😁"
Sean1 Aug 25
"Mixed experience Great group and social activities but subpar diving and accommodations (especially for the price)"
Yang Yi30 Jul 25
"Xuan really looked out for us and organised everything so well"
Joel28 Jul 25
"This was my first sotravel trip and I enjoyed myself a lot! The people made the memories extra fun and I never knew how beautiful diving was until I was underwater in Koh Tao. S/O to Xuan for being the awesomest trip leader, you are seriously the best <3"
Karen28 Jul 25
"This trip was made for that trend “the trip I told my parents about vs the trip” 🙂‍↕️"
Nicholas27 Jul 25
"Xuan (our host) was so familiar with the island and brought us to a wide range of places on the island, ranging from chill bars by the beach to the party districts! I wasn’t expecting much initially cause tbf diving is just diving right 🤷‍♂️ and to me this turned just an ordinary diving trip into an unforgettable and priceless experience. I mean, you’re practically shown around the area by a local at this point and there’s no ..."Xuan (our host) was so familiar with the island and brought us to a wide range of places on the island, ranging from chill bars by the beach to the party districts! I wasn’t expecting much initially cause tbf diving is just diving right 🤷‍♂️ and to me this turned just an ordinary diving trip into an unforgettable and priceless experience. I mean, you’re practically shown around the area by a local at this point and there’s no better way to experience a town than this (basically it wouldn’t be that enjoyable w/o her la) Also, dive school was really professional, overall consensus of the group was that the instructors were great!"
Jun Lin18 May 25
"Got to experience island life and chill dives with friendly staff and participants. Having Xuan's knowledge and network on the island is such an underrated aspect of the trip."
Yi Yun15 May 25
"Fun company, amazing whale shark sighting, pretty corals! "
Darren15 May 25
"Great fun with great people! It was a nice itinerary that included great dives with lots of chill time to rest and bond with everyone too! Koh Tao was an amazing destination!"
Denise15 May 25
"The people were great, everyone was friendly, looked out for each other, and made the trip a great one!"
Zhi Xiang15 May 25
"Amazing place and the dive sites were spectacular! Itinerary was perfect too, good mix of activities and free & easy time! Would highly recommend!"
Trinetra Samarsingha15 May 25
"Awesome"
Edwin15 May 25
"Diving, drinking (responsibly) and partying with a fun bunch 🫶"
Cassandra6 May 25
"Host and group was amazing!"
Jeffrey26 Apr 25
"Great instructors, breathtaking dive sites"
Bryce24 Apr 25
" good lads good vibes"
Valiffy23 Apr 25
"The trip was really chill and comfortably paced "
Zi Ran 23 Apr 25
"Finsanity is a solid shop, good gear n vibes "
Zachary22 Apr 25
"Finsanity and the dive boat were amazing. Koh Tao is a beautiful island"
Scott20 Apr 25
"Dive boat was great. Professional guides and equipment. "
hui lin 20 Apr 25
"Almost Everything! Handsome dive instructor (sometimes)"
Jian Wen20 Apr 25
"Amazing dive trips with wonderful dive instructors! Detailed in briefing and spotting marine life 🤩🤩🤩"
Ying Chin20 Apr 25
"Awesome dives and people! Enjoyed the free time allocated too"
Yasmin 20 Apr 25
"fun getaway to a vibey island for dives ❤️"
Emily20 Apr 25
"Dives were fun! Dive school was great, loved the boat and new equipment 😊 also enjoyed hanging out with everyone exploring cafes with plenty of free time after the dives! "
Aaron26 Feb 25
"Pretty insane place with a bumby boat ride to get there, but really worth🤪"
Shaun Lee20 Jan 25
"Great trip. Chill vibes, diverse crowd, cool dive instructors and dive sites! "
Zhixuan Chen19 Jan 25
"super great divers and chill vibes"
Kavan15 Jan 25
"gorgeous dive sites!"
Jasper 13 Jan 25
"Very fun trip! Trip leader was professional and staff were very friendly Accommodations can be improved "
jarryl13 Jan 25
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Thaddus8 Sep 24
"Was a super chill trip away from SG, the disconnect was real! Travel was smooth and easy, company awesome, food was also top tier. Entire period feels surreal and I probably left a part of me in the oceans there :')"
Hng Yi8 Sep 24
"Great people and vibes! Sick partying 🔥 Scenery was lit too"
Jit Yang8 Sep 24
"though I didn't see any of the sea creatures mentioned in the title, the trip is still a 10/10 for the the company! I know the dive will be fun but the trip was really made so much better with all this jiao people around HAHAHAHA. I love the vibes of the island! "
Raine7 Sep 24
"Great first diving experience with reliable and knowledgeable instructors! the island itself has lots to offer and many other things to see and do. "
Zong Yang7 Sep 24
"The dives and the people!"
Zhixuan Chen5 Sep 24
"So much to do on this island!! The need to gatekeep is real! "
Kimberly Tham4 Sep 24
"the perfect retreat. i finally understood why there’s a gatekeep to this paradise. a beautiful abode with amazing and unique personalities met along the way. an unforgettable trip with many treasured memories made 💜 "
Joshua4 Sep 24
"Amazing views, even more amazing company :)"

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