Useful Information

Dive Trips

Blue Guru dive centre runs a number of dive trips for certified divers. Their experienced PADI Instructors can show you the best of Koh Phra Thong diving. Also they arrange day/multi-day diving trips to the Surin Islands and the world class Richelieu Rock.

beautiful soft corals

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Dive & Activity Packages

Golden Buddha Beach Resort and Blue Guru dive centre bring you a selection of the island's most popular activities packaged to appeal to specific interests, offering great value for money.

kayaking between koh ra and koh phra thong

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Whale Shark Program

As the dive centre located closest to Richelieu Rock, Blue Guru on Koh Phra Thong is keen to do everything they can to protect this world famous dive site’s most awesome visitor – the whale shark. Whale sharks are the world’s largest fish & are docile plankton eaters, so diving or snorkelling with these magnificent creatures is an amazing experience.

magnificent whale sharks in thailand

Unfortunately whale sharks are an endangered species. More research & action is needed to monitor their migrations & prevent extinction before it’s too late. Blue Guru is a registered operator and proud supporter of PADI's Whale Shark Project.

identify whale sharks by the patterns on their sides

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Winnie at Koh Phra Thong


 

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Koh Pling - Local Dive Sites

Below is a list of our local dive sites and some details about each one. There is fantastic bio diversity in this part of the Andaman Sea so we have distilled the life to a few of the species likely to be found at each dive site.

Click on the map or on the appropriate button to find out more about the marine life at a particular dive site.

local dive 1 Koh Phra Thong, Thailand

Location: Middle-northern ocean side of Koh Pling Yai
Type: Scattered boulders and cave
Depth: 5-12m
Life: Batfish, emperor angelfish, lined surgeon fish, blacktip reef sharks, honeycomb moray

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Location: Southern side of Koh Pling Yai. Northern part of Koh Pling channel
Type: Coral gardens and boulders
Depth: 3-12m
Life: Juvenile cuttlefish, juvenile sweetlips, great barracuda, moorish idol, nudibranch (risbecia)

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Location: Northern side of Koh Pling Noi. Southern part of Koh Pling channel
Type: Coral gardens and boulders
Depth: 3-12m
Life: Schools of snapper, brown marbled grouper, nudibranch (chromodoris), bent stick pipefish, clown anemone fish

local dive 4 at koh phra thong thailand

Location: Middle-southern ocean side of Koh Pling Noi
Type: Scattered boulders and rock crevices
Depth: 5-12m
Life: Zebra lionfish, flatworm, sponge snail, porcupine pufferfish, nudibranch (hypselodoris, risbecia, chromodoris + more)

local dive 5 at koh phra thong thailand

Location: Northern tip of Golden Buddha Beach. Ocean side of Hornbill Hill.
Type: Coral outcrops and boulders
Depth: 3-7m
Life: Spiny lobster, starry pufferfish, beaked coralfish, cube boxfish, nudibranch (chromodoris)



PADI Dive Courses

PADI courses in thailand by blue guru diving

Diving courses on Koh Phra Thong are conducted by the PADI Instructors from Blue Guru. A full range of PADI courses are offered up to Assistant Instructor. Also 18 different PADI specialty courses for refining skills and knowledge.

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PADI 1 Day Specialties

PADI 1 day specialties in thailand by blue guru diving

Try one of these PADI 1 Day Specialties to improve your knowledge and diving skills.

Boat Diver
Drift Diver
Multilevel Diver
Navigation

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PADI 2 Day Specialties

PADI 2 day specialties in thailand by blue guru diving

Take your diving abilities to the next level with these more indepth 2 Day Specialties.

Deep Diver
Search & Recovery
Digital Underwater Videography
Night Diver

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PADI Non-Dive Specialties

project aware in thailand by blue guru diving

Don't dive? Introduce yourself to the idea with these Non-Diving PADI Specialties.

Project Aware
Coral Reef Conservation
Oxygen Administration
Equipment Specialist

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