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Fun in the sun...

Pattaya is now enjoying the cool season. That means great diving at 28C(82F) as the cooler sea temperature reduces plankton giving good visibility. It's a great month to dive Pattaya whether you are a novice or an experienced diver. 

Never dived before?  No problem, sign up for the PADI Discover Diving course and dive on a coral reef on day one under the supervision of your PADI Instructor.

There's no better time to come and enjoy glorious sunshine, super hotels, wonderful restaurants, swimming with dolphins, pristine golf courses, legendary night life and scores of fun things to do for all the family.

There's some way to go before Pattaya can be described as "busy" as the world shakes off the recession, but from the moment you arrive in town you will be in a buyers' paradise.

Even in the high season hotels, big and small will often give discounts on rooms which are already ridiculously cheap compared with western countries.

So what sort of holiday can you expect in Pattaya in January ? Well you can be sure of two things - fun and sun.  Although this is the cool season expect day temperatures in the low 30s and usually no rain until the middle of February.

As night falls the temperature can drop to the 20s - just right for dinner on the beach under the stars. The sea temperature is 29-30c and we are  getting  good viz diving with uncrowded dive sites. Over the next month or two the sea will cool by a couple of degrees.

Apart from the weather and bargain prices there are many other reasons why this a great time to book a holiday in Pattaya. Our day trips to swim with trained dolphins are fantastic fun for all the family.

On the diving side, one of our most popular courses is for people who have never previously dived. It's a special one-day course called PADI Discover Scuba Diving. This is a wonderful opportunity for people who have thought about learning to dive but aren't sure whether they would enjoy it.

You'll get a full briefing from your professional PADI scuba instructor as the dive boat heads to the coral islands. After learning a few simple skills while standing in shallow water by the beach you're off for your first dive under close supervision.

When you are looking comfortable the instructor will guide you over the colourful coral reefs through clouds of exotic tropical fish.

If you are already a certified diver you can go for fun dives or maybe take another course to improve your certification rating and open the way to sites currently beyound your training. And learning these new skill is much more fun when the sea is 28C warm !

Many people ask us: "Is it safe to visit Thailand ?" Well the sad fact of life is that nowhere in the world can be guaranteed to be safe from the effects of nature or humans. And that probably includes where YOU are living right now.

But if you are worried that you might get  blown up, blown over, flooded,  die of bird 'flu, Mexican swine 'flu, be  made redundant, go broke.... then you  might just as well come  to Thailand and  have a bit of fun first. 

And there's no place better to go than Pattaya if you seek fun.

So come and dive with us.  Experience the magic of "flying" weightlessly over a coral reef, or explore the four wrecks on our day trips. At the end of the day's diving join our staff for a cold beer or two, relax and discuss what you saw while you were under the sea.

Is your job secure ? Does your future promise to be fun-filled and exciting? If you answered "no" to either of those questions then why not join one of our tailor-made courses which can take you from novice diver to become a PADI professional scuba instructor in just six months.

Unlike other dive schools we don't demand the full cost of instructor internship training up-front and non-refundable. With us you simply pay for each course as you work your way up from being a PADI Open Water diver to becoming a PADI Open Water Instructor.

That means you can start your dive instructor training with an outlay of just £83; Euros 91 or US$ 175. No other dive shop in Pattaya gets near that price !

Diving Thailand is a British, family-run, authorised PADI dive school so you know you will be in safe hands. We are also bonded by the Tourist Authority of Thailand.

Click Turning Pro or email  us at  dchandler@loxinfo.co.th and we will be happy to answer your questions and provide further information.  


Newest Wreck

Pattaya's newest wreck was sunk as a diver attraction and artificial reef  in 2008. She's the Luang Khud, a medium-sized landing craft and a sister ship of the HTMS Khram which was sunk off Pattaya in January 2002. Click for more details

Diving Thailand

Diving in Thailand centres on Pattaya, Koh Samui and Koh Tao in the Gulf of Siam and on Phuket and Koh Phi Phi in the Andaman Sea. You can dive on magical coral reefs; go down on wrecks in warm, clear water and float with clouds of tropical fish. Thailand is great for people who want to learn to dive.

Pattaya, being more northerly, is not subject to the monsoon seasons that can affect locations in the south. We have a rainy season, but we don't get the sudden, fierce, tropical storms that can strike without warning in the south of Thailand.

It is also a great place for families and solo travellers. Hotels in Pattaya offer the best value for money anywhere in the world and you can eat out in a different restaurant every night of the year and sample the cuisine of a score or more countries.

As well as being a fun place Pattaya also blends the best of the east and the west. You can eat sea-fresh prawns, lobster and crabs sitting under the stars on a balmy warm evening; party every night, stroll around Buddhist temples, visit a sapphire mine, go for an elephant trek, watch an amazing show where it's hard to believe that all the girls are boys, or another where the stars are crocodiles; bungee jump, sky-dive, sail, jet-ski, go game-fishing, learn to fly a micro-lite, look at orchids in a wonderful garden resort, go to a floating market....the list is endless.

And, if things go wrong there are three, first-class international hospitals, which not only offer excellent health care, but also attract many people who come for cosmetic surgery and dentistry at bargain prices.

If you are looking for a fun hotel to stay - right in the heart of Pattaya's sizzling nightlife - then click on the Penthouse Hotel logo.

   But if you want somewhere where the main noise at night is the song of crickets and frogs then we know just the place.  Just drop us an email telling us what you are looking for and we'll try and point you in the right direction

 

 

 

e-mail: dchandler@loxinfo.co.th

Tel: 086 558 7137 ask for Gift

Mailing address: PO Box 202, Pattaya 20260,Chonburi, Thailand 

Shop located at: Soi Welcome Plaza(2), Jomtien Beach Road

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Diving Thailand - Dive Pattaya - PADI Discover Scuba Diving - British-run PADI dive school - dive on a coral reef - swim with dolphins - super hotels - great restaurants -  fun    for all the family and legendary nightlife