Pattaya Dive Centre
The Thai company record names บริษัท พัทยา ไดฟ์ เซ็นเตอร์ จำกัด, gives a 7 August 2008 registration date and lists 219/3 as its address.
Pattaya Dive Centre is a PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre at Tipp Plaza on Beach Road. It publishes prices for two-dive days, introductory dives, certification courses, professional training and technical courses. The useful distinction is not simply “a dive”: certification, equipment, site and medical requirements change the transaction.
What training is on offer
The operator lists certified-diver trips around Pattaya and Samae San, Discover Scuba Diving, Open Water and advanced recreational courses, Divemaster and instructor development, and technical programmes. Its PADI profile independently identifies the centre as a PADI 5 Star IDC.
The price page describes two-dive day trips with lunch and separates own-gear from rental-gear products. It also offers snorkelling and a ten-dive combination. A diver comparing operators can use the diving and watersports guide rather than treating every boat day as interchangeable.
What it costs
Operator prices checked 27 July 2026 include:
- Pattaya two-dive day: THB 2,700 with own gear or THB 3,000 with rental gear;
- Samae San two-dive day: THB 2,900 with own gear or THB 3,200 with rental gear;
- Try Dive Splash, one dive: THB 3,300;
- PADI Discover Scuba Diving, two dives: THB 4,500;
- three-day PADI Open Water: THB 14,990, or THB 13,000 per person for two or more;
- snorkelling: THB 1,500; and
- ten dives including rental gear: THB 12,000.
The operator says the listed trip prices include the stated transfers, standard equipment where applicable, professional assistance, lunch and refreshments; flashlights and dive computers are normally extra. Confirm the exact product because the course table separately lists an Open Water eLearning Premium route at THB 17,800.
Who it suits — and who it does not
The centre suits a Beach Road visitor who wants a published product and a shop address before choosing a boat day or course. Beginners have named introductory routes, while qualified divers can compare own-gear and rental-gear prices.
It does not suit someone unwilling to complete the applicable health and liability paperwork, or a diver who assumes every trip departs for the same site regardless of weather. The watersports directory includes other operators and shore-based activities.
Getting there
Maps and the operator identify 219/3 Tipp Plaza, Pattaya Beach Road, with phone +66 38 422 133. Maps lists the centre daily from 08:00 to 20:00. Those are shop hours, not a boat departure timetable.
Use the exact Tipp Plaza pin and ask where hotel pickup applies. No checked operator-published source published a universal pickup boundary, parking instruction or transfer time for every booking.
Before you go
Choose the exact trip or course and disclose certification level, last dive, equipment needs and any relevant answers on the PADI medical form. The operator says a “yes” answer can require a physician to complete the form before training proceeds. That is a booking condition, not medical advice from this directory.
Ask for departure and return times, dive sites, maximum depth, group arrangement, computer and flashlight charges, deposit, balance method, cancellation and weather policy. Confirm whether the advertised group Open Water price requires both people to book and train together.
What we could not verify
- The specific dive sites and boat for a future date are not fixed by the price table.
- The current hotel-transfer boundary, pickup time and equipment-size availability were not published for every product.
- The page does not state that dive-computer or flashlight rental is included in all bookings.
- Group size, instructor assignment and spoken language require confirmation for the selected trip or course.