Ban’s Diving Resort is the winner of the prestigious PADI "Outstanding Business Award” in both 2009 and 2010 having been led by our PADI Instructor Development Course winning team. Ban's Diving is the most popular dive center in Asia Pacific having just celebrated certifying 100,000 student divers and we are one of only 10 dive centers in Thailand that PADI awarded the highest rating of "PADI 5-Star Career Development Center".
As a leader in the dive community, we make sure that you are not only ready to work as a professional diver here on Koh Tao, Thailand but around the world. With our affiliations and experience with dive centres and PADI offices in areas such as the Caribbean, North America, Europe, Australia, Central and South America you will be prepared to work to anyone's standard! Here's you chance to travel the world and get paid for it!
We have unmatched facilities which include 7 air-conditioned classrooms, 4 boats, 2 swimming pools, a conference centre, 2 restaurants, 3 bars, and 160 rooms with varying amenities. As the largest dive school in the world located on the busiest beach on Koh Tao, we also offer a secondary location Sunshine Divers, which enables you to train in a facility with smaller group sizes on the intimate side of the island Chalok Ban Khao.