Ban’s Diving Resort
Photo: Nott Peera · CC BY · via iNaturalist
Ban’s Diving Resort is a PADI 5-Star CDC Resort on Sairee Beach, Koh Tao, Thailand. Founded in 1993, it offers courses from Discover Scuba Diving to Instructor level, including freediving and technical diving. The centre suits divers of all levels, from beginners to professionals.
Courses offered
| Course | Price |
|---|---|
| PADI Discover Scuba Diving | THB 2,500 |
| Scuba Diver | THB 9,000 |
| PADI Open Water Diver | THB 11,000 |
| EFR | THB 4,500 |
| PADI Rescue Diver | THB 11,000 |
| Basic Freediver | THB 5,900 |
| PADI Freediver | THB 7,900 |
| PADI Advanced Freediver | THB 10,900 |
| PADI Advanced Open Water Diver | – |
| PADI Tec 40 | – |
| PADI Tec 45 | – |
| PADI Tec 50 | – |
| PADI Tec Sidemount | – |
| PADI Seal Team | – |
| PADI Divemaster | – |
| PADI IDC | – |
| PADI MSDT | – |
| Staff Instructor | – |
Prices as listed on the centre’s own website, checked October 2026. Please confirm current prices directly with the centre.
Diving with Ban’s Diving Resort
Fun dives are available for certified divers, with nitrox offered for enriched air and technical diving. The centre operates 4 large dive boats and visits Chumphon Pinnacle.
On Google it holds an average rating of 4.4 from 2259 reviews.
Sea temperatures in the surrounding waters range from 28°C in January to 31°C in May.
At a glance
- One of 20 PADI centres listed in Koh Tao
- 6 dive sites within 60 km:
Sea temperature through the year
Average sea surface temperature at the coordinates of Ban’s Diving Resort, Koh Tao, Thailand, by calendar month. The water is warmest in May at 31.4 °C and coldest in January at 28.1 °C, a spread of 3.3 kelvin over the year. Every month of the year averages 25 °C or more.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 28.1 | 28.7 | 29.2 | 30.8 | 31.4 | 30.4 | 30.1 | 30.0 | 29.7 | 29.9 | 29.5 | 28.5 |
By season, the four quarterly averages at this location are spring (March to May) 30.5 °C, summer (June to August) 30.2 °C, autumn (September to November) 29.7 °C and winter (December to February) 28.4 °C.
Sea surface temperature from Open-Meteo Marine (CC BY 4.0), daily model means 2022-11 to 2024-12, sampled at the coordinates of this dive centre. Values are monthly averages of the daily means, not forecasts.
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Marine life recorded in this area
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist near these coordinates.
