Phi Phi Day Trip – Best Diving in Phuket Thailand

Phi Phi scuba diving day trip from Phuket

Discover the marine wonders of Phi Phi dive sites on our full-day scuba diving trip from Phuket. Enjoy three guided dives at top dive sites—Koh Bida Nok, Bida Nai and Shark Point. Swim through crystal-clear waters (up to 25–30 m visibility) to explore rainbow coral gardens teeming with reef fish, turtles, cuttlefish, and seasonal leopard sharks. This all-inclusive day tour offers comfortable boat transfers from Chalong Pier

Phi Phi dive tour from Phuket

Phi Phi Scuba diving day trips are for certified licensed divers we take you to the best Phi Phi local dive sites that we can offer you, You will meet your experienced PADI & SSI instructor or local dive guide the moment you step out of the minivan, with a formal boat briefing and introduction by the Boat Tour leader on boat safety and general practices we will set off to Phi Phi Island.

We don’t allow try scuba students to book for this Phi Phi trip  –  we think it an unethical practice and unsafe to combine try scuba diving in a national marine park, if you want to try scuba then this is the link for safe scuba diving for beginners 

If you want something different from all the other dive centers and want to avoid the usual 60 / 70 + divers on the bigger super carrier boats? check out our Private high-speed powerCat for small groups who want to dive at Phi Phi Island we get to the dive sites 2 times faster than the bigger boats and avoid the crowded dive sites, we also offer Half day catamaran speedboat trip with a maximum of 8 divers.

Diving at Phi Phi Island from Phuket

Get to Phi Phi in style: we use large comfortable modern safe Phuket dive boats built for your safety and comfort that serve freshly cooked food on the boat and are large enough for you to stretch your legs, sunbathe, and sleep while visiting the best Phi Phi dive sites. The diving boat we use will offer you shaded cool areas and protect you from the wind rain and extremely hot sun making your day trip relaxed..(we don’t use 1 engine diving boats as we see this as a potential safety problem) 

Private Dive boat charters to Phi Phi island

We operate our own high-speed power for small groups that want to avoid the bigger boats that can be busy at high season check out “Lady Sarah”

Watch our Phi Phi diving video to get some ideas of the marine life you may encounter with Phuket Dive Tours on this 3 dive trip.

Scuba diving Koh Bida Nok Dive site with Black Tip reef sharks

Phi Phi scuba diving is at its best between November – June and our 3 Dive day trip to Phi Phi Island & Shark Point are without doubt great. Phi Phi islands are considered by many visitors as some of the most stunning islands in Thailand. As divers, you will most likely be diving the Phi Phi outer islands at Phi Phi Koh Bida Nok and Koh Bida Nai

The Phi Phi Island scuba diving destinations are finalised prior to arrival at the Phi Phi local dive sites based on weather conditions boat traffic and sea conditions, often more than not it will be 2 dives at Phi Phi Islands diving at the 2 smaller Islands Koh Bida Nok & Koh Bida Nai these local smaller reefs are home to an abundance of corals and marine life.

The 3rd Dive of the day is often Shark Point but can be Anemone Reef or Koh Doc Mai and it will be the captain or boat Tour leader choosing the best location to suit the divers and the weather.

Need a refresher?

• 07:00 – 8:00 am – transfers to Chalong Marina Pier. (Please check additional charges below )
• 08:30 am – Depart to Phi Phi Island, breakfast and fresh fruit served.
• 11:00 am – Arrive at Phi Phi Island to start Dive #1.
• 12.10  – Lunch is served as part of the Diving surface interval.
• 1: 30 pm – Move the boat to a different dive site at Phi Phi Island for Dive #2
• 2.45 pm – Move the Boat 3 rd dive site, Shark point or Koh dok mai.
• 3:40 pm – start Dive #3
• 6150 pm Arrive back at the Chalong Pier.

all times quoted are approximate

100% refund back into your account within 12 hours if the trip is canceled due to Bad weather – we don’t take any money when mother nature stops the scuba diving

Phi Phi Scuba Diving at Koh Bida Nok

Koh Bida Nok is one of the two larger sister outcrop islands located directly south of Koh Phi Phi Ley, (the sister dive site of Phi Phi Koh Bida Nai) and we class this as one of the best Phi Phi scuba diving premier dive sites that offer all divers from beginner to the very experienced a choice of wall diving or shallow reefs, the south of the small island has a small sandy Bay that slowly drops down southwest to some large rocks forming a mountainous terrain featuring walls dropping to elevated ledges.

Phi Phi Island Scuba diving Video

Phi Phi Island Scuba Diving at Koh Bida Nai

The west side of this Phi Phi scuba diving site is host to many types of macro marine life so look into the cracks for hidden chances to see Nudi’s, Ornate Ghost pipefish, White-eyed morays, and sea horses. Following the reef will take you to some large boulders and swim-throughs, here you may get the chance to spot Blacktip reef sharks cruising past in the shallows.

SHARK POINT

Shark Point is justifiably one of the best dive sites in Phuket, a premier dive site hence there will always be numerous divers or boats on the site. The shark point dive site consists of 3 main reefs or pinnacles (1) the main site is identified by a small rock on the surface with a cross to warn off local boat traffic. The site is named after the local leopard sharks that sometimes visit the location. It can best be described as a line of remote limestone pinnacles running North to South. This is normally the last dive of the day trip and offers some fantastic underwater marine life. Shark Point pinnacles reefs consist of small to medium boulders clustered around several large rocks covered in zig zag oysters, barnacles, sea whips sea fans, and soft corals. Shark Point Pinnacles are isolated by sandy bottoms covered with slippers and mushroom corals. At the top of the Pinnacles lookout for Shrimp, Nudibranch, and Frog Fish.

Do you need a Private dive guide?

Have you ever been stuck on a Bus, Train, or Airplane sitting next to someone you find to be annoying? it can take the enjoyment out of the trip. Diving is similar in many ways.

Diving on holiday alone and need a dive Buddy? Take a Personal Private  Divemaster (+ 1500 to add to the day trip price) that way you get to dive longer as the dive ends when you are low on air, and it won’t cost that much more than the day trip as we will throw in free equipment.

Scuba diving safety

As it may have been more than a few weeks since your last dive it’s better that you read over the attached medical form / Guidance notes for safe diving and note that you must wait 18hrs no-fly times prior to taking a Flight.

• • Fit To Dive Please read the attached medical click here  Medical Statement and Questionnaire 
  • Remember 18- 24 hours no Fly after a scuba dive click to read more 

Our Promise: you can be confident and feel safe in knowing that we do not employ Dive Master Interns, Trainee’s, inexperienced Diving instructors or Back Packing Scuba Instructors to take you “to Scuba Diving at Shark Point” We can assure you now that your driving instructor will have many years experience, working all year round while living in Phuket, holding valid work permits Professionals that take your safety seriously and know the local diving conditions.

Phi Phi Island Diving Prices

We aim to offer the best Phi Phi diving day trip service on all our Phi Phi 3 Dive Day trip to Phi Phi Island. Finding the right dive shop in Phuket to take care of your dive bookings can be hard work and confusing! At Phuket Dive tours we will strive to arrange your Phi Phi Diving Day trips around you and take into account our Dive customer’s previous diving experience and certification.  As a  Diving resort, we have access to many different dive trip packages.

Not Included:

Please note that the National park fees (400thb + 200 per day for divers ) are not included in this phi Phi diving trip price – According to the new policy enforced by the forestry Department of Thailand, We must inform you that all excursion tours that visit National Marine Parks – visitors are required to be prepared to pay Cash for Entry. Park fees are paid directly on the spot as cash at your own expense and are not allowed to be collected by us and included in our trip selling price. Read more click here 

When you are looking around for the best Phi Phi Scuba Diving prices just remember There’s nothing worse than booking a scuba diving trip to Phi Phi Island and ending up with a Bad Dive Guide or dive Buddy, “Words to remember  –  Don’t settle for a DMT a student Dive Master Trainee from a diving Academy  – Novice instructor, or Scuba school – Ask to see their work permit first unless you want a day trip under the supervision of a Novice …If they don’t have it ask for a refund …..

All Diving trips to Phi Phi often start at around 7:00 am with free hotel pickups starting in Patong, meaning that you can spend well over 1 hour in a minivan picking up other divers for the trip to Phi Phi. All boats tend to be shared as Join in trips with other dive shops unless you opt for a private speed boat charter.

If you hotel is further north of Patong extra charges can apply to transfers, whilst staying near to the airport this can be 6:50 am but a private transfer would be required

Currently, Traffic can be delayed around the Chalong area due to major construction thus slowing down departure times..and delaying customers and Boat Departures

If you are shopping around for a lower price on a Phi Phi diving day trip consider that this could result in lower quality service, poor quality food, diving with inexperienced instructors or divemaster Trainees who don’t know the dive sites…- these tend to be underpriced discounted trips for a reason.

Phuket has many different boat agencies running scuba diving trips to Phi Phi some boats are wooden, very old, overcrowded, and slow.

Its worth noting that in peak periods Phi Phi diving trips will be sold out to the maximum capacity. To enjoy your dives we recommend that you dive with us we will reduce the size of the ratio to 4 divers :1 Instructor, and will provide a free Private Guide if we have 2 or more divers in a private group.

FAQ Section

Q: What’s included in the Phi Phi diving trip?
A: Round-trip hotel transfers from some of Phuket hotels , boat passage, guides, snacks, meals, dive tanks, and weights.

Q: What marine life can divers expect to see?
A: Colorful coral reefs, reef fish, turtles, cuttlefish, and occasional leopard sharks at Shark Point .

Q: Is this trip suitable for beginners?
A: This trip is designed for certified divers; snorkeling alternatives are available for non-divers.

Q: How long is the whole day trip?
A: Pickup around 07:00, boat departs by 08:00. Return to Chalong Pier by approximately 6.15 pm

Free hotel Transfers

Phuket Dive Tours Office is the location at Kata Beach with Daily Free Local Departures from all Hotels in Kata Beach – Karon Beach – Rawai Beach- Nai Harn  – Chalong Bay – Patong Beach –  Kalim Beach

Extra Charge hotel Shared Transfers per person- Kamala Beach  300thb  –

Private Car Transfers (MAX 4 Persons) Phuket Town  1,000 thb  – Cape Panwa 1,000 thb – Koh Siray Island 1,200 THB

Surin Beach  2000 THB  –  Laguna 2000 THB  – Airport Area 2000 THB  Maikhao Beach – 2000 THB

The tour itineraries can be changed depending on the local weather condition any changes will be made by the tour leader and boat captain on your trip based on matters of safety

– 100% refund back into your account within 12 hours if the trip is cancelled due to Bad weather – we don’t take any money when mother nature stops the scuba diving