Dive centres prices · Thailand · Khao Lak · checked 7 November 2026
Similan Diving Safaris prices: 10,250 THB for open water diver course, as published
Khuekkhak, Takua Pa, Phang Nga, Khao Lak · Similan Divers Co. Ltd.
- ConditionCourse is taught on the MV Dolphin Queen liveaboard
- Training agencyPADI (5 Star Dive Center)
- Accommodation included with coursesOpen Water package includes a four-berth liveaboard cabin; other course prices exclude the liveaboard
- Boat typeLiveaboard MV Dolphin Queen (wooden mono hull, max 20 divers); day trips on MV Max Well (catamaran), MV Blue Marlin and MV Wave Rider (speedboats)
- Published prices recorded13
Baht prices stay as the dive centre publishes them. Every pound figure on this page follows the rate set here.
Source: similan-diving-safaris.com, each row linked to its page, checked 7 November 2026. Rate at build: 44.9 THB per GBP, Latest daily mid-market snapshot · 10 November 2026.
What it publishes, and what it costs.
Similan Diving Safaris publishes its prices on its own website. Open Water Diver course is 10,250 THB, about £228 at 44.9 baht to the pound, including PADI Open Water manual (online), 17 dives (5d/5n) or 9 dives (3d/3n) with instructor, full dive equipment, dive computer, logbook, e-card, free pick-up in Khao Lak on first day (Course is taught on the MV Dolphin Queen liveaboard). 13 published prices recorded in all. Checked 7 November 2026.
These are the prices Similan Diving Safaris shows on its own website, recorded as published and converted to pounds at the mid-market rate on the day this page was built. Where the site shows a struck-through old price next to the current one, the current one is recorded and the old one noted. Quote the Open Water figure as the centre's own published course price; inclusions (materials, certification fee, equipment, accommodation nights) differ and are recorded per row.
Rate used at build: 44.9 THB per GBP, Latest daily mid-market snapshot · 10 November 2026.
Courses
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Fun diving
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Trips
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Other
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What the site says.
- Liveaboard cabin prices are per person and include 7% VAT. Marine National Park fees must be paid in cash (7% VAT added if paid by card). Divemaster course price is not published.
Paying in baht from the UK.
10,250 THB is £228 at 44.9 to the pound, £244 at 42 and £214 at 48. A UK card paying in baht carries its issuer's foreign-exchange load; a transfer at the mid-market rate to a Thai account usually costs less for a large amount.
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Other dive centres in Khao Lak with published prices.
Open Water Diver course shown for each. Source: each dive centre's own website; open one for its source and checked date.
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What did you actually pay at Similan Diving Safaris?
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How The Baht records these prices
Every price comes from the dive centre's own website, recorded with its page URL, what it includes and the date it was checked; booking platforms, agency directories and review sites are never used. Each price is mapped to a fixed item list so dive centres can be compared; the dive centre's own wording is always shown. Pound figures use the mid-market GBP/THB rate on the day the page was built. Corrections: editorial@thebaht.com.