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khao sok cave & cavern diving trips
Khao Sok National Park is a stunning area of ancient rainforest with huge limestone pinnacles jutting from the 165sq km lake that dominates the park. The lake was created by a damning project which left many of the area’s natural cave and cavern system underwater. The scenery underwater is just as impressive as above and the best part is that its quiet – you will be the only divers there as it’s a relatively new dive destination.
You can enjoy diving in the park if you don’t want to take any cavern or cave training as there is still plenty to see and many stunning formations to enjoy. It is however the perfect place to learn the techniques for cavern and cave diving and truly explore safely into the grottos and caverns that pepper the lakeside.
As a new dive destination, Khao Sok has been highlighted in a couple of magazines. Ayesha wrote for Underwater Photography Magazine about the challenges of taking photographs there and also for Scuba Diver Australasia about the benefits of proper training and equipment when entering caves or caverns.
prerequisites
You will need to be a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (or have a qualifying certification from another organisation) to fun dive with no Cavern or Cave penetration permitted - although there is plenty to see with out entering the Caverns or Caves. If you have your Cave Diver or PADI Cavern Diver certifications (or have a qualifying certification from another organisation), then penetration will be allowed up to the level of your training.
schedule
Day 1
We leave from Chumpon by Pickup truck or minibus (number dependant) at 6am (leave Kho Tao on the night boat or meet in Chumpon for 6am depart) we arrive at Khao Sok around 8-30 am to meet up with our Long tail and load all equipment including tanks and compressor. We depart the Pier at 9-30am to move to our accommodation (floating rafts) 1hr away where we unload set up dive gear and our first warm up dive is at around 11-30am then back to the rafts for lunch. In the afternoon we will do 2 more dives retuning to the rafts for a rest and dinner. A night dive can be arranged.
Day 2
The first dive is at 7am retuning to the rafts for breakfast around 8-30 (on a 1 night trip everything will be loaded onto the long tail as we will return to the Pier after diving) Then we will leave around 11am to complete more dives before retuning for a late lunch. After dinner a night dive or night Safari can be arranged.
Day 3
The first dive is again at 7am retuning to the rafts for breakfast around 8-30 (on a 2 night trip everything will be loaded onto the long tail as we will return to the Pier after diving) Then we will leave around 11am to complete 1 more dives before retuning to the Pier we will arrive back in Chumpon at around 4pm.
what's included?
All trips include accommodation and meals while staying at the rafts, transportation too and from Chumpon and the night boat if required. Equipment can also be arranged, reels and lights will be required.
book now...
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Please note that the dive center is closed for the following dates each year: 1st January, 14th April, 1st-30th November, 25th December. If any of these dates fall into your intended travel dates, please contact us first before booking.
where to from here?
Divers interested in Cavern diving will often be interested in gaining their PADI Wreck Diver, PADI Deep Diver or PADI Enriched Air Diver qualifications. If you already have these qualifications then maybe you will be interested in technical diving.
If you want to explore deep into cave systems then contact us about taking the next step.
A PADI Master Scuba Diver is a highly accomplished diver - this is the highest rating a non professional can achieve and as such, you will be held in high esteem. To qualify you need to be a PADI Rescue Diver, with 50 logged dives and qualifications in five specialities.