Cavern Diver
Cavern Diver – PADI Specialty Course - Age 18+, 2 days, 4 dives - 13,400 THB
Get scuba diving certified as a PADI Cavern Diver with Scubafish PADI 5 Star IDC Dive Resort Ko Lanta Thailand
If you want to explore secrets hidden in caverns around the world
you’ll want your PADI Cavern Diver Specialty Certification.
If you dive within the light zone of a cave, the area near the cave entrance where natural light is always visible, you’re cavern diving.
Cavern diving is defined as any dive conducted within the light zone of a cave. Scuba diving in Ko Lanta, Thailand is ideal for this programme with its famous Cathedral and Chimney Caverns at top dive site Ko Haa.
The light zone is the area near the entrance of the cave where you can see natural light at all times.
If you want to explore secrets hidden in caverns around the world you’ll want to get your PADI Cavern Diver Speciality Certification.
During this course you’ll learn to use equipment and procedures that allow you to explore such areas safely.
This is a challenging and very exciting course that includes four training dives over at least two days.
What will I Learn during the PADI Cavern Diver Specialty Course?
You’ll go on four dives during the PADI Cavern Dive programme. During your first dive (which is conducted in open water and not in a cavern), you’ll practice the use of lines and reels and emergency procedures.
The final three dives are conducted in the cavern environment. Your actual penetration-training dives are limited to within the light zone and within 40 metres from the surface (vertical and horizontal distance included).
The programme covers the knowledge and techniques of cavern diving and describes the dangers involved with cave diving (this is not a cave diving course).
Topics covered in the course include:
Who can participate in the PADI Cavern Diver Specialty Course?
If you’re aged 18+ and have already completed the PADI Advanced Course (or equivalent), in general good health and fitness, and are not suffering from a cold or ear infection, you should be eligible to become a certified PADI Cavern Diver.
Please check the health requirements for this course.
How often do you run PADI Cavern Diver Courses?
Courses start every day, at a time to suit you. You can book now, or come in to see see us while you’re on holiday in Ko Lanta. We offer free transfers to and from your resort in Ko Lanta for any of our dive courses or daily dive trips.
What languages do you teach in?
We run PADI Cavern Diver Courses in English, German, Swedish and French. We run semi-supported courses in Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Thai. Please let us know if you require course materials in another language and we will order them for you.
How much does it cost?
The PADI Cavern Diver Course costs 13,400 THB. At Scubafish, all our scuba certification courses include manuals and free scuba diving equipment rental.
There may be a fuel surcharge to visit some of the further away dive sites if you choose to dive these sites during your course.
In addition, we teach all of our diver level courses in small groups to ensure that you receive the attention that you deserve.
All our courses are taught to PADI Standards and prices include PADI certification fees.
On the dive boats, we supply breakfast, lunch, drinking water, soft drinks and fruit. We also provide a selection of fruit juices and towels on each trip.
How many people are in each group?
We keep group sizes small to ensure you receive maximum benefit from your tuition (maximum 4 students per Instructor). This also minimises negative impact on the reefs. Our emphasis is on safety, fun and personal service within a relaxed and stress-free environment.
We keep group sizes to a minimum to ensure your
underwater experiences are rewarding, safe and fun.
What can I do next?
The PADI Cavern Diver Specialty Course certification is only the beginning!
A whole new world of adventure is waiting for you.
You can use this course to complement any of our other
PADI Speciality Courses:
The PADI Cavern Diver Specialty Course counts as one of five Specialty course certifications required for the PADI Master Scuba Diver certification.
Your next step would be to become a PADI Rescue Diver, a PADI Master Scuba Diver or PADI Divemaster.
LIQUID LENSE – our Underwater Digital Imaging Academy offers longer Underwater Photography and Videography courses, aimed at people who want to take Underwater Digital Imaging a step further.
Or you can just keep diving Ko Lanta…! Scubafish is ideally located in the South of Ko Lanta to offer shorter journey times on daily dive trips to some of the best dive sites in Thailand.
Dive the famous dive sites of Hin Daeng & Hin Muang, or visit Ko Haa, Ko Rok, Ko Phi Phi, the King Cruiser Wreck, Shark Point or Anemone Reef.
Please contact us if you would like any further information.
