Take your PADI IDC in Koh Lanta
Take your PADI IDC in Koh Lanta, Thailand, a paradise known for its diverse marine life and stunning dive sites. Koh Lanta provides the perfect backdrop to complete your PADI CDC. Dive at Koh Haa to see schools of yellow snapper and barracuda swirling above vibrant coral reefs, with ornate ghost pipefish, harlequin shrimp, and moray eels hiding in the rocks. Additionally, explore Hin Daeng and Hin Muang, where you’ll encounter majestic manta rays, dramatic drop-offs, and colourful red and purple corals. After diving, relax on Koh Lanta’s pristine beaches, savouring fresh Thai cuisine and breathtaking sunsets. In this serene environment, you’ll find the PADI 5 Star CDC Centre, Lanta Diver.
PADI 5 Star CDC Centre, Lanta Diver
Scuba Dive Online are partnered with PADI 5 Star CDC centre Lanta Diver, a renowned family run dive centre on Koh Lanta, Thailand. By choosing to complete your PADI IDC with Scuba Dive Online at Lanta Diver, you’ll dive in world-class sites with a team of highly skilled PADI instructors committed to exceptional teaching standards. Lanta Diver also offers technical diving options for those looking to expand their skills.
Start your IDC online today
Scuba Dive Online IDC candidates attend the “IDC LIVE” online section before their trip to Koh Lanta. This covers all IDC classroom curriculum workshops, leaving only the in-water sections to complete at Lanta Diver. The “IDC LIVE” online workshops take place over 7 consecutive days with 3-hour sessions that can accommodate different time zones. Once the online section is complete, candidates will join the in-water portion of their IDC over 8 days at Lanta Diver, guided by one of the Scuba Dive Online team of PADI Course Directors, followed by a 2-day IE. Lanta Diver is offering three IDCs in 2025, February, May and November. The IDC LIVE online can be completed on the 1st or the 15th of any month. (We recommend completing the IDC LIVE online the month before your IDC so the information is still fresh.)
In-Water Dates IE Dates 2025
Jan 31 – Feb 7 Feb 8 – 9
May 6 – 13 May 14 – 15
Nov 11 – 18 Nov 19 – 20
Prices for IDC LIVE online and IDC in-water section 72,800 THB including IDC Crewpak.
- The IDC LIVE Online (7 days, 3 hours per day)
- All IDC curriculum workshops and presentations
- Exclusive Scuba Dive Online “Digital Instructor’s eBundle” including our new downloadable Dive Theory Revision eBook, unlimited access to recorded dive theory presentations
- Unlimited access to digital practice exams for both dive theory and standards
- Live exam progress monitoring and remedial online practice if necessary
- The 8 day in-water IDC at Lanta Diver, Koh Lanta
- EFR Instructor course including new digital materials and elearning
- The Emergency O2 Provider Specialty Instructor rating
- Extra in class dry workshops, practice exams and Knowledge Development presentations
- PADI IDC Crewpak including eLearning, Diving Knowledge Workbook, etc PADI ruck sack and PADI aquatic cue card teaching slates. PADI also include the Digital Suite containing recreational course eLearning, Encyclopedia, eRDPml and more.
PADI Fees are not included in the and are payable directly to PADI in Australian dollars during your IDC. IE fees – 1,190 AUD. Instructor application 350 AUD. EFRI application 242 AUD. Specialty Instruction application fees are 139 AUD each.
There is accommodation to suit all budgets nearby. Lanta Diver can help you find the perfect place within your price range, long or short-term.
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