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Kamakshi Rai -
3 years ago
I did my first dive (EVER) with Scuba Birds, and I'm so glad I picked them to start with. My instructor, Nelly was absolutely fantastic. She was patient while teaching the material, she answered all my questions, and kept me completely calm underwater. My boyfriend was diving with me (although he's certified) and there was one instructor for each pair of divers, so essentially I had a personal trainer (woot woot)! The whole experience was smooth sailing, right from booking the dive with Kamilla to our transfer back to Koh Samui from Koh Tao. They fed us delicious sea food fried rice on the boat, and even taught us about the aquatic life in the area where we dived (Japanese Garden and The Twins). Oh, and when we left to catch the ferry back at the end of the dive, we forgot our GoPro on the boat in all the excitement, and our instructor Nelly actually ran all the way to the pier to return it to us, so our memories would be intact. I really can't thank Nelly and Scuba Birds enough for making the experience so wonderful, so memorable and so special for us.
Prior to booking, we checked out a bunch of other PADI certified diving schools in Koh Samui. Most of them were unnecessarily expensive - they claim to charge more for the experience but honestly, the experience is practically the same with all the companies in Koh Tao. Scuba Birds offered us a package for two people that was significantly less than its competitors. And worth every penny!