NAVA Scuba Diving PADI 5 Star Dive Center Reviews

Matthieu 2026.06.18

     

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ J’ai plongé pendant 5 jours avec Nava Scuba Diving et l’expérience a été excellente du début à la fin. Un grand merci à Robin, mon instructeur pendant 4 jours, ainsi qu’à Verena, Paul et toute l’équipe. J’ai passé les spécialités Deep Diver (40 m) et Wreck Diver, et tout s’est parfaitement déroulé. L’encadrement était professionnel et sérieux tout en restant très humain et convivial. L’ambiance du centre est vraiment agréable, et chaque journée a été un plaisir. Je repars avec de superbes souvenirs, beaucoup d’expérience supplémentaire et l’envie de revenir plonger avec vous. Merci à toute l’équipe, et à bientôt ! 🤿🌊

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sebastien Bufflier 2026.06.18

     

I recently completed both my Open Water and Advanced Open Water certifications with Nava Diving here in Koh Tao, and it was truly an unforgettable experience! A huge thank you to my instructor Robin, who is simply extraordinary. His patience, pedagogy, and professionalism made all the difference. What really sets him apart is his incredibly reassuring presence underwater — he gives you the confidence to fully let go and enjoy every single dive. Thanks to him, I discovered the most stunning dive sites this island has to offer. The entire Nava team deserves a special mention too: Sunny, Verena, Tao Tao, Paul, Bim, and the boat crew — everyone made us feel so welcome and looked after from start to finish. The atmosphere is genuinely unlike anything else on the island. For the quality of instruction, the warmth of the team, and the overall value for money, Nava Scuba Diving is an absolute no-brainer. I couldn’t recommend them more highly. Thank you for making my introduction to scuba diving so magical! 🤿

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Sonja van der Haar 2026.06.18

     

Een hele fijne duikschool. Ze duiken met kleine groepen en een vaste boot, wat erg prettig is. Ik had het volste vertrouwen in ze voor mijn fundives. De sfeer is goed, de medewerkers zijn absoluut bekwaam en spreken diverse talen. De service is uitstekend en de lunches smaakten prima 👌 Ik heb de meeste van mijn duiken met Sunny gemaakt, hij is vriendelijk, grappig en maakt veel video's onder water. Top dank je wel daarvoor. Mocht ik weer op KoTao zijn dan ga ik absoluut weer met Nava in zee 😊

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Emile Jaillet 2026.06.11

     

Merci à Verena et à toute l’équipe Nava Scuba Diving pour cette super expérience plongée ! J’ai décidé de faire le baptême dans leur école et cette première journée m’a directement convaincu a faire plus. Je viens donc de finir ma formation PADI Open Water, je suis extrêmement satisfait de toute la formation ! Verena (guide française qui peut aussi faire en anglais) a pris le temps de m’expliquer avec patience, professionnalisme et une bonne humeur constante, pour que je puisse apprendre et profiter des plongées. Ils ont également été très accueillants avec ma copine qui m’a accompagné sans plonger. Je recommande sans hésiter ! (PS : l’équipement est à un prix très intéressant comparé aux magasins avoisinant)

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Theo Whittingham 2026.06.09

     

Did the open water qualification with our super lovely instructor Sunny, who really made the already great experience even better.

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Apitorn Boonin 2026.06.07

     

ครั้งแรกกับประสบการณ์ดำน้ำที่เกาะเต่า น้ำทะเลใส ปลาเยอะ Dive Leader(พี่เสน่ห์)ดูแลดีมากแนะนำเลยครับ

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SANTII Official 2026.06.05

     

เรียนสนุกมาก ครูเป็นกันเอง สอนทริกต่างๆเพียบ อีกอย่างคนไม่ค่อยเยอะเหมือนเรียนครอสส่วนตัว😅

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Bernd Schwarzenbacher 2026.06.04

     

Sehr liebenswerte und nette Leute in der Tauchschule. Habe dort mit meiner Tochter 10 Tauchgänge vom Boot aus gemacht- alles super organisiert mit tollem Essen und Guidings. Taucherherz, was will man mehr👍🏼

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Rose Scott 2026.05.29

     

Throughly recommended NAVA. We had a fantastic time completing our qualifications. My partner and I had different qualifications we wanted to complete but they were fantastic at organising it so we had the same schedule, jumping from the same boat but with different instructors. Robin was fantastic, the teaching was faultless and they took great care with everything. My one and only issue was the presence of ants in my lunch on two occasions I did raise this issue in person but it did occur the subsequent day.

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Reply from NAVA Scuba Diving PADI 5 Star Dive Center 2026.05.29

We're thrilled you valued Robin's teaching and our team for you and your partner.

However, we're very sorry about the lunch issue. We've raised this with our food supplier and discussed it to ensure this doesn't happen again. We can now confirm that there have been no further incidents in the following weeks.

We appreciate your helpful feedback!

Cheers,
Nava Team

rama krishna 2026.05.28

     

Robin was our dive master and he made the entire experience wonderful .their entire staff and other trainers are also very friendly and fun to hang out with . Mush recommended place for anyone to dive in Thailand

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Keimpe 2026.05.17

     

Had an amazing experience, I can’t put it any other way. I signed up for the Open Water Course by myself, which meant I had an instructor all to myself (robin), who was super laidback and managed to find a good combination of jokes and seriousness. During one of the dives we swam by a swarm of divers, all seemingly following one instructor, while I was swimming there all alone with my own instructor. It didn’t feel like they wanted to maximise profit, they had true appreciation for the sport and the nature which I got to see. I got picked up and dropped off everyday, got delicious lunch everyday, and good vibes all the time. I would definitely recommend NAVA to anyone looking go do anything with diving, whether it’s a course or fun dive - you’re in the right hands.

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Pakaorn Chamchod 2026.05.16

     

Thank you Nava and Kru Nae for such a great diving experience in Koh Tao!! overall atmosphere were super chill, the staff were all friendly and helpful, and Kru Nae was very skillful and made learning diving feel fun and comfortable. Highly recommended! definitely won’t disappoint :)

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Rebecca White 2026.05.12

     

My husband and I completed our Open Water dives with Nava after completing the theory and confined water back in the UK. We had a fantastic experience with our instructor Tao. He was extremely knowledgeable and so calm and patient with us, so big thanks to Tao. Over the two days we were with Nava we met some of the other instructors and they were also really lovely. The most important thing was they keep their groups small so everyone gets the perfect instruction and care. I would highly recommend Nava to anyone looking to book any courses or a try dive while on Koh Tao. Meeting Little Daisy was the icing on the cake for us. Thank you to all at Nava for your professional, safe, knowledgeable, friendly and fun approach.

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Cha&Gui Van Dael 2026.05.10

     

Chouette centre à taille humaine, on se sent en sécurité et l’ambiance est cool et pro à la fois, on recommande !

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Mat Vay 2026.05.07

     

On vient de faire un baptême et tout était parfait. Le shop sympa à taille humaine, l’accueil, le bateau mais surtout nos deux instructeurs Romain et Guillaume au top, à la fois rassurants, pro et décontractés avec de l’humour. Et on a vu pleins de poissons multicolores ! Je recommande

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Charlie Monahan 2026.05.06

     

Great diving with NAVA. My girlfriend did her open water with Robin who instantly put her nerves at ease. I did my Refresher after 10 years of no diving, advanced and wreak specialty. Wesley my refresher instructor and Tao my Wreak instructor were both super chill with a calming presence while underwater. Lauren was perfect to do my advanced course with, I was surprised to find I was her first advanced open water student as she was so knowledgeable and explained everything so well. The rest of the staff were great also. I was able to do a night dive as part of my advanced course which was amazing. The shop itself is in a really nice location away from the hustle of the town on the beach with a great view while still only a 5 minute drive to the pier. You could easily spend the day just at the shop. If you’re diving with them lunch is provided and it’s always delicious. I can’t recommend NAVA more I’ll be diving with them if I ever visit Koh Tao again.

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melissa lea 2026.05.06

     

I had a great few days with instructor Kayla from Seattle. Great fun on every drive & she was very enthusiastic & informative. Thank you.

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Wesley Devaraine 2026.05.05

     

More than a dive center, come in nava and you will meet a family …. I spent one month with nava for my dive master !! Just the month of my life !!! I met a new family and for sure I ll be back ! Beautiful Robin was my instructor ! So handsome and the best in the water !! Love you brother 🫶❤️ I cannot even put words on what I lived there, my snorkel test was amazing !!! Everybody gave me much love !! Paul, Bim, Pikee, Sunny (Leooo!) , Tao (and daiiiisssssyyyy) ,Tom (see u soon in annecy bro), Verena my beauty of the island 🫶, Guigui my DDDMMMTTT partner !!! I love all of u so much !!! Stay like u are ! Take care of yourself ! I got nava ok my skin and on my heart for fever ! 😘😘❤️❤️

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Arvind Girish 2026.05.02

     

I did my advanced open water course with Nava scuba diving. My girlfriend was doing her open water course as well. So the only thing I wanted was a kind and patient trainer for her. Since she's new to scuba. The reviews led me to nava and that was the best thing that happened to me. I was with Tomy and she was with Verena. They're both the kindest and best instructors I've ever met. I struggle with buoyancy but tomy was extremely patient in helping me learn the correct technique. Even Robin who was my instructor for fun dives was super nice and gave me amazing tips to improve. Totally recommend Nava to people who want to have the best learning experience. The boat is not too crowded and you get personalised attention, which is the game changer in terms of learning. Thank you so much for making me fall in love with scuba even more. Definitely coming back to do my Divemaster course here as well. ❤️✨🤙

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Priyanshi Agarwal 2026.05.02

     

Did my Open Water certification from Nava! A month ago, I could barely swim, but my instructor made the entire process feel so smooth and comfortable. Had the most amazing time learning to dive with Véréna, couldn’t have asked for a better instructor. She’s incredibly fun, patient, and encouraging. Still can’t believe I got to experience underwater life and can dive now 🌊🐠 Hopefully coming back soon for my Advanced Open Water certification 🤙🤪🫧🫶 Would 100% recommend learning Open Water & Advanced diving from Véréna.

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