We’ve been getting lots of e-mails and Facebook questions about how Thailand’s devastating flooding crisis is affecting Pattaya. The answer is simple: It’s not. As was the case after the 2004 Asian Tsunami and 2010’s bloody Red Shirt riots, the international media plays on people’s unawareness of geography. People thought the tidal wave that devastated Phuket, Khao Lak and Phi Phi...
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Aquanauts at Dive 2011 Oct. 22-23 NEC Birmingham England. PADI Professional internships, technical diving and Pattaya dive holidays will all be on display when Aquanauts Dive Centre again sets up shop at the NEC Birmingham for the Dive 2010 show in England. This year marks the fourth consecutive year Aquanauts will exhibit at the U.K.’s largest dive show Oct. 22-23. The show starts at 9:30 a.m. each day and runs through 6 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday.
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Come for an Amazing Dive Holiday While often overshadowed by southern Thailand, Pattaya is a must-see for scuba divers looking for adventure and convenience. Considered Thailand’s wreck-diving capital, Pattaya is home to three World War II-era ships, all within recreational dive limits. The famed Hardeep wreck, sunk during the war, long ago was overgrown with coral and teems with marine life....
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Coral Bleaching Less Severe than Affected Southern Thailand National ParksScuba diving in Pattaya is unaffected by the Thai government’s decision to close 18 popular Southern Thailand dive sites for up to 14 months to allow coral there to recover from severe bleaching. Thailand’s National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department closed seven national parks in the Andaman Sea and Gulf...
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1st Monday of New Year. Dave B. starts eLearning OW today; 5 Discover Scubas and interns in for Divemaster exams today. Busy for 2011! #fb # What are your dive-related resolutions this New Year? Are they career related? Comment or tweet to @AquanautsCDC let us know! #fb # Congratulations to Dave Bridges for passing his PADI Open Water Diver course! # Our 18-person trip wrapped today with...
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Christmas-New Year Week in full swing: 3 eLearning OW courses today. 1 more Wed., + Wreck Spec. & 4 intern Rescues! Dive into 2011! # There’s only a few days left to take advantage of our year-end sale on professional @PADI courses. http://bit.ly/hripps # Aquanauts wishes all its friends and customers a very happy new year. We’re closed on the 1st, but are back with more diving...
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All aboard! IDC on the boat today with 3 OW and 1 Adventure Diver student, including 11-year-old Corinne and 14-yo Jade! Good family fun! # http://twitpic.com/3gb7xm – Thai hotel reps hit the water for skorleling at Koh Larn. # Final day of prep for my @PADI Instructor Exam. Tomorrow is day1 of 3 for I.E. ! — Patrick Martin – http://on.fb.me/gVUeph # Jade & Corinne’s...
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The prep course for the last IDC of 2010 wrapped today. EFR instrutor, then the IDC begins Friday. Good luck Patrick & Kieran! #fb # EFR Instructor Course on today for Patrick & Kieran. Gearing up for a busy, busy weekend. # Great day on the boat with @travelhappy . Good wreck photos not easy to take, but think we got a couple good ones. He’s back with us Sun. # The Dec. IDC has...
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Aquanauts is Pattaya's only British-owned PADI 5-Star Career Development Center. We offer all PADI courses from novice to instructor and run daily diving and snorkeling trips to Pattaya's Near and Far Islands and three shipwrecks.
One only three PADI National Geographic CDCs in all of Thailand, Aquanauts maintains the highest standards, including training all of our instructors ourselves through our renowned Diving Instructor Training internship program. Train to Divemaster or Instructor with all your courses, accommodations and equipment included.