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Phi Phi Barakuda: #S16798

barakuda 5 star idc center phi phi island thailandPhi Phi Barakuda
An authorized PADI 5 Star IDC Dive Center.
The Barakuda dive center meets PADI's highest standards of quality, safety and professionalism, and is also licensed by the Tourist Authority of Thailand, we have met these standards through focus on safe diving practices, first aid, safety equipment, trained and reliable staff and environmental awareness.
Phi Phi Barakuda is your guarantee for the high quality and safety standards that you expect from PADI professionals.
Tourist Authority of Thailand #310674

Divers Acquisition of the Year - 2009 Regional Winners - Asia Pacific

award winning barakuda dive centerOwnership of Phi Phi Barakuda changed hands back in 2007, the new and current owner Lee Brown is a dedicated PADI Pro who’s mission for the dive shop is a simple one.
"dive safe, have fun and enjoy the moment "

Lee pictured holding the Dive centers DIVERS ACQUISITION OF THE YEAR for 2009 Regional Winners shield.
Awarded by PADI Asia Pacific

My team & I have worked very hard to win this award, it means a lot to everyone here. We have set our own bench mark!
Thank you to all the staff who have put the effort in this season and a big thank you to our customers who have given us such positive feed back.....
Scuba diving in Phi Phi is the place to be in 2011, come and joing us for some amazing diving!
Choose the dive course or the fun diving option that you would like to do, then drop us an email.

Safe Diving Practice

Phi Phi Barakuda are members of the (SSS) Recompression Chamber NetworkAll customers who take a PADI course with Phi Phi Barakuda are covered by our dive center insurance, certified divers are responsible for their own dive insurance while fun diving.
All our dive boats carry emergency oxygen and first aid kit, all dive leaders and instructors are EFR trained.
Phi Phi Barakuda has an Emergency Action Plan for each dive site in the unlikely event of a dive accident.

Phi Phi Barakuda are members of the (SSS) Recompression Chamber Network, the world’s largest private hyperbaric network.

Location

discover phi phi We are located in a charming small village called Ton Sai, in the heart of Phi Phi Don. Ton Sai is the only settlement in the Phi Phi National Marine Park. Our dive center is only a 90 second walk from the main ferry port.

At our dive center you will find friendly staff and a well stocked shop that is open on two sides. Right behind the shop are our filling station, maintenance and storage rooms. Above our shop you will find our classroom and restroom facilities for relaxation before and after diving all classrooms have air-con fitted.


Phi Phi strikes a thrilling balance between a beautiful scenic island and a comfortable holiday resort, only 90 minuets from Phuket or Krabi.

Barakuda can offer you all the diving you need, we also only teach PADI courses and our Instructor teams are multi lingual, making learning easy, our Divemasters have hundreds of dives under their belts leading divers from different parts of the world all most everyday



Barakuda can now offer our internet guest the ability to book online their dive packages and or dive courses and pay either a deposit or in full via our secure PayPal option. It's easy & fast

PADI Course Director & DAN Instructor Trainer JP

J.P.Vuorio PADI Course Director & DAN instructor Trainer

J.P.Vuorio PADI Course Director"JP"
became a PADI open water scuba instructor in 1995, and a DAN instructor in 1996, after three years of teaching students at all levels he decided to take the highest level exam set by PADI, that being the course director exam, which he duly past in 1999.



My goal is not just to get you through an Instructor exam, but to have you confident and prepared to take on the world as a PADI professional for when you leave for your chosen scuba location, thats why I focus on teaching in small groups!

see also our PADI Instructor web site for more detailed infomation about "Going Pro in Thailand"

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Barakuda Dive Centre - Ton Sai Bay
Phi Phi Island Thailand.
+66 (0) 7560-1006 (Tel & Fax)
PADI Centre Number #S16798
Tourist Authority of Thailand #31067
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