We are a small dive center in Koh Tao, Thailand specializing in small groups. We are also the early birds of the island leaving at 6 am for our morning dives guaranteeing you will be the only divers on site. Join us for some amazing dives around this beautiful island.

Here at New Way our philosophy is simple, we’re the first boat on the dive site because our customers always come first. We do this not just by getting you to the dive sites before the crowds but also by providing a safe comfortable and of course fun environment for you to learn to scuba dive. Whether you are a beginner on your PADI open water course or learning to be a PADI professional, you will enjoy developing new skills and confidence with our team at New Way Diving. Here at New Way you get to see the best dive sites Koh Tao has to offer like Chumpon pinnacle, Southwest pinnacle, Shark Island and of course the best dive site in the gulf of Thailand Sail Rock.
Our goal is to give you a personalized touch when you dive with us. New Way Diving has a maximum group size of four people. We do our confined training sessions in the ocean near the beaches of Koh Nang Yuan, Aow Leuk or Mango bay so you get to see fish from your first breaths underwater. We are one of the few dive shops that regularly go to Sail Rock ( twice weekly) so there’s a good chance you’ll be lucky enough to finish your 3rd and 4th dive of the open water course or do your deep dive of the advanced open water course there.

Diving Packages

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New Way is proud to be different since we feel this offers all of our customers a better experience. Find out more below...

We’re a diver’s dive shop at New Way Diving and we have your interests at heart with our varied and exceptionally affordable fun diving.

We’re never over crowded, have two custom fitted dive boats, which both offer up to 5 dives a day. We also make sure to keep the Koh Tao Dive Sites as varies as possible, meaning you get to visit all of the best dive sites Koh Tao has to offer, rather than constantly visiting the same ones.

Some of what we consider our key benefits are as follows;

Dive in Peace - We get our customers to Koh Tao's Dive morning dive sites first

Dive the best - With two boats we go more places and guarantee Sail Rock 3 times per week
Dive Longer - New Way Dive up to 1 hour and have 15 liter tanks available if needed

In House Nitrox - we are one of the few places on the island offering Nitrox for those extra long dives and added safety

Our Schedules:

Morning Dives - 05.45 – 10.30
Each morning we depart at 05:45 from the shop and head out for two dives. Our morning dives are the deeper of the day, with usually a trip to either Chumphon Pinnacles, Southwest Pinnacle, Shark Island, the HTMS Sattakut Wreck, Hin Wong Pinnacle, Green Rock and similar. We usually return to the shop around 10:30 allowing for either an early lunch before our afternoon trip, or else leaving you to enjoy the rest of your day on Koh Tao.

Every Tuesday and Friday we head to Sail Rock for a 3 dive trip, providing the weather is suitable

Afternoon Dives - 11:45 - 17:00

Our afternoon sessions depart the shop at 11:45 for two dives. The afternoon dives are generally at the shallower dive sites around Koh Tao, such as Twin Peaks, Japanese Gardens, Aow Leuk, White Rock and similar. Depending on your experience we often offer certified divers the opportunity for a drop off dive, so that you have a longer one way dive into where the boat is moored.

Night Dives - 18:30 – 20:30

We go night diving

whenever people want to go night diving. We depart the shop at around 18:30 depending on the time of year, and head to one of the many dive sites around Koh Tao. Keep an eye out on our Facebook Page for specials!

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Practical information

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Courses:

PADI Divemaster
PADI OWD / AOWD / Rescue

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Dive Agencies:

PADI

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Equipment Rental:

Dive computer rental
Camera Rental

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Diving available:

Nitrox Diving
Deep Diving
Full day Safari
Boat Diving

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Facilities:

Free Wifi Available
Safe box / Lockers
Classroom
Changing Room
Showers
Pickups from hotels
Non-Diving activities
Dive shop - Equipment for sale

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Instructors:

4

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Languages:

English
Italian
French
German
Spanish

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Payment Methods:

Visa
Mastercard
Paypal

More information about New Way Diving

New Way Diving stands out for our personal approach. From the moment you set foot in our PADI 5 Star dive shop you will become part of our family. You will feel welcome. You will feel comfortable. We have a multi-lingual team but we try to teach in English as much as possible. All your training materials are available in your language, but to give you the most options in your future diving, we recommend learning in English. We can provide you with an instructor who speaks your own language and speaks English fluently so you can switch and change when required. Our service doesn’t just stop when you get out of the water. We employ PADI Instructors and Divemasters that want to socialize and share their knowledge and experience about the island. Our staff will spend their free time with you, exploring the island, seeing a view point, or grabbing a beer with you once you come back to our little ‘temple’ of diving after your day out on the water. What we offer 2 dive boats pick up service from the pier in-house NITROX guaranteed trips to Sail Rock New Way Diving was established in 1994 in a coconut shack on the beach. Our owner Peepan, is one of the few inhabitants of Koh Tao that was actually born on our tropical island and We’re confident that she will show you our little paradise in her own way. Welcome to the family!