Visa Diving Center Opens a second shop!

Hi All,

OK, so it's not exactly a second shop but a booking office.

In association with Mr Local snorkelling and Bayview Resort, Koh Phi Phi Visa Diving have a booking office located in the reception of Bayview Resort.

We can now provide a service to guests that normally don't come into town as frequently. Our staff and the staff of Mr Local snorkelling work together to provide our customers with the best diving/snorkelling companies on the island.

With small group sizes, experienced multilingual staff and brand new equipment we look forward to a great 2011 filled with lots of underwater fun!..

Check out pictures and information on our Facebook pages: Visa Diving Center and MrLocal.

All the best
Visa Diving Team & Mr Local Snorkelling

RECENT NEWS: Thai National Parks - Closed for divers!

Hi All,

It's been reported in the news lately that many of Thailands National Parks will be closed to divers due to the coral bleaching that occured last year because of unusually high water temperature.

This is the case for approximately 16 National Parks in Thailand but Koh Phi Phi is pretty much open for business as usual. The Hin Klang reef has been closed to divers and is the only site within the National Park that has. This is because this reef sits at a shallow depth and saw a reasonable amount of damage last year(although it is recovering well).

Due to the depth of this dive site it was effected by the warming temperature of the Andaman Sea, and therefore to allow the reef time to rest and rejuvenate we will not be diving this site.

All other sites in the National Park are doing well and are open as usual. These sites did see some effect from the rise in temperature but already they're showing signs of recovery in the shallow areas where they were most effected.

We still see our friendly marine locals daily, such as Hawksbill Turtles, Black Tip Reef Sharks, Kuhls Stingrays and a whole host of other beauties!..

So don't fear Phi Phi is still one of the top diving destinations in the world!.. :)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!.. To Kon and Nicolai, the 2 latest DMT's of Visa Diving Center to have passed and officailly become Divemasters!!..

Great job to both of you and also to the instructors at Visa Diving Center for great teaching, guidance and patience with Kon finishing his DMT in record time so that he could get back home to Greece!!..

To any other people who are looking to start diving or start a career in diving please take a look at http://www.visadiving.com/ for information or contact us at visadivingphiphi@gmail.com.

Keep Diving!!.. :)

Visa Diving & Koh Phi Phi, Thailand

Hey All,

I'm new to MySpace (I know where have I been hiding for the last how many years!!!??!!), and want to share some of the beautiful creatures and underwater landscapes that are visited everyday in Koh Phi Phi, Thailand.

Some of you may have heard of Phi Phi Island from the movie 'The Beach'. Good movie, but it barely shows you even 10% of what this little island has to offer in terms of unsurpassed natural beauty both on the islands surrounding the area and underwater.

I have lived in Koh Phi Phi working as a diving instructor on and off for the past 4 years and now I manage Visa Diving Center, one of the largest dive shops on the island!..

I'm going to be slightly biased in my views about Koh Phi Phi and it’s diving, nightlife and people obviously, but there is something to what ‘Daffy’ talks of in the movie. Although, it has become more popular over the last 10 years there are still hidden gems and an underground community that have a special bond which most other places do not share!.

It’s a unique destination and home for many and a place where hedonistic meets natural quiet beauty. Many foreigners that live here and keep coming back, like myself, stumbled on Phi Phi as a 2-3 day stop in their holiday plan, but rarely does anyone leave when they expected.

There are 3 great lies of Phi Phi:

1. I’m never drinking again
2. I love you long time
3. I’m leaving tomorrow!!!..

Although Phi Phi is a bit of party island it is also a place where all cultures rub along together, where a variety of cultures including the Thai locals, live, work and play as one and enjoy the natural beauty of this location.

The main activity that Phi Phi has to offer is scuba diving, and it offers some of the best diving in the world!!..

It conditions make it the ideal diving destination as the water is a warm 30 degrees most of the year, you can see a huge variety of marine life with easy diving conditions. If you don’t have a dive license then you can learn with some of the best instructors in the world and be taught in your language.

At the shop I manage, Visa Diving teach and take fun divers all year round and have customers from all over the world who have the opportunity to learn and experience our underwater paradise with an instructor who speaks their language.

You’re going to see ads all over MySpace for diving companies based in Thailand during your time on MySpace but I wanted to go that little bit further, rather than throw money at an advert where I never get to interact with people who share my passion for diving and may want more information.

So if you want any information or would like to learn more about what Koh Phi Phi has to offer, keep watching this page or visit http://www.visadiving.com/.

Thanks for reading

Jem

Manta Rays Everyday!... @ Hin Daeng and Hin Muang

They're back!!!!....

So it's a little early for Manta Rays on Hin Daeng and Hin Muang, but Visa Diving can officially confirm that they're here and not showing any sign of moving off!..

For the last 2 weeks our staff have been making daily trips to the world famous dive sites Hin Daeng and Hin Muang (Red Rock & Purple Rock) and we can officially confirm that the Mantas are back just in time for the start of high season!!.. 'Oh and an added bonus yesterday of a WhaleShark 2!!.'

So, if you're planning a holiday to Thailand (specially Koh Phi Phi), have a diving license (ideally Advanced Open Water minimum) why not swing by the shop and book a date to go spend an hour or so with this amazing giants??..

Visa Diving Center
Koh Phi Phi