Nick & Michael opened Chaloklum Diving in 1995 after falling in love with Koh Phangan & the beautiful seas around it. We started off as a 2 man operation, diving off a rather quieter, more peaceful island from the beach or by longtail boat, & the school has grown steadily since then.

Both of us have been PADI instructors for 15+ years and our motivation is still a passion for diving & teaching it to others. The Chaloklum Diving team is mainly made up of professionals trained by us, but everyone shares our belief in quality diving.

Although we do have an unbroken safety record, it is good to know that we are a fully insured & licensed TAT (Tourist Authority of Thailand) operation. We are affiliated to the SSS Recompression Network (with excellent hyperbaric facilities on nearby Koh Samui), our team are all first aid/O2 trained & we are sponsors of DAN (Divers Alert Network) Asia Pacific.

Small diver groups (maximum 4 people), genuine personal care, long dives (1 hr+; dive tables & air supply permitting) & consistent safety standards means that our divers leave us happy & tell their friends. We believe that although large groups of divers & quick dives may mean more profits for an operator (in the short term), they are no fun for either customers or staff.

Most of our diving is done from our very own 22 x 5m dive boat. It's set up for a maximum 30 divers (though there's more space still) with kitchen, large toilet/shower, gearing up section & spacious open front deck area. Upstairs there's the captain's cabin (with ship's radio, mobile 'phones, GPS, full 1st aid kit & emergency oxygen supply), more sunbathing space, seating, plus classroom/dormitory. Leisurely full day trips, local diving and occasional liveaboards are all a pleasure.

The Dive School in the centre of Chaloklum Village is our headquarters & teaching facility. We offer retail sales of most major brands of dive gear, there is a fully equipped diving workshop where we personally maintain all our SCUBA gear (strictly from new!) & we have (Bauer compressor) tank filling facilities. We now also have 2 dive bases; at Wang Sai Resort on Mae Haad beach, and at Long Bay Resort on Haad Yao beach, both on the West coast of Koh Phangan.