About Us - Chaloklum Diving

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 peaceful island from the beach or by longtail boat, & have 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.

Large groups of divers & quick dives may mean more profits for us (in the short term) but 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 on the West coast of the island.

Office with important looking certificates

How to get here is not so diificult. From Bangkok you can take a plane, a train, or a coach to Suratthani town on the mainland, or Koh Samui next door to us. From there you can take one of a variety of ferry services across to Koh Phangan. If you want more detailed travel information, please contact us.

If you have booked accommodation already, your resort will usually meet you from the ferry. If not, just ask for a taxi to wherever you want to go. If you want to come straight to us, tell your driver "Chaloklum Village", specifying our school (ie. Chaloklum Diving) as there are other schools in the village!

If you are having any problems on arrival here, phone us on 077 374025 & we can usually help.