The Scuba SquadDive center

The Scuba Squad is a Thai and German run PADI 5 Star IDC Center in Bang Bao, down at the southern tip of Ko Chang. The shop looks more like a living room than a dive center, with a stocked fridge and a community feel. The idea is that guests arrive as divers and leave as friends.

The team dives the reefs around the island, and the wreck of the HTMS Chang is part of the regular itinerary. Courses run from Open Water to Divemaster, with freediving and snorkeling too. Groups stay small, and every diver gets a dive computer with the rental kit. Teaching is in English, German and Thai.