Langkawi Scuba has knowledge of the local divesites and water-conditions since 2014.
A great diversity of marinelife in Langkawi
Scuba diving for the young and the "young at heart"
Langkawi Scuba has knowledge of the local divesites and water-conditions since 2014.
Our Location
Langkawi Scuba is located in the center of Cenang Beach, at Melati Tanjong Beachresort. Easy to reach from anywhere in Cenang on foot, or anywhere else on the island by taxi, Grab or rental car. Hotel recommendations here.
Our trips will start directly from Cenang beach. Location Map and Contact details here.
The Langkawi Divesites
A short, boat ride takes you from our divecenter on Cenang beach to the beautiful 99 small islands of Langkawi. (not Payar)
Our divesites: The Stables, Tanjung Intan, Razorreef, Cepu, Beras Laut, White Coral Corner. Read more about these sites...
Langkawi has great places to see beautiful colorful soft-corals, anemones with clownfish, lionfish, razorfish and frogfish. A school of barracudas is hanging out and we have spotted colorful nudibranches, whipcoralshrimps, pipefish and seahorses. See photos
These divesites are only 10-20min away from Cenang and Langkawi Scuba is the divecenter that found these sites in 2014. Read more about how we discovered these sites..
The Visibility
Let’s face it, Langkawi is not known for crystal clear water. Visibility is usually only 2-4m, but we love diving here! Because the soft-corals and fish are very colorful there is plenty to see. And there are days that we are lucky and do get 5m+ visibility.
Because we would like to be able to show you all the amazing creatures, we dive with only 2 divers per PADI instructor, so in stead of worrying about losing your buddy, just worry about enjoying yourself.
(Check out our PADI Limited Visibility Diver Specialty Course to learn more about this kind of diving)
The Dive Trip
8:30am/9:00am
meetingtime at our beach shop
Checking your equipment and dive-brieving
9:30am Departure
1st dive
divetime: 60minutes,
if your air-consumption allows.
Surface interval
is on one of the beautiful beaches of the islands of Langkawi, we bring coffee/tea and some snacks.
2nd dive
1:30pm Return to our shop on Cenang.
2:30pm Optional 3rd dive.
Personal
Fundiving or learning to dive with only 2 divers per instructor, is the norm with us. A relaxed boatride with maximum 6 customers is how we design our trips.
Safety
With limited visibility in Langkawi we don't want you to be worried about losing your buddy. And because we would like to be able to show you all the amazing creatures, we dive with only 2 divers per PADI instructor, give comprehensive safetybriefings and we use buddy-lines.
Emergency oxygen and a first aid kit are always on our boat. And of course we will bring spare equipment, just in case.
Covid-19:
At the moment the government allows only fully vaccinated people to participate in diving activities. Our staff is fully vaccinated.
In line with government SOP and PADI recommendations, we follow safety-procedures like physical distancing where possible and sanitation of equipment after each use.
If applicable, please inform yourself of the risk of diving after Covid19 and have your physician clear you for scuba diving before your dive-trip. Download medical statement here.
Environment
You take care of that you love, and we love Langkawi beaches and the reefs around them. So, we reduce and re-use, do beachclean-ups and splash for trash dives, and we will watch your hands and fins while diving so that the coral doesn't get damaged. Read more about our efforts here.
Our Season
From October till May the water around Langkawi is flat, this is the diveseason. From June to September the monsoon sometimes makes the waves too big for us to go diving, the water will be brown and we will not be able to take the boat out, and we will be closed.
PADI Open Water Diver Course
Prices season 2022-2023
Get your PADI open water certification and be able to go diving all over the world.
At Langkawi Scuba you will get a professional & passionate PADI instructor to teach you in a fun way to be safe under water.
On the dives there will only be maximum 2 students per instructor to make sure that you get all the attention you need and that you will be able to see all the cool creatures under water.
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Swimtest:
To be a certified diver you need to show us you can float/tread water for 10min and swim 200m.
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Theory:
To be able to pass a multiple-choice exam, you will learn all about dive-theory and safety from a manual, video and your instructor. Our “classroom” is right on the beach.
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Confined water training:
You will get to know your equipment and learn a lot of diving skills in shallow water.
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The dives:
In deeper water, on actual divesites, you will perfect your diving skills on 4 dives while looking at the fish and corals.
from RM1340*
from RM840*
from RM750*
from RM990*
PADI Discover Scuba Diving
Prices season 2022-2023
For people who would like to try diving but who are not certified divers.
Prerequisites: minimum age: 10 years, good health and sign a medical questionnaire.
You do not need to be a strong swimmer but for your safety you need to be comfortable in water and have some experience with either swimming or snorkeling.
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Theory: Our PADI instructor will take time to explain about safety and the scuba equipment.
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Confined water session: You will practice in shallow water to get used to breathing under water.
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The dive: When you are confident we will take you on our boat to do your first dive.
Morning trip 8:30am-1:30pm
2 dives RM 390.
Afternoon trip 2:00pm-4:30pm
1 dive RM 290.
Pooldive: RM150
Try diving in a swimmingpool. A fun experience for the whole family. After a safetybriefing and explanation of all equipment you will learn to breath under water and practice a few basic skills. Feel weighless and "fly" through the water.
incl transfertimes to and from the pool about 2,5 to 3 hour program.
Your health: Diving is a very safe and relaxing sport but can at times be physically demanding and you need to be in good health. Before each course you will have to fill in this: medical questionnaire. If you can answer all questions with NO(including the question about Covid19), then you can start your course right away. If you have to answer YES, then get the form signed by a physician to make sure you are fit for diving.
Do you wear glasses? You will not be able to keep them on during diving so it is recommended you wear contact lenses during the program.
For health-reasons, do not plan your dive on the day that you are flying!
Booking:
We dive with max 2 divers per PADI instructor and we only take 6 people on our boat; to make sure you have a spot, it is recommended to book in advance. A deposit is required.
Certified Divers
Prices season 2022-2023 (including equipment)
Let's go fundiving!
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Personal: We only take maximum 6 divers plus staff on our boat.
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Safety: We dive with only 2 divers per PADI professional.
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Fun: In the surface interval we'll have some coffee/tea and snacks on one of the small islands of Langkawi.
3 dives 9am-4:30pm RM390
2 dives 9am-1:30pm RM290
1 dive 2:30pm-4:30pm RM170
Refresher 8:30am or 2pm add RM50
Specialty course (read more) RM550
Remember not to plan your dives on the day that you are flying.
If applicable, please inform yourself of the risk of diving after Covid19 and have your physician clear you for scuba diving before your dive-trip.
Refresher RM50 (45min)
If you have not been diving for a while and you would like to make sure you will enjoy your first dive again, then do a refresher with us.
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Theory: What do you remember from your course?
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Equipment setup: Can you remember all the safety-checks?
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Shallow water: practice a few important safety skills.
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The fundive trip: your instructor will spend extra time with you to get your buoyancy and breathing right and get you confident under water again.
Complete skill session Refresher RM250 (3h)
If you have not been diving for more than 3 years you might want to consider doing a complete confined water session where you will go over all the skills you learned in your Open Water Course.
Buoyancy workshop RM250 (3hours)
Would you like to feel more in control under water and maybe even save some air?
During this workshop we will focus on weights and distribution, body-positioning, breathing pattern and kick-techniques while playing games under water. The program is fully adaptable to your level so that you will always feel challenged and learn something new no matter your experience.
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course
Prices season 2022-2023
To get this PADI certification, you will need to complete 5 adventure dives (in 2 or 3 days). You will receive a digital manual before starting your course and are expected to read from a manual and answer knowledge reviews before the course.
With visibility and depth being limited in Langkawi, it is a challenge to complete this course but definitely interesting.
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Deep dive, For this dive it is recommended that you dive deeper than 22m, we can’t get to that depth at our reefs. To solve this, we dive away from the islands, in the “blue”. There is hardly any marinelife there, so during this dive we focus on our skills and play some games.
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Navigation dive, with limited visibility here in Langkawi, it is even more important to learn to navigate and we will teach you little tricks we use when guiding our dives.
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Limited Visibility Dive, learn more about safety and techniques of the type of diving around Langkawi.
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Buoyancy dive, with limited visibility you will need to be very close to the corals, and your buoyancy skills will be very important. We practice this with some fun challenges.
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Fish ID dive, A fun challenge to start with learning about marinelife or the basics of underwater photography. (optional camerarental extra RM50)
(no nightdives or wreckdives available in Langkawi)
5 adventure dives/2 days*
RM1190 (1 diver),
RM1140 (pp 2 divers)
incl digital manual and PADI certification fee.
5 adventure dives & 1 fundive/2 days*
RM1290 (1 diver),
RM1240 (pp 2 divers)
incl manual and PADI certification fee.
*Would you like to complete these dives over 3 days, just add RM50
Combination: Advanced & Limited Visibility Specialty
6dives/2days (for more info, see below)
RM1490 pp
incl (digital)manuals and 2x PADI certification fees.
Have you completed some of the dives already, would you prefer PADI e-learning, or you have the (new, unused) manual and PIC already, please contact us for price adjustment.
Your health: Diving is a very safe and relaxing sport but can at times be physically demanding and you need to be in good health. Before each course you will have to fill in this: medical questionnaire. If you can answer all questions with NO(including the question about Covid19), then you can start your course right away. If you have to answer YES, then get the form signed by a physician to make sure you are fit for diving.
Do you wear glasses? You will not be able to keep them on during diving so it is recommended you wear contact lenses during the program.
For health-reasons, do not plan your dive on the day that you are flying!
Booking:
We dive with max 2 divers per PADI instructor and we only take 6 people on our boat; to make sure you have a spot, it is recommended to book in advance. A deposit is required.
PADI Limited Visibility Diver
Specialty Course
Diving in clear water is great, seeing as far as 30-40m, looking at the big pelagic animals swimming by. But did you know that there are places with incredible marine life (like Langkawi!) that do not have that amazing visibility?
There are incredible creatures and beautiful reefs living in waters where you can see just a few meters in front of you. You might think that diving these places is too difficult; what if you bump into something, what if you lose your buddy, what if you get disorientated?
The goal of the Limited Visibility Diver Specialty course is to show divers they can enjoy diving in limited visibility, while learning skills like the use of buddylines and navigating like a pro.
After a theory session and a thorough briefing you will do 2 dives at the divesites of Langkawi. During both these dives you will learn practical skills for diving in limited visibility. After completion you will receive a PADI certification.
Duration: 1 day (2 dives)
For who: any certified diver
Included: Course materials, PADI certification fee, equipment rental, coffee/tea and snacks in the surface interval.
Price:
RM 550 ( 1 diver)
RM 490 ( discounted price min. 2 divers)
Booking:
We dive with max 2 divers per PADI instructor and we only take 6 people on our boat; to make sure you have a spot, it is recommended to book in advance. A deposit is required.
Read some stories:
About us, our origins
Dolpins in Langkawi, a day with Marecet
Diving of the Beaten Track, PADI blog
Discovering a new divesite in Langkawi, PADI blog
Kids and Scuba, kids Discover Scuba Diving
Southeastasiadiving written by one of our divers
Ghostnets, a video