Save our Fins: The Video Proof!
Posted: July 22nd, 2010, by kim
Welcome to Narima Diving - more than just a Dive Centre...
Narima Diving is a small and personal PADI Dive Resort located on the island of Ko Lanta in Thailand. We specialise in making scuba diving easy, safe and fun for people of all ages. Nestling in a quiet corner of the Narima Resort, we offer a relaxed & safe diving environment.
With some of Thailand's best dive sites within easy reach, we are an ideal dive-base, whether you're starting out, fun diving or continuing your scuba diving education.
We specialise in making scuba diving easy, safe and fun for people of all ages.
We believe small is best when it comes to scuba diving on Lanta, so we promise you small groups, unbeatable personal service, and above all, a great time! We also have an active commitment to the environment and support eco-friendly diving practices.
If you've never tried diving before, haven't dived for a while, have kids who want to try diving or just want to take it easy, we promise small groups or individual tuition if you prefer, learning tailored to your own pace and flexible pool diving times to fit around your holiday plans and family's needs.
Narima Diving welcomes Experienced Divers.
We offer our experienced divers an extra special service, because we know that when you’re on holiday, the less you have to think about, the better!
Based in the South of Ko Lanta, we are Hin Daeng & Hin Muang specialists and offer some of the shortest journey times to these local Lanta dive sites. We run several trips per week to Hin Daeng & Hin Muang, Ko Rok, Ko Phi Phi, the Southern Islands near Trang and the King Cruiser Wreck, by comfortable High-Speed Dive Cruiser - the only dive boat on Ko Lanta to use low-emission engines.
Our luxury dive Cruiser 'Moskito' makes daily trips to our favourite dive site - Ko Haa.
If you're interested in diving at the Similan Islands, we offer help and advise on booking liveaboard trips and overnight excursions to the Similan Islands, one of the top ten scuba diving destinations in the world.
Please contact us if you would like any further information on any aspect of your scuba diving holiday or vacation in Ko Lanta or our surrounding area.
If you'd like to learn to dive Narima Diving offers the full range of PADI Courses.
Complete the PADI Open Water course in just 3-4 days. or take a 1-day introductory course if you just want to try it out. Kids can dive too with the PADI Bubblemaker Course - Age 8+!
Our team of multi-lingual staff, equipped with the latest multi-media teaching resources, are always on-hand to assist you in your scuba-diving training. You can even start right now! Sign up on-line with the PADI eLearning system.
Save valuable holiday time and complete the theory part of the PADI Open Water Course on-line, before you come on holiday. Give yourself up to 1 year to complete your online knowledge development, and gain lifetime access to the PADI Open Water Diver Manual online [more info].
Narima Diving is affiliated with:
- SCUBAFISH - PADI 5 Star, Gold Palm, IDC Dive Resort
- LIQUID LENSE - Underwater Digital Imaging Academy
- AQUALOGY - Marine Education Centre
Let our Marine Education Centre feed your fascination and appreciation of the ocean's secrets, and our Underwater Digital Imaging Academy inspire your creative side. If you're interested in Coral Reef Conservation, Marine Science or Underwater Videography and Photography - you've come to the right place!
Narima is the Sea Gypsy (Chao Lay) name for our favourite dive site Ko Haa and the Narima logo is designed to reflect the shape of the Ko Haa island group as seen on the horizon from the Narima Resort.
Please contact us if we can help you in any way with your diving holiday to Ko Lanta.
Save our Fins Event – A Fin/Fun-Filled Success!
Posted: July 20th, 2010, by kimWhat?
The ‘Save our Fins’ 3-legged fin race was an event organised by Fish4divers.com, to help raise awareness about shark finning (and much needed funds) to help the Shark Trust continue their constant fight to protect our ocean’s sharks.
Fish4divers.com called upon everyone they could think of, including dive clubs, schools and local community groups, to get them involved with this fun event. In Regents Park, Newquay and Ko Lanta, people have hosted their own three-legged fin races to support the cause.
The Event Itself…
We asked divers, locals and holiday-makers from all over Ko Lanta to grab a buddy and join us for a three-legged fin tournament, to help raise awareness about shark finning.
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Save our Fins Event…this Weekend!
Posted: July 13th, 2010, by kim
Grab a buddy and join us for a three-legged fin tournament, to help raise awareness about shark finning.
What: Three-Legged Fin Tournament.
When: 17th July, 5.30pm.
Where: Meet at White Rock, Klong Nin Beach.
Shark finning refers to the removal and retention of shark fins and the discard at sea of the carcass. The shark is most often still alive when it is tossed back into the water. Unable to swim, the shark slowly sinks toward the bottom where it suffers predation from other fish, starves to death, dies from blood loss or suffocates and drowns, since most sharks need to keep moving to force water through their gills for oxygen. Sharks can take hours or even days to die after being finned.
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IDC-Lanta website now live!
Posted: June 30th, 2010, by kimNarima Diving, as part of Scubafish World, are pleased to announce that the IDC-Lanta website is now live! Narima Diving continue to offer Divemaster courses and internships, whilst in addition to this, Scubafish (having attaining the status of PADI 5 Star, IDC Dive Resort) can help you to gain your PADI Instructor Certification, and beyond.
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Something for the School Holidays: Kids Dive Camps Launched
Posted: June 16th, 2010, by kimLooking for something different to do in the school holidays?
Narima Diving, Ko Lanta, is launching a special introduction to scuba diving program for children aged 8 or above, called Kids Seal Team Dive Camp. Our PADI Seal Team Dive Camp is designed to introduce children to the fun and exhilaration of diving though 5 action-packed and fun Aquamissions, whilst allowing parents time to dive or relax on their own during the day, guilt-free!
With qualified instructors and a playful, no hassle learning environment, they’re guaranteed to have a blast while you’re living it up diving, taking in the sights, enjoying a spa treatment, or relaxing on the island.
Check out our Family Dive & Accomodation Packages.
Specialty of the Month – June
Posted: June 13th, 2010, by kim
Narima diving are happy to inform you that we will be offering a discounted price on our PADI Specialty of the Month Courses from this month on.
We start our PADI Specialty of the Month Calender with Peak Performance Bouyancy throughout the month of June.
Would you Nominate Narima Diving for a Responsible Tourism Award 2010?
Posted: June 1st, 2010, by kimNominations are still open for the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards 2010!
Organised and founded by responsibletravel.com in 2004, in partnership with Metro Newspaper, Geographical Magazine, and World Travel Market, the Awards are the most prestigious of their kind in the world, and dedicated to celebrating the best of the best in responsible tourism, from niche to mainstream, all around the world.
There are 13 categories in all, and a panel of 13 Judges from across the industry and chaired by Professor Harold Goodwin (International Centre for Responsible Tourism) are ready to debate who should win in 2010. To be in with the chance all Narima Diving would need is a nomination from a member of the public – a happy traveller, appreciative guest, or simply a supporter who believes we deserve to win an Award!
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Concerned and Confused about Travelling to Ko Lanta following the Turmoil in Bangkok?
Posted: May 28th, 2010, by kimAre you concerned and confused about travelling to Ko Lanta following the turmoil in Bangkok?
It has become impossible to read a newspaper or watch a TV news broadcast of late without noticing the recent turmoil in Bangkok. Many embassies have issued travel advisories advising against visiting Bangkok, and in some cases Thailand as a whole. Whilst we understand that governments are required to keep their citizens safe and informed, we wish to provide on-the-ground information, advice and alternative routes to the Land of Smiles.
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Latest Underwater Images
Posted: May 23rd, 2010, by saffronA collection of the latest underwater images taken by professional underwater photographers from Liquid Lense, Narima Diving’s Underwater Digital Imaging Academy.
Underwater photographs are captured from the dive sites and reefs around Ko Lanta. Stay up to date on what diving conditions are like right now. Photos are usually updated daily and are from today or yesterday’s dives.
Please visit the Liquid Lense Flickr photostream to view more of our underwater images.
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Ko Lanta Honored as a Top Holiday Destination
Posted: May 22nd, 2010, by kimKO LANTA HONORED AS A TOP DESTINATION IN TRIPADVISOR’S 2010 TRAVELERS’ CHOICE DESTINATION AWARDS
- TripAdvisor travelers voted Ko Lanta a top destination
Ko Lanta, Thailand, was chosen as a Best Destination in 3 categories, Beach & Sun, Romance, and Relaxation & Spa by TripAdvisor® in the 2010 Travelers’ Choice® Destination Awards.
- Beach & Sun: Ko Lanta – 1st Place in Thailand, 3rd Place in Asia
- Romance: Ko Lanta – 1st Place in Thailand, 4th Place in Asia
- Relaxation & Spa: Ko Lanta – 2nd Place in Thailand, 6th Place in Asia
The TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Destination awards and honours the world’s top destinations, earning their distinction from those who know them best – real travelers. Continue reading »
