Environmental Courses
Environmental Courses
Do you want to learn new diving techniques and have the chance to try new equipment?
Through various specialty courses at Kon-Tiki, you can perfect your buoyancy control and experience depth, underwater photography, wrecks and a whole new world of diving skills.
AWARE Coral Reef Conservation (1 day / no dive)
The AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Specialty course is designed to inform you about the world’s coral reefs. As a scuba diver, the health of aquatic ecosystems is often what makes a good dive. Become aware of the fragileness of coral reefs and how you can help preserve them. The AWARE – Coral Reef Conservation Specialty course teaches you about the vital role of coral reefs in the marine environment. The course also familiarizes you with the current state of the world’s coral reefs and how you can help.
You will learn about the Project AWARE Foundation and:
• How coral reefs function
• Why they are so important
• Why many reefs are in serious trouble
• What you can do to prevent further decline.
| AWARE Coral Reef Conservation | ฿ 3,500 |
AWARE Fish Identification (1 day / 2 dives)
Have you ever been scuba diving and asked yourself, “What was that?”. The PADI Project AWARE Fish Identification Specialty course provides you with the fish identification basics so that next time, you know the answer. You’ll find you enjoy your dives even more when you recognize the creatures that you see. The fun part about this course is you can use the skills you learn on every scuba diving vacation once you learn the main fish families and characteristics it will help you decipher the species you see all over the world.
For example, a butterflyfish in the Caribbean has a similar shape to a butterfly fish in Southeast Asia, but their colors and markings may be wildly different. If you know what fish family it belongs to, it becomes much easier to look upthe local name or at least be able to intelligently ask the local scuba instructor what you saw. During two dives you gain hands-on (okay, eyes-on) experience in looking for and identifying the fascinating fish you see underwater
What you learn:
• How to identify characteristics of local fish families and species
• Fish survey techniques and strategies
• How to practice fish identification dive planning, organization and pro.
| AWARE Fish Identification | ฿ +4,900 on any dive trip |
Project AWARE (1 day / no dive)
The underwater world needs heroes. You can be one of them by championing the causes of the world’s most fragile and important aquatic eco systems. You can make a difference! Learn about some of the most pressing problems facing these vulnerable environments and everyday actions you can take to help conserve them. It’s informative, interesting and most importantly, you learn how to make a difference. Project AWARE Foundation is the scuba diving industry’s leading non profit environmental organization dedicated to conserving the aquatic environment through education, advocacy and action. Besides completing the Project AWARE Specialty course, you can become a partner in the efforts to preserve the underwater environment.
What you learn:
• The ocean commons and coastal zone issues
• Fisheries challenges and sustainability
• Coral environment overview and inhabitants
• The role of the scuba diver in protecting aquatic environment
| Project AWARE | ฿ 3,900 |
Shark Conservation
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Shark Guardian Diver
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Dive Against Debris
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