Buddha View Dive Centre is a PADI 5-Star IDC dive center on Koh Tao, Thailand, operating alongside its own hostel near Mae Haad Pier and a second base at Tanote Bay. The school runs the full PADI course range from Discover Scuba Diving through Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Rescue/EFR and professional Divemaster and Instructor (IDC) training, plus specialties including wreck diving, deep diving, Nitrox, sidemount and underwater photography. Certified divers can join daily fun diving trips by boat or shore, including night dives, and the center runs conservation workshops and a longer-term conservation program. Combined course-and-accommodation packages bundling diving with free hostel nights are also available.