This was my third time diving around Samui, and first time with CSI. What a wonderful time! Paul, the owner of CSI, a great guy who's an extremely responsible expert to make your diving experience safe, but also a very easy going and understanding to give you time and space you need in order to explore the local underwater world.... More

Thanks again to Paul and Christine for all the help and professional advice in getting me through the PADI OPEN WATER DIVER qualification. The instructions and encouragement from Christine was second to none and the dive locations brilliant. Now I have the qualification I cant wait to come back and see some more of wonderful Koh Samui and beyond. I... More

My husband and i went to Samui end of March / 1st week of April during the Easter holidays, where i decided it was a good time (and location) for me to take the Padi Open Diver course. I had contacted Paul via the CSI website before going over, and he was prompt in his response and gave detailed information... More

I decided to take the plunge and do my Padi OW over Xmas in Koh Samui, chose CSI as my hotel (Code) recommended and also because of all the fantastic reviews. I was not disappointed, Paul made me feel completely at ease from start to finish and I can't wait to go back and do my Advanced with him! Although... More

WOW - I wasn't sure about diving in Thailand but once I had received an e-mail from Paul with his detailed information my mind was set. I booked a dive day which included lunch and the boat, equipment etc. The boat was amazingly equipped for divers and very fast. The guys that helped the instructors, served lunch (which was the... More

My friend and I joined the beginner's scuba diving with CSI a week ago and it was an awesome experience! I've dived a few times with different companies before in the Great Barrier Reef in Cairns but my friend had no experience at all. The major difference between the diving tours in Cairns and CSI is CSI provides not only... More

Paul is fantastic! I highly, highly recommend for any scuba newbie to contact Paul as he is incredibly passionate about what he does and is extremely thorough in ensuring that this is a brilliant introduction to an extremely nervous first timer (he visited the evening before the dive to field any questions we had prior). We originally had planned to... More

After reading a few reviews on tripadviser I contacted Paul about trying scuba as a first timer, he suggested an introduction to scuba 1 day course which sounded like what we were looking for. On arriving at Bophut Paul came out to meet us at the hotel we were staying at to get our sizes and tell us a bit... More

Paul instructed me attaining my PADI open water certification. I found his knowledge and especially his patience invaluable. The experience of the open water dives at Mango Bay, Twins and Sail Rock are memories that will last a lifetime. Highly recommended