It's really not that hard, nor expensive at all. Check out the Getting Here page.

The only things that are not included in the prices listed on this website are transport and beer. You must get yourself to Cambodia and to Sihanoukville. All end-of-day alcoholic drinks (ok, so there's just beer), cost $1.50 per can.

No, either the speedboat or our main boat will pick you up. That way you get to see more of the dive site and there’s no hard swimming against the current.

Our season is from end of September to the end of June, with year-round water temperatures a tropical 28-31celcius and visibility from 10-25m.

During the high season (October to end of June), the weather is warm and sunny almost every day. It rarely rains and this makes for excellent visibility. The water temperature is idea for day and night diving.

Our diving boats are very safe and we keep them well maintained; we don’t cut costs. We have a good first aid kit aboard as well as a radio, depth-finder, life jackets, life rings and oxygen. We also have an accompanying speed boat.

Yes, both in Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh and via the website to book a course or reserve places on a trip. There are also banks and ATM machines in both PP and Sihanoukville.

As mentioned before, everything you need to dive is included in the cost: your air, tank, BCD, fins, mask, snorkel, wetsuit (half or full), regulator and weights all our equipment is well maintained. Also PADI customer insurance, meals for the day, non-alcoholic drinks and transport from the Sihanoukville office to the boat are all included in the price.

We've always wanted to open a dive business but we would have to charge much more to offer a similar service in Europe, and the customer wouldn't have the opportunity to dive in some of the warmest, pristine and clear waters available anywhere in the world. Let’s face it, cold and murky is not the way to go. After exploring in 2001 and being impressed with the underwater world on offer, Vicky & Gerard set up the first PADI Dive Centre in Cambodia offering services and experiences not previously available here. Obviously one of the main attractions to diving here is that it has been so little dived that most of the sites are unmapped and lots of the diving is still at exploration stage. The islands off the coast of Cambodia provide excellent diving locations and white sand beaches. If you are using the High Speed version of the website, you'll note that the banner is constantly changing. These pictures were taken by an amateur photographer on a single dive in Cambodia.

As mentioned before, everything you need to dive is included in the costs. Your air, tank, BCD, fins, mask, snorkel, wetsuit, regulator, all meals - breakfast, lunch (and hot dinner on the overnight); snacks, fruit and soft drinks all day; full PADI Customer Injury and Assistance Insurance (despite our 100% safety record) and transport from the Sihanoukville dive centre to the boat and back again are all included in the pricing.
We have custom built, larger, more comfortable boats then the other operators, dive a much wider range of sites and our team of multi-lingual instructors are Cambodia’s highest qualified, up-dated and experienced dive professionals. We have the highest qualified female instructor in our diving staff.
Scuba Nation was at the forefront of the Cambodian Dive Industry in the beginning and as a dynamic company is still the leading dive operator today. We believe in moving forward, aiming for and gaining more prestigious ratings and awards to provide an ever widening depth of knowledge and experience our customers can rely on. We have been copied many times but the service, knowledge and experience we provide is never equalled by the newer operators.

Of course! You can do a Discover Scuba Dive (try dive) on a day trip or overnight. No experience necessary, this lets you dive to a maximum depth of 12 metres under the supervision of our fully qualified and experienced PADI Diving Instructor.

We mainly use Saekodive diving equipment; it is good and solid diving gear. All our tanks and equipment are checked and serviced on a regular basis by a technician who is trained and certified by the manufacturer. Our tanks are hydrostatically tested in Thailand, the last test date being September 2007. Visual inspection of our tanks is done every year by the only certified ASSET (the international certification allowing the holder to inspect scuba tanks) technician in Cambodia who is on staff at Scuba Nation and works exclusively for us.

As we said before, our season runs from the end of September through to end of June and we don’t operate outside those times. During the rainy season the sea can be very rough, and as you need to go at least 1-2 hours out to get the best dives sites and visibility, it is often impossible to reach them. It is sometimes possible to dive if the rains and storms clear but then the visibility is generally so bad that we don’t think it’s worth your while. So, much as we would like to take your money, we think you’d be disappointed. We have the best reputation and we want to keep it that way.

We have 2 PADI 5 Star Dive Centers, one in Phnom Penh and one in Sihanoukville on the coast. You have to get to the Dive Centre in Sihanoukville to dive in the ocean. In Phnom Penh you can book trips, buy gear and get information from the office, and we teach academic and pool sessions, but we don’t do open water dives there (once you see the colour of the Mekong, you’ll know why!). Our service is the best Cambodia offers and we want to make your holiday experience one you will remember.

There are proper beds with mattresses on the upper deck, and some on the lower deck too. We provide sheets, pillows and blankets should you need them (usually not, it's pretty warm year round in Cambodia). The decks are covered by canopies on all sides to keep the rain and dew away. You will have a good night’s sleep after a great day of diving.

We do cater for non-divers and snorkellers as well, so the whole family can go. And if anyone wants to try diving without signing up for a course, we offer this too. Our policy is that being on our boats is FUN.

No, we are proud to have a perfect safety record. We work with highly trained PADI professionals who will look after you while diving and on the boat.

We are the only Dive Centre in Cambodia to provide full PADI Customer Injury and Assistance Insurance (despite our 100% safety record) You can ask us for our certificate.

This is not a problem. We can verify your certification from the PADI.COM website.

Our status of PADI 5 Star National Geographic Dive Centre is in recognition of our providing excellence in diving services over a number of years. Simply put, our pricing includes everything you need for a successful dive or a safe course. Our competitors advertise artificially low prices and get you with extra add-on costs. In the end everyone's pricing is similar, except we have custom-built, larger, more comfortable boats, PADI customer insurance, serviced dive equipment and tanks, the highest qualified and experienced staff and dive a much wider range of sites.

Years ago this may have been true, but since Scuba Nation opened its doors in 2002, Sihanoukville is just as safe as anywhere else in the world. We are proud to have a perfect safety record.

No, not once. We follow PADI standards and have maintained a perfect safety record - a claim not all dive centers can make. Scuba Nation is in good standing with PADI and never had a quality enquiry from PADI quality management.

We offer a $5 per day discount if you bring your own equipment (obviously excluding tanks and weights). Unfortunately this is best we can offer since the largest portion of our expenses when taking the boat out is the diesel, maintenance and staff.

Yes, we are the only authorized PADI 5 Star National Geographic Dive Center and we are completely certified and insured to provide the courses and services listed here. Don't believe us? Ask PADI themselves

YES. In fact, we recommend it. When you have decided you would like to do a trip or diving course with us, we will send you a booking form and you simply fill it in and return and we guarantee your place on the boat. This is unique in Cambodia

YES. We are the only dive operator in Cambodia to offer NITROX dives and PADI NITROX courses.