Diving School Sea Turtle Divers

The dive school “Sea Turtle Divers” was founded by me, Melanie Andriolo, on July 31, 2012.

After 18 successful years in business with many happy customers, I’m already looking forward to welcoming you to Khao Lak in Thailand for the 2025/2026 season.

I, the owner and managing director of Sea Turtle Divers, grew up in Zurich, Switzerland.

However, the ocean has always been my passion, and ever since my first breath underwater, I’ve been completely fascinated by diving and the underwater world.

Come see me in Thailand and enjoy an unforgetable holiday, whether you are diving, snorkeling or you just want to see the beautiful jungle of the Khao Sok National Park!

Melanie Andriolo (Mel)

Owner

Me, Melanie Andriolo (Mel), originally trained as a screen printer.

However, since I find winters in Switzerland too cold, I needed a different job.

In 2007, I came to Khao Lak for the first time and was immediately fascinated by this charming little town—and especially by the diving around the Similan and Surin Islands.

In 2008, I decided to fully relocate to Khao Lak, Thailand, where I worked until 2012 as a Divemaster, Instructor, then as a Tour Leader, and later as an Office Manager.

After that, I took the leap into self-employment!

The Dive Center

Sea Turtle Divers SSI dive center is located about a hour north of Phuket Airport in Bang Niang, Khao Lak. Just turn left at the main road at the traffic lights towards the beach and about 70m later we are on the left side. See map.

Under the leadership of Melanie Andriolo the liveaboards goes to the fantastic Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Surin as well as Richelieu during multi-day dive trips. But there are also day trips, excursions to the wrecks and a wide range of SSI courses are available.

The dive center is equipped with professional equipment following European standards from Aqualung and Cressi.

Our dive training follows SSI standards. SSI is the most popular dive training organization in the world and offers high quality training materials.

The theory lessons for the dive courses are held in the pleasant ambience of our new class room that is located just above our booking office complete with a chilled coffee corner.

You can find Sea Turtle Divers at the northern end of Khao Lak directly on the main road next to the Khaolak Resort.