We often get asked what is a good tip for a dive instructor, well that is entirely up to you! As they are providing a service to you then your reward would usually reflect the standard of service provided by your dive instructor.. it’s a difficult one to write about as it’s up to any individual to offer a tip for great service, like you would at a restaurant after a fabulous meal and incredible service..
When you arrive for your day out on the large dive boats you’ll be welcomed by the Tour Leader who will go over the housekeeping bits you need to know (toilets, showers, dive site arrival time etc), then you will be looked after by your Instructor for the day.. at the end of the day the Tour Leader will gather everyone around to complete a quick debrief and usually asks if you’ve had a great day – Did the boat crew help you? Did someone go above and beyond from the boat team? This is your opportunity to contribute to the pooled tips for the crew – an indication of what to tip would be around the 200-300thb (remember these are shared by the whole boat crew).. As for Instructor tip then a good starting point is 1000thb (this isn’t written in stone of course, we just wanted to share what is a typical tip).
What we can tell you is that Instructors go to work for the love of the job, dive instructor salary isn’t particularly high so any additional cash they can make is TOTALLY appreciated whether that be photos and video sold of their guests day out or tips at the end of delivering a great experience.. and just for info, we at Andy’s Scuba Diving do not receive any part of tips/photo & video monies from the Instructors – they have worked for it not us!
We hope this little insight helps you if you’re wondering ‘what tip should I give?’ We’re strong believers to reward for a great job, tips are there to be earned, not to be expected!
Happy Diving! 😉
