Best Scuba Diving Lessons Kualalumpur Near Me

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Welcome to Big Ocean Dive (although most of you know us as Scuba Mike’s)! While our name is new, our values remain the same. We are proud of our spotless safety record, full-service scuba and freediving trips, and our specialized training. Our scuba team – Mike, Theresa, Menzi, and Tim – are here for you and ready to enhance your underwater experience!


Taking our Padi Open Water Diver course is the first step to becoming a safe and confident underwater explorer. If you start today, we can have you diving in a week!

Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most exciting dive regions. One of the things we love about what we do is sharing new destinations with you. From our home base in Malaysia to Indonesia, the Maldives, Thailand and Brunei, enjoy the most worry-free trip you can imagine.

We offer a variety of courses for all types of adventurers. Whether you’re new at swimming or have a passion for diving, we have a course tailored for you!

There is no better shared family activity than diving. Starting at age 10, your family can explore the oceans together.

Training your heart, lungs, and mind to freedive — the right way — opens up a whole new world beyond scuba diving

Mike and Tim are both ex-pro commercial divers and know exactly how to keep you safe as you train to dive extreme depths.

Even if you’ve been swimming your whole life, learning to swim efficiently is a skill that any diver needs to excel.

Based in Kuala Lumpur, Big Ocean Dive (originally Scuba Mike’s) was founded in 2015 by Malaysian-born American Michael Grossman, who started diving at the age of 15. He began his career as a commercial diver working in the United States, and eventually found his calling back home in KL as a dive instructor.


What a fantastic way to learn how to scuba! As a nervous beginner, Scuba Mike's trainers were EXTREMELY patient and calm with me and got me, not only through the skills, but also very comfortable with the skills. Mike, Theresa, and Tim are so friendly, nice, and knowledgeable that they really become like family. The split picture of the two of us is right after our 2nd dive and my most dreaded ski...


My husband, two daughters and I just got certified at Tulamben, Bali. Teresa was our main instructor and she was an exceptional instructor. She was very patient, kind and stressed on safety first which was the utmost important thing for me. She kept me calm when she noticed me panicking under water. Tim, is a very experienced diver and instructor. He knew exactly what to do when things got rough. ...

We love scuba diving with Mike, Tim, and Theresa! They have certified our whole family and we have gone to some of the best underwater places on the planet with these guys! For expats in Malaysia, scuba is an awesome way to get to great destinations, meet great people, and really make the most of your opportunity abroad! Can’t say enough good things about these guys!

My husband and I are just back from a really lovely diving weekend in Koh Lipe, The dive trip organized by Scuba mike was really enjoyable, The accommodation (hotel ) was great and right on the beach and a very short walk from the dive shop, The diving company they used was excellent and very professional, very thorough dive briefings and excellent dive instructors, I would definitely dive with th...

Our 2 boys aged 14 and 11 just completed their diving certification with Scuba Mike. Tim and Theresa are wonderful, patient, fun, encouraging instructors. Since my husband and I have not done a dive since I got pregnant with my 14 year old, we also took a refresher course with Theresa. The dive site was perfect. The organisation of the whole trip was seamless. Tim and Theresa made sure we were all...

What an excellent trip for our Open Water Dive experience in Koh Lipe! The whole trip was perfectly planned. What a treat to have everything taken care of (flights, food, accommodation, transportation). Thank you, Tim and Theresa, for making our diving experience a memorable one. Can't wait to go on another dive trip!

Family friendly, professional and fun! We had a fantastic trip to the Maldives with both experienced and beginner divers. Memories for a lifetime!