Adventures in dive organizing: Vietnam edition

[kumimonster]

So I'm learning that the resort I'm staying at outside of Nha Trang is pretty damn remote. Or it might not be. But I do know that getting out of the resort and into town at odd hours will set you back $150 - each way

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my cleaned up version i posted to scubaboard. edited & ammended.

[kumimonster]

So far, attempting to book my dives in Nha Trang has so far been quite a memorable experience - and it's not been very positive so far. There have been glimmers of success and then it all comes crashing down. I'm sure in the end, it'll all work out. And if not, I'll just post about it, eh?

In any case, if anyone is interested, this is what I've been dealing with so far:

I've learned that where I'm staying is actually a decent journey from nha trang. My friend decided to splurge a bit and booked us at the six senses resort which is um... let me post a map. (I'm NE of Nha Trang where the red text is. This map is from some other resort but that's pretty much where i will be. Mun island is where the marine protected area is. Nha Trang is where, well, where it says "Nha Trang" ).

So initially when I contacted the resort about their dive excursions, they mentioned that they worked with a local dive operator and there's actually an office/shop for them at the resort. They sent me a price list that featured your main PADI courses (OW, AOW, EANx, Rescue, etc) and then listed off some refresher dive prices. I went directly to the one that was pertinent. 2-tank fun dive: 4,000,000 VND - approximately $200 (US). .