Koh Tao Diving Information - Scuba Diving in Koh Tao

Many international diving agencies are represented on this small island, including PADI, SSI, IANTD, BSAC & NAUI. (So intense has the market growth been in the past decade that PADI and SSI now send their representatives to the island to monitor the quality and to help keeping all their members informed about changes with the industry)

All course levels are available from beginner to professional, including special courses like UW- photography and technical diving (nitrox) for the more adventurous, so if you just fancy a few days of fun diving or wish to go on with your underwater career, it's all here.

Actually Koh Tao has become the leading area in Thailand for Instructor Develop-ment Centers (IDC). IDC's are held at the larger dive resorts or shops with courses running every two months .

Equipment quality has also improved with shops using the latest models including Scubapro, Suunto, US Divers, Technisub and Seac Sub. There are repair shops for divers traveling with their own equipment and who may need a service. There is also a selection of retail centers for those who wish to purchase some scuba gear. Safety has been much increased with the nearest decompression chamber located in Samui only 90 minutes away by speedboat and a heliport is now operational on the south side of the island. Most of the reputable shops have staff that are fully trained first aiders and oxygen providers with oxygen on the boats and in their facilities. Some shops even offer full diving insurances to have that extra peace of mind.

If you don't fancy diving don't forget that snorkeling is available through most dive centers, if you prefer it more private try a longtail trip around the island or just swim or kayak along Koh Tao's beautiful coast line. Sunlovers, remember our beaches are nearly always empty as the divers are either in the classroom, on the diveboat or underwater, wherever they are, they are not on the beaches.

January 2006

January and February are great months in Thailand and especially in Koh Tao. The monsoon is over, the mood is high and the diving is great, and at Big Blue Diving Koh Tao, there is something for everyone.

The Diving

Fringed by coral reefs as well as deeper offshore pinnacles, it's not hard to understand the island's popularity among backpackers and members of the dive community alike. A number of sheltered sandy bays provide the perfect depths for novice divers, while the more adventurously inclined can visit deeper sites and perhaps even live the diver's dream of spotting a whale shark or two.

Diver Education

What makes Big Blue Diving different from other dive schools is our small groups to ensure the maximum attention from our instructors and to make you feel more relaxed to ensure the highest quality diver education at all levels.

We offer a full range of courses from Introductory Dives upto Instructor and our instructors and Dive Masters speak English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Hebrew, Japanese and Thai, among other languages.

Big Blue Diving Koh Tao
Email: info@bigbluediving.com
Tel: +66 77 456 415
Fax: +66 77 456 772
17/18 Moo 1, Koh Tao, Surat Thani 84280, Thailand
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Welcome to Black Tip Diving & Water Sports. We are a PADI Gold Palm IDC resort located in Koh Tao, Thailand. We have two convenient locations on the island in Mae Haad and Aow Tanote. Our main dive shop and resort are located in quiet and relaxed Aow Tanote on the east side of the island. In Tanote Bay, renowned for its snorkelling, you'll be able to spot some of our usual residents: turtles, parrot fish, Blue Spotted Stingrays, Jenkins Whip Rays, butterfly fish, scorpion fish, file fish and of course the Black Tip Reef Sharks, for which our resort is named.

Away from the crowds, with a relaxed, unspoiled beach, it is reknowned by snorkellers and divers for its abundance of marine life and clear visibility. Many species of fish, coral, sponges, anemones, snails, sting rays, reef sharks, sea snakes and turtles, incl. the endangered Hawks Bill turtle, inhabit this beautiful little bay.

BLACKTIP DIVE RESORT & WATER SPORT CENTER
P.O. Box 8, Koh Tao 84280 Surat Thani, Thailand
Ph: +66 77 456 488 / 204 . Fax: +66 77 456 489

Buddha View IDC Dive Resort, Koh Tao, is Thailand's premier PADI 5 star Gold Palm Resort. Buddha View Dive are Thailand's specialists in PADI dive education, with courses from your first breaths underwater, the prestigious PADI Open Water gold certification card, through to PADI Dive Instructor and Divemaster development programmes, the IDC, with one of Thailand's most experienced Course Directors, Mark Soworka.

Our extremely experienced PADI Divemaster and Instructor staff will make diving Koh Tao an enjoyable and memorable experience. Our dive staff are here to make your holiday great. To us your dive holiday to Koh Tao is more than just diving. We will help you with travel to and from Koh Tao, with our dedicated travel office. We will organise accommodation for you on Koh Tao, discounted during dive courses, to suit your budget and needs. Our staff will introduce you to diving Koh Tao, the sun, the sea and that special atmosphere that has made Koh Tao the diving destination in the Gulf of Thailand. All Buddha View students receive the Prestige Discount card giving dive discounts throughout the world.

45 Moo 3, Chalok Baan Kao
Tel: 077 456 074 - 5
Open daily from 7:00am - 06:30pm
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Davy Jones' Locker is located on Koh Tao on the Eastern coast of Thailand, only hours away from Bangkok, and close to more than 25 local beautiful coral reef dive sites and some of the most exciting wreck diving in the Gulf of Thailand.

9/21 Moo 2, Mae Haad
Tel: 077 456 216
Opening hours: 09.00-18.00, every day.
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