Rescue Diver Courses at Sairee Cottage Diving Koh Tao [singlepic id=268 w=320 h=240 float=left]Complete one of the most challenging and satisfying courses Recreational diving has to offer and become a Rescue Diver!!! Completing the rescue course can be one of the most rewarding achievements in the diving adventure. Ask most dive professionals and they will tell you the exact same
Read more →Sail Rock (Hin Bia) is one of the best dive sites in the Gulf of Thailand. Located 2 hours boat trip south of
Koh Tao. Sail Rock starts as a rock protruding from the surface and then stretches out underwater ending at a depth of 40m in the deepest parts. Sail Rock is like as oasis in the open water with many schools of small fish attracting the medium sized fish to school and in turn bringing in the large predatory fish.
Okay, let’s talk about something that affects me on a fairly regular basis. I understand that this topic does not affect everyone; however, it certainly can raise my ire. It doesn’t help that I am outnumbered out here in paradise. (Poor me, if this is the worst thing that I have to deal with, then I know I am doing
Read more →[singlepic id=259 w=320 h=240 float=left]It’s a question people ask me everyday, both our students and people walking past the dive shop…Can you recommend a nice restaurant or bar we can go to??? So here is my latest blog with my favorite spots both for food and for social drinks on Koh Tao… To cater for people on a shoe string
Read more →[singlepic id=253 w=320 h=240 float=left] This week the team joined the technical diving instructors at Bans Tec, to try different technical diving methods in a swimming pool, such as back mounted twin tanks, side mount and caving techniques. The traditional back mount system is two tanks worn on the back with independent regulators on each tank. The sidemount system involves
Read more →Let’s chat about hair today. Hair that belongs to a scuba diver to be exact! After spending hours in the (salt and chlorine) water every day, your hair, particularly long hair, dries out. Its texture feels like straw; it feels stiff; it shoots out in every which direction. Scuba divers covet hair that is not bleached by the sun, although I won’t complain about obtaining free highlights – my hair has never been this blond before!
Read more →We’ve had an awesome high season at Sairee Cottage Diving in Koh Tao this year. We would like to say a huge thank you to all our divemaster Trainees, who chose to come diving with us this summer.. All of our dive master trainees completed their Nitrox and Deep Specialties with our diving instructors and were able to dive with Nitrox for FREE during their training.
Read more →[singlepic id=231 w=320 h=240 float=left]Recently we have seen a population of sharks return to one of Koh Tao’s premiere dive sites Chumphon Pinnacle. Being over 2 years since any sharks had taken up residency at Chumphon Pinnacle it is currently making for some fantastic diving thrilling divers of all levels from open water courses to experienced instructors. There are a
Read more →Koh Tao already has programs in place to ensure the amazing island is kept as clean and tidy as possible today. These programs and operations have already had a massive positive impact on the Island! The yearly Save Koh Tao Festivals for example, have turned out to be a roaring success. Nevertheless, we should not, as individuals, all just sit back and let others do the work; everyone can do their bit to keep our angelic island growing and prospering year by year.
Read more →Becoming a PADI or SSI Open Water Diver nowadays, is like learning how to ride a bike. You certainly don’t need a PhD but it is highly addictive. Once you discovered the beauty of the underwater world and you learned how to stay down there for more than just a single breath, you most likely want to learn more about scuba diving. The follow up cours on the OWD, is the Advanced Open Water Diver Course which consists of five more dives, and can be completed in only two days!
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