Koh Tao offers beautiful snorkeling sites all around the island. We would like to introduce you to the top five snorkeling locations of Koh Tao. Please keep in mind not to stand on corals or pick up souvenirs when you’re exploring Koh Tao’s snorkeling sites. Help us to save the beautiful underwater world we still have on Koh Tao. 1.
Read more →Growing up I always knew I’d be a scuba diver. As a teenager already, diving became the way for me and dad to travel together. Scuba diving opens up a whole new way for families to travel and enjoy each other’s company. By having scuba diving as a common interest, myself and dad, can head away on family diving holidays together. In July this year, I did the Open Water Course with the Garner family, two girls aged 10 and 13 and their mum and dad. It was awesome! Read more […]
Read more →Sea Turtles on Koh Tao – Being that we are on Koh Tao, which in Thai language means “Turtle Island”, what better marine conservation topic we could find, to talk about this month, than the sea turtle. There is a total of 7 different species of sea turtles, the Green Turtle, Hawksbill Turtle, Loggerhead, Olive Ridley Turtle, Kemps Ridley, Flat Back and the giant of the family of sea turtles, the Leather Back Turtle. If you have accommodation by the beach please turn your lights off at night when not in use, they can cause turtle hatchlings to crawl in the wrong direction.
Read more →Two years ago, I would have laughed in your face if you had told me that I would call Thailand home. SE Asia seemed so far away and so remote. Let me start at the beginning: It all started last August when I finally realized that I needed a change of pace, a new location – something that would shake my world up. I was bored and walking around like a robot. Read the whole story here […]
Read more →Longterm Accommodation on Koh Tao – Finding your feet in a new place can be both exciting and scary, so when I first arrived in Koh Tao it was a great comfort to myself that there were so many friendly and helpful people at Sairee Cottage. At first I rented one of the small bungalows at Sairee Cottage for about 7 nights until I found my feet, this gave me the time to have a look around at potential areas to live […]
Read more →One of the most enjoyable ways of scuba diving in Koh Tao or elsewhere, is to dive with an underwater camera! Any time Nic has a free afternoon, he takes his camera and goes out to the sea for some exciting dives with Sairee Cottage Diving. Since he is constantly working on his techniques, he has come up with a few tips for underwater photography enthusiasts who are trying to improve their own underwater photography skills too […]
Read more →What is Nitrox? Nitrox is the name commonly given to a breathing gas called Enriched Air Nitrox. By using Nitrox a diver can dive for longer without exceeding their no decompression limits, but what is it and how can you get to use it? [singlepic id=155 w=320 h=240 float=left]Any mixture of oxygen and nitrogen is actually Nitrox, air could be
Read more →The idea of the SSI Crossover is not to teach already qualified diving instructors how to teach diving, they already know how to do that, but rather to introduce them to the SSI philosophy of teaching. You can choose to complete the SSI Cross over in Koh Tao as an internship, by following Neil on an Open Water Diver Course, and completing the theory during a couple of evening classes. It’s a great way to do the crossover “on-the-job” or if you have a busy schedule. Contact us for the next SSI Crossover date on Koh Tao […]
Read more →Shark Bay is located in the South of Koh Tao. The bay offers you a fantastic opportunity to get up-close to Black Tip Reef Sharks. Black-tip reef sharks have extremely small home ranges and show strong site fidelity. They can remain for up to several years within the same local area if they find enough food. Blacktip reef shark are difficult to approach and seldom poses any danger to humans […]
Read more →When it comes to diversity of marine life Koh Tao has something for everyone, whether you are looking for large pelagic’s, colorful reef fish or you have an eye for macro all of this can be found in the clear waters surrounding Koh Tao. Here we will look at some of the most common marine life that you are likely to encounter during your diving trip on Koh Tao […]
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