Incredible Marine Life Sightings In March a few PADI diving instructors and PADI Divemasters managed to get time off together and spend 6 awesome days of diving on the other side of Thailand in the Similan Islands. They saw a huge Manta Ray, which made us still diving over hear in Koh Tao extremely jealous. However frequent reports of Whale
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IDC, Koh Tao, Thailand – Day 3 of the IDC at Sairee Cottage on Koh Tao is scheduled to be one of the longest days of training for our Candidates, it however is also one of the most informative. On this day our candidates take their first and biggest steps into the world of PADI Scuba Instruction. We started off
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Divemaster Graduation On St Patrick’s day, we finished and welcomed 7 new Divemaster candidates into the fantastic world of professional scuba diving. We all gathered by the pool bar for a BBQ and a few craft beers before we conducted their snorkel test. It was hilarious and a fantastic way to spend our afternoon off from diving. Congratulations to our
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Among diving with a Koh Tao turtle, this has been another action packed couple of weeks at Sairee Cottage Diving. Firstly, a big congratulations to our Scuba Diving Instructor candidates who passed their PADI Instructor examination on the 18th of February. They will now continue on with their diving careers, and we wish them the best for the future. True
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With the Christmas and the New Year period behind us, February kicked off to a bang with improving weather and calmer seas. With the sun out and the sea blue, people from all over the world have been flocking to Sairee Cottage Diving to enjoy our facilities. Our diving instructor team has been kept busy introducing people to the world
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[singlepic id=385 w=320 h=240 float=left]“I want to go deep. I want to go deep inside of a ship wreck, and I want to do it all on Nitrox.” This sums up the attitude that Tobbe Lundell and Linda Wessen took upon returning to Koh Tao. On their first visit to the island, they were initially apprehensive about diving and eased
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The New Year has come and gone and thus far 2014 has been great and it only holds more promise for us here at Sairee Cottage Diving. As the island and the dive shop continue to grow in popularity, Sairee Cottage Diving has continued to evolve and expand in our effort to provide a great resort diving experience and top-quality
Read more →PADI Asia Pacific is thrilled to welcome our latest 5 Star Dive Resort Sairee Cottage Diving in Koh Tao, Thailand. Located on the stunning Sairee Beach, Sairee Cottage Diving facilities include modern classrooms purposely built with multi-language teaching aids and flat screen TVs, and a dedicated swimming pool for scuba diving training. PADI 5 Star Dive Resort membership is awarded, on an annual basis, to progressive
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Christmas! And what better way to celebrate the festive period by qualifying as a Dive Master. November and December have been a busy time for our Dive Master Instructors, Andy, Gordon and Neil. In the last few weeks we have had 9 new Dive Masters finish their training, and a further 6 who are just beginning their new adventure. So
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[singlepic id=373 w=320 h=240 float=left]“Sorry – no smoking allowed on our boat,” is what you’ll hear if you try and light up on our boats here at Sairee Cottage Diving. While many other dive shops on Koh Tao allow you to smoke on their boats, that’s just not that case with us. It’s not that we’re anti-smoking (I’m a smoker
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