Diving on Koh Tao
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More divers get certified on Koh Tao than anywhere else in the world. Here's why, and where.
Diving on Koh Tao
More divers get certified on Koh Tao than anywhere else in the world. Here's why, and where.
This week
One guided dive, one unforgettable afternoon. No certification, no theory marathon.
The morning boat to the island's best sites: pinnacles, turtles and, in season, whale sharks.
From the surface to 10 metres on a single breath, with Asia's best freediving schools.
Courses
Courses run daily at the schools below. Message us on WhatsApp and we match you with the right school, language and start date, at no extra cost.
One guided dive to 12 m with an instructor beside you the whole time.
Your worldwide certification to 18 m in 3 to 4 days. The reason most people come here.
Five adventure dives: deep, night and navigation, down to 30 m.
Rescue, Divemaster, Instructor. Plenty of people came for a week and stayed for years.
Dive sites
Granite pinnacles wrapped in barracuda, shallow turtle bays and, in green season, the slow shadow of a whale shark.
The signature granite pinnacle: barracuda tornadoes, giant grouper, whale shark territory.
The Gulf's most famous site, with its vertical swim-through chimney.
Pink soft coral, trevally and big blue water.
Shallow, calm, full of green turtles and blacktip reef sharks.
Koh Tao's classic all-rounder: great by day, magic by night.
Japanese Gardens, Twins and Green Rock around the postcard islands.
Freediving
Koh Tao is Asia's freediving capital. Calm bays, deep water minutes from shore, and world-class schools that take you from 10 to 30 metres on a single breath.
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