On my recent travels to Thailand, I had obtained my advanced open water license through Padi Dive School a 2-week long course from beginner to advanced in the wide-open waters of Koh Tao an island located in the Gulf of Thailand. This island is full of gorgeous diving spots! Let’s be honest if you’re expecting crystal clear blue water like the Philippines you won’t find it here. There is so much boat traffic on the island it’s hard to see past the sandy murk. If you are an experienced diver, you know that once you get to the bottom, it is a different world down there! Seeing you may be fresh to diving, well you are in for a very satisfying experience. On Koh Tao, you’ll find many dive spots surrounding the area and several different dive guides to take you out! Let me give you a few of the local guides & the most popular dive sites.
- https://www.roctopusdive.com/dive-sites/ – This one is a local guide and has ALL of the dive sites on Koh Tao
- https://www.crystaldive.com/– This is a local guide that also provides accommodation at a resort, and offers freediving courses (no snorkel, no tank) and several other courses with PADI
- https://simplelifedivers.com/koh-tao-thailand/diving-tours/ Simple Life Divers is a pretty good bang for your buck at only 900 Baht it offers rental gear, 2 dives daily, night dives and many more accommodations!
These will be the best guide only places that also offer optional accommodation with a resort, any others you will find you will need to either be taking a PADI dive course or NEED to be booking with a high-end resort. Nothing wrong with either of those but if you are just looking for guides only these are your go-to links!
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