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About Koh Tao
Diving schools are abundant on Koh Tao. On the boat to the island plenty of  flyers are pressed into your hands.  Do not hurry to choose.  For your own fun it is important to pick a diving school that fits your desires. For a cheap course you can go for one of the larger diving schools, often including accommodation. You will then receive classes in large groups, often somewhat hastily.  Many backpackers choose for this option to obtain their certificate in 4 days for a bargain and then continue travelling.  For a more relaxed diving experience it is better to find a smaller diving school and pay a bit more. And even then it is not expensive.

Accomodation
The ferry drops you off in Mae Haad. At the harbour the pick-up’s are waiting to bring you to your accommodation. Dairee Beach is the first choice for people that want to live it up at night. Along the beach you will find restaurants, bars and bungalows. The real budget bungalows are up the hills inland. If you prefer a less crowded place – but at night still want to drive to Mae Haad and Sairee on a rented scooter – then you would best find a small bay at the west coast of the island. At the east coast the bays are the most beautiful, but also the hardest reachable. Ao Leuk offers Koh Tao’s nicest beach and the best place to swim and snorkel. The satellite island Nang Yuan is a great option if you are looking for luxury on a photogenic spot.

Diving Koh Tao
In the bays around Koh Tao you can find many fun dive spots with gorgeous coral and fascinating rock formations. Many of these spots are not too deep and sheltered: that too makes Koh Tao an attractive spot to go into diving. Chumpon Pinnacle is known as the best dive spot of the region. This spot is located about 7 miles from the coast though, not suitable for beginners and unreachable when the water is turbulent.

Koh Tao summed up
Fast and inexpensively obtaining your diving certificate? At night out on the town with a colourful group of people of many nationalities? Every day on the boat of a relaxed diving school, every night sleeping for a bargain with full view over the island? Endless days in a wonderful resort at a heavenly little bay? Koh Tao is what you make of it.