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Diving and Snorkelling > Koh Tao

Koh Tao in Thailand

Koh Tao is one of Thailand's leading areas for diving and snorkelling�

Must see

Koh Tao is a small island with excellent snorkelling and scuba diving off the southern coast of Thailand near Koh Samui and 80 kilometres from the mainland. Koh Tao now has a reputation as a leading diving centre and boasts over 20 dive sites in its vicinity.

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Surat Thani

Green Rock

The site has a number of caverns and swim-throughs suitable for beginners. There is some excellent coral on show and marine life includes morays and angelfish. Keep an eye out for whitetip reef...
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Red Rock (Shark Island)

This is a shallow site which makes it ideal for beginners and snorkelers. There is a gentle slope in the seabed which heads down to a mass of glorious coral. This is another site that offers a host...
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Southwest Pinnacle

Divers on Koh Tao favor the Southwest Pinnacle because of the underwater canyons and walls they encounter. The reefs host a wide variety of marine life including porcupiunefish and butterflyfish. In...
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Worth seeing

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Chumphon

Hin Wong

The area is prone to low visibility and visitors do not often dive here. However, there is a big boulder that houses turtles and the area has a lot of soft coral. All this is clearly seen when the...
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White Rock

White Rock has excellent night diving and comprises two pinnacles that plunge 20 meters and come up again until they are near the surface. The pinnacles have a variety of shelves with are covered in...
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Surat Thani

Koh Tao

Koh Tao is one of Thailand's leading areas for diving and snorkelling� a small island with excellent snorkelling and scuba diving off the southern coast of Thailand near Koh Samui and 80...
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