LIVEABOARD DIVING IN Koh Tao
Koh Tao is an island in Thailand forms part of the Chumphon Archipelago on the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand. The closest airport is Chumphon Airport from where you got to get to Koh Tao by boat. The name Koh Tao means "Turtle Island" as the island is an important breeding ground for hawksbill and green turtles. The main settlement is Ban Mae Hat. The economy of the island is almost exclusively based on tourism, especially scuba diving. Koh Tao now offers some of the best scuba diving in the Gulf of Thailand. It is fringed by coral reefs, deeper offshore pinnacles, and sheltered bays that provide perfect conditions for novices, while more advanced divers can visit the deeper sites. It is home to over 20 dive sites.
For novices, photographers, and macro critter hunters who love the shallow calm bays, the best dive sites are Aow Leuk, Japanese Gardens, and Mango Bay. The sites for intermediate divers are Laem Thien, Nangyuan Pinnacle, Shark Island, Twins, Sail Rock, and White Rock, with their colorful reefs and inhabitants. Sites for more experienced divers are Chumphon Pinnacle, South West Pinnacle, Green Rock, Hin Wong, where divers will spot a great variety of marine species. For the wreck lovers, there is an amazing wreck - the HTMS Sattakut, which sank in June 2011.