Koh Tao

Location

We are located on the east coast , in The Gulf of Thailand. 600km from Bangkok, Koh Tao is easily accessible from all directions.
Boats run ferries from Chumphon and take only 2 hours.
From Surat Thani a daily nightboat leaves at 23.00, day boats take more than 6 (six) hours from here and leave at 8.00 am.
Or if you come from the neighbouring island of Samui, the boat only takes 1.5 hours.
More information on How to get here can be found on our travel section
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Koh Tao has two types of season: weather and tourist.

Weather:

Conditions are usually favourable from mid-December with temperature and visibility increasing and flat seas until end of May. June to August can bring changeable weather which can include slight showers and windy periods. Diving conditions are still good, with visibility ranging from 15 to 30 meters.
Between the months of September and October conditions re-peak with good visibility and flat seas.
Monsoon usually occurs for the month of November, during this time visibility drops down to 10 meters and if possible avoid this time of the year.
More detailed information on the weather can be found here.

Tourist:

The island starts to fill just before Christmas and continues up until the end of April. There is a second period where the island fills again around about mid-July until the end of September.
If you would like to dive during the busier periods we strongly advise that you make a reservation for a bungalow at our resort.
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There is a wide selection of restaurants on Koh Tao to suit everybodies taste.
Thai food isn't only delicious but also very cheap. In local restaurants they grew accustomed to our 'milder' taste receptors and not spicy ' Mai Phet' will not make you run to the nearest water bucket...
Many foreign owned restaurants offer all sorts of European Cuisine, Indian, Mexican to name a few.
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Koh Tao has two banks - Siam City and Siam Commercial, both of which are open from 8.30am 3.30pm Mon days to Fridays.
There are also several ATM's and exchange booths around the island and for those in need of quick cash, Western Union is available on several locations.
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There are many independent clinics but qualified doctors are limited. They can take care of minor accidents like fractures and other non life threatening injuries
More serious cases are being Evaced with speed boats or helicopters to hospitals on Koh Samui which are of top class standing.
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For those interested in diving, please see the diving medical form that will need to be completed prior to each course. If you have a Medical History, please take this form to your Doctor and inform him/her that you intend to take part in a Scuba diving Programme, and they will advise you if you are fit to dive.
It is advisable to do this prior to arrival, as qualified Diving Doctors on Koh Tao are limited. Koh Tao has two companies that deal with recompression and diving accidents. A mono-place chamber is located at the Mae Haad on the island, and the nearest multi-place recompression facility is in neighbouring Koh Samui.
Scuba Junction is proud to be one of the original sponsors and supporters of the SSS Chamber Network.
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