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kusumadevi by mizzzthanggg
but the Japanese Garden was lovely! Great swim-throughs.. and pretty coral reefs.. clams, juvenile yellow-tailed barras, jacks and your other typical reef fish... Leave a Comment Theme: Scuba DivingAddress: Nang Yuan Pinnacle & Japanese Garden
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 corals at the japanese garden
by kusumadevi by mizzzthanggg
Admittedly, there are much better dive sites in Malaysia.. even in other parts of Thailand... but it's just so FUN to dive in Koh Tao because everyone is in such a relaxed party mood... it's somewhere you are apt to want to sit on a rock and watch the fish swim by instead of you swimming by the fish!!
Didn't bring my dive gear and got a faulty mask which was no fun 'cos I had to keep pulling at the strap the whole time.. yukh! Mask clearing is a pain in the a** for me 'cos of my contact lenses, and the salt water kills my eyes... so you may want to bring your own basic gear at least, e.g. snorkel, mask and maybe fins too.
Also, a word on weights.. if you haven't been diving for some time, you may want to add on an extra weight or two and just play around with your BCG to help you get your buoyancy right... I remember the troubles I had trying to DESCEND at the beginning (this was my first dive after a couple of months)... it was hilarious... I miscalculated my weights, so after floating around at the surface even after deflating ALL the air out of my BCG, it was only when the diveguide literally pulled me down before i could finally join the others hahaha... too much smoke and air from the night before i guess! All that stuff you learn in PADI courses about how alcohol and smoking etc. can affect how you dive... it's TRUE okay, so account for all that accordingly! Leave a Comment Theme: Scuba DivingAddress: Nang Yuan Pinnacle & Japanese Garden
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 Sergeant-Major fish and ? by Ines28
Snorkels, masks and fins can be rented everywhere on the beaches or in Mae Haad for very little money. Leave a Comment Theme: Scuba Diving
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 Kayaks for rent by Ines28
The only things to bring along are drinking water and a hat against the strong sun. If you want to take a camera as well, bring a waterproof plastic bag. Leave a Comment Theme: Kayaking/CanoeingAddress: Sairee Beach, Coral Grand Resort
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 Black tip boat - Pia by gib157
There was another really good dive site around the northern end of Tanote Bay where huge rocks had fallen in to the sea and created really fun swimthroughs. The dive boat, Pia, was very good and there was a good supply of watermelon and pineapple pieces!
All equipment is modern and supplied. You are expected to sort it out everyday into the correct tanks of chemicals. Leave a Comment
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Even though the island is just a few square kilometers this little place graduate 3% of the worlds recreational divers licenses each year. An it is competing with Egypt Red Sea and Great Barrier Reef for the best place for diving in the world. So I'm guessing that you understand it is a great place for diving? ;)
Warm water diving gear, you can rent or even buy everything there :) Theme: Scuba Diving
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Our full day snorkeling trip, booked in the lobby of our hotel, started at Mae Haad Bay main pier were we boarded the speed boat that would carry us around Koh Tao Island.
The 4 planned stops were Ao Leuk Bay, Hin Wong Bay, Mango Bay, and the Japanese Garden.
During our stop at Hin Wong Bay we had a very nice lunch onboard the boat.
The basic snorkeling gear, Mask, Fins, and Snorkel provided by the hotel (Montra Resort).
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Our full day snorkeling trip, booked in the lobby of our hotel, started at Mae Haad Bay main pier were we boarded the speed boat that would carry us around Koh Tao Island.
The 4 planned stops were Ao Leuk Bay, Hin Wong Bay, Mango Bay, and the Japanese Garden.
During our stop at Hin Wong Bay we had a very nice lunch onboard the boat.
The basic snorkeling gear, Mask, Fins, and Snorkel provided by the hotel (Montra Resort).
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 Japanese Garden, Near Nang
Yuan, Koh Tao, Thailand by Princess_Emily, 4 more photos
The 4 planned stops were Ao Leuk Bay, Hin Wong Bay, Mango Bay, and the Japanese Garden.
During our stop at Hin Wong Bay we had a very nice lunch onboard the boat.
The basic snorkeling gear, Mask, Fins, and Snorkel provided by the hotel (Montra Resort).
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Our full day snorkeling trip, booked in the lobby of our hotel, started at Mae Haad Bay main pier were we boarded the speed boat that would carry us around Koh Tao Island.
The 4 planned stops were Ao Leuk Bay, Hin Wong Bay, Mango Bay, and the Japanese Garden.
During our stop at Hin Wong Bay we had a very nice lunch onboard the boat.
The basic snorkeling gear, Mask, Fins, and Snorkel provided by the hotel (Montra Resort).
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