
Koh Tao Snorkeling
Koh Tao’s stunning coral reefs with an abundance of marine life start just a few metres offshore. Here is a guide for best Koh Tao snorkeling experience.
Besides enjoying the underwater world of Koh Tao, you can choose to have fun above water on the surface with a choice of water sports.
There are an increasing amount of things available to try out including wakeboarding, tubing and standup paddle boarding.
For the uninitiated, read on to find out what these are all about. Wakeboarding is riding a board over the water surface and combines water skiing, snowboarding and surfing techniques. The board itself is small and thin with shoe bindings mounted onto it to keep your feet in place.
Wakeboarding and tubing (where you sit in a giant inflatable ring and hang on !) involve being towed behind a boat that can hold a small group of your friends, so lots of fun as you can all have a go. You can choose the duration of time, from 30 minutes or an hour, to 4 hours.
Standup paddle boarding or SUP is a relaxing way to spend some time where you stand on what is like a big, wide surfboard whilst paddling.This is a great way to enjoy sightseeing around Koh Tao’s bays and beaches at your own pace and to have your own private spots for sunbathing and watching beautiful sunsets. You can even practise yoga while floating peacefully on the ocean. There are a few places to rent the boards on the beaches at Sairee and Chalok Baan Kao.
Kite surfing courses are also available, this is an adventurous water sport combining wakeboarding, surfing, paragliding and gymnastics. If you have a few days or longer to spare, why not sign up for a sailing course and enjoy Koh Tao and the surrounding areas from a sail boat. For those who already know how to sail, there are a few small dinghies available for rent on Sairee Beach.
All the tour companies that offer the ‘Around Island’ trips, also provide fishing trips too. Night fishing trips are also available. Day trips start at 09:00 and return at 16:00, and the night trips go out at 18:00 and return at midnight. There are professional anglers as well who specifically offer game fishing and some other local fishermen can be found on the main beaches and on the piers in Mae Haad.
Koh Tao’s stunning coral reefs with an abundance of marine life start just a few metres offshore. Here is a guide for best Koh Tao snorkeling experience.
The cheapest and most popular way of getting to Koh Tao is the combined bus and ferry ticket offered by Lomlahkkhirin High Speed Ferries.
Koh Tao beaches and bays are perfect for snorkeling with shallow coral reefs only a short distance from the shore. Here is an information of all beaches.
18/3 Moo 3, Koh Tao
Surat Thani 84360 THAILAND
Tel. +66 (0) 8 1970 9580
info@kohtaocompleteguide.com