Ferries operate from Ko Samui to Ko Pha-Ngan (15km) and Ko Tao (62km) |
Seatran Discovery 3 - Ko Samui |
Big Buddha on the north side of Koh Samui |
Northeastern Ko Samui |
Arrival at Koh Phangan, 30 minutes from Koh Samui |
Catamaran Lomprayah, Ko Pha-Ngan |
Docks of Thong Sala, SW Ko Pha-Ngan |
Island southwest of Ko Pha-Ngan (Ko Tae Nok) |
Northern tip of Ko Tae Nok |
Long tail boat off the coast of Ko Tao |
Laem Hin Sam Kon (Cape) West Coast of Ko Tao |
Charm Churee Villa, Jansom Bay, Ko Tao |
Charm Churee Villa, Jansom Bay, Ko Tao |
Charm Churee Villa, Jansom Bay, Ko Tao |
Boat anchored in Jansom Bay, Ko Tao |
Koh Tao-Suratthani slow boat, Ban Ko Tao ferry pier |
Kayaker, Ko Tao |
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Mango Bay Grand Resort, Ko Tao |
Party cruise, Ko Tao to Ko Nangyuan |
Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
Ao Muang, Ko Tao |
First dive, Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) Ko Tao |
Diving Ao Mamuang, Ko Tao |
Sea slug - Kentrodorididae (Jorunna funebris) |
Sea slug - Kentrodorididae (Jorunna funebris) |
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Starflower coral (Astreopora gracilis) Ko Tao |
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Coral reef, Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
Synaptula lamperti - medusa worm sea cucumber |
Synaptula lamperti - medusa worm sea cucumber |
Synaptula lamperti on a barrel sponge |
Staghorn coral (Acropora ) Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
Adam Preston, dive guide from Koh Samui |
Burrowing giant clam (Tridacna maxima) |
Coral reef, Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
Coral reef, Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
Coral reef, Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
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Coral reef, Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
Table coral (Acropora clathrata?) Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
Crown of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), Ko Tao |
Crown of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), Ko Tao |
Crown of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), Ko Tao |
Coral reef, Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
Beaked coralfish (Chelmon rostratus) |
Coral Reef, Porites lobata, Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
Staghorn coral (Acropora ) Ko Tao |
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Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
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Giant clam (Tridacna squamosa?), Ko Tao |
Spotted rabbitfish (Siganus guttatus) Ko Tao |
Coral reef, Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
Giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) Ko Tao |
Barrel sponge & staghorn coral, Ko Tao |
That giant Seatran Discovery ferry serves as a dive boat between the Koh Samui-Ko Pha-Ngan-Ko Tao run and the return voyage |
Ko Nang Yuan, site for our surface interval followed by a second dive |
Nang Yuan Dive Resort |
Narrow neck of a beach at Ko Nang Yuan, just NE of Ko Tao |
Ko Nang Yuan (Ko Tao) |
Ko Nang Yuan (Ko Tao) |
Ko Nang Yuan (Ko Tao) |
Scuba diving at Ko Nang Yuan near Ko Tao |
Giant boulders forming caves, Ko Nang Yuan (Ko Tao) |
Giant boulders forming caves, Ko Nang Yuan (Ko Tao) |
Giant boulders forming caves, Ko Nang Yuan (Ko Tao) |
Swim-through, Ko Nang Yuan |
Black-tipped gouper (Epinephelus fasciatus) |
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Magnificient Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) |
Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) with pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) |
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Burrowing giant clam (Tridacna maxima) |
Table coral, Ko Nang Yuan (Ko Tao) |
Kentrodorididae Sea Slugs (Jorunna funebris) Ko Nang Yuan (Ko Tao) |
Black-spot goatfish? (Parupeneus signatus) |
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Brain Coral - Symphyllia recta |
Bengal sergeant (Abudefduf bengalenis) |
Sissortail sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus) |
Seatran Discovery ferry, our dive boat, Ko Tau |
Long-tail boat, Ko Tao, Gulf of Thailand |
Northwest coast of Ko Tao |
Tao Ta Then resort area north of Sairee Beach, Ko Tao |
Possibly Sun Lord or Silver Cliff bungalows, Ko Tao |
Tao Ta Then resort area north of Sairee Beach, Ko Tao |
Thipwimarn Resort, Ko Tao |
Catamaran Lomprayah sailing off Koh Tao Coral Grand Resort, Sairee Beach |
Catamaran Lomprayah sailing off Sairee Beach, Ko Tao |
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Ban Mae Hat, Ko Tao |
Ban Mae Hat, Ko Tao |
Pier at Ban Mae Hat on the west coast of Ko Tao |
Long tail boat off Sairee Beach, Ko Tao |
Beach Bay Villa, Sairee Beach |
Waterfront, Ban Mae Hat, Ko Tao |
Ban Mae Hat, the main village of the island |
Long-tail boat, Sairee Beach, Ban Mae Hat |
Dive Point, dive shop on central Sairee Beach, Ban Mae Hat |
Ban Mae Hat, Ko Tao |
Welcome sign at the ferry dock of Ban Mae Hat |
Ko Tau - village at the ferry pier with several dive shops |
Long-tail boats moored off the village beach, Ban Mae Hat, Ko Tao |
Long-tail boat, Sairee Beach, Ko Tao |
Ban Ko Tao, the main village located on the central west coast |
Charm Churee Villa, Jansom Bay, Ko Tao |
Flying fish, Ko Tao, Ao Jan Som, Gulf of Thailand |
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Seatran Discovery 2 sailing off Ko Tao |
Laem Tato, the southern tip of Ko Tao |
Ko Pha-Ngan |
Jeng, a guy from Chiang Mai I met on this trip |
Fishing boat off Ko Pha-Ngan, Gulf of Thailand |
Northwest coast of Ko Pha-Ngan, Hat Ya |
Khao Ta Luang - 476m - Ko Pha-Ngan |
Waterskier, Ko Pha-Ngan |
Jeng, Ko Pha-Ngan |
Beach on the west coast of Ko Pha-Ngan |
Thong Sala, Ko Pha-Ngan |
Thong Sala, Ko Pha-Ngan |