Top Things To Do in Koh Tao, Thailand

Top Things To Do in Koh Tao, Thailand

Thai Cooking!

When you aren't diving on Koh Tao or while you are and your family or friends need something fun to do, then you may want to learn to make some of your favourite Thai dishes, like Pad Thai, or one of the famous Thai curries such as Massaman, Red or Green Curry. It's a 3 hour course that will teach you some new skills that you can impress your friends with.

https://parawanthaicookingclass.com

COURSE REVIEWS

Languages

German, English, French

Affiliations

NAUI, ProTec. and DAN.

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David Polley B.Sc.

Technical, Trimix, Cave & Wreck Instructor and Instructor Trainer

David has over 10 years experience as a dive instructor teaching in a wide range of aquatic environments. Dave began his professional dive career in the UK as a dive instructor whilst studying for his degree in Environmental Biology at University of Bath.

He joined Tech Diving Thailand in 2011 and now manages the Tech Diving Thailand Technical Department.

David leads the Tech Diving Thailand technical facility ensuring high standards are maintained across all technical operations. David is responsible for all technical programs at Tech Diving Thailand from CCR to advanced trimix courses and technical instructor courses. He also runs regular cave diving trips, teaching ProTec Intro to Cave and ProTec Full cave diving courses and leading experienced cave divers into the many deep caves found on the mainland such as Song Hong and Sra Keaw. Most of these caves require CCR trimix dives with lenthy decompresion. David runs ProTec and NAUI programs and has written some NAUI & ProTec diving courses such as Advanced Wreck and Cave diver instructor and student manuals.

He is a ProTec Advanced Mixed Gas Instructor,ProTec Inspiration CCR instructor and teaches the whole range of ProTec tech courses. David is also a

ProTec Instructor teaching closed circuit rebreather, Full cave, advanced nitrox and decompression procedures courses, extended range, Trimix, ProTec sidemount etc

As an experienced CCR Inspiration/Evolution instructor his main interest is in CCR deep wreck expeditions, and exploring the many WWII wrecks in the Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea. David regularly leads expeditions to dive the many Japanese ‘Maru’ shipwrecks sunk in WWII and other wrecks scattering the gulf and searching for new wrecks on deep trimix CCR dives, and found many new shipwrecks around Thailand. David is also fluent in Thai and as an experienced cave diver and head of the technical expedition team 'Tech Diving Thailand. He carries out cave exploration expeditions and surveying caves around Thailand, working with Thai officials and universities.

Qualifications:

Degree Qualifications:

• B.Sc. (Hons) Environmental Biology

Teaching Qualifications:

• ProTec Instructor Trainer #16933
• ProTec Master Instructor #632725
• ProTec TEC Deep Instructor
• ProTec TEC Deep Tri-mix Instructor
• ProTec TRI-Mix Gas Blender Instructor
• ProTec Technical Sidemount Instructor
• ProTec Advanced Wreck Instructor
• ProTec Poseidon MKVI Instructor
• ProTec Inspiration/Evolution CCR Instructor
• ProTec Full Cave Instructor
• ProTec Advanced Nitrox instructor
• ProTec Deco procedures instructor
• ProTec Extended Range Instructor
• ProTec Sidemount
• ProTec Trimix
• ProTec Service Technician
• ProTec Advanced Mixed Gas Instructor
• ProTec Inspiration/Evolution Instructor
• ProTec Compressor Operator
• NAUI and ProTec Dry Suit Instructor
• NAUI & ProTec Emergency Oxygen Provider Instructor
• NAUI & ProTec Underwater Videographer Instructor
• NAUI & ProTec Equipment Specialist Instructor
• NAUI & ProTec Diver Propulsion Vehicle Instructor
• NAUI & ProTec Underwater Photographer Instructor
• NAUI & ProTec Project Aware Instructor
• NAUI & ProTec Emergency First AID and Care for Children and AED Instructor

Diving Certifications:

• Hypoxic Trimix CCR Diver
• GUE Fundamentals Diver
• Apeks Service Technician

www.techdivingthailand.com

Accommodation

We have accommodation at a hostel and guesthouse nearby, near to our dive center, just 5 minutes' walk away from our diving centre! And on arrival we pick you up in our company pickup truck and drive you straight here first, before we set up your scuba diving Equipment.

Summer Hostel Koh Tao

https://summerhostelkohtao.com/

Prices just 250-300 Baht a night.

Summer Guesthouse Koh Tao

https://www.summerguesthousekohtao.com/

The beach is close to the dive shop and summer house guest house. Tech Diving Thailand is located in the heart of Sairee beach close to a range of Thai and international restaurants and bars, shops and supermarkets.

Summerhouse hostel & Guesthouse nearby have a range of rooms to suit everyone from family apartments and shared fan or aircon hostel room, have a look at the accommodation options above and let us know what room you would us to book for your stay.

Just 3 minutes drive from Tech Diving Thailand's shop is very good comfortable accommodation at our friend's, Summer Guesthouse & Hostel. If you're happy to stay in a shared dorm it can be as low as 250 baht per night

www.summerkt.com

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One of our student Victor Anderson's reviews of summer guest house and hostel! After staying there for a week!

Relax after a busy day diving at Summer Cafe

For the cafe we have a menu link - http://www.summercafekohtao.com/specials.html

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Snorkelling Tours

You can book round-the-island snorkelling tours in our  Reception. These depart every morning, visiting all the best snorkelling sites around Koh Tao -Japanese Gardens @ Koh Nangyuan, Mango Bay, Aow Leuk, Shark Bay . . .

Fiber Internet

To help you keep in touch [or upload your holiday snaps], with have a fiber internet

Wi-Fi at our dive center, Tech Diving Thailand.

Motorbike Rental

If you want to get out and explore the rest of nearby, nearby we have motorbikes available for daily, weekly and monthly rent.

These are fully automatic scooters !

Nearby Resort Massage & Beauty Treatments

Nearby Resorts Massage offers a variety of massages and beauty treatments performed by professionals in a sophisticated, comfortable

atmosphere for reasonable prices. Open daily 10am - 11:30pm.

During The Cave courses your accommodation is included in the Full Cave Diving package at Burilamplai Resort บุรีลำปลาย รีสอร์ท, near Song Hong Cave.

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