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You can book for a wide range of Koh Tao island is positioned approximately 65 kilometres east of the coastline between Suratthani and Chumporn in the Gulf of Thailandand is about 20 kilometer in size - so small but not too small.
Koh Toa's standing broadened and rapidly amplified as it extensively became known throughout the world through adventurous visitors and international travellers.
During the last 12 odd years the island has changed in many different ways as it developed to become one of the major dive operation centres in Thailand, bringing all levels of divers and water lovers alike.
And yes, you can still snorkel with sharks, and perhaps the odd turtle too, just check out our web site for all the local dive shops available.
Throughout the last 13 years Koh Toa has altered in a number of ways as it strived to become one of the best dive islands in Thailand, bringing in all levels of water lovers and divers alike.
It began with the original A-Frame bamboo and coconut bungalowsright on the beachfor 30 Thai Baht for a night, to quite simple thatched houses, the local Thai families reacted fast to this arrival of visitors otherwise named Farangs, by adapting to the business.
This was at the same time that the 1st settlers laid claim to a big part of land on what is now known as Sairee Beach.
Now a days, you can find everything from cheap simple bamboo huts with palm leaf roofs to exotic up-market villas with their very own private swimming pool.
In the late 1990's Ko Tao's first, and until recently, only road was built, the road runs South to North from the far side of Sairee to the southern settlement of Chalok Baan Kao.
A new road is under construction on the way to Tanote Bay, and when finised it will open up the other side of resorts for their customers, and over the years several of these resorts have become quite plush.
Around 1947, then Khun A-Paiwong, Thailands Prime Minister at the time, requested and received a Royal Pardon for KoTao's prisoners and thanks to a gracious act by The King of Thailand.