A world mecca of dive certification for its affordable prices and warm, sheltered water.
Depth
5–30 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
15 m
Water temperature
29 °C
Current
Weak
Access
Shore/Boat
Best time
March-September
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
30 USD / dive
Location
See on the interactive map60 species documented in Koh Tao
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
EndangeredTiburón ballena
Rhincodon typus
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Critically EndangeredAlmeja gigante
Tridacna gigas
Anguila jardinera moteada
Heteroconger hassi
Anguila serpiente de bandas
Myrichthys colubrinus
Anémona alfombra gigante
Stichodactyla gigantea
Anémona disco
Discosoma nummiforme
Anémona magnífica
Heteractis magnifica
Babosa de mar verrugosa
Onchidium verruculatum
Bigeye de arrecife
Priacanthus hamrur
Ecosystem
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