Best Shop in Koh Tao

[Strapongzh3]

Any experience with Dive shops in Koh Tao? Heaading out there soon and was wondering if anybody can recommend a good dive shop/resort: Small groups and experienced instructers, good equipment, good service and friendly and so on....

 

[Ringo]

How soon is soon? It is their low season now until about May. Otherwise I have heard that Crystal Dive Resort is a nice operation.

 

[Batfish]

Coral Grand Divers

 

[Strapongzh3]

Thanks,

we fly this Sunday. BTW, what is the weather like now in Phuket? Just in case we have to escape Koh Tao...

 

[buksida]

I'll go for Crystal Dive too, friendly and professional bunch:
http://crystaldive.com/

For buying stuff the Divers Emporium is good, nice range of kit not limited to one brand.

 

[Ringo]

Thanks,

we fly this Sunday. BTW, what is the weather like now in Phuket? Just in case we have to escape Koh Tao...

The weather is great on Phuket now - although admittedly we had lousy rainy days until mid December. Most unusual weather for Phuket then as it was supposed to be warm and sunny but then again the patterns are crazy all over the world.

 

[buksida]

I hope its nice on Lanta, heading down there tomorrow. I've read about all the flooding in the south and its damn cold here in Hua Hin!

 

[Phil TK]

Any experience with Dive shops in Koh Tao? Heaading out there soon and was wondering if anybody can recommend a good dive shop/resort: Small groups and experienced instructers, good equipment, good service and friendly and so on....

I spent all this season working on the island as video-ographer and having been on most of the boats that run from the island I would reccommend trying Divepoint (who fit all the criteria you specify)
A perfect place to stay whilst you're there is Koh Tao Garden Resort which has it's entrance almost opposite the Divepoint shop, although this time of year you'll be spoilt for choice on accomodation, Koh Tao has a huge variety of places to stay, so do look around.
I have to add that Coral Grand Resort seems fine (it's actually a classy looking resort) but the accomodation there is a little pricey and their boats are not as roomy as the Divepoint one.
Phil TK