Hi!
This is my first dive I will be going on since I got certified (way back in May 2008). And I finally found a friend who is also certified. We decided to go to Koh Samui for vacation in early April (or maybe about 5 or 6 days) & realized why not go diving there too.
I was wondering if I could get some help since I originally got certified b/c another friend convinced me to do so, and I didn't know much about dive sites in general.
As I do some research, it seems most boats from Koh Samui end up in Koh Tao area for diving, right? I thought it would be easier to ask this forum for some help since reading websites/blogs/forums is a bit scattered & might not be clear to me.
So my questions are:
1) Is it worth it just stay in Koh Samui & take 1 or 2 day trips out to Koh Tao for diving (even if it is a longer boat ride from Koh Tao)? How much longer would the boat ride be from K
2) Or should we spend a night or 2 in Koh Tao to do our diving there? (We don't have a tight budget, but we aren't luxury travelers either)
3) Do you guys have any recommendations for dive operators for Koh Samui and Koh Tao?
4) What do you recommend that are must-see things to see for this area?
Sorry, so many questions. I'm excited to finally go diving after being certified 2 years ago (hopefully I remember what I need to do to!).
Thank you for you help!
This is my first dive I will be going on since I got certified (way back in May 2008). And I finally found a friend who is also certified. We decided to go to Koh Samui for vacation in early April (or maybe about 5 or 6 days) & realized why not go diving there too.
I was wondering if I could get some help since I originally got certified b/c another friend convinced me to do so, and I didn't know much about dive sites in general.
As I do some research, it seems most boats from Koh Samui end up in Koh Tao area for diving, right? I thought it would be easier to ask this forum for some help since reading websites/blogs/forums is a bit scattered & might not be clear to me.
So my questions are:
1) Is it worth it just stay in Koh Samui & take 1 or 2 day trips out to Koh Tao for diving (even if it is a longer boat ride from Koh Tao)? How much longer would the boat ride be from K
2) Or should we spend a night or 2 in Koh Tao to do our diving there? (We don't have a tight budget, but we aren't luxury travelers either)
3) Do you guys have any recommendations for dive operators for Koh Samui and Koh Tao?
4) What do you recommend that are must-see things to see for this area?
Sorry, so many questions. I'm excited to finally go diving after being certified 2 years ago (hopefully I remember what I need to do to!).
Thank you for you help!
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