Ko Tao / Ko Samui

[chillyinCanada]

Thanks for correcting me on the 20 divers. I have the money, I will take a speed boat every time.

How much more does the speed boat cost?
My back doesn't allow me to climb the ladder from old fishing boat like Baan.

 

[Barmaglot]

How much more does the speed boat cost?

Dive Wishes uses speedboats; you can find the prices on their website - Fun Diving – Diving Package: 10 dives – (5 Days )

 

[Edward3c]

How much more does the speed boat cost?
My back doesn't allow me to climb the ladder from old fishing boat like Baan.

I’ve seen both Master Divers and DJL help dekit customers in water who had issues claiming up the ladders fully kitted.

 

[Edward3c]

Dive Wishes uses speedboats; you can find the prices on their website - Fun Diving – Diving Package: 10 dives – (5 Days )

Doing around 30 dives per visit, that’s around B15,000 more for diving than I normally pay, or 50% more.

 

[chillyinCanada]

I’ve seen both Master Divers and DJL help dekit customers in water who had issues claiming up the ladders fully kitted.

Unless they're carrying me up on *their* back, it's not going to work for me.

 

[chillyinCanada]

Dive Wishes uses speedboats; you can find the prices on their website - Fun Diving – Diving Package: 10 dives – (5 Days )

That's a little pricey, my friend. Caribbean prices in Thailand? Hmmm

 

[Barmaglot]

That's a little pricey, my friend. Caribbean prices in Thailand? Hmmm

I've never been to the Caribbean, but I just googled 'Cozumel dive prices' and the first link gave me $500 for a 10-dive package, not including gear rental, whereas here 12800 THB for the same works out to $360 and includes BCD, wetsuit, regulator and fins, although not a dive computer. Normal prices on Tao are 1000 THB per dive, with bulk diskcounts and your own equipment bringing it down to 700-800/dive, so this is a ~50% premium.

 

[chillyinCanada]

I've never been to the Caribbean, but I just googled 'Cozumel dive prices' and the first link gave me $500 for a 10-dive package, not including gear rental, whereas here 12800 THB for the same works out to $360 and includes BCD, wetsuit, regulator and fins, although not a dive computer. Normal prices on Tao are 1000 THB per dive, with bulk diskcounts and your own equipment bringing it down to 700-800/dive, so this is a ~50% premium.

Ah yes, I forgot that the price quote is always with gear and the discount comes from me having my own gear, whereas in the Caribbean, the price is the price and gear is extra, per piece.

Also, I'm Canadian and did the conversion on my dollars from the baht, saw $48+ and didn't then make the mental conversion to USD. My bad.

 

[Norwegian Cave Diver]

The travel costs from Calgary to Tokyo, Tokyo Bangkok, Bangkok 6 hour bus ride to Chumphon, speed boat to Koh Tao, and then return home, will be a significant cost for a month long trip. The additional cost to be diving from a speed boat will become rather insignificant in comparison.

 

[Bubblesong]

The travel costs from Calgary to Tokyo, Tokyo Bangkok, Bangkok 6 hour bus ride to Chumphon, speed boat to Koh Tao, and then return home, will be a significant cost for a month long trip. The additional cost to be diving from a speed boat will become rather insignificant in comparison.

I was wondering how to get to Koh Tao, since flights to Koh Sumie are a 10 hour wait after night flight to Bangkok. Fast but I’ll go nuts in an airport. Is the bus close to airport?