Recommendations needed: Koh Samui AOW

[markusde]

Hey everyone,
thanks for the amazing recommendations. I see it will take me more than this trip to visit all of these places.
As for the moment, I'll stick with Samui and going diving on boat dives to Koh Tao. I'm looking forward to that trip and keep you updated with some nice pics ;-)

Markus

 

[katdiver]

Have a good trip Markus!

 

[markusde]

thanks

 

[Makhno]

Hi Markus -- could you please post a trip report?

Who was your instructor and which was your dive center on Koh Samui, and how would you rate them respectively? Did you see any bulls or other sharks at Chumphon Pinnacle? Any whale sharks at Sail Rock? Turtles in the shallows of Mango Bay? What about photos of anemone shrimps and whatnot? I'm not in Thailand now, so I hope to revisit it vicariously through your report.

If I'd seen your post earlier, I would have recommended Meinhard Zillessen for great instruction and/or divemaster services in fluent German or English. I don't know which dive operation(s) he's working for now -- he's possibly working as a freelance pro -- but when I was a scuba instructor/divemaster on Samui I often observed Meinhard with his students and other divers in the swimming pool, on the boat, and/or in the ocean, and he's one of the best instructors/divemasters in Thailand. But I assume that if you dived with limbo or one of the others who posted above, you were well-served.

Looking forward to your trip report and pics!

Cheers, M

 

[markusde]

Hey everyone, i posted my trip report already in the forum on a new thread! You can also see lots of pictures and a nice video on my web site Koh Tao Diving, Thailand | Adventure Blog.

Lamentably we had no whale sharks but a pretty nice turtle at Twins. No anemone shrimps but lots of nice anemone fish. Have fun

 

[markusde]

Hey Makhno,
thanks for your recommendation but i was very well served with my instructors, Jeff and Steve from Planet Scuba! Also the dive center did a great job with enthusiasm and very flexible.