Similar Alternative To Ko Tao Wanted!

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Bali - did it again after a week+ in Phuket last April.

8000 baht airfare from BKK and if you bargain hard you can get accomodation, diving and food on a $50USD per day budget at the town of Lovina (north side of the island). DIving is superior to anywhere in Thailand but the people are not anywhere near the kind, happy Thais that you are probably accustom to

 

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Komodo!!!

The diving in Komodo is twice as good as in Ko Tao, and you can see manta rays.
You can hang out in the laid back country port village of Labuan Bajo, enjoy the best views in the world, and it is much cheaper than Thailand