KOH TAO THAILAND
CORAL GRAND DIVE was founded in 2000. Located in the "city center" of Taodao, Saire Beach is one of the oldest hidden shops on Taodao
Potential store qualifications
We are PADI Five Star Diving Resort and PADI Five Star Coach Development Center Resort. Our store also provides Chinese, English, and Thai coaches, providing more professional and thoughtful teaching services for everyone.
Diving courses and prices
(PS: Two person reservation, free upgrade to a two person air-conditioned room)
Price includes and does not include
The price includes:
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Diving learning equipment
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Professional diving Chinese coach
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Ship from Qiandian to Qiandian
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Snacks on diving boats: biscuits, tea, coffee
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PADI Electronic Textbook
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PADI certificate (physical certificate needs to be applied on official account)
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Personal accident insurance during the study period
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During the course, if it is not for hotel accommodation on campus, free transfers will be provided to all hotels on the island.
Price does not include:
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Meals
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International/domestic airfare, Bangkok/Phuket Tao Island train and ship
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Personal consumption and others not mentioned
How to reach KOH TAO
#Bangkok - Tao Island (car+boat)
Time: 9:00pm --08:45am (+1),
Lomprayah Company departs from Kaoshan Road, Bangkok, and tickets can be booked on the official website
1450 Thai baht per person
#Bangkok Sumy Tao Island (airplane+boat)
Bangkok Fei Sumy Airport, you can see the Lomprayah shipping company's counter when you get off the airport. You can buy tickets on the official website or at the counter. 700 Thai baht per person
Ship schedule: 8:00am -9:30am (Pralarn Pier)
12: 30pm-14:15pm (Pralarn Pier)
12: 15pm-14:15pm (Nathon Pier)
15: 30pm-17:00pm (Nathon Pier)
#Bangkok Chunpeng Tao Island (airplane+boat)
Bangkok Feichunpeng Airport, where you can buy boat tickets and go to Thung Makham Noi Pier Terminal to board a boat on Tao Island.
750 Thai baht per person
Ship schedule: 7:00am -8:45am
13: 00pm-14:45pm
#Phuket Tao Island (car+boat)
Fly to Phuket International Airport and then transport by car and ship to the island
1600 Thai baht per person
Vehicle and ship time: 9:00-17:00
Reservation Notice
1. Health Statement
Before booking, please contact customer service to obtain the electronic file of the "PADI Official RSTC Health Declaration Form", carefully read it, and sign one by one to confirm. If you have any symptoms in the declaration form, it will not meet the health requirements of this course and cannot be booked. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
2. AOW reservation
Students who book AOW courses must have a PADI OW or other equivalent certificate from an institution, and must bring a certificate to the diving store. If they have not snorkeled for more than 6 months, the diving store will decide whether to take a scuba review course (1800 Thai baht) based on the individual situation of the participants.
3. Age limit
OW must be at least 10 years old
AOW must be at least 12 years old
4. Disclaimer
If the diving itinerary is temporarily adjusted due to force majeure factors such as weather. Without prior notice, everything will be adjusted according to the actual situation.
5. No Flight Restrictions
Flying is prohibited for 18 hours after diving. Please arrange flights reasonably and consult customer service for details.
6. Reservation Information
Please provide the name, email address, arrival time on Taodao Island, and WeChat contact information of the traveler for booking (convenient for course contact)
7. Kind reminder
Please prepare personal items such as swimsuits, towels, etc
We provide myopia lenses, but we are unable to provide myopia lenses above 650 degrees. If you need them, please purchase them yourself or wear contact lenses before traveling.
Taodao diving point
Sail Rock
One of the best diving spots on Tao Island, with a maximum depth of 45m, you can see a variety of fish schools, including jack fish, sea wolf storms, bat fish schools, butterfly fish schools, small yellow croakers schools, and the opportunity to see whale sharks!
Suitable level: AOW
Chumpon
One of the most popular diving spots on Tao Island, with a depth of up to 40m, you can see various schools of fish, including jack fish, sea wolf storm, bat fish, butterfly fish, small yellow croaker, and dragon grouper. It is one of the favorite dive spots for whale sharks.
Suitable level: AOW
SouthWest Rock
One of the best diving spots on Tao Island, with a maximum depth of 28 meters. Jack Fish Storm, Wave Storm, Batfish, Dragon Bark, and a chance to see whale sharks!
Suitable level: AOW
HTMS Wreck
Retired military ships from World War II, owned by the Royal Thai Empire, were specially sunk by Thailand to support the diving industry on Tao Island.
Suitable level: AOW
White Rock
Baishi is one of the favorite diving spots for divers, with diverse ecology and the most popular night diving spot. The deepest depth is 22 meters. Fish include blue spotted rays, fairy fish, sea snakes, turtles, sea rabbits, eastern star spots, and so on
Suitable level: OW
Twins
The diving spot next to Nanyuan Island, with a maximum depth of 20m, is one of the most suitable diving spots for OW teaching, including various small things such as blue ray, white eyed eel, yellow box fish, sea rabbit, nimo, grouper, and so on.
Suitable level: OW
Buoyancy World
Next to Twins, with a depth of 10-16m, it is an artificial diving point that is most suitable for learning OW.
Other dive points include Japanese Garden (previously named one of the best dive points in the world by Lonely Plant), Mango Bay, Junk Yard, Laem Thien, Aow Leuk, Hin Wong, and more
Tao Island, located in the Gulf of Thailand, has little flow throughout the year, with a depth of over 60 meters and an average diving depth of 5-40 meters. It is the most popular area for diving research in the world!
