Koh Tao

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Koh Tao is a small island in the Gulf of Thailand, with rocky hills, sheltered bays and a dense concentration of dive schools. Training courses and boat dives dominate the visitor economy, while snorkelling and hill viewpoints provide easy alternatives. Coastal settlements sits alongside residential districts, placing the principal sights within a broader inhabited landscape, with residential districts providing an additional point of connection.

Roads are steep and development is concentrated, but the marine access remains exceptional. Responsible dive schools and careful reef behaviour matter in an island economy that depends heavily on fragile underwater environments. Routes through coast lead naturally towards island interior, so the experience changes without requiring long transfers, with island interior providing an additional point of connection.