Welcome to 100 Degrees East
Koh Samui Dive Team

Come scuba diving on Koh Samui with 100 Degrees East Samui Dive Team – an award winning 5 Star PADI Dive Centre and a BSAC Resort Centre – dedicated to the delivery of outstanding customer service.

Diving Samui as it should be, on board our own 35 ft custom built dive speedboat - steering you comfortably clear of the crowds to all the top dive sites in the Gulf of Thailand.

With our Samui Dive Team, you will be scuba diving in a safe, friendly and supportive environment in which you can relax, have fun and enjoy your dive courses and dive tours. Our PADI Dive Instructors and Divemasters are attentive, enthusiastic, highly qualified and experienced professionals who care.

Samui diving at its best – with the island’s original PADI Go Eco Operator - enhancing your awareness, appreciation and understanding of the aquatic environment.

Dive in the top rental scuba diving equipment on Koh Samui, comprised of Technisub Vario Hex BCD’s, world class UK Apeks regulators, open back fins and boots and Suunto dive computers.

For those who prefer snorkeling to diving, we offer the best snorkeling tours accessible from Koh Samui – Angthong National Marine Park, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao.

Meet Our Samui Dive Team
You’ll find a fun and friendly bunch of people at our Samui dive shop, who are passionate about scuba diving and only too willing to share their knowledge and experience. It’s this talented team, who deliver upon our commitment to provide our guests with outstanding levels of service, safety and satisfaction. Every single one of us is here to back you up, offering the encouragement and support you need.

Padi Dive Courses
You have come to the right dive school on Koh Samui for friendly and professionally run PADI dive courses.

Quality courses produce quality divers.

We were honoured by PADI with their “Outstanding Commitment to the PADI System of Education Award” in recognition of exceeding standards of educational excellence and outstanding customer service. So whatever PADI dive course you sign up for, you’ll be receiving a level of training, care and attention to detail that will give you all the confidence
you need and provide a solid foundation on which to base your future dive experiences.

Maximise your holiday dive time, by checking out the PADI eLearning dive course, options for less time in the classroom and more fun in the sun during your stay on Koh Samui.

As an active 5 Star PADI Dive Resort we can provide free accommodation at selected resorts on PADI Courses.

PADI Dive Courses for Beginners

Discover Scuba Diving - Scuba Diver Course - Open Water Course

PADI Discover Scuba Diving - 1 day
When opting for our PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experience you’ll be introduced to diving in a safe and relaxed manner and you can experience scuba diving without committing to a course. You will learn basic dive theory and skills preparing you for 2 open water dives under the supervision of one of our PADI instructors to a max depth of 12m. Before taking the plunge in open water you also have the option to make a try dive in our training pool to gain additional confidence.

PADI Scuba Diver - 2 days
If you want to take an entry level certification course but have limited time, then The PADI Scuba Diver Course is the one for you. The programme is a sub course of the Open Water Course and you’ll complete 3 theory sessions, 3 training pool dives and 2 open water training dives over 2 days. Once certified as a Scuba Diver you can dive under the direct supervision of a PADI professional, to a max depth of 12m. Your Scuba Diver certification counts towards the Open Water Diver certification, which can be achieved by completing 2 additional days training at any time.

PADI Open Water Diver - 4 days
Upon successful completion of the PADI Open Water Diver Course, you will receive your certification card which is internationally recognized and allows you to dive to a maximum depth of 18m with a certified buddy, independently of a PADI professional. The course is designed so that you build your confidence and develop your skills gradually over the 4 days and you earn your certification by completing 5 theory sessions and pool dives and by making 4 open dives. To make a start on the course before you even get on the plane, check out PADI’s new E-Learning option detailed in our links section.

To make a start on either the PADI Scuba Diver Course or the PADI Open Water Course before you even get on the plane, check out the PADI eLearning dive course option and spend less of your holiday in the classroom.

PADI Advanced Dive Courses

Adventure Diver - Advanced Open Water Course - Rescue Diver & EFR

PADI Adventure Diver - 1 to 2 days
Once you have your Open Water Diver Certification you then have the chance to make Adventure Dives and choose dives in areas that are of interest to you. You may want to try out your underwater camera or check out how you new dive computer really works. Among the list of Adventure dives to choose from are Peak Performance Buoyancy, Multilevel & Computer Diving, Night, Nitrox, Underwater Photography and many more. Once you have completed any 3 Adventure Dives you will have earned yourself the PADI Adventure Diver certification and will be well on the way to the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver certification.

PADI Advanced Open Water Diver - 1 to 3 days
A diver who completes the Deep Dive (from 18m to a max depth of 30m), the Underwater Navigation Dive and any 3 additional Adventure Dives earns the Advanced Open Water Certification. As an Open Water Diver, the 5 Adventure Dives will take place over 2 days, or for those who are already Adventure Divers you are only 1 day from the Advanced Open Water certification.

Want to complete your theory at home and spend more time diving on holiday – sign up for the PADI Advanced Course on-line. Please check with us before completing your knowledge reviews, so we can help you choose the best dive options available to you.

PADI Rescue Diver - 3 days & EFR - 1 day
The PADI Rescue Diver course is a pivotal step in expanding a diver’s knowledge and experience. Rescue Divers learn to look beyond themselves to consider the safety and well being of other divers. At rescue diver level, students are ready to learn to manage more complex dive emergencies and to apply direct intervention techniques to assist others in emergencies. A challenging but fun course, essential for those planning their own dive excursions. The EFR course teaches people how to provide emergency care for someone in need. The two sections of the course - Primary Care (CPR) and Secondary Care (First Aid) - are medically based, following the same priorities of care used by professional emergency care providers.

Dive Courses - Diving for Kids

Bubblemaker
The PADI Bubblemaker is an experience programme that allows kids of 8 years old and upwards to experience scuba diving in either the swimming pool or in the sea at sites that are considered to have confined water conditions like a swimming pool. The maximum depth of the experience is 2m and is it is designed to get the kids in the water, having fun and blowing bubbles. All Bubblemakers will receive their Bubblemaker certificate on completion of their session. The programme is mainly designed to see if the kids enjoy diving.

PADI Seal Team
Calling all kids aged 8 years and upwards. Want to have fun and learn how to Scuba Dive – join the PADI Seal Team.

This is a swimming pool based programme aimed at kids 8 years old and upwards. The PADI Seal Team Programme consists of 5 core Aqua Missions which teaches the kids the basic scuba diving skills and completion of these earns PADI Seal Team membership. Complete a further 10 speciality Aqua Missions and you earn membership of the PADI Master Seal Team. Each session is approx 1.5 – 2.0 hours and training takes place in the swimming pool. To earn the PADI Seal Team membership by completing the first 5 Aqua Missions we recommend 3 sessions over 3 days.

All Seal Team students get their own crew pack which consists of Seal Team DVD, Aqua Missions activity book, logbook and certificates.

Junior Scuba Diver , Junior Open Water and Junior Advanced Courses
Children from the ages of 10 – 14 may participate in the PADI Scuba Diver, Open Water and Advanced Open Water Courses and earn themselves junior certifications. Different maximum depth limits and maximum ratios apply to the courses, depending on the ages of the children. For full information on any of these courses, please contact us directly.

5 Star Dive Tours from Koh Samui

Quality dive tours from Samui to the top dive sites in the Gulf of Thailand
Join our daily Samui dive tours and get to the best dive sites ahead of the crowds on board our own custom built 35ft dive speedboat. For your comfort and safety we carry a maximum of only 10 divers on any of our dive tours.

Our aim is to provide you with relaxing and stress free diving. Our absolute maximum group size with any one of our Instructors or Divemasters is just 4 divers. We always endeavour to keep divers of the same experience level together in our groups and dive you at sites appropriate to your level of training. We will reduce ratios and provide additional dive staff to achieve this.

Our dive rental equipment is of top specification and you will not find better rental gear anywhere on Koh Samui. It is well maintained and serviced regularly and includes as standard, safety marker buoy and whistle. Suunto GEKKO wrist computers are included as part of your equipment rental and you will be fully briefed how to use them before your dives.

For safety speedboat is equipped with
- first aid kit - emergency O?
- life jackets
- 2 x life rings
- 2 x fire extinguishers
- ship to shore radio - GPS - compass
- marine toilet
- fresh water shower

All tours include
- 2 guided dives
- fully licensed PADI dive guide
- maximum dive group size of 4
- full equipment rental including computer
- light breakfast, lunch and all soft drinks
- resort transfers
- towels – rain jackets (rarely required)

Boat departure is at 08:00 every day, returning at
- 13:30 from Sail Rock/Marine Park
- 15:30 from Koh Tao

Samui Dive Sites – Gulf of Thailand

The Gulf of Thailand offers a great choice of dive sites which satisfy the needs of all divers whether experienced, intermediate or absolute beginners.

The 3 main dive destinations are: Koh Tao, Sail Rock and the Anthong National Marine Park.

The sites are easily accessible from Koh Samui taking from 50 to 90 minutes from departure to arrival. All one day dive trips consist of 2 dives.

Water temperatures average a warm 30 degrees, with good all year round visibility. Only during the Monsoon season, which usually runs from early November to mid December, does visibility and access to the sites become limited.

Koh Tao - Dive Tour Sites

Chumpon Pinnacles
Max depth: 35m
Intermediate to advanced

Chumpon is a group of submerged granite rock pinnacles. You’ll reach the site by descending 14 m down one of 2 lines to the top of the main pinnacle which drops off to over 30m. Grey reef sharks are the highlight of the dive here, and whale sharks also frequent the site in season. Traversing across Shark Alley from the main pinnacle over to Barracuda Point, you will be rewarded with huge Giant Groupers and large schools of Chevron Barracuda. You’ll finish the dive gliding over a stunning carpet of pink anemones and hopefully catch the schools of Bat Fish on your way to your safety stop. Conditions need to be calm and stable to dive this site.

Green Rock
Max depth: 25m
Intermediate to advanced

Green Rock, situated to the north west of the beautiful island of Koh Nang Yuan, is renowned for its stunning swim thru’s and overhands. The boulder and rock formations of the site give an amazing underwater topography. The central pinnacle is only 1m below the surface but the site itself drops off to 25m. You will find Blue Spotted Rays nestling under shelves, inquisitive White Eyed Moray Eels and also the infamous Titan Triggerfish, so keep a wary eye.

White Rock
Max depth: 22m
All levels of divers

White Rock is found just south of Koh Nangyuan and consists of a main granite pinnacle in shallower water and additional smaller pinnacles located to the west in deeper waters. The site is abundant with Red Breasted Wrasse, Blue Spotted Rays and White Eyed Moray Eels. Keep any eye out for the smaller stuff here, you’ll be rewarded with sightings of Nudibranchs, colourful Wart Slugs and smaller Crustacean.

Red Rock / Shark Island
Max depth: 28m
All levels of divers

Called Red Rock by some, to complete the three colours of the Italian flag, (Green Rock, White Rock, Red Rock) and Shark Island by others, as the shape of the rock looks like a shark’s fin, this site lies just South East of Koh Tao. The North of the site gives shallower coral gardens to around 12m, whilst further south you reach deeper waters of around 25m and find beautiful boulder formations. Blue Ringed Angel Fish, Butterfly Fish and Parrot Fish are seen in abundance, and if you’re lucky you may see juvenile Black Tip Reef Sharks and the occasional Leopard Shark resting on the sand.

Southwest Pinnacles
Max depth: 30m
Intermediate to advanced

Aptly named as it lies South West of Koh Tao, the main pinnacle at this site lies 5m below the surface. Max depth found at the outer pinnacles surrounding the main rock is approx 30m. Giant Groupers, Chevron Barracuda and Jacks dominate the site and it is also a favourite with the Whale Sharks. Like Chumpon, Southwest is carpeted in the shallows with hosts of Anemones.

Twins
Max depth: 18m
All Levels of divers & snorkelers

As its name suggests you’ll find two distinct groups of pinnacles at this site. Twins is suitable for students and those more experienced. At the shallower pinnacles you will reach a maximum depth of 12m, whilst you can reach 18m at the second pinnacle. White Eyed Moray Eels and Blue Spotted Rays can be found in abundance at both pinnacles, as can Red Breasted Wrasse, Blue Ringed Angel Fish and Banner Fish. Depth and visibility permitting, you cannot visit Twins and not make a pilgrimage to the home of Nemo – just ask any of The Team!

Mango Bay
Max depth: 14m
All levels of divers & snorkelers

Located on the North East coast of Koh Tao, this is one of the best sites for students and those divers who haven’t been in the water for a while. The dive begins from the gentle sloping beach and follows the line of the rock along to a maximum depth of 14m. The resident shoal of Yellow Fusiliers, accompanied by Yellowtail Barracuda, Giant Clams and rainbow coloured Christmas Tree Worms, make this a wonderful site to start to any diving adventure.

Aow Leuk
Max depth: 12m
All levels of divers & snorkelers

Literally translated as ‘Deep Bay’ not because of its depth but because of the width of the bay, Aow Leuk is our other favourite site for students and those wanting a gentle potter. Located to the south of Koh Tao, Aow Leuk like Mango Bay starts from the beach. You follow the Western wall out of the bay and find schools of Yellowtail Barracuda, paired Weavers Butterfly Fish and numerous Christmas Tree Worms. Glide up into the shallows on your return to the beach and you may be lucky enough to see the resident turtle and find many Blue Spotted Rays.

Sail Rock - Dive Tour Site

Sail Rock
Max depth: 40m
Intermediate to advanced
A real open water site, Sail Rock can be found equidistant between Koh Phangan and Koh Tao. Not suitable for complete beginners, Sail Rock is considered to be one of the best sites in the Gulf of Thailand. Comprising one large granite rock pinnacle, which stands 15m above sea level and drops off to a max depth of 30m and outer lying smaller pinnacles, it thoroughly deserves the 2 dives we make at the site.

The famous feature of Sail Rock is ‘The Chimney’ - a large vertical swim through which can be accessed at 5m, 12m and 18m. Inside you will find wonderful clam and coral formations, dancing shrimp and much more.

A full circuit of the whole rock takes approx 35 - 40 minutes & en route you will encounter mountain ranges, cascading coral gardens, vertical walls and delightful gullies. The marine life at Sail Rock abounds, with the smaller coral fish - Blue Ringed Angel Fish, Banner Fish and Butterfly Fish to name a few, found closer to the rock. The larger pelagics - Chevron Barracuda, Whale Shark and Sail Fish - can be found cruising the deep blue, just out from the rock.

When conditions permit a whole dive can be made at The Secret Pinnacle which lies east of the main rock and delights with Giant Grouper, huge schools of Spanish Mackerel and Big Eyed Trevally. The favourite site of all our dive team, Sail Rock deservedly maintains its position as the No 1 dive site from Samui. If you are lucky enough to be diving with us during April or September - check out our night diving schedule - Sail Rock is a must!

Angthong Marine Park - Dive Tour Sites

Koh Yippon Lek
Max depth: 20m
All levels of divers & snorkelers

Koh Yippon Lek - translates as “Small Japanese Island”. It lies at the northern most edge of the Marine Park and the site provides wonderful shallow caves and swim throughs. Although visibility here is usually less than Koh Tao and Sail Rock, when diving well, you will be rewarded with Banded Seas Snakes, Squid, Cuttlefish and huge Barrel Sponges.

Koh Wao
Max depth: 18m
All levels of divers & snorkelers

Coral fringes the shore line in this picturesque bay, carpeting the rocks from just below the surface to the sandy floor which starts at 5m and reaches 20m further out in the bay. Heading around the western corner of the bay you’ll find a series of lovely overhangs and swim thru’s – watch out, some are quite narrow. Juvenile Harlequin Sweetlips can be found if you look carefully along with Blue Spotted Sting Rays and Banded Sea Snakes.

Go Pro – PADI Divemaster Course on Koh Samui

100 Degrees East’s PADI Divemaster course allows for a completely personalised approach with individual tuition. It’s a course we love teaching, it’s challenging, hugely rewarding and a lot of fun.

We are here to make you feel at home on Samui. You’ll be treated as a friend and an integral part of our dive team. You’ll find the surroundings of our Big Buddha Dive Centre on Samui’s north shore, always relaxed and informal with plenty of space to just chill out or have a chat over a coffee. So whatever you need help with, you’ll always find someone happy to lend a hand.

The Divemaster course is not to be rushed, on average we take around 6 – 8 weeks to complete the programme. You’ll leave us as a highly skilled, motivated and confident PADI Dive professional, as proud of your achievement as we are to have certified you.

Go-Eco - Eco Friendly Diving on Samui
Eco-Friendly dive practices are something we take very seriously at 100 Degrees East; we are passionate about the environment that gives us our livelihoods and such pleasure, which is why the company became Koh Samui’s first PADI ‘Go-Eco Dive Center’ in 2006. Our previous projects have included beach clean ups and reef clean operations, as well as playing an integral role in the ‘BioRock’ project, which saw five artificial reef sites set up around the island in association with the Global Reef Alliance. In addition we are a patron of the Project Aware Foundation which was established in 1992 and is the dive industry's leading non-profit organization - “committed to conserving the underwater environment through education, advocacy and action”.

We are also a member of Green Fins Project in Thailand which advocates environmentally safe diving practices and produces invaluable marketing material in both English and Thai to promote marine conservation and reef awareness.

100 Degrees East is also proud to be a founding member of GIDOA (Green Island Diver Operators’ Association) – a group formed by like minded dive schools on Koh Samui to work together on environmental projects for the benefit of the island.

Go-Eco - Coral & Coral Reefs

What is Coral?
To the uninitiated, coral is often mistaken for a rock or a plant, but is actually made up of tiny animals called coral polyps. There are hundreds of species of these soft bodied animals, which can be classified into 2 main groups of hard or soft corals. Hard corals such as brain and staghorn grow in colonies and are the architects of coral reefs; they excrete skeletons made out of calcium carbonate (limestone) and it is this skeleton which protects the soft coral polyps. These limestone skeletons are actually white and the coral polyps have clear bodies, but most corals contain symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae, which they need to survive and it is this algae which gives the coral its beautiful colour.

Soft corals such as sea fingers and sea whips are flexible and sway with the current - they do not have stony skeletons and are non reef building. Corals grow at different rates, depending on water temperature, salinity, turbulence and the availability of food. The largest coral are the slowest growing species adding only between 5 – 25mm per year. Branching and staghorn corals can grow much faster adding as much as 20cm to their branches in one year.

Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are the oldest and most complex ecosystems on earth and rightly deserve their mantle of rainforests of the sea. They have existed for over 200 million years and attained their current level of biodiversity around 50 million years ago. Although coral reefs occupy less than 1% of the earth’s aquatic environment, they are home to more than a quarter of all known fish species. They provide revenue to millions in the form of food, tourism, recreation and coastal protection and yet they are under serious threat.

Threats to Coral Reefs
The most severe threat to coral reefs is human induced changes to the environment. For coral to survive it needs sunlight, clear water, clean water, salt water and correct temperature. Every year over 20 billion tons of pollutants are dumped into the aquatic environment from land based sources. This combined with over fishing and destructive fishing methods, sediment and run off from inland erosion which chokes the reef with algae, irresponsible tourism and the warming of the world’s oceans have all contributed to coral reef degeneration. Some 58% of the world’s reefs are threatened by human activities.

What You Can do to Help
• Don’t buy souvenirs made from coral or any threatened or endangered marine species
• As a diver or snorkeler choose dive operators that actively promoted reef awareness and use mooring buoys whenever possible to avoid reef damage
• Make responsible travel choices and minimize your effect as a tourist and help preserve natural environments, local economies and native cultures
• Select seafood wisely and avoid items that are caught or farmed using destructive or unsustainable practices
• Dispose of trash, toxins and other dangerous chemicals properly and reduce pesticide use
• Don’t buy tropical hardwood furniture or products made from clear-cut tropical forests that cause silt to build up and therefore damage coral reefs
• If you dive or snorkel practice buoyancy skills in a pool or sandy area before diving near a coral reef
• Further your education and dive skills through PADI speciality courses such as Project Aware, Underwater Naturalist, AWARE Fish ID and Peak Performance Buoyancy

Go Eco - Sharks

Sharks
For those of you diving with us to Chumpon Pinnacles you will be treated to the unforgettable experience of encountering these beautiful fish. A group of resident grey reef sharks frequent the site and can be spotted on most dives. Alternatively around Shark Island to the South East of Koh Tao you can spot Leopard Sharks and juvenile Black Tip Reef Sharks.

Sharks are cartilaginous fish and there are approximately 400 species of sharks known to inhabit the waters of the earth. Sharks have existed for some 400 million years and survived thanks to their extraordinary armoury of senses and have had to evolve very little overtime.

Sharks are the major predators of the oceans and seas, but thanks to the misconception that all sharks are dangerous man-eaters and negative publicity created by hugely inaccurate films such as Jaws, their demise now seems inevitable. Fishing, and in particular the barbaric practise of shark finning - whereby the shark’s fins are hacked off whilst still alive and the body thrown back to the sea for the shark to drown - have seriously and wastefully depleted the shark population.

Sharks In Danger
Every year humans slaughter more than 100 million sharks, each year taking younger and younger specimens to adorn the soup bowls of restaurants. The lifespan of sharks varies from species to species but they are relatively long lived fish, which mature slowly and produce few young. The combination of high tech fishing/overfishing and the ever growing demand for shark fin means that their future is endangered. Some species are already extinct and in many areas other species will disappear in our lifetime.

Ultimately life on earth depends on life in the oceans and for us to believe that we can remove the top predator from the oceans, that has ruled for more than 400 million years and not contribute to our own demise is extraordinary.

What You Can do to Help
• Say No to Shark’s Fin Soup and boycott restaurants and establishments that serve it. As WildAid actively promote “when the buying stops, the killing can too”
• For those of you who have been lucky enough to encounter these gracious creatures whilst diving, pass on this information to educate others, and help to dispel the myth of sharks being dangerous man-eating machines
• Select seafood wisely and avoid items that are caught or farmed using destructive or unsustainable practices

Go Eco - Whale Sharks

Whale Sharks
The gentle giant of the oceans - the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the largest fish in the world. The largest whale shark found to date measured a massive 20 metres in length and weighed some 34 tonnes, although sightings more commonly involve specimens of around 6 metres in length. Despite its immense size, the whale shark is harmless to humans. It has few defences against predators, other than its size and tough skin on its dorsal surface. Primarily a suction filter feeder, the whale shark eats a wide variety of planktonic and nektonic prey such as small crustaceans and small schooling fish.

Whale Sharks in the Gulf
In the Gulf of Thailand, you can spot whale sharks around submerged pinnacles at sites that include Chumpon Pinnacles, Sail Rock, Southwest Pinnacles and Shark Island. Most sightings occur from March-April and August – September, although there are no guarantees. If you are privileged enough to have an encounter with a whale shark, please follow the Project Aware Whale Shark Code of Conduct:-

• Do not attempt to touch, ride or chase a whale shark
• Do not restrict normal movement or behaviour of the shark
• Maintain a minimum distance of 3 metres from the whale shark
• Do not undertake flash photography
• Do not use underwater motorised diver propulsion

If these simple ecological guidelines are followed, the shark’s behavioural patterns do not seem affected by human presence.

Whale Sharks in Danger
Although fisheries data for the whale shark is scarce, it points to declining numbers, with a significant drop in population in the space of only a few years. In Thailand the culling of whale sharks for meat and fins was banned in 2000, but generally whale sharks are extremely vulnerable to over-exploitation. For one thing, they have a very slow growth rate, reaching maturity at around 30 years old and living as long as 60 - 100 years. Their rate of reproduction is very slow with long intervals common between pregnancies. Damage caused to the marine environment by pollution, overfishing, the introduction of invasive species and global warming all present threats to their survival. Their meat and fins are considered gourmet fare in some Asian markets, where a single fin can fetch up to US $10,000.

What You Can Do to Help
Again - get involved. Always say no to sharks fin soup and boycott restaurants that sell it. A number of non-profit organizations have been campaigning tirelessly to protect the world’s largest animal for overexploitation and eventual extinction. These include WildAid, the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, ECOCEAN, Project Aware and The Shark Trust. Check out the links below to find out more.

Snorkeling Tours from Samui

For those of you wishing to take time above the waves as well as below, we also have an alternative snorkeling tour itinerary covering the Angthong National Marine Park, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao and Koh Nang Yuan. Our Samui snorkel tours present an exciting alternative for guests that prefer to avoid the crowds in safety and comfort and seek a little more exclusivity in their choice of excursion. In keeping with our dive philosophy, all our snorkeling tours are conducted to the highest safety standards with a dedicated snorkel guide and have just a maximum number of 12 guests for your enjoyment.

Snorkeling Tours Angthong National Marine Park

Don’t leave Samui without taking the opportunity to visit the beautiful Angthong National Marine Park. This environmentally protected reserve comprises 42 islands and lies just 1 hour away by speedboat. The tour includes snorkeling at the northern most island called Koh Wao where the water is deeper and clearer than it is within the reserve affording you the opportunity to view the abundant corals and aquatic life.

You’ll then head into the centre of the Marine Park where you’ll venture off on kayaks for a guided one hour tour of exploration along the coastline of Angthong’s largest island Koh Wua-Ta-Lap. You’ll steer your way under rock overhangs and into shallow caves washing up for a short rest on one of the many idyllic and deserted beaches.

After a tasty lunch you’ll be off to visit the famous Emerald Lake - a stunning landlocked salt water lake separated from the sea by sheer limestone cliffs. With a final opportunity to swim or laze on the beach, the speedboat will have you back on Samui an hour later.

Our tour departs from Samui at 09:30, which not only allows you a more relaxed start to the day, but also avoids the other over crowded speedboats and larger boats which leave at 08:30.

Snorkeling Tours Koh Phangan

Lying directly to the north of Koh Samui is Koh Phangan, famous (if not infamous) for its Full Moon Parties which are held on Had Rin beach. However, for those of you wanting to absorb a more relaxing vista of the island and to discover and enjoy its true beauty, our tour gives you the opportunity to take in the island’s stunning scenery from the comfort of our speedboat. There’s plenty of time to lay back and unwind on some of the most beautiful beaches to be found anywhere in the Gulf of Thailand.

Depending on prevailing wind and wave direction our tour will either take you to the west coast of Koh Phangan where you can enjoy the stunning beaches of Had Yao, Ao Chao Phao and Had Salad and also snorkel and relax around the small island of Koh Ma, which is connected to the main island by a sand bar.

Alternatively, a cruise along the east coast of the island will take in the views of the waterfall at Thansadet - frequently visited by King Rama V in the late 1800’s. Moving further northwards you come to the idyllic bay of Tong Nai Pan which is split in two by an impressive rock formation. It’s the ideal place to relax and the shallow bay makes it a perfect swimming area for children.

Snorkeling Tours Koh Tao

Ultimate Snorkeling Tour
Your chance to visit beautiful Koh Tao and its picturesque neighbour, Koh Nangyuan. Koh Tao - Turtle Island - lies 70km north of Samui, surrounded by crystal clear waters it boasts abundant marine and coral life. Combined with the island’s natural beauty it makes for the best snorkeling in the Gulf of Thailand. This one day tour affords you plenty of beach and snorkeling time at 2 prime locations.

The private island of Koh Nangyuan lies just 400m from Koh Tao. It is comprised of 3 small islands interconnected by long white sandy beaches and surrounded by beautiful sea. You’ll spend a couple of hours here, sunbathing, snorkeling and swimming as you wish. For those feeling more energetic there is a nature trail to the top of the southern island, rewarding you with stunning panoramic views.

Lunch is taken on board the boat in one of the many sheltered bays of Koh Tao. The usual preference for your second snorkeling destination is Mango Bay - a tranquil spot on the island’s north coast. After another hour or so here enjoying the beautiful sights of Koh Tao’s underwater world, the speedboat heads back to Samui.

100 Degrees East Koh Samui Dive Team

Big Buddha Beach , Based at Shambala Resort , Koh Samui, Suratthani , Thailand.
Ph: +66 (0) 77 245 936 , Fax: +66 (0) 77 245 937