REEF RIDER KOH TAO

Laem Klong Dive Resort , Chaloke Baankao bay , Koh Tao , Surat Thani , Thailand.
Tel : +66 77 456 084 , Fax : +66 77 456 083

Two Day Trips.
Including Angthong National Park. Experience one of Thailands most beautiful National Parks. Comprising of 40 stunning islands, this trip offers you a chance to relax on tranquil undeveloped beaches, to dive and explore healthy reefs teaming with fish, amazing corals, turtles and much more.

With a 5 - 6 dive package we guide you around some of the Gulf of Thailands less known Divesites, away from the crowds Snorkellers or Divers welcome.

Other Activities. Wespend a night on the boat or sleeping in tents in the National Park. Where you can see Gibbons, Explore Caves, Climb to breadth - taking views, see the island movie location of "The Beach" with salt water lake. Or relax on the boat and enjoy some fishing. This is a unique oppurtunity to see unspoilt nature at it's best. This trip is subject to seasonal conditions.

Day Trips & Fun Dives. Chumphon & Southwest Pinnacles, Sail Rock & More... Taking you to some of the best divesites in the Gulf of Thailand everyday, our very experienced Divemasters will show you Turtle Islands most beautiful marine life. Also to suit all levels of divers from beginners to the experienced.

Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere on our boat and remember fun diving is FUN! We also stock New dive equipment, using popular & reliable brand names.

PADI Dive Courses.
From Beginner to Professional. We offer PADI courses from Open Water to Divemaster catering to most major languages. Also we teach in small groups to make sure you get all the attention you need.

Nitrox Enriched Air and other speciality courses are available for more details ask at the dive shop. Other services included on reqeust, souvenir videos, personal or group - filmed by professional videographers.

Other Services.
We provide free pick-up service from the boats at Mae Haad. Digital Camera rental available and your photos burnt to CD. Ticket Bookings for Boat, Bus & Trains to most destinations in Thailand. Kayaks for rent.

Laem Klong Dive Resort.
Bungalows & Rooms. A Selection of comfortable Bungalows & rooms with fan & Pricate Bathroom, catering to all budgets.

A Beach resort with a friendly family atmosphere & Restaurant serving both Thai and Western cuisine.

After a great day diving what's better than to relax and enjoy the island lifestyle at our Reef Bar on the Beach.

Chaloke Baankao Bay. Located on the south of the Island, this sheltered bay offers crystal clear waters & a beautiful clean beach.

Perfect for Sun - bathing or cooling off with swim in the sea. And in the evenings enjoy one of Koh Tao ' s most amazing sunsets while relaxing in our chilled out Beach Bar.

The Reef Rider Team
Welcome on our Homepage. During your Stay we are to you at any Time for all Questions approximately around Dipping and Koh Tao at the Disposal.

We both are inspired Divers, Divemaster and know the Dive Spots approximately around Koh Tao in and by Heart. And we strive to wake with you the same Enthusiasm for Dipping.

My Name is Peter Ba"r (Bepi) and I am responsible together with my Friend Isi for the Reef Rider Divecenter.

My Name is Werner Haller (Isi) and like you can see we are making the Impossible for you even possible.

The Dive Equipment
The Team of the Reef Rider Divecenter attaches particular importance to the Security of the Guests. In addition a technically perfect Equipment belongs. Therefore the complete Equipment 2005 was renewed and is in absolute Top Condition.

A special Service of the Divecenter is the complete Preparation and Reinforcement of the Equipment by the Divemasters. You need to make and know absolutely nothing, your Fun-Dive starting from the first minute in full Courses to enjoy. Thereby becomes additional guaranteed that the Equipment not by inappropriate Treatment is damaged and a possible safety risk to represent can.

Already for Breakfast your dipping Equipment is stowed away in Bags and operationally. On Board of the dipping Boat Jackets and Lung-Automats become on the dipping Bottles installs, Bottles changed and after the Fun-Dive again stows away. And also after the Return the Equipment is cleaned by the Team and restored in the Equipmentroom.

In the Year 2005 a new and larger dipping Boat, the Reef Rider was purchased.

Here you see the Bauer Compressor, which is on the Reef Rider. Within 6 Minutes those can dipping Bottles with 210 bar to be filled. This makes longer Fun-Dives possible with one Duration from 50 Minutes to 1 Hour.

The Safety-Equipment of the dipping Boat. An Oxygen Cylinder is on Board present.

Dive Courses
The Classroom is complete with all necessary Things equipped. From the Whiteboard Wall to the TV with DVD Player.

The following PADI Courses are offered in the Languages German, English, Swedish, Danish, Thai:

- Discover Scuba Diving (DSD)
- Padi Scuba Diver (PSD)
- Open Water Diver (OWD)
- Advanced Open Water (AOW)
- Emergency First Response (EFR)
- Rescue Diver (RD)
- Divemaster (DM)
- Special Trainings on demand

The dipping Teachers are very competent, can several Languages and the Size of the individual Groups is small, so that qualitatively high-quality Training is possible. Because the entire Reef Rider Team grants a high Value to the Training and Customer Satisfaction.

And you will be surely Content.

Day Tours
Chumpon, Southwest Pinnacles, Sale Rock and more ...

On our Day Tours we take you to the best diving Places from the Golf of Thailand daily. Our very experienced Divemaster show you the overwhelming Sub-Water Landscape and impressive Fish variety of the diving Area. Scuba Diving is possible for Everyone from the Beginner up to the advanced One.

On your Dives you will experience many Highlights. Therefore it is possible to rent Unterwater Cameras and burn the Pictures on CD. Some Impressions from the underwater World Koh Tao?s we made under /Service/Pictures available for you.

Two Day Tours
Inclusive Angthong National Park

Discover one of Thailand's most beautiful, consisting of 40 Islands National Parks. This Journey offers you the possibility to relax on isolated Beaches, to dive and to investigate the healthy Reefs with a flourishing subwater Life, the astonishing Corals, the Turtles and much more. We lead you to less known Diving Places with 5-6 for Diving Package for the Golf of Thailand, without accident by Snorkellers or other Diver Groups.

We spend a Night on the Boat or sleep in Tents in the National Park. Being able to investigate Caves where you can see Gibbons, being able to climb to vantage Points with overwhelming View. See this one the original Scene of the Movie "The Beach" with the world-famous Waterfall. Or you relax on the Boat and you enjoy Fishing. This is a unique opportunity untouched Nature to experience from its best Side. The two Day Trip is Season dependent.

The Divespots of Koh Tao

Chumpon Pinnacle
Diving at the Chumpon Pinnacle is a true Adventure. It is appropriate for about 11 Miles northwest from Koh Tao and is the Diving District of the Region most expanded so far. After approximately 40 Minutes of Travel is far and broadly no more Country into view and you jumps simply in the Middle in the sometimes very wavy Sea, waits to the Divemasters command "Let's have Fun" and goes it in the free Descent on first 22m Depth. The Pinnacle is formed by several large Rocks and is enough to 38m Depth of Water. Here you can see with something Luck Whale Sharks and Reef Sharks.

King Kong Rock
King Kong Rock lies in the Southeast of the Island and carries its Name all Honour. While Diving you Experiences an Underwater Landscape, which is comparable with the good Divespots in the Red Sea. During the dipping you cross Rocks and Ravines, which quite justify the Name King Kong. The Flora and Fauna pour over before Lives and you can the unbelievable Pictures hardly seize and/or process. A very good Divespot with many Highlights.

Shark Island
Shark Iceland lies in the Southeast of the Island and offers just as mad underwater Landscape as King Kong Rock. Highlights are curious Pilot Fish, which confound Divers gladly with Sharks. A funny Play is rapid under way, if you tries the importunate Fish to loose-will. Even short Catching does not represent a Reason for the Pilot Fish to discharge of it?s Project.

Green Rock
Green Rock consists of two large main Rocks and is enough from 1m to 35m submerged Depth. One crosses some close Ravines, which make a Dipping here a special Experience. There are also here Titanium Pusher Fish, which do not go in the breeding time of a brawl out of the Way. Divemaster Isi by the way also not.

Twin Peaks
A small rock passes Twin Peaks from two main Rocks and between this with an Arcade. One doesn't experience only Sub-Water here but at the surface a excellent View also. The two Islands hardly built on are connected by a marvellous, crescent-shaped sandy Beach. Sometimes brooding Titaium Putter Fishes deliver a funny Guarrel to themselves with the Divemaster and one can see rare, black-and-white Clown Fishes.

White Rock
White Rock lies northwest of Koh Tao. You can dive except for 20 m from the Edge of a Platform on about 14 m. You find extensive Gardens of hardly and softly Corals at approximately 10 m.

Southwest Pinnacle
Southwest Pinnacle is a Rock group with many Arcades. You dive on about 26 m and then being able to work forward up to the Safety Stop on the Top of the main Rock.

Aow Loek
Aow Loek in the east of the Island is a lovely Bay in which we can carry out not only the so-called "Pool Education" but which also has to offer some Highlights. Despite the relatively low Depth of Water of 8 m some Rocks which are populated by an extensive Fauna and Flora are found here on the sandy Soil. Shark Island is in an immediate Proximity and therefore can with a little Luck you notice young Reef Sharks.

Sail Rock
Sail Rock lies a little further remote in the Southeast. The Depth around the gigantic Rock is about 27 m. A quite special Highlight is the Chimney with an Entrance on 18 m and two Exits.

Mango Bay
The Mango Bay lies in the North of the Island and is suitable for Snorkeling excellently.

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