Black Tip Dive Resort

...Welcome to Black Tip Diving & Water Sports. We are a PADI Gold Palm IDC resort located in Koh Tao, Thailand. We have two convenient locations on the island in Mae Haad and Aow Tanote. Our main dive shop and resort are located in quiet and relaxed Aow Tanote on the east side of the island. In Tanote Bay, renowned for its snorkelling, you’ll be able to spot some of our usual residents: turtles, parrot fish, Blue Spotted Stingrays, Jenkins Whip Rays, butterfly fish, scorpion fish, file fish and of course the Black Tip Reef Sharks, for which our resort is named.

...Black Tip was started in 2000 by Aram “Dam” Limsakul, a native of Koh Pha Ngan. He has been working in the tourist industry since the first visitors started arriving in Koh Tao. Ko Dam entered the diving industry in 1995 and quickly fell in love with the underwater world. He worked at a series of dive shops, but was unsatisfied with the way they were run, so he decided to start his own shop and do it his way.

...Through Black Tip Ko Dam hopes to not only show off the beauty of his homeland, but also as a way to give something back to his community. His goals are to highlight the beauty of the island while teaching people how to dive safely and how to carefully interact with the marine environment. Helping him to achieve his goals are his local and international staff who can teach in a variety of languages.

...For more information about us, our services and our home please browse through our website. If you need any further information, please feel free to contact us. Also, having lived in both Germany and England for a number of years, Ko Dam speaks both languages fluently, so don’t hesitate to ask him any questions! We look forward to meeting you soon.

...Away from the crowds, with a relaxed, unspoiled beach, it is reknowned by snorkellers and divers for its abundance of marine life and clear visibility. Many species of fish, coral, sponges, anemones, snails, sting rays, reef sharks, sea snakes and turtles, incl. the endangered Hawks Bill turtle, inhabit this beautiful little bay.

Black Tip Dive Resort & Watersport Center offers:

 * All PADI courses - multilingual instructors
 * All courses done in your own pace
 * Small groups - class rooms with a view
 * Three comfortable dive boats
 * Fun dives to all dive sites around Koh Tao
 * Full day diving trips

Dive Sites  :  The Abundance of marine life and the beauty of the coral reefs surrounding the island have lead Koh Tao to become one of the major dive sites in Thailand, attracting beginners and professionals alike. There are over 30 dive sites surrounding Koh Tao, most within close proximity to the island. The water is an average temperature of 28 degrees Celsius with few currents. Dive site depths range from 10 – 40 plus meters making diving enjoyable for all levels of divers.

...Around Koh Tao a variety of marine life can be viewed: boxfish, banner fish, moray eels, scorpion fish, sea snakes, butterfly fish, sweet lips, groupers, barracuda, turtles, octopus, reef sharks, whale sharks, and much much more! Diving is possible year round with peak seasons tending to be around March, April and again from June to September. During these times visibility can reach up to 30 meters. The monsoon season in the Gulf of Thailand starts in November and goes until about January. Though it is typically rainy only in November, diving is still possible. Whale sharks, Minke Whales, pilot whales and Bruda Whales have been spotted around Koh Tao during these months.

...Whale sharks also typically visit the island during the months of April and September, during their migrations to and from Australia. Although, over the last year we have been seeing them year round from the shallows of King Kong to the deeper waters of Sail Rock and everywhere in between!

...At Black Tip we visit the top 3 sites Sail Rock, Chumporn Pinnacle and South West Pinnacle several times a week along with a variety of other sites throughout the week. Below is just a brief taste of what to expect, so come and find out more about these amazing sites for yourself!