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.
