This is a collection of pictures from Koh Tao’s most beautiful beaches and viewpoints. Have a look around Turtle Island and enjoy the amazing views from the hills and mountains of Koh Tao down to the sandy beaches and coconut palm trees.
A collection of pictures from scuba divers at Big Bubble Dive Resort on Koh Tao. See our fellow friends, students, instructors, divemasters, fun divers and all other compressed air breathers in their best or most funny underwater performances in this photo gallery. Some beautiful diving pictures have also found their way into this photo gallery.
On this place we would also like to ask all fellow divers from Big Bubble in Koh Tao, to send us their best underwater pictures. If you have been diving with Big Bubble and you have a great or a funny underwater photo; send it to us and we will publish it here in this gallery with all credits to the artist.
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Big Bubble
PADI 5***** Gold Palm Resort
P.O.Box 21
Chalok Baan Kao
84360 Koh Tao / Thailand
Tel. +66 77 456 669
E-mail: contact@kohtao-diving.com
A couple of years ago Big Bubble Dive Resort became a new look but nothing of the old flair got lost! Regular customers, as well as new customers of ours are still enjoying the spirit of the old days which is still our main goal!
Fun, adventure and professionalism is a good mix for an unforgettable diving holiday during your visit to our Dive center on Koh Tao.
The new shop has lots more space and also air-conditioned classrooms so that our students have to sweat only if they didn’t pay attention, cause they where dreaming already about the colorful fish in the water.
Have a look at some pictures of the Big Bubble dive Resort on Koh Tao in this photo gallery. Some pictures are from the very beginning and the opening day and some are from the dive resort as it looks today.
Klaus – The Staff Instructor of Big Bubble
As the Dinosaur in the shop, Klaus has worked for 10 years in Big Bubble and taught a bunch of people how to breathe under water.
His diving career started in 1996 right here on the Rock (Koh Tao) where he was so hooked after his Open Water course that he decided to make this job to his new profession.
Coming from a water polo team it wasn’t so easy to keep him out of the water and as a Divemaster and later instructor he could be sure that his gills didn’t dry out.
After 9 years intense training of all levels of recreational diving, he started to manage Big Bubble and he turned into the whitey of the gang as he is now mostly in the air conditioned office. Mostly he is playing on the computer to assure that everybody is up to date on what is going on and what will happen.
Every now and then you have the chance to see his exceptional diving skills in his rotten wetsuit.
Lorena – The friendly Divemaster of Big Bubble
Lorena comes from Switzerland and she is living her dream. As a Divemaster at Big Bubble, and meanwhile also as a diving instructor, Lorena will take you on a super cool underwater adventure. Lorena speaks Italian, German and English, so no matter who you are or what you are doing, she is going to have fun with you on the boat and in the water. She is passionate about fish species and is always trying to find something new. In the morning Lorena is like speedy Gonzales you can really see here Italians roots. She worked before as nurse and she brings this professionalism from nursing to diving. Come and join Lorena at Big Bubble and you will see that she is a happy bubbly person and then you will be on a super cool underwater adventure too.
Chill The Chilled Out Diving Instructor
Coming from Grimsby, in England, Chill “knows” fish! (Albeit fried in batter and served with chips and mushy peas!) He is a real Grimbarian! After traveling the world for 12 years and working in any job that would pay for the next part of the journey, Chill settled here over 4 years ago, when he came to Big Bubble and realized a career in diving would be far better than working for a living!
After 3 years as chief Divemaster, when he spent so much time under water that his toes were becoming webbed and he was on first name terms with all the fish, he decided he needed to spend a little time in the classroom to dry out.
Now concentrating on teaching Open Water courses, he gets great job satisfaction teaching his students to dive and sharing his vast knowledge of the underwater world and his rather twisted sense of humor with anyone who’ll listen!
Diving Instructor Jesse – The Clown
Jessie is our resident Dutchy and company clown. He was born in Holland and spent several years in Spain, accounting for his year-round tan. Jess has lived and worked in Koh Tao on and off for around 4 years. He started his diving career in Koh Phangan where he studied to become a Divemaster, then moved to work in Koh Tao. He has also worked as an underwater videographer.
After spending 2 years in Australia, he realised Thailand was home and returned to Koh Tao to join the team at Big Bubble as head Divemaster, and finally faced the inevitable and became an Instructor in September 2008.
Jessie is a complete natural in the water, and really does make diving more fun! He has over 2,000 dives on Koh Tao, knows every rock, coral and fish in its waters and has a wonderful understanding of the ocean. You won’t meet anyone with a better eye for weird fish and tiny sea creatures.
As an Instructor, he has great patience, and an ability to make you a relaxed and confident diver. Jessie delivers a professional and fun Open Water Course, and makes it an experience you won’t easily forget!
Scuba Instructor Kat – The Catfish
Kat did her Divemaster training in Koh Tao in 2001 and after becoming an Instructor she started a world-working- tour, teaching scuba diving in Thailand, the Philippines, in Mexico, Honduras, Egypt and in Indonesia.
Running out of options and missing a hammock on the porch, she returned to the Golf of Thailand. So there’ s no question… if you need to know anything about scuba diving here on Koh Tao or anywhere around the world, Catfish is the Girl to interview. Since almost 3 Months now, she’ s taking good care of our Advanced Diving Courses, teaching you how to dive deeper navigate or leading you through a thrilling night dive. Water is her life and she’s very skilled in any diving topic. When she’ s drunk, she’s apologizing for being German.
Tom – Former Bavarian Hill-Billy and Dive Fear Specialist
Afraid of Sharks ? HE WAS TOO!!! Tom, our Bavarian Hill-Billy came to Koh Tao the first time 1993 and stuck here since then. The first 6 years we had a hard time to get him in the water. He was very scared to get eaten by the numerous Great Whites around here Koh Tao. In 2000 we tossed him in the water and forced him to do his Open Water Diver Diving Course. And suddenly he changed, and his life changed too! – Sharks became his friends and his diving skills became exceptional and in 2002 he did his Diving Instructor Course. Since that time he taught more then 850 students scuba diving on different levels. Also his German improved a lot, but you can still hear his Bavarian roots. In Thai they say – Chai Yen – what means ‘cool heart’; he is calm understanding and very skilled. Twisting words is one of his favored hobbies. Today he says: “If you don’t want to see sharks.. just close your eyes”.
Mio – The Longtail Boat Driver
Mio is our Longtail Driver, he is the one who will bring you with our Longtail to the Big Boat. Sometimes he is a bit grumpy but he has a good heart and is one of the most experienced Longtail Captains on the Island. Mio works with Big Bubble since … nobody can really remember…! Since more than 15 years has he been driving scuba divers and snorkelers around Koh Tao.
If you are up for an extra bit of excitement and want to go snorkeling with Blacktip Reef Sharks, Mio is the one who can bring you to the exact right spot in Shark Bay!
Kwan – The Head of Office
Kwan is the good soul in our dive shop and travel office. She will arange all boat, bus, train or flight tickets to any destination to make sure you have no problems and can enjoy your holiday without any booking hassel. Kwan is also responsible for all administrative tasks in our dive resort. So if you want to pay your fun dives or diving courses she is the one who will take care of that too.
Deang – The Dive Boat Captain
Pi Deng is the captain of our Big Boat and he is the one who will make sure that you arrive safely on all dive sites we go to. He lives on the boat, cooks his food there and has his family is visiting him occasionally.
Please respect the privacy of his cabin because it is actually his living room, sleeping room and his little Temple is in there as well.
He is a very friendly man and has allways a smile on his face. Since he is a father as well he is good with kids and happy to show them around on the boat while their parents are diving.
Chip – The Dive Boat Helper
Chip is our boat technician, he is the one who is filling the tanks for your dives with clean fresh sea air. If you need help to get in or out of the water he is happy to be there for you. Since he is always smiling, Chip takes also a stunt part on almost every dive video.
Besides his entertainment skills, Chip is also our handyman on the dive boat; so if you need an o-ring or any other help on technical stuff he’s the one to look out for.
PADI scuba diving certifications start at the “Open Water Diver” level, where you will learn the basics of scuba diving. We will explain all PADI Scuba Diving Courses in detail within this section. Now if you are not sure yet if you want to learn how to dive, or if you a bit short on time, you might still have a chance to explore Koh Tao’s underwater world and get an idea of what breathing under water is like, by discovering scuba diving on an Introduction Dive or DSD with Big Bubble Dive Resort.
In case your time frame on Koh Tao allows you just a little bit more after you have already discovered that scuba diving well could become your newest hobby, but you don’t have the full four days it takes to obtain an Open Water Diver Certification; you might want to consider a Scuba Diver Certification instead. The PADI Scuba Diver Certification can later be upgraded to a full OWD certification.
Read more about the PADI Open Water Diving Course here.
If though, your time allows to stay a bit longer on Koh Tao, and you found that scuba diving is such great fun that you would like to improve your diving skills, why not consider going for the Advanced Diving Course right away and take advantage of a 10% discount for continuing education? Since scuba diving opens such a wide field of new possibilities and new hobbies, the PADI advanced open water diver course is especially designed to suit the interests of every individual scuba diver. Learn more about the PADI AOWD Diving Course and the various specialty dives.
In case you are already an advanced diver and you feel you would still like to learn more about diving and about how to become a more responsible scuba diver, the Rescue Diver Course might be the right way to go. The rescue course is also a prerequisite to all PADI professional diving courses like our Divemaster Internship. We will also be happy to explain all further details about a professional diving career with you in person, once you have arrived on Koh Tao.
We are looking forward to welcome you on Koh Tao and will get back to you a.s.a.p.
In case you have booked a Scuba Diving Course, a Fun Diving Package and/or Accommodation on the previous form, we will also provide you with your personal payment link for the deposit payment required to validate your reservation.
The deposit payment will be around 10% of your booked items.
Big Bubble Dive Resort
Koh Tao Thailand
Phone: +66 (0)77 456 669
Fax: +66 (0)77 456 670
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A little collection of pictures about our dive boat. We call it “The Big Boat” because it really is very spacey. The upper deck of the boat is one huge sun deck covered with a semi shade. It’s cool and you won’t get a sunburn. The sun deck is where we hold the briefings before and after the dives and where we relax and enjoy a quite time to recall what we have seen on our dives. Water, coffee, tea, cookies and fresh fruits are served by our friendly staff between and after the dives.
The lower deck is for scuba diving and gearing up. The large diving platform on the rear of the boat allows easy entry and exits for our divers. There is always a helping hand watching out for you!
