Koh Tao Diving

Accommodation at Bhora Bhora Resort

The Bhora Bhora resort is built on the hillside right across the street from Big Bubble. The wooden style bungalows are nicely arranged in a colorful tropical garden area providing a beautiful view over the bay of Chalok Ban Kao. All bungalows at Bhora Bhora Resort are provided with bathrooms including shower and toilet and some also have hot water, in case you arrive in the rainy season on Koh Tao. You can as well choose between air-con or fan. All rooms have mosquito nets available.

The resort’s own restaurant serves a wide selection of delicious western and Thai food. Next door to the restaurant, you will find “Rasta Bar”. Enjoy the soft tunes of reggae music, have a relaxed drink in the evening, meet new friends and chat about your latest scuba diving adventures. Since Rasta Bar doesn’t run parties and play load music, the rooms at “Bhora Bhora Resort” remain undisturbed and quiet. The sandy beach of Chalok baan Kao is just one minute away. Many other beaches are in walking distance.

Accommodation with air condition and hot water 1500,- Baht

Bungalows with Fan and cold water 500,- Baht

Bungalows with Fan and hot water 600,- Baht

Please contact us for reservations at Bhora Bhora Resort Koh Tao and/or for more information about scuba diving courses.

Underwater Wedding on Koh Tao Thailand – The Wedding Party

While an underwater wedding is a lot more fun than any other wedding we’ve heard of, it also makes thirsty… very thirsty! And like any other wedding an underwater wedding also requires an appropriate party. Nadine and Nico’s party wasn’t held under water though; because of all the tank filling and Mio participating on the party, we’ve decided to move the party to the Rasta Bar.  Enjoy some party pictures at the Rasta Bar in Chalok baan Kao, opposite of Big Bubble Dive Resort.

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Nadine and Nico’s Underwater Wedding in Thailand

For those whom marriage alone isn’t exciting enough, there is always a way to top things up a bit. Nadine and Nico did just that when they decided to marry not only in Thailand, but also to get married under water! To get married by itself is something so special that it has to be shown to the world and that had to be done in a special way! Both being qualified PADI Scuba Divers, found the idea of getting an underwater wedding more appealing than another idea they had. On December 24th, because x-mas alone on one day, once again isn’t enough for Nadine and Nico, the two got married under water at Big Bubble Dive Resort in Koh Tao.

In the morning, eyes still small, realizing the importance of the day, everybody gathers at Big Bubble dive Resort in Chalok baan Kao. There’s a lot to be done and to be prepared for Nadine and Nico’s underwater wedding.

Underwater Wedding Pictures Part 1

Finally arriving on the dive boat, the photo and video shooting sessions go on. Our wedding couple have become TV stars. On the short ride to the dive site where the underwater wedding is about to take place, is chill-out time.

Underwater Wedding Pictures Part 2

Heads down under, the action may begin. Nadine and Nico are getting married and Big Bubble Dive Resort is having it’s first underwater wedding; everybody is excited, not only the couple that is about to get married.

Underwater Wedding Pictures Part 3

Like on every wedding, there has to be a big party, and this one was huge! At the Rasta Bar in Chalok baan Kao, just opposite of Big Bubble, the underwater wedding celebration went on until the early morning hours.

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And at the end we all thought that it was such a great and memorable day, that we just want to do it again! Not with Nadine and Nico though, we hope they stay happily together ever after, but if you want to get married once – and you want to do something really, really special, talk to us and let us arrange the most important day of your life for you.

Big Bubble can also arrange a photographer or even an underwater videographer to produce a really cool marriage video and some great shots for the family album. Have a look at the video short version of Nadine and Nicos underwater wedding.

Landscape Pictures from Koh Tao

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.

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PADI Rescue Diving Course

During the PADI Open Water Diving Course you have learned about the basics of scuba diving and you have mastered dive knowledge and dive skills. You have also learned how to take care of yourself underwater and on the surface. In the Advanced Open Water Course, your focus has broadened to include more of the underwater environment in a variety of situations.

In the PADI Rescue Diver Course, we will take you one step further. You will learn how to prevent problems, and how to manage dangerous situations. In the Rescue Diving Course your focus will be on helping others, either on the dive boat or underwater, without endangering yourself. Your knowledge will be built up on what you have already learned in your previous diving courses. The PADI Rescue Diver Course is both demanding and rewarding. After you have become a certified PADI Rescue Diver, you will dive with far more self-confidence.

To participate on the PADI Rescue Diver Course you need to be at least 15 years of age, you need to have at least 20 logged dives and to be certified as a PADI Advanced Open Water Diver or equivalent. It is also a prerequisite that you are in possession of a valid First Aid Certificate, not older than two years. If you don’t have any such certification, either from a school or fire department, you can easily obtain an Emergency First Response certificate, right here at Big Bubble Dive Resort. It will only take one day! The Emergency First Response (EFR) Course is far more scuba diving specific than any other first aid course could ever be. So you may even want to consider taking part on this course anyway. You will learn about the different types of diving injuries such as jellyfish stings, sea urchin wounds and other marine life injuries.

What will you learn in the PADI Rescue Diving Course?

• First of all… Self Rescue!
• Recognizing and managing stress on fellow divers
• Different forms of stress and their symptoms and “signals”
• Handling first-aid materials
• First-aid procedures
• Swimming and non-swimming assists
• Underwater problems
• Rescuing panicked divers
• Rescuing unresponsive divers
• Egress (different types of exits)

Big Bubble Dive Resort offers a 10% discount on all continuing diving courses after the PADI Open Water Course!

Book Scuba Diving Courses and Fun Dive Packages here!
Book your PADI Rescue Diver Course right here!

Scuba Divers in Koh Tao

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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Koh Tao Diving dot com is the new website and blog of Big Bubble, one of the longest established Dive Centers on Koh Tao, the scuba diving paradise in the Gulf of Thailand. Besides all the information about the Big Bubble Dive Resort, you can find all you need to know about Koh Tao on this blog. You can book scuba diving courses, make a reservation for your Accommodation on Koh Tao, Book a Fun Dive Package, view Pictures of Koh Tao or simply leave a comment on one of our articles or picture galleries, so we know you were here.

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Contact Information:
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.

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Learn how to dive on Koh Tao
Book a diving course NOW, get one FREE Fun Dive.

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.

Book a diving course NOW, get one FREE Fun Dive.
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Luxury Resort on Koh Tao Thailand – Photo Album and Slideshow

Big Bubble is a dive school and we do NOT have our own bungalows.

We can help our diving customer to choose and book at a bungalow resort close by.

Pure Villas – Luxury Accommodation Koh Tao

There are only 2 Villas available. Please book early! 2 -3 Month in advance.

Pure Villa 1 offers a spacious air conditioned bedroom with a large double bed. The villa has a private ‘Jungle shower’; surounded by exotic tropical flowers. And that is only the bathroom! Pure Villa 2 is pure enjoyment for our guests! The villa offers two air conditioned bedrooms and is built right next to the sea, overlooking the bay of Chalok baan Kao in the southern part of Koh Tao. This spacious 2 bedroom villa offers the kind of luxury you deserve to enjoy in your holidays!

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Luxury Resort Viewpoint Cottages Koh Tao

The uniquely built cottages of Viewpoint Resort in Chalok baan Kao, in the south of the island Koh Tao, offer an undisturbed view over the Gulf of Thailand. Enjoy a tropical sunset on one of the large balconies of Viewpoint’s Cottages. Viewpoint Resort offers the visitor the most unique accommodation on Koh Tao. The with love of the art designed wood and stone cottages are the only ones of its kind here on Koh Tao. Four restaurants are in walking distance.

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Luxury Villas with Swimming Pool

At Viewpoint Resort you will find the kind of luxury accommodation that makes a difference! The Villas are built with local materials in a beautiful and unique tropical style. Enjoy the pictures of Koh Tao’s #1 Luxury Resort in Chalok baan Kao. The very spacy villas provide each a bleeding edge swimming pool with total privacy and a stunning view over the Gulf of Thailand. Be good to yourself and enjoy the perfect scuba diving vacation on Koh Tao.

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Bhora Bhora Resort Koh Tao

Bhora Bhora resort is built right across the street from Big Bubble. The wooden style bungalows are nicely arranged on the hillside in a beautiful tropical garden area with a incredible view over the bay of Chalok Ban Kao. All rooms include bathrooms shower and toilet and, in case you need it, you can also have hot water. Bhora Bhora offers different kinds of accommodation, some wit air-condition, others with fan. All rooms are equipped with mosquito nets! Have a look at the pictures.

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Tropicana Resort Koh Tao

The “Koh Tao Tropicana Resort” is situated on the southern part of the island Koh Tao, on the white sandy beach of Chalok Baan Kao. Tropicana Resort offers accommodation right on the beach, with a private and peaceful atmosphere. The service is extremely friendly and the room prices are reasonable. Available are double and single rooms with air-conditioning or fan and hot shower. Tropicana also offers Family Accommodation with two separate rooms, if you are traveling with children.

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Big Fish Resort Koh Tao

Big Fish is a midrange resort, right in the heart of Chalok Ban Kao! “Big Fish Resort” is built in a U shape, with a colorful tropical garden where you can relax in one of the Hollywood swings, or chill out under the palm trees off the beach that lays right in front of the resort. Big Fish offers a range of bungalows and rooms with air-condition or fan – cold or hot shower. Bungalows are available for two, three or four people. Big Fish restaurant serves Thai and Western food right at the beach!

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Taraporn Resort Chalok baan Kao

Taraporn Resort, is a mainly quiet and sleepy spot with a private white sandy beach surrounded by granite boulders. Coconut palm trees spread their shade on the beach. Taraporn Resort is situated in between two excellent restaurants. The Taraporn Restaurant on one, and the Viewpoint Restaurant on the other side. Babaloo Beach Bar is close by providing a chilled and relaxed atmosphere. “Taraporn Bungalows” are plain wooden Thai style huts on stilts lined up on the rocks.They are clean, spacious and on a beautiful spot.

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Orchid Cliff Bungalows Koh Tao

The Orchid Cliff Bungalows are built right into the hillside above Sunset Beach. Orchid Cliff offers a few midrange backpacker style bungalows, with a fantastic view over the Gulf of Thailand. Orchid Cliff is away from the road and it is about a ten minutes walk from Chalok Ban Kao Beach. On the other side is to Sunset beach, where you can be in less than 5 minutes. The bungalows are built on stilts upon the rocks and come with a fan and hot water. Enjoy the pictures of Orchid Cliff.

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Sunset Beach Resort Koh Tao

The Sunset Beach Bungalow Resort has its own beach! The white sandy beach under coconut palm trees invites to read a book or you can enjoy the crystal clear water for a snorkel expedition. “Sunset Beach Resort” is about 15 minutes to walk from Chalok Ban Kao.Traditional Thai style huts are built right on the rocks, offering a stunning view of the sea. And as the name suggests, the sunset on the beach will stay in your memory forever! All bungalows have bathrooms, cold water and fan.

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