Natural feature
Ko Tao
Granite jungle island ringed by coral reefs, dense with scuba schools training divers of all levels.
Location
About this audio guide
This guide to Koh Tao in Surat Thani follows how an uninhabited jungle island turned into one of the world's busiest scuba diving hubs. It traces the Italian diver who opened the island's first dive shop in nineteen eighty-seven and named reefs after his home flag, and the broke Swedish backpacker who followed him onto Sairee Beach. You will hear how word of warm, cheap, clear water turned two dive shops into more than seventy. Best heard standing on the pier, watching the boats queue out.
This audio guide was created using AI.