 Ferries operate from Ko Samui to Ko Pha-Ngan (15km) and Ko Tao (62km) |
 Seatran Discovery 3 - Ko Samui |
 Big Buddha on the north side of Koh Samui |
 Northeastern Ko Samui |
 Arrival at Koh Phangan, 30 minutes from Koh Samui |
 Catamaran Lomprayah, Ko Pha-Ngan |
 Docks of Thong Sala, SW Ko Pha-Ngan |
 Island southwest of Ko Pha-Ngan (Ko Tae Nok) |
 Northern tip of Ko Tae Nok |
 Long tail boat off the coast of Ko Tao |
 Laem Hin Sam Kon (Cape) West Coast of Ko Tao |
 Charm Churee Villa, Jansom Bay, Ko Tao |
 Charm Churee Villa, Jansom Bay, Ko Tao |
 Charm Churee Villa, Jansom Bay, Ko Tao |
 Boat anchored in Jansom Bay, Ko Tao |
 Koh Tao-Suratthani slow boat, Ban Ko Tao ferry pier |
 Kayaker, Ko Tao |
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 Mango Bay Grand Resort, Ko Tao |
 Party cruise, Ko Tao to Ko Nangyuan |
 Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
 Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
 Ao Muang, Ko Tao |
 First dive, Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
 Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) Ko Tao |
 Diving Ao Mamuang, Ko Tao |
 Sea slug - Kentrodorididae (Jorunna funebris) |
 Sea slug - Kentrodorididae (Jorunna funebris) |
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 Starflower coral (Astreopora gracilis) Ko Tao |
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 Coral reef, Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
 Synaptula lamperti - medusa worm sea cucumber |
 Synaptula lamperti - medusa worm sea cucumber |
 Synaptula lamperti on a barrel sponge |
 Staghorn coral (Acropora ) Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
 Adam Preston, dive guide from Koh Samui |
 Burrowing giant clam (Tridacna maxima) |
 Coral reef, Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
 Coral reef, Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
 Coral reef, Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
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 Coral reef, Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
 Table coral (Acropora clathrata?) Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
 Crown of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), Ko Tao |
 Crown of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), Ko Tao |
 Crown of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), Ko Tao |
 Coral reef, Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
 Beaked coralfish (Chelmon rostratus) |
 Coral Reef, Porites lobata, Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
 Staghorn coral (Acropora ) Ko Tao |
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 Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
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 Giant clam (Tridacna squamosa?), Ko Tao |
 Spotted rabbitfish (Siganus guttatus) Ko Tao |
 Coral reef, Muang Bay, Ko Tao |
 Giant barrel sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) Ko Tao |
 Barrel sponge & staghorn coral, Ko Tao |
 That giant Seatran Discovery ferry serves as a dive boat between the Koh Samui-Ko Pha-Ngan-Ko Tao run and the return voyage |
 Ko Nang Yuan, site for our surface interval followed by a second dive |
 Nang Yuan Dive Resort |
 Narrow neck of a beach at Ko Nang Yuan, just NE of Ko Tao |
 Ko Nang Yuan (Ko Tao) |
 Ko Nang Yuan (Ko Tao) |
 Ko Nang Yuan (Ko Tao) |
 Scuba diving at Ko Nang Yuan near Ko Tao |
 Giant boulders forming caves, Ko Nang Yuan (Ko Tao) |
 Giant boulders forming caves, Ko Nang Yuan (Ko Tao) |
 Giant boulders forming caves, Ko Nang Yuan (Ko Tao) |
 Swim-through, Ko Nang Yuan |
 Black-tipped gouper (Epinephelus fasciatus) |
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 Magnificient Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) |
 Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica) with pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) |
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 Burrowing giant clam (Tridacna maxima) |
 Table coral, Ko Nang Yuan (Ko Tao) |
 Kentrodorididae Sea Slugs (Jorunna funebris) Ko Nang Yuan (Ko Tao) |
 Black-spot goatfish? (Parupeneus signatus) |
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 Brain Coral - Symphyllia recta |
 Bengal sergeant (Abudefduf bengalenis) |
 Sissortail sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus) |
 Seatran Discovery ferry, our dive boat, Ko Tau |
 Long-tail boat, Ko Tao, Gulf of Thailand |
 Northwest coast of Ko Tao |
 Tao Ta Then resort area north of Sairee Beach, Ko Tao |
 Possibly Sun Lord or Silver Cliff bungalows, Ko Tao |
 Tao Ta Then resort area north of Sairee Beach, Ko Tao |
 Thipwimarn Resort, Ko Tao |
 Catamaran Lomprayah sailing off Koh Tao Coral Grand Resort, Sairee Beach |
 Catamaran Lomprayah sailing off Sairee Beach, Ko Tao |
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 Ban Mae Hat, Ko Tao |
 Ban Mae Hat, Ko Tao |
 Pier at Ban Mae Hat on the west coast of Ko Tao |
 Long tail boat off Sairee Beach, Ko Tao |
 Beach Bay Villa, Sairee Beach |
 Waterfront, Ban Mae Hat, Ko Tao |
 Ban Mae Hat, the main village of the island |
 Long-tail boat, Sairee Beach, Ban Mae Hat |
 Dive Point, dive shop on central Sairee Beach, Ban Mae Hat |
 Ban Mae Hat, Ko Tao |
 Welcome sign at the ferry dock of Ban Mae Hat |
 Ko Tau - village at the ferry pier with several dive shops |
 Long-tail boats moored off the village beach, Ban Mae Hat, Ko Tao |
 Long-tail boat, Sairee Beach, Ko Tao |
 Ban Ko Tao, the main village located on the central west coast |
 Charm Churee Villa, Jansom Bay, Ko Tao |
 Flying fish, Ko Tao, Ao Jan Som, Gulf of Thailand |
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 Seatran Discovery 2 sailing off Ko Tao |
 Laem Tato, the southern tip of Ko Tao |
 Ko Pha-Ngan |
 Jeng, a guy from Chiang Mai I met on this trip |
 Fishing boat off Ko Pha-Ngan, Gulf of Thailand |
 Northwest coast of Ko Pha-Ngan, Hat Ya |
 Khao Ta Luang - 476m - Ko Pha-Ngan |
 Waterskier, Ko Pha-Ngan |
 Jeng, Ko Pha-Ngan |
 Beach on the west coast of Ko Pha-Ngan |
 Thong Sala, Ko Pha-Ngan |
 Thong Sala, Ko Pha-Ngan |