Travel Plans/August 2023: Difference between revisions

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=== Potential dive shops ===
=== Potential dive shops ===


* Sairee Cottage diving seems to have extremely cheap package deals w/ diving trips [https://www.saireecottagediving.com/diving-courses-koh-tao/] and places as little as $15/night
Sairee beach places in order that I should contact them:
 
* [good choice for combo diving/place to stay] Sairee Cottage diving seems to have extremely cheap package deals w/ diving trips [https://www.saireecottagediving.com/diving-courses-koh-tao/] and places as little as $15/night
* Mojo Diving goes to Sail Rock every Wednesday and Saturday (6am-1pm) w/ 1.5k reviews on TA: https://mojodiverskohtao.com/
* Shop that runs very early morning trips (6am) but seems to mostly beat the crowds as a result with 1.5k reviews on TA: https://newwaydiving.com/en/fun-diving/
* Bigger newer shop seems to be run entirely by foreigners w/ lots of options (3k reviews on TA): https://www.roctopusdive.com/
* Run by Austrian's with a website in German (200 reviews on TA): https://www.divepoint-kohtao.com/index.php/en/
 
* [more of a school] Big Bubble which seems to be one of the bigger options: https://www.divingatkohtao.com/
* Hobo-ya (Japanese Dive shop): http://www.hobo-ya.com/kohtao/
 
Other places:
 
* Mae Haad dive shop with built in accommodations and some upgrade options: https://www.crystaldive.com/accommodation-at-crystal-dive/
* Mae Haad dive shop with built in accommodations and some upgrade options: https://www.crystaldive.com/accommodation-at-crystal-dive/
* Big Bubble which seems to be one of the bigger options: https://www.divingatkohtao.com/
* Run by Austrian's with a website in German: https://www.divepoint-kohtao.com/index.php/en/
* Bigger newer shop seems to be run entirely by foreigners w/ lots of options: https://www.roctopusdive.com/
* Hobo-ya (Japanese Dive shop): http://www.hobo-ya.com/kohtao/
* Mojo Diving goes to Sail Rock every Wednesday and Saturday (6am-1pm): https://mojodiverskohtao.com/
* Shop that runs very early morning trips (6am) but seems to mostly beat the crowds as a result: https://newwaydiving.com/en/fun-diving/


=== Places to stay ===
=== Places to stay ===

Revision as of 22:24, 9 July 2023

Diving trip planning

Date suggestions would be arriving to Ko Tao on August 20, 2023' and leaving on August 27th. We could then to visit Bangkok for a couple days arriving on the August 27 and leaving on August 30.

Resources

Potential dive shops

Sairee beach places in order that I should contact them:

Other places:

Places to stay

Mako's Plans

2023-08-16 (Wednesday) — 2023-08-19 (Saturday)
Mako should be in Wikimania in Singapore
2023-09-04 (Monday)
Mako needs to be in Princeton for kickoff the next day