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 Cottage diving seems to have extremely cheap package deals w/ diving trips [1] and places as little as $15/night
- Just a place to stay but like 1000 baht/night: https://www.summerguesthousekohtao.com/
- 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/
Places to stay
- Splurge place to stay (~5000 TBH for the cheaper ones) https://www.kohtaocabana.com/
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
