96 Hours in Thailand's Most Famous Diving Island 🇹🇭 Koh Tao
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- čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
- What an unforgettable 96 hours in Thailand's most famous diving island, Koh Tao! We were invited by La Bombona Diving to do a 3 day Open Water course with them and get certified so we can start diving all around the world. Come join us as we explore this beautiful island, show you where we stayed, what we ate and of course what it’s like diving in Koh Tao!
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Video Breakdown by Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:08 - Getting from Koh Samui to Koh Tao
3:18 - Current Travel Regulations for Koh Tao
5:17 - Arriving at View Point Resort
7:40 - Orientation with La Bombona Diving
8:54 - Resort Tour at View Point
13:59 - Basic of Diving
17:22 - Food and Other Activities
21:35 - Koh Tao Underwater World
26:22 - Exam and Graduation
32:16 - Bloopers
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We had the most amazing time filming this diving experience! Please give this video a 👍 if you enjoyed it. If you’re interested in diving, click the link in our description box for 5% off your next booking with La Bombona Diving 🤿🙌🏻
hope your cardio has improved since this video !!
So nice guys!! All the food looked amazing and the dive looked beautiful. Definitely need to head back to Koh Tao soon, although I will definitely be sick from that speedboat 😂
You two would love Koh Tao especially the underwater world 🤿 Just make sure to take motion sickness pill before you hop on the speedboat 😁
I am Still not on this side of the globe yet, but I am really excited to one day visit soon.
There’s so much to explore here, you’ll love it! 👍😍
I remember when I got PADI open water licence in Koh Tao in 2005, The island looks different than what it looks like these days. Koh Tao is worth visiting absolutely and I want to be there someday soon.
LBD is an amazing scuba diving school. I was fortunate to get certified through them. What a trip down memory lane. The test and schooling has to be taken seriously. Nevermind the butterflies of diving, I remember how nervous I was for the final computer test. :) I proudly wear my LBD graduation t-shirt when I'm out in Amsterdam. Thanks Flora and Note for showing us what the diving school experience is like.
Glad to hear you had an amazing experience too! We’ll definitely go back for our advanced 30 😁👍🤿
What an action packed 4 days , there is something you can’t explain about being under clear ocean - Congratulations and thanks for sharing 😎👌🙏
We absolutely agree! So calming watching the marine life and listening to our own breathing. It was an amazing experience and we're looking forward to doing more diving :)
Congratulations guys. Welcome to an amazing group of people. Been diving for 19 years and it never gets boring.
Thank you 🙏😊
Enjoyed the vlogg as usual. Koh Tao looks amazing
FELICITACIONES!!, Además disfruté viendo el paisaje y el hotel hermoso!!
Wow amazing can’t wait to come visit Thailand, I love Thai food
Such a beautiful location and the whole adventure looked like a lot of fun!
Wow. To think these guys started blogging just a year ago. Vids are so good. Great content, beautifully shot and the couple are so lovable. Bloopers are fantastic. Hope you do a vid of all the bloopers. Would be fun. My favourite CZcamsrs 😍
Thank you so much Ben! Happy holidays to you 🥰🎄💕
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Another excellent vidy! You guys have such a great attitude! Your smiles show how much fun you have with each other. They story you tell keeps you interested beginning to end! ✌🏻❤️🇹🇭
Thank you Michael. So glad you enjoyed our video 😊
Genialllll, genial!!👏👏👏
It was so nice to meet you guys! We all hope you can come back again soon!!! Lincoln & family Monkey Flower Villas, Koh Tao
It was lovely spending time with you and your family. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎊🎈😊
Wow 😍 so envious of you both, beautiful Ko Tao, beautiful resort and happy for you guys for passing your diving course 🤿 awesome 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you Chester! 🥰🙏🏻
Loved it! Thanks Guys!👍👍
Thanks so much for watching Alex!
Koh Tao is Amazing, Beautyful Island. 🥰🇹🇭🙏🏼 Super Video. Thanks.
Thanks for watching Andy. We love Koh Tao 😊
So cool.... What a great feeling to be underwater. I still can remember this sensation of being pretty much weightless from many years ago when I tried diving in Malaysia. Would love to do it again someday. Really missing you guys. Have fun :)
Such a cool feeling, we love it 😍 We miss you guys too! We’re going away for the holidays but let’s catch up in January! 🥰💕
@@FloraandNote That would be awesome 🤩 January is not too far away anymore. So we're looking forward already... Enjoy your holidays!!! 🤗
We watched this video and you inspired us ! We just got back from our holiday at The Viewpoint Resort - your recommendation was spot on, we LOVED it. Thank you for the recommendation 🙏👍
So beautiful. I finally landed in Thailand from USA. I have to mandatory Quarantine for 1 day here in Pattaya for my test & go. The roam around Pattaya for 2 days, then to Chiang Mai for 5 days, then back to Pattaya for new years for 4 days, then to Koh Samui for 4 days, and then too Bangkok for the rest of my stay til I fly back.
Have an amazing time in Thailand!
Looks amazing
Awesome experiences…
I would come for the entertaining instructor and see the diving as a bonus!
I’ll remember La Bombona Diving , once in Koh Tao ….. for sure
Wow …. I love love love Israeli🇮🇱 food ! 🌺
What a joyful video
They are AMAZING! 3 days went by so quickly when we were having fun 🤩
I Always enjoy your videos and make me laugh at Note's behaviour 😂😂 Love you guys
Love your video! What a beautiful island n hotel!
Absolutely stunning place, we loved it 😍
Hard work always pays off with the best rewards and that looked like so much fun! Congrats on being certified.
Thank you so much Virginia!
I haven’t watched the video yet but know I’m gonna love it already. Can’t wait for my Thailand trip. Thanks guys 💕
Hope you enjoy it, Iselle!
What a beautiful fun adventure! Enjoy and be safe you two😍🤩🤩😍
Thank you so much! 🥰🙏🏻
Nicee to see you like it!!! Now you open new world to discover!!!
We also have to open up our wallets to see this new world 😆
Hiya Flora and Note, lovely video. Beautiful drone footage. Good vibes. Lovely video. What a great experience. I used to scuba dive when I was younger. It's a whole different world underwater. Well done. Great video. Thank you for sharing. Have a great sunday.
We miss the underwater world already.. must plan our next getaway :) Thanks for watching, Nicky!
amazing video. thank you!
Thanks for watching! 🙏🏻💕
Wow! astonishing view from your room,this resort is just amazing.
Must be extra fun having your meals by the sea,something I have miss for quite a long time.
Thanks for another beautiful & exciting video..flora and note.
We loved it here! We were always in a hurry to finish breakfast because we had scuba class but the food was super good here 👍 wish we could have shown more!
Great video, diving is such a wonderful sport as you can practice it most anywhere in the world (just gotta have water). Kota Tao looks like a majestic place to vacation, thank you both for the resort suggestion. Stay safe and keep the videos coming....
Thanks Andy! We’re excited to try out new dive spots in Thailand (and eventually internationally!) 👍🤿
Realy nice video of how you guys made it 💪
Congrats 🥳🎉 and as always, C Ya in the next one 🙌
Amazing trip and feels so good to get our certification 🤿🙌🏻 thanks for watching!
Wow, this is a really fun video. Note was so funny while taking the test. 😄
We're glad you enjoyed it! He was super nervous but he ended doing the best 😆
Congratulations to you both,so much fun….
Thank you 🙏😊
Thanks for showing us Thailand 🙏♥️
Amezing and such a great trip..:)
Super fun time there! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻🥰
I just love how u two are enjoying life in thailand.both of you are really happy .God bless u .
Thank you so much 🙏🏻💕
Thank You! Your channel is so refreshing!
Thanks Peter! 💕
Great video guys. Very funny😆
So many fun and hilarious moments on this trip! Thanks Bryan! 🥰🙏🏻
Love your videos! Unfortunately still quite tough to travel amidst all the covid and now omicron measures! Looking forward to some Bangkok vids soon!
Cool yoooo....enjoying such lovely place. lol
I went to Big Blue for my certs on the island. What a wonderful experience. I remember more fish and slightly more blue colour to the water. Regardless it's amazing. Thanks for the memories.
Now this really made me realise how much I miss my job... Would love to get beck into the water. Very promising though to see Koh Tao "waking up" again. Well done, the two of you. Congrats to your OWD certification.
Thank you Daniel! Maybe you can take us out diving one day.. Piet was super interested too 🙌🏻😉 Koh Tao definitely felt alive this time .. great to see tons of people going out diving and then chilling at the cafes in the afternoon. We plan to go back for more diving in a couple months ;)
@@FloraandNote Let's see. Maybe we can go for some diving together. Would love to get myself wet again :) In a few months visibilities should be also improving...
Great video you guys, I wish i could scuba dive but I have a fear of the ocean LOL, Congrats On your certification, And that place looks Amazing and beautiful, Thank You again for bringing us along. Stay Safe
Thanks for coming along on our adventure!
It was so nice to meet you guys in person at Coconut Monkey on Koh Tao. Before coming to Thailand, Lina and I were binge watching your channel for trip planning. We just came back from Raft House in Khao Sok, it was amazing. Thank you again for the recommendation
We’re so happy you two came to say hi! Glad you enjoyed Khao Sok, definitely one of our fav places in Thailand 😁 enjoy the rest of your trip!
Congratulations Both of you...
Thank you :)
Great video guys! One of my favorite of yours so far. Welcome to the wonderful world of SCUBA!! I've been diving for over 20 years and it just never gets old. I need to get to Koh Tao some day, but I've dove other places around Thailand and loved every minute of it!
That's awesome! Where are some of your favourite places to dive in Thailand?
@@FloraandNoteI loved diving the Andaman Sea. I don't remember the exact locations - mostly remote islands - but I went with Kon-Tiki diving in Ao Nang and they were fantastic. Also try to dive the Similan Islands - amazing visibility and sea life!
ooo saving this for later! Hoping to head to Koh Tao very soon :)
Hope you enjoyed it 😊
Loved it, brought back lots of memories, lived there for 5 years, now in Phangnga, look forward to the next, if your down this way let me know, monkey flower villa, great place I know Lincoln. stay safe guys
Lincoln and his family are lovely! We’d love to visit Phang Nga, on our list for 2022 for sure :) happy holidays 🎄🥰
@@FloraandNote Shame that Lincoln's mum was not there, joy is an amazing amazing lady, stay safe guys
I liked that transition at the end from the boy to the girl, excellent video!
Hahaha thanks for watching all the way to the end!
What an excursion to this beautiful spot. I love diving but so sad to see the corals are not doing great. I love the resort you guys are staying. A room with a view that's for sure.....keep it coming guys. What are you guys doing for Christmas???
Thanks Ken! 🥰🙏🏻 View Point was awesome, we highly recommend it! We’re getting ready to go on a little Christmas getaway.. you’ll see in the next video 😉
Great. Looking forward to it.
Amazing video!!
Thanks Tim 🙏😊
You guys are da bomb!
Absolutely amazing guys well done to you both and I think Brian is a very good teacher and him being Scottish makes it even better Brian is the 1st person I've I've heart in Thailand talking in his own accent most others try to talk in a broken accent to fit in thank you for sharing I'm loving your videos
Thanks Margaret! We had an amazing time and looking forward to diving more in Thailand :)
Nice video, I've been to Koh Tao too & loved it :-)
We miss it already!
Congratulations!
Hi Flora and Note congrats you guys are awsome. 👍👋😄
Thanks Erwin! Happy to receive your comment 🙏🏻🥰
WOW! The water is so beautiful and clear. This video shows that Thailand is a very beautiful country. I think you both for showing us subscribers this beautiful islands. Flora and Note what are you're plans for Christmas?
Have a happy holiday season, Dominic! We’re in Bangkok now 😉
Well done guys it's a tough couple of days so well done
Thanks so much, Richard!
well done guys, welcome to the scuba dive fraternity...you'll never look back.
Thank you 🤿🥰 looking forward to our next dive already!
You guys are so cute. I'm so happy to find you guys.
Thanks so much for following our adventures!
You should put together a Spotify playlist of all the music you've used :3
Great vlogging 👍
Thank you 😊
Awesome! Did you have any diving experience before this? We've never dived and we're looking into places to get certified.
Lily, I love your father because he is someone who understands life 🙂🌹❤️
The room is so nice
Absolutely beautiful 🤩
Is so nice to be living on Koh Samui :)
Yes, it’s amazing! And we’re only a speedboat ride away from beautiful Koh Tao and Koh Phangan 🤩
Very nice 👌Congratulations.. There's something I'd really like to do.
Thank you Anabela. We highly recommend 😊
1ST Thing I Noticed Flora Looks Different. 2ND Thing I Noticed What Might Have Ben A New Intro. You Both Seem So Happy. Flora Fell Asleep. How??? Right On The Water With This Hotel. Did It Pass The Bed Test?? Building This Amazing Hotel Over 30 Yrs How Cool Is That. Congrats On Passing The Swim Test Note, Milk & Honey Restaurant Yum Yum Any Idea About Renting A Jet Ski??? (( That Would Be Awesome )) You Have To Take The Diving Test On YOUR TINY CELL PHONE (( NOT A LG COMPUTER LIKE EVERYWERE ELSE )) I Would Have Never Gone. I Would Fail Hands Down. Hopefully They Told You That Upfront. I Laughed When The Guy Said No Good. Fantastic Video & Job.
Thanks Drew! We had an amazing time and it definitely shows in the video 😆We didn't notice anyone on jetskis .. perhaps on the other side of the island there might be some. It was actually great that we could do everything digitally - all the course material and exams were online so we didn't have to print anything on paper!
Hi we like u guys very much and keeping watching your videos during weekend. And we would like to know some info about your vlog equipments camera/drown etc. Big thanks.
Oh found these answers already in description have a great day
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Thank you for following our adventures!
Watching miss makes me miss Thailand
Time to plan your trip back? 😊
SALUDOS DESDE MI PAÍS CHILE 🇨🇱🌶️😍
Was that Occy , Max's Occy? Looks like you had a great time, and now so many more adventures ahead.
We only know he belongs to the owner of Milk & Honey! Adorable and super friendly dog :)
You are both the mango sticky rice of CZcams. Warm, sweet and comforting.
Hehehe Thanks Michael 😊
Wow looked like an awesome dive class. Way easier than the USA. We had to do 100 laps in the pool. Our test on last day. Drop our dive gear off the boat. Jump in and put it on under water. Then swim a quarter mile and recover a dumby body and bring it back to the boat.
Wow that sounds intense! Honestly don't think we can do 100 laps 😯
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Thank you for watching 🤗
Wow when is the best time to travel there
That was nice.... Looks like something one has to do. The water was so clear.... Do you know what they normally charge
Definitely, it was so much fun! The 3 day course is 11,000 Baht per person and we have a link to get 5% off (I’ll be adding the link to our description box soon)
Hi I’m just hoping for some advice if you don’t mind please. Is the PADI open water ok for someone diving for the first time? Or is it a bit more advanced that you’d be expected to have dived a few times before? Great videos btw, love watching your content! 😊
The Open Water is for beginners, it's the first level so you don't need prior experience. It's a lot of studying and training but so worth it! If you wanted to try out diving before committing to a 3 day course, they should also have a discovery dive program you can check out too. However, you don't get any certification for that course.
@@FloraandNote perfect thank you!
Nice video :-) ! Where/how did you book the (Lomprayah?) Speedboat? There is no availability when I try to book on the website.
We went to the counter to book the tickets (one day before).. it’s the pier in Bangrak next to KOB Cafe by the Sea. They shut down the Maenam pier for now. But our friend did buy his tickets on the website … maybe can try giving them a call too.
So u 2 r getting your PADI LICENSE 😹 good luck n safe snorkeling 🤿 don't kill the 🐠🐟 underworld is very beautiful ❤️❤️. My friend's relatively have a scuba school in Koh Phangan..n they travel 🛥️ to Koh Tao for all the classes 🙏😂😂🤿
Thank you ET 🙏🏻🥰 we’ll definitely be going back for more diving soon. Still many dive spots to check out between Koh phangan and Koh Tao 👍🇹🇭
Thank you for your response, we plan to visit koh tao in the following day. How is life on Koh Tao so far? Are the restaurants and businesses open?
We recommend staying around Mae Haad and Sairee .. lots of places open there :) We didn’t get to try it this time but The Whitening restaurant looked amazing and right on the beach too. Enjoy your time in Koh Tao!
Hi, great vid! Are there beaches on Koh Tao where you can snorkel nicely or do you need to take a boat to snorkel spots?
Thanks! There are tons of good snorkelling spots near the beach 👍 Tanote Bay was awesome :) They are tons more to choose from too.
@@FloraandNote Excellent, thanks for your helpful reply!
Luckily for me my brother is a dive instructor but it looks a my a me amazing
That's amazing! He must have seen some beautiful dive sites over the years 😍
Thanks for sharing this great location to learn scuba. This is for sure on my list for my next visit to Thailand. Wondering what time of the year you two did this?
Awesome to hear! La Bombona was such a fun experience :) We did this around mid December. March/April should be even better for visibility underwater.
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When u come back Koh samui can meet to dinner?😊🙏
Do you live in Koh Samui? We’re leaving on a trip again soon .. won’t be back till January 😄
Yes, we live in Koh samui right now, don’t worry, when u have time we can meet hahaha
n I want to know where make a tattoo is very good in Koh samui 😎
We’re not sure too! We can recommend an amazing guy in Chiang Mai 😅
Ah, okay 👌
what's the name of the resort you stayed in?
View Point Resort, Koh Tao 😍
I remember you guys said you both were not vaccinated
So you guys took your vaccines In Thailand?
Or did you just take PCR test to go to Koh Tao?
Yes, we recently got Pfizer shots here in Thailand.
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