Koh Tao
Southeast Asia's divers island. Get your PADI divers license here and if you're lucky, you just might meet some of the Whale Sharks that roam the area.
Koh Tao, little more than 21 square kilometers, is located about 70 km east of the coastline between Suratthani and Chumphon, in the Gulf of Thailand.
Koh Tao means Turtle Island, because in the past the waters in the area were rich with sea turtles, nowadays they have mostly moved on to other breeding grounds.