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Ban's Diving Resort is ideally located on the beach and our guests will find all facilities they need for a relaxed and enjotyable holiday within the resort itself, from PADI Dving Courses to great food!!. Ban's Diving Resort is a 5-Star PADI Instructor Development Center and offers a full range of PADI courses and programs in a dynamic environment. We are teach all our diving courses within the PADI System from Open Water Diver to the highest level of instructor programs.

Many of Thailands dive centre owners and managers started on a diving career program at Ban's Diving Resort. Ban's is the only dive center in this region to receive the award for "Outstanding Contribution to Instructor Development", which PADI awarded to Ban's duringthe year 2000. Ban's has also received awards for "Support to the PADI System" during 2000-2002 and "Hallmark of Excellence" during 1998-1999.

Ban's Diving Resort not just an IDC Centre but is a Diving Career College with 3 fulltime Course Directors and staff instructors. Courses are available in all major languages. Candidates at Ban's Diving resort gain the necessary experience for a successful career in the dive industry.

So no matter if you are just starting your "diving career" or if you are a fulltime professional, Ban's can offer you quality PADI courses with some of the most qualified and experienced instructors in the world - in over 15 languages!....more.

Getting to Paradise!!!!
Koh Tao is located in the Gulf of Thailand just a short boat ride away from the bigger island of Koh Samui. There are a number of options for getting to Koh Tao depending on where you are coming from and your budget.

From Bangkok : Bus and Boat: We have 2 offices located on Koh San Rd in Bangkok (see attached map). Tickets can be arranged for you at our offices or made directly with the company, please make reservations at least a day in advance. To see a schedule of the prices, routes and times to and from Koh Tao visit the website www.lomprayah.com

Train and Boat: The State Railway of Thailand has daily departures to Chumphon and combined train and bus options can be purchased. The best train to take is the 2nd or 1st class sleeper trains which travel through the night. The express (EXP SP 85) train leaves at 19:15 from Bangkok and arrives in Chumphon around 5:00 am. Once is the Chumphon the boat leaves around 7:30 in the morning arriving at 10:30 on Koh Tao. Prices depend on classes, train reservations can also be booked at our office on Koh San Rd.

Airplane and Boat: If long hauls are not for you then I recommend flying to the island of Koh Samui and then taking a boat from there. Tickets can be purchased on-line from Bangkok Airways www.bangkokair.com. There are daily departures from 6:00 to 19:40. If you would like to arrive on Koh Tao the same day that you leave Bangkok then make sure you take the flight that leaves at 10:10 or any earlier flights. There are 2 baots to Koh Tao daily one at 8:00 am and then the last ferry at 12 noon. Once at the Samui airport tickets can be purchased for the Lomprayah Catamaran or the Seatran Company, both boats are roughly a 2 hour journey.

For planning your holiday and itinerary boat schedules can be found at www.lomprayah.com and airline tickets schedules at www.bangkokair.com. Both websites offer online booking.

From Krabi, Phuket, Phi Phi : If coming from the south directly to Koh Tao then make your way to Surat Thani. From there a night boat leaves daily at 23:00 and arrives at 5:00 the following morning. This ride is not particularly comfortable for all and another option would be to fly from Phuket to Koh Samui and then take the boat here