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Carabao

50/1 Moo 3 Chalok Baan Kao, Koh Tao 84360, Thailand
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Köln
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2013 NEW

We were spending 6 days (5 nights) at the Carabao Diving school in order to get our Open Water certification and we consider ourselves so very lucky to have ended up there. We had an absolutely amazing dive instructor, Dan. I'm pretty scared of depths and not a quick learner of new skills. Dan was super patient with me and... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 February 2013 via mobile

I cant rate the hotel as i was not a guest, but we tried the restaurant the first night in the island. The food was really bad, but we didnt say anything about that (it was our fault to ask for mexican food on a thai island, but after some months in asia we wanted something different), we just asked... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2012

I did the ssi divecourse by carabao. It was great because it is a small organisation what gives me a warm welcome and à nice ambiance. Our instructeur was Pierre, he was good, he knew what hè was doing. So i van say the courses our from a high quality. After the 3 days i had trust in myself and... More

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Montreal, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2012

Very cool, chilled out place. Perfect to go diving or learn to dive, the intructors are pretty cool. The bar next door is amazing also. Although it can get on your nerves if you wanna go to bed early because you are diving the next day because of the noise.

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poland
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2010

school in backpackers climate, i really enjoyed it, but the rooms (bungalows) were really basic, perfect to stay for 4- days padi diving course

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 September 2009

even if i hadnt loved the dive course i did here, i still would had a great time i'm sure. The instructors made me feel safe, comfortable and eventually confident underwater, then when my course was finished the other resort staff were full of different ideas of what to do, where to eat and drink and future travel plans. I... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2013 via mobile
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 January 2013
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 October 2012
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 September 2011
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Address: 50/1 Moo 3 Chalok Baan Kao, Koh Tao 84360, Thailand
Region: Thailand > Surat Thani Province > Koh Tao
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Ranked #43 of 51 Speciality lodging in Koh Tao

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