What to expect underwater
On Koh Tao’s northeast coast, Mao Bay is a quiet site with calm conditions and some of the island’s most colourful soft coral fields.
You’ll swim past juvenile barracuda, rabbitfish, bannerfish, and angelfish along the reef, while stingrays and turtles rest in the sandy patches. Look closer and you might find gobies and cleaner shrimps hiding among the corals.
Mao Bay is one of our favourite sites on Koh Tao for Try Dives.
Mao Bay
- Depth
- 5 - 20m
- Type
- Reef / Pinnacle
- Boat from
- Chalok Bay
Dive Mao Bay with us
We visit Mao Bay regularly on our fun diving trips from Chalok Bay, and use it for training when conditions and course level match.
Not certified yet? Start with the RAID Open Water 20 course and make sites like this your classroom.