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It seems strange that such a tourist paradise should have been originally constructed as a prison.
Throughout the last thirteen years KoTao has altered in a number of ways as it strived to become one of the main diveislands in Southeast Asia, drawing all levels of water lovers and diversalike.
Starting withing the original A-Frame coconut and bamboo huts on the beach for 20 Baht for a day, to quite simple thatched huts, the local Thai families reacted swiftly to this incursion of outsiders otherwise known as Farangs, by adapting to it.
In 1947, Khun A-Paiwong, Thailands Prime Minister at that time, asked for & got a royal pardon for the islands political prisoners and thanks to a gracious act by His Majesty the King. They were released and transported to Suratthani on the nearby mainland and the island was discarded yet again. This was in the same year that the first people started to claim a large segment of terrain on what is currently recognized as Sai Ree Beach. These were the twin brothers Khun Ueam and Khun Oh who came to Koh Tao by a small boat from the neighbouring island of KoPhangan. A culture shock to many, but generally the islandreacted with a passion to these new visitors, over the following months much change has taken place, new resorts, with more facilities, a new array of restaurants offering cuisine from all over the globe. Ko Tao is situated in a amazing paradise with many postcard like palms and green turquoise waters. Their lives mainly consisted of harvesting coconuts, growing fruit & vegetables and sustaining by fishing. Here they discovered something more then just a new islandto explore and soon the back packer network was buzzing about the fantastic newly found island paradise of KohTao. Hyptomised by the beautiful beaches, the back of beyond aura, and of course the cheap living, back packers soon arrived in droves. |
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Bungalow Resorts and Hotels on Koh TaoBuddha View Dive ResortAccommodation on Koh Tao |
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