Who teaches the diving courses at Carabao Diving Resort?

Courses are taught by a small team of professional SSI instructors and divemasters who live and dive on Koh Tao year-round. Groups are kept small — a maximum of four students on the Open Water course — so you always learn with the same instructor who knows the local sites.

What languages can I learn to dive in on Koh Tao at Carabao?

The Carabao team teaches diving in English, Italian, German, Spanish, French and Thai, so most divers can learn in their own language.

Is Carabao Diving Resort family-run?

Yes. Carabao is a small, family-run dive resort in Chalok Bay rather than a large franchise, which is why guests so often describe the team as feeling like family by the end of their stay.

Journal·Meet the team·6 min read

The people behind Carabao

A family-run dive resort is only as good as the people on the beach. Ours come from all over the world, live and dive on Koh Tao year-round, and have a way of turning a few days of diving into friendships that outlast the trip.

The Carabao Diving team and guests together on the beach in Chalok Bay, Koh Tao

Carabao isn't a big franchise with a rotating cast of staff. It's a small, family-run resort in Chalok Bay where the person who briefs your dive in the morning is the same one playing volleyball with you at sunset. That continuity is the whole point — and it's why so many of our reviews end up being about the people as much as the diving.

A family, not a franchise

We make diving our passion — and that's contagious.

Between us we've logged thousands of dives on Koh Tao's reefs and pinnacles, taught every level from a first nervous breath to working professionals, and welcomed divers from dozens of countries onto the boat. We keep groups small on purpose, so you're never a number — you're part of the crew from day one.

The Carabao Diving crew laughing together on the dive boat off Koh Tao

Who you'll meet on the beach.

A Carabao SSI instructor briefing students on dive equipment under the trees by the beach

The instructors

Patient, professional, multilingual

Our SSI instructors teach in English, Italian, German, Spanish, French and Thai, in groups of no more than four. They've walked hundreds of nervous beginners to the boat and back — and they'll do the same for you, at your pace.

Carabao divemasters and divers grinning on the boat after a dive, Koh Tao

The divemasters & guides

They know where the turtles hide

Certified already? Our guides dive these sites week in, week out, so they know exactly where to find the resident turtles, the baitballs and the best of the reef — and they love showing them off.

Carabao boat crew and divers walking gear down the beach to the boat, Koh Tao

The boat crew

The ones who make it all run

From rinsing your gear to spotting the dive site, our captain and deck crew keep every trip smooth, safe and on time — so all you have to do is gear up, roll back and enjoy.

Two Carabao team members giving thumbs up from a longtail boat on Chalok Bay beach

The beach bar & family

Where the day winds down

The team behind the bar and kitchen keep the cold drinks coming and the kitchen open, and they're usually the reason the volleyball game runs until dark. This is where a dive trip becomes a holiday.

Happy divers from different countries together after a dive at Carabao Diving Resort, Koh Tao

Diving in your language

Learn to dive in the language you dream in.

Our team between them teaches and guides in:

English Italiano Deutsch Español Français ไทย

★★★★★

"We arrived as strangers and left with a family. The team remembered everyone's name, everyone's story — and made every single dive feel like a celebration."

A recent guest · Google review