Blacktip reef sharks
Shark Island, the dive site shaped like a fin, is sometimes home to blacktip reef sharks. Sightings are never guaranteed, so if one glides past below you, count yourself lucky and enjoy it.
Snorkeling in Koh Tao, straight from the boat
Warm, clear water, quiet bays, and a sailing boat to take you there. No experience needed.
Snorkeling from a sailing boat is a different experience from wading in off the beach. Under sail, SV Freedom Fargo reaches quieter bays away from the busier shore spots, which means clearer water and a more personal time in it. The day keeps a slow rhythm: swim, snorkel, or simply lie on deck between stops, with fruit and water onboard and masks and snorkels provided. No experience is needed, just a love for the ocean.
3:30 PM to twilight · Per person Shared Snorkel & Sunset Sail
1,500 THB (~40 €)per personEveryone is welcome aboard, whether you would like to freedive, snorkel, or relax on deck with a drink in hand. No experience is needed, just a love for the ocean and a sense of adventure. Includes a fresh fruit platter, snacks, water, mask and snorkel, lifejackets, a professional skipper and host, and free video footage.
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3:30 PM, cast off
Meet at the pier and settle in as SV Freedom Fargo sails out of the bay.
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A quiet bay, engine off
We anchor away from the busier shore spots, where the water is calm and clear.
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Snorkel stop
Mask and snorkel for every guest, lifejackets for anyone who wants one, and the crew keeps watch from deck.
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Fruit and golden hour
Back on deck for the fresh fruit platter as the sun drops toward the horizon.
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Twilight return
We sail home in the last light, video footage of the trip included.
- Fresh fruit platter, snacks and drinking water
- Mask and snorkel for every guest
- Lifejackets available for all guests
- Professional skipper and onboard host
- Free video footage from the trip
Below the surface
What you might meet in the water
Green sea turtles
Koh Tao means Turtle Island, named after the sea turtles that still visit today. They remain a common, joyful sight around the reefs, and swimming above one is often the moment guests talk about all evening.
Triggerfish
White Rock is a photographer favourite, its rock pinnacles busy with triggerfish and anemone gardens. Watch them from the surface as they patrol their patch of reef.
Groupers and snapper
The reefs around Koh Tao are busy with groupers, snapper and anemone gardens, the everyday company of a snorkel stop here.
Shallow coral gardens
Mango Bay and Japanese Gardens offer gentle slopes and shallow coral, ideal for beginners and relaxed snorkelers who like their reef just below the surface.
Sightings are never guaranteed, that is what makes them special. The crew reads the season and the sea to give you the best chance.
Want the whole boat to yourselves?
The shared sail is per person and open to everyone. For a birthday, a proposal, or a private day of snorkeling with your own skipper and host, charter SV Freedom Fargo privately and build the trip around your group.
Build your private charterThis runs from our sailboat
Most of our sessions cast off from SV Freedom Fargo, our 40-foot twin-mast yacht and floating home base on the Gulf of Thailand.
See our boatBook your ocean experience
Small groups. Personal attention. Deep transformation. Boat-based freediving courses and coaching, delivered around Koh Tao.