It seems strange that such a tourist tropical paradise should have been originally setup as a prison. You can book for a wide range of Bungalow Resorts on Koh Tao for differnt type of budget, availible to book online here. Ko Tao island is situated about 65 km east of the coastline inbetween Suratthani and Chumporn in the Gulf of Thailand and it is about 20 kilometer in size - so small but not too small. Native fishermen and farmers grasped that people from outside Thailand were expanding Ko Tao to accommodate the needs of all these new customers and they too without delay initated a businesses to satisfy all the customers demands. Kohtao's climate is almost always a perfect for a holiday. Nice weather days and a steady sea breeze are the norm. For the purists, end of December to the end of March is the best vacation island weather.
