Because we are located at the northernmost point of the island, this white-sand beach and crystal-clear bay has swimming-pool-like conditions when other bays experience heavy winds.
Mango Bay offers one of the most unique snorkeling experiences on Koh Tao. With easy access to the water from the Mango Bay Boutique Resort’s sun deck, you’ll be surrounded by sergeant majors, wrasse, parrot fish, banner fish and butterfly fish.
Swim along the shore towards the beach and you’ll encounter a range of coral and a small, dense reef just off the beach. Keep an eye out for larger parrot fish, titan triggerfish, grouper, needlefish, and you’re lucky – maybe a spotted stingray.
Heading north from the sun deck, along the shore and around the point, you’ll pass a couple of larger pinnacles before heading into deeper water and coral-covered boulders. More titan triggers, big parrots and groupers, plus long-tailed bannerfish, and barracuda.
For the ultimate snorkeling experience at Mango Bay, take a kayak across the bay and tie up near the Gulf end of the roped buoys. Slip into the water and you’ll be snorkeling one of the healthiest snorkeling reefs on Koh Tao. While a bleaching event a few years ago killed off most of the coral on this side of the bay, the cooler water closer to the mouth of the bay allowed a 200-meter section to thrive. Go out at about 3 or 4pm and the lower sun will backlight the coral while you cruise up to the rock off the point at the mouth of the bay.. Sublime. You can rent top-quality snorkel equipment and kayaks at the service bar on the sun deck.
Swimming is excellent right off our sun deck. The beach adjacent to us offers excellent sand and warm, clear water – and can be accessed by clambering over the shore rocks or by swimming over.
