An oasis in the middle of the sea...

New Heaven is family owned dive school and yoga center, established on Koh Tao in the gulf of Thailand in 1995. We are one of the first dive schools on the island, but remain one of smallest, specializing in relaxed diving with small groups. We offer all PADI and SSI courses from beginner to professional levels, and with no more than 4 people per group, our professional staff is able to provide a unique and personalized diving experience. We are dedicated to upholding responsible eco-tourism with marine conservation, safety, and quality being our main priorities. Through our coral reef conservation projects and reef check courses, we strive to promote sustainable business practices that will preserve this tropical island paradise so that it may be enjoyed for generations to come.

When you come to our dive school you are not only one of our valued customers, you become a part of the New Heaven family. We are able to offer you a more holistic holiday experience with our Yoga and Ayurvedic health classes taught looking over the pristine Chalok Ban Kao bay. Come discover why our customers come back year after year, because we are sure the people you meet here will keep you coming back as well.

March 22nd 2009 " Save Koh Tao Festival"

This year the festival ran over 2 days, new heaven dive school took a few days off to enjoy the activities and enjoy some time on the island with the local community members. Amy and dagamar did a fantastic job getting the save koh tao marine booth ready, and a few afternoons were spent listening to fred singing a few tunes. Our surve and sosphistcated instructor wow a prize for the best dressed recycled costumes, although those lady boys sure put in a good show.you can view some ofthese events in our photo ablum section.

these festivals are are about conservation and getting the message across with good times and music, this year the bands put on another amazing display of thai reggae/scar, a good time was had by all apart from a few morons who drank too much and ending up stabbing each other !!!! i guess sometimes people just don't get the message.

March 3rd 2009

Hello again so slowly the website improves, it will take a while but we will be getting more pictures up on the site soon so you can visualise what we are writing about, better still why don't you book yourself a holiday or make a life decision and come to vist us for a while. Of course the choice is yours , but people forget that sometimes and make them selves so busy they forget they need time to relax, by doing stuff other than normal activity. so in some way i hope this website can help you to remember that life is there there to enjoy .

We all enjoy different things but if you like warm weather, tropical ambiance, abundant nature, and good people, then i can safely say you will enjoy your time hear.

oh the vis , it averaging about 15m. and abel saw two sea horses today he was really happy >

February 22nd

Wow what a busy island Koh Tao has been the last few weeks. A famous Swedish Reggae band were on the island and the place was packed. The visability has been great too the last few weeks , looks like it will be like that till the next full moon. so if you are thinking about a vist come down now !!

Since i last wrote we have taken on Three new DMT'S

Fred (Quebec )

David ( France )

Pawel ( Poland)

All are progressing well and its been fun to have so many different type of characters in the shop. Also joining the New Heaven Team we have three new Students for the New Heaven Reef Conservation Program.

Amy ( England )

Kai ( Holland )

Debbie ( Australia)

You can find out more about these courses on the relevant pages on this website.

The sea is Blue and the trees are Green Koh Tao looks beautiful at the moment so if you are thing about a holiday or want to spend time with old friends come and give us a visit.

January 31st 2009

So its been over a month now since i last wrote to you on this blog. To be honest i am new to all this web site stuff but find it a fascinating way to communicate with people, we truly have come into a global age. Hopefully i can use this blog to keep you up to date with the activities and life at new heaven.

New years is now a month old and as 2009 sees us start a year where the developed countries are screaming depression, doom and gloom. I often ask my self do people jump on the headlines so intently ? It's fortunate for us here to see so much enthusiasm a positive vibration rather than that negative outlook. So although business is down we are happy as ever living life with joy. The music is flowing and the butterflies are out.

The monsoon winds seem to have settled and visibility is improving everyday, shark island has 20 meter vis in places and if the flat seas continue all will clear up soon. many events are coming up this year concerning the marine environment so i will keep you posted on this blog with a weekly update. right time to upload a picture.

‘Small is beautiful’

Since the beginning we have aimed to live up to our name. New Heaven is a business but one with a different point of view than most. Our main priority is not to maximize profits but is to enjoy the life that the business brings. We call it a new business philosophy, one that can provide a quality service without using up the earth’s valuable resources wastefully. Here we are in the business of diving so we see it only natural to want to protect the environment we are making our living from.

We are proud to present our team. Here at New Heaven we seem to be incredibly fortunate, our dive leaders have all been individuals who share the same spirit of adventure, from all walks of life and from every corner of the earth. Many of our divemasters and instructors started as beginners with us here on Koh Tao. They enjoyed their underwater and the Koh Tao experience so much they made it a part of their lives. Hopefully there will be much more interaction with new faces in the future and of course we would love to see those old faces back again...

Dev

The owner and one of the three amigos that started new heaven dive school has been living on koh Tao for the since 1995. An expert on the reef life and dive sites of koh Tao, can dive shark island with his eyes closed. Diving is not his only passion, he is the resident yoga teacher and takes the regular yoga class at 5.30 on the dive shop veranda.

Michelle

Abel

Abel use to be a sound engineer in Barcelona now he is listening to the music of the sea. Abel should be working for the U.N. speaking English, French, Italian and of course native Catalans. Abel is busy taking both PADI and SSI courses for both beginner and experience divers, now he is specializing at turning up the heat for the divemaster students. Super relaxed in the tropics he has the time for every kind of student, if you are concerned about diving Abel can slow it all down and make it easier. If you want to dance the night away, his the man, Baballoo is the place, i will be there too !!!!!

Tuki

Keeping everything running smooth, thats Tuki. In the back ground but keeping the show going, she now prefers the island life style compared from the smoke of Bangkok where she grew up. Taking care of all finances and certification cards, you want to be friends with this girl.

Tom & Soe

Without these guys the dive shop would never be the same. Both have been working at New Heaven for years now, they drive the boat, fill the tanks, fix the gear buy the snacks, build the shop water the garden, fill the water tanks, check the buoy line, service the boat .......etc etc....... i think you get the picture. Its such a pleasure to work with these guys, both of them are from Burma, We salute you our Burmese Brothers.

This is for all the lovely people who have pass paths at New Heaven.....