Spa’s and Massage,

Jamahkiri Spa and Resort

Jamahkiri is the most popular spa on Koh Tao with a large selection of packages. The spa got an amazing location overviewing Rocky Spa on the south side of Koh Tao. Jamahkiri offer free transport (you can also stay in the resort that is connected to the spa) to and from the spa. Phone number for pickup service 077-456 400. Below is some of the packages you can choose from:

Harmony Spa and Massage
Sairee Beach (across from Morava Restaurant)

This new spa offer everything from Thai and aromatherapy massage to full packages including facial massage, different types of cotton sheet wraps and massage. Perfect place to spend a relaxed afternoon after scuba diving or snorkeling in the morning.

Takashi’s Japanese Health Spa
Mae Haad

Open on the 1 of July 2006 this health spa is owned and managed by Japanese Takashi who wanted to bring the “hot spring” culture to Koh Tao.

Even though this place doesn’t feature any natural hot springs it gives the same feel as an original spa in Kyoto or Okinawa. Special packages including spa and hotbath is recommended. Drive the road up from the Songserm Pier and you will reach this little secluded spa in Mae Haad.

Jira’s Spa
Location across the post office in Mae Haad

Jira’s Spa is located in Mae Haad within walking distance from most resorts. In the private rooms which all have a small sauna, bath tube you can get facials and other treatments. In the large shared air conditioning room Jira’s Spa offer both thai and oil massage.

Phone number: 077-456775

Orhid Spa
Location Central Sairee Beach, between Ban’s Diving and A/C Resort

Beautiful wooden building on Sairee Beach. Offer many packages including oil and thai massage, herbal steam, hair treatment. Orchid Spa is also a hair salon in the same location.

Phone number: 077-456 406.

Learn Thai massage

Some places on Koh Tao that offer classes in Thai Massage are New Heaven Resort located close to Rocky/Shark Bay (also offer yoga classes), phone: 01-229 46 38 and Sea Shell Resort located on Sairee Beach.

Phone: 077-456 299

Yoga Classes

Here & Now

After three years at Koh Tao's Sairee Beach Here & Now moved to the northern end of the main road in May 2002, taking over CFT-Bungalows, which was converted into "Center For Taijiquan".

The Qigong/Taijiquan Courses are conducted by the experienced teacher Martin from Germany; if you'd like to join him in his morning meditation, you are welcome. His wife Ron and her daughter Gung have attended several massage courses at different schools in Chiang Mai (Northern Thailand), which is a center for the study of Traditional Thai Yoga Massage.

Phone: 077-456 730

New Heaven Yoga School

The New Heaven Yoga School cater to all standards and offer courses for all, from the complete novice to advanced level. Opened at the end of 2004, classes are held every morning at the New Heaven Restaurant location. Yoga, Detox, Meditation.

Phone: 077-456462

Thai boxing and gym, (The Koh Tao Sports Complex)

Monsoon Gym is open daily between 7.00 am to 9.00 pm. Full gym facilities, nutritional supplements and tailored fitness programs. Best gym on the island! www.monsoongym.com, phone: 06-271 22 12 (Darius), Location North Sairee (pass the No Problem bar)

Island Muay Thai offers lessons in Thai Boxing in the same complex as Monsoon Gym. They also teach other types of martial arts and self defense classes. Beginners to competitors. Regular fight nights! Phone: 06-270 38 42 (Nigel)

Ning’s Traditional Thai Cooking Course

If you like Thai cuisine and would like to know how to cook it in your own kitchen back home, you cant leave Koh Tao without doing a Thai cooking course with Ning.

She was taught to cook traditional Thai food by her mother. For several years now Ning has taught Koh Tao visitors a selection of dishes. The course include a trip to the Local market to buy fresh ingredients, then she take you to a fully equipped modern kitchen in her own house where you will be taught to cock and present your chosen dishes in traditional Thai style. You write the receipts in a little book to take home with you. After cooking its time for eating in Nings tropical garden. Feel free to bring a friend – fresh fruit, tea, coffe and ice cold water are included. Maximum 4 people in a course, minimum 2 dishes per person.

Clinics and Pharmacy’s

There are plenty of clinics and Pharmacy’s on Koh Tao however Koh Tao does yet not have its own fully equipped hospital (the closest ones are located on Koh Phangan and Koh Samui).