Pool
Bans Diving Resort has the largest swimming pool on Koh Tao and is custom made for teaching diving. Here the IDC Candidates practice confined presentation and skill practice/circuits. The pool is located 100 meters away from the classroom.

Boat
The resort has two large diveboats (20 meters long) and two speedboats. Everyday the diver has 6-8 different divesites around Koh Tao to choose from. During the IDC we normally go to typical open water sites around Koh Tao like White Rock, Twin Peaks and our own house reef. During the PADI Instructor Examination we use the same boats and same divesites.

House reef
The house reef with its amazing marine life is located 50 meters off the resort. Within a couple of fin kicks you find stingrays, angelfish, rabbit fish, clown fish and many other type of marine life. We use the house reef for some of the confined presentations so the candidates get familiar in using both pool and beach confined for the presentations prior to the Instructor Exam.

Restaurant
The restaurant is located in the center of the resort, just on the beach, together with its "cool" beach bar it is a popular place to "hang out" both
during day and night. During the IDC we have the (included in all packages) lunch in Bans Restaurant