Koh Tao, Thailand is a Suratthani province area and Koh Tao is located about 70 km east of the coastline between Suratthani and Chumphon, in the gulf of Thailand. Koh Tao or Turtle island, in the past the waters in the area were rich with sea turtles. On June 18,1899 His Majesty the King Chulalongkorn Rama V (Rama V) was one of the greatest and most beloved kings of Thailand visited on Koh Tao and left as evidence his monogram on a huge boulder at Jor Por Ror bay next to Sariee beach. This place is worshipped even today and should be treated with respect. The local people, they lived a very simple and tough life harvesting coconuts, fishing and growing vegetables.