Local fishermen and farmers realised that business people from other places were creating their island to accommodate to the needs of all these new customers and they also, immediately started to open their own businesses to fulfill all the customers demands.Kohtao is a small island near Chumphon. These days, you can find everything from basic simple wooden bungalows with palm leaf roofs to exotic high class villas with their own private swimming pool. In the late 1990's Ko Tao's very first, and until recently, only road was constructed, the road runs South to North from the far side of Sairee beach to the southern settlement of Chalok Baan Kao. A new road is under construction on the way to Tanote Bay, and once completed it will open up the other side of the island for better development, it is accessable with care at the moment with 4x4. Every now and again progress can be a wonderful thing, fortunately KoTao has kept its relaxed atmosphere, ]it is,it's] still nigh on impossible to find a crowded beach.
