Koh Tao & Koh Samui
Year round diving with preferred conditions between March and
October. |
| Chumphon Pinnacles
This dive consists of large
underwater plateaus that are rich in Branch Corals, Sea Whips
and Barrel Sponges. There is an exceptional presence of reef
inhabitants and pelagic visitors with frequent whale shark
encounters.
|
Diving Depth |
10 -
30 metres |
|
Visibility |
5 - 20 metres |
|
Currents |
Can be Strong |
|
Surface Conditions |
- |
|
Diver Level |
Beginners (with a dive
guide) and up |
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| Hin Wong
The large granite boulders have many
coral species on them along with many Seafans and Black Corals.
You should find a great selection of Reef fishes, crabs, shells
and shrimps.
|
Diving Depth |
10 - 20 metres |
|
Visibility |
5 - 10 metres |
|
Currents |
Slight |
|
Surface Conditions |
- |
|
Diver Level |
Beginners and up |
|
| Nang Yuan
These three islets offer numerous
dive sites with different rocky formations and a variety of
swim-throughs. You will see various species of hard and soft
Corals frequented by Groupers, Stingrays, Clownfish, Squids,
Morays and many others.
|
Diving Depth |
10 - 20 metres |
|
Visibility |
5 - 25 metres |
|
Currents |
Slight |
|
Surface Conditions |
- |
|
Diver Level |
Beginners and up |
|
| White Rock
Two enormous boulders that are
covered in white leather corals are home to the terror of Koh
Tao, 'Trevor' the triggerfish. Divers at this site can also find
beautiful soft corals, Gorgonians and Wire Coral, Sea Kraits,
Turtles, Morays and numerous invertebrates.
|
Diving Depth |
5 - 20 metres |
|
Visibility |
5 - 10 metres |
|
Currents |
Can be Strong |
|
Surface Conditions |
- |
|
Diver Level |
Beginners (with a dive
guide) and up |
|
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| Shark Island - Red Rock
This dive consists of a steep
sloping hard coral reef with plenty of marine life with
highlights such as Angel fish, Sea Kraits, Triggerfish, Turtles,
Reef Sharks and Leopard Sharks and, if you're lucky, the
occasional Whale Shark.
|
Diving Depth |
5 - 20 metres |
|
Visibility |
5 - 10 metres |
|
Currents |
Slight to Strong |
|
Surface Conditions |
- |
|
Diver Level |
Beginners (with a dive
guide) and up |
|
| South West Pinnacles
This is a dive with submerged mounds
that are punctuated by sea Anemones, Sponges and Hard Corals.
Fish life on the pinnacles include Barracudas, Fusiliers,
Snappers, Stingrays and Leopard Sharks.
|
Diving Depth |
5 - 30 metres |
|
Visibility |
10 - 20 metres |
|
Currents |
Can be Strong |
|
Surface Conditions |
- |
|
Diver Level |
Beginners (with a dive
guide) and up |
|
| Sail Rock - Hin Bai
You will enjoy a great wall dive
around towering pinnacles with a vertical swim-through, ‘The
Chimney'. On the dive you can see black bushy and branch corals
with a good presence of reef life as well as many large visiting
pelagics, including whale sharks and manta rays.
|
Diving Depth |
10 -
30 metres |
|
Visibility |
5 - 20 metres |
|
Currents |
Weak to Strong |
|
Surface Conditions |
- |
|
Diver Level |
Beginners (with a dive
guide) and up |
|
| Ang Thong Marine National Park
Diving can be had at a group of
around fifty islands, islets and outcroppings with healthy
corals and good diversity of marine life. These are mostly
protected dive sites which are ideal for all levels of divers.
|
Diving Depth |
5 - 20 metres |
|
Visibility |
5 - 22 metres |
|
Currents |
Weak to Strong |
|
Surface Conditions |
- |
|
Diver Level |
Beginners and up |
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