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Thailand, a wonderful country
with some exhilarating diving.
West of Thailand is the |
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Andaman Sea, to the East, the
Gulf of Thailand. The best diving is on the side of the |
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Andaman, both in the South
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The best times to visit
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Andaman coast in May and
continues until September. Therefore, from May to September the
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Gulf of Thailand to the East
may well be a better option. Here the best
diving
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around Koh Tao. Thailand with
the average sea temperature being 28oC and clear waters,
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Hin Daeng:
Depth: 35 meters |
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The dive at Hin Daeng is close
to Hin Mouang and consists of walls, plateaus and rocks. |
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You may well see leopard
sharks, grey reef sharks, barracuda, morays, octopus, crayfish,
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shrimps. Nurse sharks can
sometimes be found in the south west
cave at around 10 m, manta |
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rays and whale sharks are also known to visit
this area. |
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Hin Muoang:
Depth: 8 - 70 meters |
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feeding grounds for pelagic fish. Both dives are fantastic and
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for. Hin Mouang features great underwater pinnacles, huge |
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gorgonia and beautiful anemone carpets,. Look out for the unusual
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bryazoan clumps of white, straw like objects
at around the depth of 8 metres. |
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| Hin Nok:
Depth: 20 meters |
| Hin Nok comprises of a five
pinnacle plateau and lots of gullies. It is North West of the Koh
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right around the plateau in about one hour. A very interesting
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| dive. Hin Nok is visited by
turtles and is home to the very unusual Ghost Pipefish, |
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feathery fish can be difficult to spot. Not only does it not look
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to further confuse you it hangs upside down in the water. Also look
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Jorunna funebris, moray eels, barracuda, moorish idols, whip
corals, |
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butterfly and angel fish. |
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| Koh Ma
Depth: 9 meters |
| Koh Ma is a small isalnd off
koh Ngai.opposite Koh Hai Villa. A very shallow dive, |
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unusual fish can be seen there. Look for the shrimpfish, |
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is long and thin and hangs vertically in the water upside
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propels itself with tiny fan shaped fins. A fascinating
fish, generally in pairs or larger groups. |
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Koh Kraden Wreck
Depth: 25 - 30 meters |
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The Koh Kraden Wreck is a Japanese destroyer
that sunk of the coast of Koh Kraden Island.
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over the stern of the wreck. The visibility can be poor below the
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thermocline at about 15 - 20 m. It can be difficult to
make out the detail of the wreck, however, |
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as you might well spot a seahorse. Check out the ropes carefully for
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Kuda). Also many soft corals can be found along with,
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schooling fish, lionfish and giant morays. |
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Koh Rok Nai
Depth: 23 meters |
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could well find yourself doing this dive as a replacement for Hin
Daeng |
| and Hin Mouang. Generally
there is a slight current making for a gentle drift on the way back
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butterfly fish. Also look for nudibranchs, lobsters and large basket
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sponges. The scenery features many hard corals. |
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Koh Rok Nok
Depth: 20 meters |
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This dive features large Gorgonia, Nudibranchs,
moray eels and a tremendous amount of small
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fish in the rocks. At a glance these fish look
like anemones, they are so tightly packed together. |
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Koh Bida Nok
Depth: 30 meters |
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A rocky outcrop featuring varied diving, shallow reefs,
walls, boulders and swim throughs. Look |
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for leopard sharks on sand, gorgonians, cuttle fish, huge
tube corals and an array of colours. |
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Shark Point or Hin Bida
Depth: 18 meters |
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You'll see lots of 2 m
long leopard sharks here. Look out also for cuttle fish and seahorses. A
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series of rocky fingers project South of an outcrop that
gullies in between the fingers and protects |
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you from the current. |
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Koh Phi Phi
Depth: meters |
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Koh Dok Mai
Depth: 30 meters |
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This dive can also be dived at night. The rocky island has
an interesting wall dive with unique |
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colours. There is a small cave about 5 m straight in that
leads to a huge cavern with fairly strong |
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currents. Being a reasonably experienced lobster hunter
would be an appropriate prerequisite |
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for this dive. The East side of the island has sea snakes,
moray eels and leopard sharks on the |
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sand. A sloping reef can be found to the West of the
island. |
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King Cruiser
Depth: 3 - 30 meters |
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In 1997 the King Cruiser, a 3000 ton Catamaran passenger
ferry hit Anemone Reef. Within an |
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hour the ship sank
with no loss of life. It rests in an upright position with the
steering house just |
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10 metres from the
surface and the propellers at a depth of 30 metres. The current can
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little strong for beginners. |
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Racha Yai
Depth: 3 - 30 meters |
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The Racha Yai dive is a mixture of coral gardens and
boulder stone. An overall easy dive yet can |
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be enjouyable. |
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Similan Islands |
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At first view the Similans is similar to seeing the Grand
Canyon for the first time. It is incredible |
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Tranquil white sandy beaches and turquoise waters with
crystal clear 60 m visibility. |
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Meadows of soft corals and sea fans combined with a
prolific fish population are the |
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main reasons this is a world class dive destination.
Pelagics in this region are seasonal, although |
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there has been many sightings of Mantas and whale sharks.
The best chance you have of seeing |
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them is during the plankton bloom in March and
April. For the non scuba diver, snorkeling in |
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the Similans is second to none. Because of the drifting
currents on many of the islands you can |
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can often see more varieties of marine life in the
protected shallow areas of the dive. |
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Breakfast Bend
Depth: 34 meters |
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With turquoise waters, fantastic visibility
and a great copious fish population. Look out for
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the banded sea snakes, they are extremely poisonous yet
not aggressive. Keep your calm if you |
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see one and enjoy the experience. The dive has been named
Breakfast Bend as it is often the first |
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dive of the trip, proceeding immediately after breakfast.
A very good dive with leopard sharks, |
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powder blue surgeon fish, barracuda, scorpion fish,
emperor angelfish, trigger fish, morays and |
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shoals of glass fish. The coral is in excellent condition.
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East
of Eden
Depth: 9 - 34 meters |
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The East of Eden
dive has excellent visibility,. Lots of small fish can be seen
there, clownfish, |
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lionfish, rabbit fish, garden eels, boxfish and
many more. An overall good dive. |
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Elephant Head Rock Hin Pusa
Depth: 60 meters |
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Elephant head rock has is a mass of large boulders, three
of which peak through to the surface. |
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Currents can be strong, lots of swim throughs, tunnels,
hard coral, soft coral and sea fans. |
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In all an excellent dive. |
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Eagle Ray Point Koh Hiane
Depth: 25 meters |
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There can be a lot
of fish on this particular dive due to the possible strong currents,
schools of |
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glassfish and
large Trevally. There is also a large 3 meter Bow Mounthed Guitar
shark that lurks |
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in this area. |
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Hin Na
Ling
Depth: 30 meters |
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There is a wall to
a large sandy patch that is covered with Blue Spotted Stingrays.
Swim on to |
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the eel garden and amongst the boulders.
Guitar fish can be found here along with leopard sharks. |
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Sharkfin Reef
Depth: 5 - 35 meters |
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A possibility of
strong currents here. An array of fish can be found here some of
which are, |
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Blue Spotted
Stingrays, Bumphead Parrot fish, garden eels, schools of glassfish
and moorish |
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idols. There is a swim through that can take
you from one side to the other at a depth of 16 m . |
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Snapper Alley Koh Bangu
Depth: 12 - 30 meters |
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The dive slopes down past giant granite boulders. Garden
eels can be spotted at a depth of 23 |
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meters. At 27 meters depth there is a swim through with a
large sea fan. |
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Turtle Rock
Depth: 30 meters |
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To one side of the island is a fast drift dive, it tends
to slacken off as you turn the corner. |
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A good place for lobster, garden eels, ribbon eels, glass
fish, tiger fish and many more varieties. |
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