The beautiful Island for diving in Phuket
Hello all of visitors. If you visit Phuket and look somewhere for The beautiful island for diving in Phuket. One thing should not miss this activity is Diving Diving
in Phuket and liveaboards in Thailand,
the Andaman Sea offers dive sites considered to be
among the top ten scuba destinations in the world. It boasts crystal clear
water, spectacular reefs and rock formations, plus a colourful selection of
marine life.
Our
diving suggest features information about Day Trips, Live-aboard
Cruises, Dive places, Diving Courses, and points you to reputable Dive Centers.
Information on this blog will change and grow to present you the best of the
Phuket Island.
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more information about read below.
Similan Islands Diving
This
group of nine remote islands located 95 km northwest of Phuket was designated
as a national park in 1982. The Similan Islands are some the worlds most
beautiful and unspoiled islands and together with the splendor of the rich and
varied marine life, and stunning coral reefs they offer a world class
underwater paradise for scuba divers. elow the surface the Similans offer a
wide variety of underwater scenery and marine life.
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| The Beautiful Island for diving in Phuket (Similan Island) |
You
can draw a line roughly down the middle of each island in the chain separating
them into two parts, with each offering totally different diving environments.
On the western side of the islands, huge granite boulders are stacked on top of
one another creating magnificent archways, and plunging drop-offs. Most of
these granite boulders are so completely covered in colorful soft corals that
the rock is no longer visible.
Diving
on the eastern side of the islands can give you the impression of diving in
another part of the world. Here hard coral gardens gradually slope down to
approximately 30-40 meters where sand takes over as the water depth increases.
Massive schools of colorful tropical fish are attracted to the nutrient rich
water that swirls around these islands. Sightings of large fish are rather rare
in these waters but you may occasionally encounter leopard sharks and even
whale sharks here.
There are more than 20 documented dive sites in
the Similan Islands, many of which have developed
there, own international reputation. Christmas Point, on Island
#9, Koh Bangru: is famous for a series of dramatic archways for divers to swim
through while they swim with the schools Blue Fin Trevally, and Jack Tuna. Fantasy
Reef, on Island #8, Koh Similan: is a popular
site to exploring the massive underwater rock formations, and for a likely
encounter with some of the many species of rays that live there. Elephant Head,
on Island #8, Koh Similan: is probably the most famous dive in the group, the
site is named after an unusually shaped group of rocks that jut out of the
water just to the southwest of Kohh Similan. you can look the map of Similan Island below
The Similan Islands are consistently ranked as one of the top ten dive place in the world, and there is good reason to believe they will still that way for future generations. The Thai Government can be just proud of their efforts to preserve and protect this group of islands.
In
one effort the Fishing Dept placed mooring buoys in the most popular
anchorage's allowing visiting boats to tie up rather then dropping an anchor
and risk damaging the fragile reef. It is easy to applaud all efforts to
preserve the wild, unspoiled beaches, magnificent coral reefs, and the
turquoise blue water of this special beach area.
Richelieu
Rock
A
Dive place nearby Burma
Border
The
Surin
Islands, although visited by several dive operators from Phuket, are more
appropriately famous for their beautiful coves, bays and dense jungle than they
are for their diving. Spending a few days on a sail boat or other yacht
here are the stuff dreams of paradise are made of yet the serious diver will be
bored easily after a few dives because of the generally poor visibility and
lack of fish.
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Richelieu
Rock
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Surin's
ace card, however, is a small submerged rock about 18 kilometres east of Surin.
Richelieu Rock, just exposed at the lowest of tides -- thus a navigational
hazard for those boats not equipped with a GPS navigation system -- rates as
one of the best places in the world for swimming with our gentle giant, the
whale shark. Encounters with these fish -- the largest of all fish -- are rare
almost any place in the world. But for some reason, Richelieu
attracts more than its fair share. Swimming with such a large animal, known to
grow to lengths of 20 metres or more, has to be a high point for any diver. Sightings occur
50-70 percent of the time, depending on the time of year.
Generally,
February, March and April are the best times for a visit. The big difference
between diving here and other areas that are famous for whale sharks, such as Western Australia, is
that we don't need spotter planes as the sharks cruise around the rock, and the
visibility is normally excellent. Who knows why they are here, but the sharks
aren't around because of plankton blooms like in Australia. Thus, clear water.
Koh Racha Noi Diving
Racha
Noi is the more isolated of the two islands and is a popular dive place for more
experienced divers, as the depths are generally greater and the currents
frequently stronger than at its sister island to the North. You will encounter
huge underwater boulders that offer a good chance to see manta rays and whale
sharks. The northern tip of the island offers an opportunity for a good
multilevel dive along a large pinnacle where spotting larger marine life like
Reef Sharks and Stingrays is common.
Off
the southern point is a nice drift dive along some spectacular scenery as you
find yourself on top of a large rock formation surrounded by deep water. On the
southwest side there is a wooden ship-wreck that draws a lot of interesting
reef fish.
Racha Noi offers many opportunities for an enjoyable and rewarding
deep-dive but due to the potential for strong currents here many of the dive
shops will only bring divers here who have an advanced certification.
Koh Racha Yai Diving
Racha Yai Island, many people call Raya Island. They are same meaning
Racha
Yai offers some of the best local year around dive-sites but the visibility
varies as to the season. On the north end of the island are two beautiful
little bays famous for their a deep clear water and colorful coral formations.
Both of them have almost swimming pool features as they gradually drop to a
depth of 40 feet onto a sandy seabed, providing ample opportunities for both
snorkeling and scuba diving.
The best diving is off the east coast where the
current allows a gentle drift dive along a sloping rocky face that is covered
with an amazing array of hard corals and the nutrient rich water draws large
schools of tropical fish.
Shark Point
Diving
Shark
Point is part of a Marine Sanctuary and is justifiably the most popular of the
local dive place. Named after the docile Leopard Sharks that are often
encountered resting on the sandy seafloor here. The official Thai name for this
site is Hin Musang or 'Shark Rock'. Approaching from the sea Shark Point
appears as a tiny rock outcropping of no particular interest but beneath the
surface lies a vast multicolored reef teeming with marine life.
The
main attraction here, in addition to sharks and vast schools of tropical fish
are the colorful soft corals and sea fans that decorate this huge limestone
pinnacle. The reef can be broken into three main sections and most divers could
spend several days at least exploring the many interesting facets of the site
which is arguably the most popular of all the local day-diving sites. Currents
can be brisk at this site but they tend run parallel to the reef sections and
allow for an excellent drift dive back to the dive boat.
Koh Bon & Koh Tachai
Diving
North
of the Similans lies Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, the Surin Islands,
and Richelieu Rock. All of these areas offer world-class diving that differs
from the Similans and should be part of your itinerary when you visit the area.
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Bon Island or Koh Bon
Bon Island is located about 20 kilometres north of island no.9 and features one of the only vertical walls in Thailand. The dive place is on the southwestern point and consists of a 33 metre wall facing the small cove, and a step-down ridge that carries on to depths of over 45 metres. Leopard sharks are common on the ridge and on the sandy flats below the wall.Although the soft corals are not as high-profile as they are in the Similans, the colours of the corals are radically different and include shades of turquoise, yellow and blue, besides the more common pinks and purples. Koh Bon is one of the better places to see manta rays, especially towards the end of the season when there is more plankton in the water.
Koh Tachai
25 kilometres north of Koh Bon, Koh Tachai has an offshore underwater ridge that runs perpendicular to the island. This is considered to be best one of the fine dives in the Kingdom and is famous as a place to see not only the more common species of corals, fans and tropical fish, but larger animals such as rays, leopard sharks, nurse sharks and hawks bill turtles.
Phi Phi Island Diving
The
Phi Phi Islands
are one of the most dramatically beautiful locations in the world. The scenery
from the surface is absolutely stunning; colossal emerald green monoliths
rising straight from the sea and soaring to heights of more than 500 meters.
Underwater, these towers shape a rugged, interesting environment for scuba
divers, and over time the elements have created caves, overhangs, and
swim-throughs in the soft limestone rock.
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Other
dive profiles include vertical walls that plunge from the surface to over 25
meters. On these walls growing in every nook and cranny are found a profusion
of soft corals, large orange-colored fans, black corals, and long stringy sea
whips.
There are several unusual types of coral that can only be found in the
waters surrounding the Phi-Phi
Islands including a one
meter high white coral bush that is shaped like a Christmas tree complete with
little ornaments.
The
Phi Phi Islands
offer a remarkable variety of dive sites concentrated in a small area. One of
the most popular dive sites is located at the Southern tip of the small island of Ko Bida Nok.
In a shallow bay on the
Eastern side of the island are found huge gardens of stag horn and star corals
and incredible numbers of colorful reef fish. In spite of diving visibility
often being limited to 5-20 meters the Phi
Phi Islands
are likely to remain among the most popular diving locations Southeast
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