Dive Sites

One dive site not to be missed, outstanding hard and soft coral and an abundance of marine life. Sightings include leopard sharks, turtles, moray eels & ghost pipe fish, plus there is always a chance of the unexpected whale sharks. With one side of the island being very shallow and the other dropping off to 30 meters this makes this site suitable for all levels of diver. 

This great site is located next to Bidah Nok, but so different underwater. Large fallen rocks have created several swim-through and submerged islands, building an ideal habitat for the marine life. Just like her larger sister island, Bidah Nai is a fish playground often attracting the unexpected too. 

Palong South offers dramatic drop-offs, overhangs and small outcrops of rocks covered in Soft corals of every color. Sea horses and ghost pipefish hide in amongst the sea fans and Gorgonians, turtles drift by stopping to nibble on sponge and bubble coral and Octopuses pose on top of rocky outcrops keeping a watch full eye on proceedings. 

Four pinnacles just five minutes from the shop. Starting just below sea level and dropping down to around 30 meters often quite dark due to the amount of fish life above you but a fantastic dive try looking under the rocks near the bottom several nurse sharks have been discovered this way. 

The dive circumnavigates the large rocky outcrop just outside the bay and really is an enjoyable dive.

This site is well known for its underwater cave systems and is only recommended for experienced divers. The caves tunnel into the rock face in two places and open out into a larger cave where surfacing is possible. 

The Site provides one of Phi Phi’s most popular night dives replete with spiny lobsters, anemone crabs, free swimming morays and barracudait’s also the location of the Tsunami underwater memorial.

This is an interesting place to dive, and there is much to see. The topography of the site is a sloping reef with sand and coral patches interspersed with a range of pinnacles. There is also an artificial reef comprising of 100 cement blocks stacked from 18m to around 6m covered with algae and an increasing amount of sea anemones. Regular marine life encounters of leopard sharks. 

VikingCaveis a bird’s nest gathering area guarded closely by the local birds nest gatherers. Underwater this shallow site ideal for beginners is characterized by table corals and shallow coral gardens.

Phi Ley wall is a drift dive with an amazing array of soft corals all competing for space; a kaleidoscope of color as you drift by effortlessly in the current. Leopard sharks patrol the wall swimming into the current with ease, while flutemouths and trumpethfish hover motionless waiting to sniper unlucky glassfish

The main dive site is around the large islet that fills the bay although it’s is small enough to allow divers to complete a complete circle of it at least once on a single tank of air. This wall dive descends to around 20m on the side furthest away from Phi Phi Ley. 

This site is normally done as a drift dive starting a few hundred meters out of Maya bay. Whale sharks are not common here, but every now and again one drifts by or hovers feeding in the current, hence the name of this site. 

This site starts as a shear wall down to 30 meters with a small over hang and some caves along the bottom, further along fallen rocks have left channels with the rocks towering above you on both sides creating a very dramatic dive.

This is a suitable dive for the more advanced diver, due to depth. 

This dive site it is a great dive for the less experienced diver, only going down to a maximum of 18 meters with plenty of fish life and rocks to look under. 

Reef slope with boulders and partly wall, covered with dendronephtya, sea fans and barrel sponges. A lot of interesting macro life like seahorses, frogfish, ghost pipe fish, shrimpfish, pipefish. Hawksbill turtles are most of the time around.

Palong north is characterized by a flat hard coral plain at 12m that then slopes down to a depth of around 20m where limestone pinnacles covered in Soft Corals and Sea Fans are to be found. There are black-tip reef sharks patrolling in small packs along the plane. 

Yes! Shark Point does live up to its name, well 95% of the time. This rock which just breaks the surface does attract a lot of Leopard sharks and often Nurse & Reef sharks as well. Remember to keep a sharp lookout for Whale sharks around February / March, they like this spot. 

A small submerged reef just east of Phi Phi Ley and an excellent backup to Shark point so if you are unlucky there, Garang Heng is the place to go. Here the sharks are a little bit more active swimming right up to you for a look; the reef below is very healthy and covered with anemones and soft corals. 

The location of the famous Chimney Cavern system and other systems to explore. You can find banded sea snakes, lionfish, nudibranches, frogfish, harlequin shrimps, many other crustaceans and beautiful cowries. 

A huge cave that can be easily entered using one of two entries. The deepest is at 16 meters and the shallower is found at 5 meters. Once inside the cave opens up to a massive cathedral. Here the diver can surface inside the island and look up to the roof over 30 meters above. Stalactites hang down from the ceiling. Inside the cathedral is not dark and torches are not required. Light filtering through the cave entrances gives of a truly magical light show creating rather strange illusions around the diver. 

Koh Haa’s central lagoon area is a must-see for any diver visiting. 

Hin Daeng or "Red Rock" is so named because of the carpets of red anemone that cover the shallower depths of this huge pinnacle. Hin Daeng boasts one of the deepest drop-offs in Thailand, nearly 70 meters to the sea bed. Famous for its pelagic life, schooling Rainbow Runner, Barracudas and Grey Reef Sharks often are seen cruising the blue. In the shallower waters Fusiliers, Rabbitfish and Wrasse rule the waters. Leopard Sharks are regulars, swimming or quietly resting on the numerous ledges. Many invertebrates can be found including Boxer Shrimp and Porcelain Crabs guarding their anemone homes. 

Hin Muang or "Purple Rock" has been rated one of the best dive sites in Thailand and that of the world. Named after the forests of purple soft corals this amazing pinnacle begins at 12 meters below the surface. Fulfilling all that Hin Daeng has to offer, Manta Rays and ever impressive Whale Sharks are often seen. It is common in the months of May till July to swim with these gentle giants, with many Cobias following close by. Deep drop-off walls surround this "loaf of bread" shaped reef. This is a photographers dream with many opportunities for both wide-angle and macro, as many Nudibranches, Tube Worms, Pipefish and Seahorses can be found by those with a keen eye. 

Phuket Shark Point or Hin Musang which means shark rock in Thai so gets its name from the common sighting of Leopard Sharks found resting on the seabed. Seen by many as one of the best dive sites in the area, Shark point rarely leaves divers disappointed. The pinnacle breaks the surface and drops to 20 meters at its deepest. Many purple and pink soft corals compete for limited space on this incredibly healthy dive site. As with Anemone Reef strong currents are not uncommon which brings nutrient rich water. With so much food the marine life surrounding is amazing. Large schools of Jacks and Barracudas patrol the waters with Snapper, Goatfish and Fusiliers. For the lucky diver sometimes the Whale sharks appears. 

Anemone Reef is a pinnacle that comes 4-7 meters to the surface and slopes down to over 25 meters at the seabed. Like many of the dive sites in the area it is covered in anemones. These in turn provide shelter and protection for many different types of Anemone fish, shrimps and Porcelain crabs. In the deeper parts large clusters of healthy soft corals cling to the reef. Near the seabed huge Gorgonian sea fans sway in the often strong currents found in this area. Leopard Sharks are common resting on the bottom and many juvenile Moray Eels can be spotted in the nooks and crannies. Being an exposed site dozens of fish species have made Anemone reef there home. 

On the 4th of May 1997, The King Cruiser, a car ferry operating from Phuket to the Phi Phi Islands in southern Thailand, hit a submerged collection of rocky pinnacles, splitting the designated marine sanctuary and popular dive site in two. The impact also tore a large hole in the vessels hull limiting its seaworthiness to a further thousand meters. Seventeen minutes later and remaining in one piece, it was under thirty meters of water and on the seabed. 561 passengers were rescued when the ferry boat sank about ten miles off Phi Phi Island. All the passengers - Thai and foreign tourists - were safely taken to two police patrol boats and 4-5 fishing boats, which raced to the rescue in response to an emergency call. One elderly woman sustained a broken back and several others suffered shock.

The wreck sits upright in thirty meters of sand and remains in one piece although the foreword upper deck has collapsed. The simplest and safest point of entry is through the vessels stern where divers can explore the once active car decks. This particular part of the structure is reached after a descent averaging only ten meters. Machinery still sits on the deck. Inside the car deck are a couple of vehicle tires and an engine trolley. The interior darkens as you continue through and up one of the stairways on either side; patches of chrome peek through the now barnacle covered handrail. Both of these lead through open doors and out to walkways.