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The Best Dive Sites in Thailand
Similan and Surin Islands
Koh Similan is a group of islands that offers some of the best diving in Thailand and the world. Many divers argue that what makes the diving so great at Similan is the big variation in the underwater environment found here.
No other place in the world offers such a variation in the same dive area.
Diving in the Andaman Islands
Diving in Andamans is a unique lifetime experience. The coastal water surrounding theses islands is the abode of one of the richest coral reef ecosystem is the world.
The specialty is that, here the coral reefs and underwater formations are undamaged by human activity. The best season for diving is from December to April.
Many of the islands are surrounded by fringing reefs, often several hundred meters wide and separated from the shore by a lagoon of similar width.
There are also more steeply undulating hills of raven volcanic lava, which makes for some unusual diving.
There are plenty of steeply sloping and shallow reefs suitable for snorkeling. Large pelagics are plentiful in these waters, as are a variety of sharks. Large schools of hammerhead often patrol the waters away from the reefs and Grey, Whitetip, Nurse and leopard sharks are found closer inshore.
Silvertip and Ocean Whitetips also sometimes appear out of the deep blue beyond. Enormous manta Rays are also often seen.
Diving in Pattaya
The main scuba diving areas around Pattaya are located in what is often called the "Far Islands". These are the second ring of islands about 20-30 kilometers from Pattaya.
The islands are controlled by The Navy, and no permanent structures are built there (boat traffic is also at a minimum).
These islands include Koh Kin, Koh Man Wichai, Koh Keung Badaan, Koh Hu Chang and Koh Phi.
Altogether we have up to 20 different dive sites with visibility ranging from 5 - 15 meters.
There are many different types of soft and hard corals, and large schools of Jacks, Barracuda and Tuna. Blue spotted Stingrays, Turtles, Porcupine Pufferfish and Moray Eels can be spotted.
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The Dive Site Bangkok 1149 Pattanakarn Road Kwang Suanluang,
Bangkok 10250 Thailand,
Phone: +66 (0) 2 717 9219
Fax: +66 (0) 2 717 9218
Email: dive@divesiteasia.com
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