Scuba Diving in Thailand
Thailand is the central focus for scuba diving in Southeast Asia. Thousands of people learn to dive in Thailand every year and become avid divers for life. There are world-class locations for every level of expertise and scores of professional. Well-established dive shops are located all over the southern peninsula. Diving in Thailand is competitively priced, and once you have achieved your certification in Thailand, you can use it to go scuba diving all over the world.
Diving in Thailand has become very popular as the Kingdom is home to some of the finest and most beautiful beaches and islands in the world, surrounded by water and coral. The number of divers coming toThailand has escalated over the past decade or so.
The sea visibility in some places of Thailand means talking about distances of up to 30 meters; the sights of underwater mountains, coral gardens, undersea rock formations, hard and soft coral, whale sharks, silver tip sharks, manta rays and even sunken battleships.
After Pattaya, the next destination to see divers arriving by the busload was Phuket and they were soon heading out to dive in the gorgeous Similan Islands and the rest of the stunning Andaman Sea. In the fact, the Similan islands have been ranked as one of the top ten diving sites in the entire world. Today, diving is popular all over the Andaman Sea, including the virtually unseen Tarutao and Surin islands.
Over on the other side of Thailand in the Gulf of Thailand, Ko Tao (Turtle Island) has recently emerged as the biggest diving destination in Thailand with over twenty major centres located on the island. It is believed that Thailand is now the most popular destination for diving in the whole of Asia and is one of the most popular diving destination in the world.
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Phuket and Phang Nga Bay Dive Sites
View Phuket & Phang Nga Bay dive map Dive site name : Anemone Reef Anemone Reef or Hin Jom is a single large rock covered with anemones, especially green, blue or purple. Dropping to a depth of around 25 meters this rock outcrop derives its name from the numerous anemones that cover the top. Most dive starts at the base of the pinnacle where you can see sleeping leopard sharks and bamboo sharks. From there you can gradually dive shallower circling around the flat pinnacle. The water temperature is usually around around 26ºC and Visibility often exceeding 30 meters, extending…Read More »
Similan Islands Dive Sites
View Similan Islands dive map Dive site name: Anita's Reef There are two very small islands west of Similan Island Ko Miang, both name Similan Island No5 or Koh Payu. One exceptional dive site between the two islands is Anita's Reef where you will fine many common Similan inhabitants. The reef consists of a mixture of hard and soft coral pinnacles, white sand areas and in the southern, deeper section, massive granite boulders. When currents are present here they are usually mild, ideal for taking a closer look at some of the coral pinnacles which start at around 5m and…Read More »
