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Krabi Dive Sites

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Krabi Dive Sites

Koh Yawabon
Depth: 5-20m Current: Moderate Experience: Advanced
Around this island there are many interesting caves and tunnels. Lots of Clown fish, Lion fish, Parrot fish and occasionally Leopard sharks can be found on this site. Currents can be tricky so extra caution must be practiced on dive plans.

Koh Si
Depth: 5-15m Current: Mild Experience: Beginner
Around these islands there are hard corals and schooling smaller fish. Occasionally Black tip reef sharks are seen on this shallow easy dive site. On the northwest side there is a soft coral wall and shallow depth makes this ideal site for Open Water training dives.

Koh Ha
Depth: 5-20m Current: Mild Experience: Beginner
Similar dive to its sister island Koh Si offering hard corals and bits of soft coral as well. Smaller fish like Butterfly fish, Parrot fish, Angel fish and Fusiliers are common here as well as Sea snakes. Occasionally small Reef sharks and few sightings of Whale sharks are registered around these islands.

Koh Yung Pinnacle
Depth: 5-35m Current: Moderate Experience: Advanced
The site is a small rock that reaches within 5 meters from the surface. It is not always visible from the surface so not many people dive this site since it’s difficult to find. It’s covered with purple soft coral and long whip corals. Larger rays normally hide underneath rocks on the deeper parts but strong currents and low visibility some days makes this a bit more demanding dive.

Koh Yung South
Depth: 5-20m Current: Mild Experience: Beginner
Easier option for novice divers from the northern part of the this island. A shallow reef covered with staghorn coral and smaller schooling fish is often seen on the top of the reef. Leopard sharks are common residents of this site and also dolphins are many times seen from the boat

Hin Dot
Depth: 5-30m Current: Mild Experience: Beginner
Just south from Phi Phi Don, interesting dive with bottom dropping down to around 30 meters. Loads of marine life and schooling fish around this submerged reef. At the deeper parts Nurse Sharks can be found under the rocks and overhangs.

Garang Heng
Depth: 5-20m Current: Mild Experience: Beginner
This small submerged reef offers a great dive since Leopard sharks are seen here nearly all the time. Sharks seem to be a bit more active and swimming around the reef more often than on other sites. The top of the reef is covered by Anemones and soft corals.

Maya Bay Corner back to map
Depth: 5-20m Current: Mild Experience: Beginner
Good site for beginners due to its shallow depth and mild currents. Featuring hard corals and rocks with overhangs and small caverns. Schooling smaller fish is normally seen on this dive.

Maya Bay South
Depth: 5-30m Current: Mild-Moderate Experience: Advanced
Nice wall dive that drops quickly down to 30 meters. Along the bottom there are few caves and huge rocky boulders offering interesting scenery. Lion fish, Morey Eels and schooling fish can be found around the boulders and occasionally bigger pelagic fish as well.

Koh Bidah Nok
Depth: 0-30m Current: Mild-Moderate Experience: Beginner
One side of this island offers shallow hard coral reef and on the other side the more experienced divers will find a wall with soft coral down to 30 meters. Features lots of marine life like Leopard sharks, Turtles, Morey Eels, Lion fish and Pipe fish. There is always a chance for Manta Rays and Whales sharks and this is a dive not to be missed.

Koh Bidah Nai
Depth: 5-25m Current: Moderate Experience: Beginner
The next island witch is a few hundred meters away from Bida Nok Island. Lots of huge boulders creating interesting swim-throughs that is home for a rich marine life here. Schooling fish and bigger pelagic fish are common on this site.

Hin Bida
Depth: 5-25m Current: Moderate Experience: Beginner
This spot is sometimes called "Phi Phi Shark Point" as Leopard sharks are often seen here. The pinnacle breaks the surface drops to 18-22m, surrounded by huge rocks, stag horn corals and sandy areas. The southern end of the site is covered by beautiful soft coral. Large Whiptail rays are also encountered here as well as other bigger pelagic fish.

Hin Daeng
Depth: 0-40m Current: Moderate-Strong Experience: Advanced
Further down south lies one of the best dive sites of Thailand. Just breaking the surface, Hin Daeng is a huge dive site with dramatic steep wall dropping down to depths below the recreational limits. The pinnacle is covered with soft coral and the marine life is just unbelievable. Schooling fish, Leopard sharks, Reef sharks, Whale sharks and Manta rays can truly make this dive an unforgettable experience.

Hin Muang
Depth: 10-40m Current: Strong-Very Strong Experience: Advanced
A submerged reef nearby Hin Daeng with its top reaching to around 10 meters and dropping down to deep depths. Strong currents usually makes this dive only for the more experienced divers but mostly you can find cover from the strong currents from either side of the rock. The rock is covered by purple soft corals and Anemones as well as seeing bigger predators like Jacks and Trevallies that are often feeding on smaller fish here. Leopard sharks and Whale sharks are also commonly seen here.

Koh Haa Yai
Depth: 0-35 Current: mild-moderate Beginner
Koh Haa Yai has actually 2 dive sites that both offer steep rocky formations underwater. You can safely dive into a huge 20 meters high cave that goes inside the island. The entrance and exit is in 5 meters depth. For more experience divers there are several swim-throughs and caverns all the way down to 30 meters. On shallower spots there is mainly hard coral but the island is famous of good visibility and interesting bottom formations. Huge moray eels, sharks, sea horses and schooling fish make Koh Haa Yai to be one of the top dives in the area.

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