Learn More - Explore Scuba Diving In Thailand This Year
Find Scuba Diving In Thailand Sometime Soon
When you have the opportunity to seeLeopard sharks, whale sharks, silvertips, manta rays and year round scuba diving Thailand diving really is unmissable. Scuba diving is available on both coasts of Thailand - each complementing the other and providing scuba diving when the other is unsuitable because of the weather.
Liveaboards and shore based scuba diving from the mainland and the array of satellite islands around Thailand offer plenty of marine life and corals plus a few good wrecks.
Fringed by coral reefs as well as deeper offshore pinnacles, it’s not difficult to see Thailand’s popularity among backpackers and members of the dive community alike. Sheltered sandy bays supply the perfect depths for novice divers, while the more advanced diver can visit deeper sites and perhaps even fulfil the diver’s dream of seeing a whale shark or two.
The newly sunk HTMS Khram shipwreck is found just south of Koh Phi and has rapidly become popular among local divers. A remarkable amount of marine life has already been attracted to this wreck in a relatively short time.
The Samae San / Sattahip area has similar diving conditions, with the extra benefit of two large intact shipwrecks. The Petchburi Bremen is an old freighter sunk in 21 meters of water in the Khram Channel (Sattahip). It provides a home to many Grouper and Barracuda. The Hardeep is a cargo ship sunk in 28 meters during the World War II era. This ship is completely intact, and can be navigated from bow to stern entirely inside!!
With a massive hole torn through her belly the King Cruiser sank in less than an hour and provided the Phuket Diving community, at long last, with her own artificial reef. At 25 meters you’ll see the engine room and car deck. Returning to 18 meters you’ll find the passenger section which has the heads, bar and lots of tables and chairs. Even though the ceiling is pretty low it is relatively safe to enter as the doors are broken off.
At 20 feet you’ll see the captain’s cabin and wheel house. The reef is teeming with life and its proximity to Shark Point and Anemone Reef has undoubtedly had a lot to do with its rapid population growth. The wreck is an extremely well liked dive and said to be one of the best in location.
In Shark Island dives range from 28 meters and above at the southern tip to the surface and at the deeper depths you may see Leopard and Reef Sharks. At the shallow end you will see pretty gardens of vividly colourful corals and anemones and at high tide it is even possible to cross from one side of the southern island to the other. This site offers a great variety of fish including the Blue Ringed Angel, Long Fin Banner, and if you are lucky the odd resident Hawksbill Turtle.
A 3mm shortie or full length suit is usually enough for scuba Thailand diving.
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