Thailand Dive Sites

Thailand Dive Sites

The Best Dive Sites in Thailand

From our base in Phuket we offer liveaboards and day trips to a wide variety of dive sites. The Similan Islands and Surin national parks (open October 15th to May 15th) feature the best diving in Thailand including Similan dive sites like Elephant Head, Breakfast Bend and Shark Fin Reef, plus the amazing Richelieu Rock to the east of the Surin Islands. Closer to Phuket, you can dive the Racha Islands, Phi Phi Islands, the King Cruiser Wreck and Shark Point. South of Phuket, short liveaboards head to Hin Daeng and Hin Muang. We hope to see you here in Thailand!

Similan Islands Reef

Similan Islands Dive Sites

The Similan Islands national marine park is widely recognized as the number 1 scuba diving area in Thailand, and most would agree that the reef and marine life is some of the best in Asia. The dive sites vary from gentle sloping hard coral reefs to [...]

Manta Ray - Diving Hin Daeng in Thailand

Surin Islands Dive Sites

Liveaboards from Phuket will usually dive both the Similan Islands and the dive sites to the North of the Similans. For simplicity, this area is referred to by the name Surin, though the dives include the isolated islands of Koh Bon and Koh Tacha [...]

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Phuket Dive Sites

Phuket has an impressive variety of day trip diving available, and the marine life is truly outstanding. There are dive sites for all levels of diver and to suit all tastes from easy shallow reef dives to wreck and wall dives. Racha Yai is perfec [...]

Phi Phi Islands

Phi Phi Dive Sites

Koh Phi Phi (pronounced Pee Pee) is located about 45km East of Phuket and offers some excellent dive sites for all levels of diver. Phi Phi Islands diving day trips are available from Phuket by speedboat or slower dive boats, but the area is best [...]

Whale Shark in Thailand

Richelieu Rock

Certainly one of the best dive sites in Thailand, Richelieu Rock is an isolated pinnacle about 10km east of Surin Islands and 100km NNE of the Similan islands. The very top of the rock is just visible at low tide, but submerged at high tide. Belo [...]

Koh Tachai Island

Koh Tachai Pinnacle

Koh Tachai is a small rocky island with a beautiful white sandy beach located about 20km north of Koh Bon or 40km from the Similan islands. The beach got very popular with day trippers in recent years, and starting 2017 day trips by speedboat hav [...]

Manta Ray at Koh Bon

Koh Bon Island

Koh Bon is a small granite rocky island about 20km northeast of the northernmost tip of the Similan Islands. On the surface it's just rock topped with a little greenery. No beaches or anywhere to land on the island, though there is a hole that pa [...]

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Hin Daeng and Hin Muang

South of Phuket and Phi Phi, towards the border with Malaysia lie some more excellent dive sites. Hin Daeng and Hin Muang (Red rock and Purple rock) are truly world class sites, offering steep walls, big fish and lush soft coral gardens. Whalesha [...]

Thailand, Myanmar & Indonesia's Best Diving Locations

The Thailand diving high season is from October to May. Many Thailand liveaboard schedules are online for the season 2023 - 2024. Our Phuket dive center is also open during low season for day trips and Diving Courses. Start planning your dive trip now! Liveaboard Diving in Thailand is as popular as ever - early booking is highly recommended, especially for the more popular boats, though you can sometimes find last minute trips. There are also several boats with trips into the remote Mergui Archipelago in Burma (Myanmar).

Indonesia (Komodo and Raja Ampat) liveaboard schedules are also online right through 2023. Komodo is the best place to dive during the summer May - October. Raja Ampat is the best Indonesia option from November - April. If you are looking for a liveaboard in Thailand, Burma or Indonesia, we hope to hear from you soon!

Thailand Liveaboard Locations

Thailand Liveaboard Locations

The famous Similan Islands National Park and Richelieu Rock (part of the Surin Islands National Park) are the most popular destinations for Thailand liveaboards with some trips also covering Hin Daeng and the Phi Phi Islands.

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Indonesia Liveaboard Locations

Indonesia Liveaboard Locations

Liveaboards visit 2 main areas among the many islands of Indonesia - Komodo, famous for it's dragons and Raja Ampat which is called the 'Cradle of Biodiversity'. Diving is spectacular, marine life anything from pygmy seahorses to manta rays!

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Mergui Archipelago

Myanmar Liveaboard Locations

The Mergui Archipelago is largely uninhabited, with hundreds of islands stretching 400km up the West coast of Myanmar. You might not even see another dive boat during your trip - dive Myanmar now before it really opens up to mass tourism!

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