Diving in Thailand

Fringed by both the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, this South-East Asian kingdom offers wonderful variety for diving. A country of Buddhist temples and tropical landscapes, it is also home to about 1,430 islands. Its amazing wildlife, ranging from elephants to whale sharks and the Asian water monitor lizard, also includes the only fish that walks on land, the blind, waterfall-climbing cavefish called Cryptotora thamicola.

Thailand, The Land of Smiles, is a joy to explore, from the friendly locals to the dazzling scenery. It also offers some of the best diving in the world. Gloriously warm waters, multi-coloured coral reefs and rich marine life all make Thailand perfect for scuba diving. There is an amazing array of dive sites across the country and you can spot everything from big hitters, such as turtles, majestic manta rays and even whale sharks, to tiny seahorses and frogfish. Add in some great wrecks, caverns and deep drop-offs and you have a real variety of scuba diving experiences, topped off with time spent on land enjoying tropic scenery, idyllic palm-fringed beaches and delectable local food.

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Bangkok

The vibrant Thai capital may not be set right on the coast, but you can still enjoying a scuba diving excursion from Bangkok.

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Krabi Province

Scuba diving in Krabi is nothing short of amazing with warm waters and beautiful marine parks.

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Satun Province

The little-visited province of Satun, right in Thailand’s south-west corner, is a delight to explore.

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Trat Province

The waters in the Gulf of Thailand are home to a diverse array of marine life including the peaceful whale sharks.

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Phuket Province

Phuket, nicknamed the Pearl of the Andaman, is Thailand’s largest island, offering gleam gold and white beaches, elephants and wonderful birdlife.

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Khao Lak

Fringed by picture-perfect beaches and kissed by the gleaming Andaman Sea, Khao Lak has earned its places as one of Thailand’s favourite beach resorts.

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SE Islands

Whether you’re looking for interesting shallow reefs to explore or some more adventurous deep wrecks, you’ll find them here.

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Local Western Dive Sites

There are so many reefs around this region of Phuket and you can even explore them with shore dives.

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Phi Phi Islands

The heady mix of jungle-clad cliffs and ribbons of soft white sand has long enchanted visitors to the islands that make up Koh Phi Phi.

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Bid Nok, Bida Nai, Ma Long, Pa Long, VikingCave and Phi Ley Wall

There are so many islands to explore here, you have to pick of different experiences such as steep limestone cliffs and beautiful marine life.

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Koh Lanta

With dramatic rock formations and soft and hard coral reefs teeming with fish, Koh Lanta offers some of the country’s best diving.

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Koh Lipe

The small island of Koh Lipe offers small secret dive spots with calm, clear waters and pinnacles of Stone Henge.

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Western Gulf Islands

From Koh Tao to Koh Phangan and Koh Samui, the islands of the Western Gulf of Thailand offer wonderful diving conditions, with vibrant reefs and whale sharks.

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Eastern Gulf

Eastern gulf curves around the Gulf of Thailand and creates a vast stretch of coastline on its eastern flank, offering a hugely varied diving experience.

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Pattaya

For the best Pattaya dive sites, you should head to the islands that are furthest from the shore.

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Rayong

Go to Rayong and its amazing Rayong Pinnacles and discover exceptional soft and hard coral as well as dramatic crevices and ledges and even a swim-through.

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Ko Chang

You’ll find an amazing array of dive sites around Koh Chang and they offer fantastic variety for every level of diver.

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Koh Samui

Expect excellent, well-organised diving on Koh Samui with some beautiful shore dives where you can see whale sharks, turtles and schooling fish.

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Koh Phangan

Koh Phangan enjoys a fantastic location for access to some of the West Gulf’s best dive sites.

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Koh Tao

There is something for everyone on Koh Tao, one of the best dive sites in Thailand with reefs, wrecks and vast rocky pinnacles.

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Koh Nangyaun

This unique island, actually three separate islands connected by a beach, Koh Nangyuan has four beautiful dive sites with some interesting underwater topography

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Chumphon Marine Park

Tropical rainforest meet white sands and 41 idyllic islands are lapped by the aquamarine waters of protected Chumphon Marine Park.

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Similan Islands

If you like your dive sites dramatic, head to the Similan Islands, where manta ray feeding stations meet soaring pinnacles and whale sharks like to pass through

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Surin Islands

To the north of the Similan Islands you will find the Surin Islands, famous for their spectacular reefs and popular with professional divers.

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Tap Lamu, Khao Lak and Bang Niang

Around Khao Lak there are some great local dive sites revealing fascinating wrecks that divers of every ability can enjoy.

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Dive Sites in Thailand

Travel Information for Thailand

Power Plug Type

 

A, B, C, O

Airports

 

DMK, BKK, HKT

Currency

 

THB

Language

 

th

Electricity

 

230 V / 50 Hz

Timezone

 

UTC+07:00

Network Provider

 

AIS/Advanced Info Service, Total Access (DTAC), True Move/Orange

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