David’s guidebook
Scuba diving
Superb water clarity and abundant marine life makes diving at our island home one for the bucket list.
Water temperature ranges from 27-30 degrees Celsius.
Coral begins almost
immediately at the water's edge and starts to taper off around 20 meters.
Beginners start their dive in a shallow bay with a sandy bottom,
surrounded by coral gardens.
Certified divers will be dropped in deeper water and can enjoy drift dives
encountering blue-spotted stingray, shoals of barracuda, grouper.
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Ko Racha Yai
Superb water clarity and abundant marine life makes diving at our island home one for the bucket list.
Water temperature ranges from 27-30 degrees Celsius.
Coral begins almost
immediately at the water's edge and starts to taper off around 20 meters.
Beginners start their dive in a shallow bay with a sandy bottom,
surrounded by coral gardens.
Certified divers will be dropped in deeper water and can enjoy drift dives
encountering blue-spotted stingray, shoals of barracuda, grouper.
Racha Noi Islands dive sites are split into 4 main locations North and South and East and West, so diving here will depend on what time of year you visit. From October to April the West coastline Dive sites are favoured by most Dive boat Captains, however, around April they tend to favour the East coastline dive sites that are protected from the westerly monsoon winds.
Racha Noi is located south from Phuket just over 90 minutes boat ride from Chalong marina.
Types of Fish: Manta rays & odd whale shark, leopard sharks at the southern end of the island.
Reef: hard rock Pinnacles some soft corals.
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Racha Noi Island
Racha Noi Islands dive sites are split into 4 main locations North and South and East and West, so diving here will depend on what time of year you visit. From October to April the West coastline Dive sites are favoured by most Dive boat Captains, however, around April they tend to favour the East coastline dive sites that are protected from the westerly monsoon winds.
Racha Noi is located south from Phuket just over 90 minutes boat ride from Chalong marina.
Types of Fish: Manta rays & odd whale shark, leopard sharks at the southern end of the island.
Reef: hard rock Pinnacles some soft corals.
Kata Beach diving is easily Thailand's premiere macro diving destination. If you're into macro diving and photography, you don't need to go to Anilao or Raja Ampat or pay for lengthy, crowded boat trips to remote locations to see amazing sea life, it's all conveniently right here at Kata Beach. The best time to dive at Kata is between October to May, when the surface conditions and visibility are at their best. As a diving destination, Kata Beach (north) is actually quite spread out and can be broken down into numerous, smaller dive sites; the reef, the cubes, the sand, and the corner. It is possible to spend a whole day diving at Kata and still not see all it has to offer; divers who have been diving at Kata on a regular basis for years are still finding new critters!
Divers can avoid expensive boat trips to remote destinations throughout the diving season, different creatures move in to different areas at different times; no two dives on Kata are ever the same. During the diving season, diving at Kata Beach is good all throughout the day; at both high tide and low tide, as well as at night. In the early morning, the visibility tends to be better which makes diving in the sand much easier and also reduces the risks posed by boat traffic which tends to pick up around 10am. The sandy area is also the deepest dive site at Kata so recommended as the first dive of the day. Later in the day, around mid-morning, nudibranchs tend to be more active and easier to find, in the evening's octopus and cuttlefish are more commonly seen. On the more exposed sites, particularly out in the sand and on the corner, current can affect the dive and needs to be taken into consideration. Depending on your level of experience and comfort, it is possible to dive in the current or take shelter from conditions closer to the reef.
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Platja de Kata
Soi PakbangKata Beach diving is easily Thailand's premiere macro diving destination. If you're into macro diving and photography, you don't need to go to Anilao or Raja Ampat or pay for lengthy, crowded boat trips to remote locations to see amazing sea life, it's all conveniently right here at Kata Beach. The best time to dive at Kata is between October to May, when the surface conditions and visibility are at their best. As a diving destination, Kata Beach (north) is actually quite spread out and can be broken down into numerous, smaller dive sites; the reef, the cubes, the sand, and the corner. It is possible to spend a whole day diving at Kata and still not see all it has to offer; divers who have been diving at Kata on a regular basis for years are still finding new critters!
Divers can avoid expensive boat trips to remote destinations throughout the diving season, different creatures move in to different areas at different times; no two dives on Kata are ever the same. During the diving season, diving at Kata Beach is good all throughout the day; at both high tide and low tide, as well as at night. In the early morning, the visibility tends to be better which makes diving in the sand much easier and also reduces the risks posed by boat traffic which tends to pick up around 10am. The sandy area is also the deepest dive site at Kata so recommended as the first dive of the day. Later in the day, around mid-morning, nudibranchs tend to be more active and easier to find, in the evening's octopus and cuttlefish are more commonly seen. On the more exposed sites, particularly out in the sand and on the corner, current can affect the dive and needs to be taken into consideration. Depending on your level of experience and comfort, it is possible to dive in the current or take shelter from conditions closer to the reef.
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