| Kamala diving
offers some of the best dives of the Andaman Sea. The warm crystal
clear waters attract large schools of tropical fish, manta rays
and the seasonal whale shark. Kamala area has
a big variety of hard corals spectacular reefs and lots of reef
fish as well as other reef marine life. The great variety of
marine life here makes it a great place for underwater
photographers and there are dives to suit all levels
of experience.
Always
dive according to your level of training. Check with your dive
center for safety, additional information and level required
for each dive site before entering the water.
Diving
and short liveaboard trips are practicable all year round
weather permitting.
Underwater visibility is often more than 30 metres (98 feet)
and could well exceed 45 metres (148 feet).
The best time to dive here is October to Mid-May.
Dive
operators in Kamala offer liveaboard
trips to the Similan Islands, Richelieu Rock and Burma
Banks. The duration of liveaboard trips goes from 4 days to
2 weeks depending on the destination and requests.
Situated
between between Bang Tao beach and Patong Beach diving in Kamala
their dive sites are similar.
Some
of the dive sites of Kamala are.
Racha
Yai, a nice tropical island boasting good hard coral
reefs and colourful coral gardens in shallow water. This is
a recommended site to do some drift diving and there are some
good dive sites adapted for novices. The underwater
boulders make this site special and the chances to spot
whale sharks and manta rays are big.
Shark
Point, a small outcrop is a reputed marine sanctuary
thanks to it's abundant and varied marine life. Soft coral and
sea fans decorate the limestone pinnacle and a great range of
tropical fish and leopard sharks are to be
seen here.
King
Cruiser which on hitting Anemone reef,
a 85 metre (279 feet) passenger ferry sank on May 4th 1997 creating
this wreck. No passengers perished in this incident. At a depth
between 12 and 30 metres (39 and 98 feet) this wreck dive can
be done by divers of different competences.
Koh
Dok Mai lies between Shark Point and Phuket is this
small jungle topped island. There's great wall diving
here and the underwater cliffs boast a sea fans, soft corals
and colourful marine life.
Anemone
reef is close to Shark Point and is characterised by
it's extensive fields of Anemone. You may encounter on this
dive site leopard sharks, pelagics like
barracuda and tuna as well as huge
schools of smaller fish.
Phi
phi islands is made up of limestone cliffs above the
water that become drop offs underwater Phi Phi islands has colourful
and diverse marine life. Whale sharks have
been reportedly seen here.
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