| Krabi diving
has a wide range of diving possibilities and a great variety
of dive sites. The marine life is rich and divers can see a
lot of colurful corals, fishes and also sea
horses, turtles, rays and sharks just to name a few.
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.
There
are lot of dive operators in Krabi
who offer both day and overnight trips through
out the year however the best time to dive
here is end of October to May. An advantage of Krabi
is it's proximity to dive area near it which are easily reached
by longtail boats (approximately 40 minutes) and big dive boats
(approximately 20 minutes)
Some
of the dive sites in Krabi are.
Koh
See, an outcrop in the form of steps. This site boats
a huge diversity of corals as well as marine life and issuitable
for all levels of divers with an average depth of about 16 metres
(54 feet).
Koh
Daeng referred to as "Red Island" is more
for the experienced diver. On this site you are likely to see
turtles (green and other species).
Koh Mae Urai, has two underwater tunnels. Some
of the marine life you will encounter here is blue ringed angelfish,
bannerfish, moorish idols, sea anemones and
orange encrusting sponges. Suitable for all levels of certification.
Koh
Ha is a rocky outcrop situated south of Koh See. It's
suitable for all as the average depth is about 13 metres (43
feet). Koh Ha means island five and is the fifth in a small
string of islands about an hour off the Krabi coastline. Koh
Ha offers excellent cora life. There are walls and overhangs
rich in fish life. There are two large rocks beneath it at 9m
covered in soft corals. Oysters and Sea anemones
are also found here
Koh
Ma Tang Ming is an outcrop off the northern shoreline
of Koh Po Da Nai. This dive site is abundant
in fish life like yellow boxfish, rock basslets, moorish idols,
bearded scorpionfish and stonefish. Recommended for the experienced
diver.
The
surrounding islets offer good diving as well and are reachable
in about 40 minutes by longtail boat.
Some of the dive sites you can visit here are:
The
King Cruiser Wreck. A fantastic wreck dive
of a ferry that sunk in 1997 on May 4th and is now
at about 32 metres (105 feet).
Phi
Phi Shark Point is made of three pinnacle rock formations
and is home to abundant fish life. Whale sharks
can be spotted around February-March!
Phi
Phi Islands (Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Lay) has some
cave and wall dives, abundant
marine life including white tip sharks, eels and rays,
hard and soft corals.
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