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Phuket Diving Daytrips, Thailand

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Phuket is fortunate to be in the centre of one of the world's best diving areas. Prospects at the local beaches are limited, however short day trips can bring you to some spectacular sites.

For those with a little time to spare, the first class dive vessels based here offer access to the Similan, Surin and Andaman Islands and much more.

Koh Racha

Racha Island Phuket diving daytrip destination

To the south of Phuket some two hours by motorboat, the unspoiled island of Koh Racha offers dives down to 30 metres (98ft) and visibility ranging between 20 and 40 metres (65 to 131 feet). In addition to the excellent visibility, Racha's attractions include huge rock formations, sloping coral reefs and steep drop-offs. From January to March, manta rays and whale sharks may occasionally be encountered.

Shark Point

Phuket diving daytrips and liveaboards

Shark Point and Koh Dok Mai, approximately an hour and a half east of Phuket by motorboat, are two of the most popular dive sites in the area. Shark Point, a submerged reef, is a favourite spot for leopard sharks and stingrays. Daring divers have hand-fed moray eels and leopard sharks here. The visibility at Shark Point is 10 to 22 metres (33 to 72feet) with dives down to 25 metres (82ft).

The island of Dok Mai offers dives down to 30m (98ft) with visibility of 10 to 25 metres (33 to 82 feett). In addition to a variety of corals, this dive site offers an impressive wall dive and a number of cave dives.

Phi Phi Islands

Phuket diving daytrips and liveaboards

The Phi Phi Islands (Phi Phi Don and Phi Phi Ley), some 40 km (25 miles) southeast of Phuket and about two hours by motorboat, are among the most beautiful islands in the world. They also have some excellent dive sites between 10 and 30 metres (33 and 98 feet), with visibility extending from 15 to 25 metres (49 to 82 feet). In particular, the islands offer several cave dives and many impressive wall dives. In addition, there are many hard and soft corals and an abundance of marine life. In the tropical reefs one can see, among other fish, whitetip sharks, stingrays and moray eels.

Note: With new fast boats in the area, one day Similan dive trips from Phuket are now also possible.

 


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