Phuket Diving Highlights
- Brilliant underwater visibility - often exceeds
30 metres, and can extend to 45 metres.
- Warm Water (average temperature 28 degrees)
- Hundreds of varieties of hard corals, reef fish,
and other reef creatures.
 You
may get the opportunity to swim with whale sharks and manta rays.
- There are dozens of scenic island destinations
within range of daytrips and liveaboard cruises from Phuket.
- Weather permitting, diving in the immediate
waters around Phuket is possible year round.
- During the November to April peak season, comfortable
liveaboards with great food and expert supervision are available
to the Similan Islands, and Burma Banks (the Dive
magazine's top 10 diving destinations)
- Phuket has a great choice of first-rate Dive
Shops offering affordable scuba accreditation from beginner
to master instructor. Courses are offered in languages ranging
from English to Japanese to Russian. What better souvenir to take
home than a PADI Open Water ticket as a scuba diver, or, if you're
already qualified, accreditation from a specialty course such
as Natural History?
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Phuket
rates among the top 10 scuba diving destinations in the world. Spectacular
reefs, unusual underwater rock formations, and huge variety of marine
life provide great opportunities for divers at all levels. You will
find all the information you need on 
