Racha Yai Island
Phuket Dive Sites
 

This exquisite island (sometimes known as Raja Yai Island) offers gentle easy diving for beginners with some challenging and fun drift diving for the more experienced diver. Beneath the water you'll find a sloping rock face dotted with hard coral forests, and especially colourful blue Staghorn corals.

Hovering over the reef are schools of false Barracudas, while on the reef itself you'll see Octopus and Cuttlefish in addition to the more common tropical species. Water depths range from 3 to 30 metres and visibility is generally around 20 metres, making Racha a good dive site for both divers and snorkellers.
 

General Info
Boat Trip 1 hour 10 min. Approx.
Depth 3 - 30 metres
Experience Level Suitable for all levels and good for beginners
Reef type Coral gardens, rocky points, boulders
Visibility Good to excellent around 20-30 metres
Current Variable, sometimes strong
Coral Good varieties of hard corals
Fish Whale sharks, Manta rays, Leopard sharks, Barracuda, many schools of smaller and bigger fish
Highlights Unusual fish life, easy accessibility, some fast drift dives at Racha depending on current.
Beautiful topside scenery.
 

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Koh Racha Yai Day Trips

Book a Trip Boat Days
Racha Yai - 2 dives M/V Aquart Everyday
Racha Yai - 2 dives M/V West Coast Discovery Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Racha Yai - 2 dives M/v Dive Asia II Tuesday
Racha Noi + Yai - 3 dives M/v Dive Asia II Thursday & Sunday
Racha Yai 2 dives M/V South Siam Everyday
 

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