Similan Islands
Their reputation is due to their richest variety of marine life in
Thai waters (together with the Hin Daeng-Hin Muang area): not less than
500 species of hard and soft corals, and an even higher amount of pelagic
and coral fish with sizes that many envy to match. The Similan Archipelago
is also home to the biggest fish in the world, the whale shark, which
together with manta rays, leopard and whitetip sharks are regularly
encountered during the peak season.
Aside from the aquatic realm, the bottom topography is just fantastic:
huge granite boulders covered with coral lie together all the way from
the surface to 40 meters and beyond, providing lots of exciting swimthroughs-canyons,
archways and caves, some perfect spots for U/W pictures and video effects.
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Surin Archipelago & Richelieu Rock
The Archipelago is composed of Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, the Surin Islands
together with Richelieu Rock. Koh Tachai is located further North, with
its reef in the middle of the sea, up to 35 meters, covered with granite
boulders, sea fans and large school of pelagic.
The Surin Islands offer a large number of dive sites with coral garden,
fields of granite boulders and therefore a wide and rich amount of fish
and coral species.
Richelieu Rock, named after a so-called Captain hit the rock, has enough
to show to do several dives there. Sand sharks (leopard, nurse), big
sting rays and other pelagic such as barracuda, tuna, mackerel are commonly
sighted while you are playing with a cuttle fish. But what about the
whale shark waiting right under the boat for you to swim with? In the
last years, two of them where actually "resident" on the spot!
Take the chance of this unique experience…
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