NeMo

Hi

Can anyone here suggest what are the better places to go diving in Thailand. Heard that there a quite a number of nice places there for diving. hope that u guys will be able to help me out here. thanks in advance!

Ruler

I'd go for Hin Mouang and Hin Daeng, which are two of the best dives in Thailand. Hin Mouang features large underwater pinnacles, huge shoals of fish, beautiful anemone carpets, soft corals and gorgonia. Hin Daeng is close to Hin Mouang and consists of walls, plateaus and rocks. Leopard sharks, grey reef sharks, morays, barracuda, octopus...

They are in the South of the Andaman Sea, a few hours from Koh Lanta. Other places to consider are the Similan and Surin Islands.

Fishy

Certainly the Similan Islands plus Hin Daeng and Hin Muang. For the Similan Islands there are many liveaboards. Really something for every budget departing from Phuket or Khao Lak. For Hin Daeng not so many choices - several 2 day liveaboards from Phuket, or day trips from Phi Phi or Koh Lanta.

diva

You definitely need to be on the west coast - Phuket or Krabi based.

Land-based diving in Phuket is good, but a liveaboard to the Similans or Burma Banks is pretty special.

Have a look at phuket.com for some pointers.

smithy

I visited Thailand 5 years ago and realy had a great time, it was a beautiful country and was realy worth the trip but i never got to dive over there and now i regret. I was only there for a week and all ready didn't have enough time to do all that i had planned. Let's hope that i get the occasion to go back there one day

chanelle999

Best dive sites on the east coast are around Ko Tao. Would strongly recommend Chumphon pinnacle if you like your sharks, and South West Pinnacle is superb too!

rockofthemoon.co.uk

Hi,
I have just returned from 3 months in Thailand, and did lots of diving and traveling around.
Really it all depends on what else you want out of your trip. How long you are going for and what your budget is.
In order to dive the Similian Islands (rated amongst best dive sites in the world) you have to go on a liveaboard as the islands are too far away from the mainland for day trips, and there is no accomodation. A 4day/3night trip will cost you around 15,000BHT which works out at around £230 per person, all food included, rental of gear may be additional, however most places offer discounts if you bring your own.
Hin Muang and Hin Daeng are accessible by day trips from Koh Lanta or Krabi. Most of the dive shops offer a 3 day package at around £120 per person. If you are staying on Koh Lanta head south as the beaches are very busy, very loud (parties going on until 5am) and way over priced. We did not actually dive here, we spent a whole day (longer than it took to get from UK to Thailand) travelling from Koh Phangan (on the gulf coast) to Koh Lanta (on the andaman coast) and we were really disappointed, everything twice the price as the gulf coast, and not good value for money. We left before we dived and returned to Koh Tao, which would be my recommendation. We dived with reef-rider - www.reef-riders.com. they are a small school, very professional, and know the dive sites like the backs of their hands. Small groups and an absolute pleasure to dive with. Here you can make a dive for around £10.50 (half the price than Andaman coast), less if you take your own equipment. Chumphon (we dived with grey reef sharks here) and Southwest Pinnacle are top notch and the best for regular day trips, however if you can get to sail rock this is a fantastic dive site. We spoke to people who had dived Hin Muang and they were really disappointed with it, and much preferred Koh Tao. There is stunning scenery on the island, and you are spoilt for choice with excellent snorkelling bays - you can snorkel with grey tip reef sharks in one of them, guaranteed. I will stop whittering on about it now, god I wish I was back there.
Hope you enjoy wherever you end up anyway.

divebabe

Living in Singapore and as someone needing to get into the water every so often, i have found without a doubt the best spots are in thailand. Good weather season is Dec-Apr, gorgious sun, mild breezes, no rain...best spots Hin Daeng and Hin Muang which you can boat to from Krabi which has some fab local sites with lots of caves and pinnacles. Similans are also great but needs to be on live-on-board. try krabidivers.com

chithanh119

I think Phuket is the best place for diving in Thailand

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