Diving and Snorkeling in Nai Yang

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Aqua One is a Thai-German dive school, well known for their good services. They teach PADI and CMAS and are a member of TDA (Thai Diving Association). They offer half or full day trips.

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Koh Waeo Island is an exceptional dive spot. The picturesque rock formations, the beautiful anemone carpets and coral gardens, and the astonishing marine life are among the best you can wish for. Apart from anemones and corals, at diving depths of 10-30m and a visibility of 10-25m, the dive spots of Koh Waeo
not only enchant you with turtles and huge puffer fish, they also offer macro highlights.

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The Thin Lizzy Wreck is an old tin excavator, which sank into Bangtao Bay in the early 1990s.

In an average of 14 m water depth the remains of the excavator are scattered on the sandy seabed. The highlight is the impressively large paddle wheel.
This dive site is very popular with divers, as there seems to gather almost the whole kaleidoscope of marine biodiversity of the Andaman Sea. It’s regular to see several large stingrays (Kuhl’s stingrays), schooling barracudas, bat fishes and cuttlefish and numerous species of puffer fish and moray eels. A striking feature of the Thin Lizzy wreck is the population of large lion fish which approach divers and very often quite tame. The legendary big brown giant moray named Olga always is around at Thin Lizzy!
Just north of the wreck in 2010 an artificial reef was created in the form of newly dumped cement blocks, which extend up to within four feet below the water surface. Also there are many schools of fish to be observed. The Thin Lizzy and the cement blocks are also a very popular dive site for dedicated macro photographers. Various shrimp and nudibranch species, snails, pipe fishes and various anemone crabs can be found.

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King Cruiser was a car and passenger ferry servicing the Phuket to Phi Phi Island route that sank on 4th May 1997 after hitting a submerged rock known as Anemone Reef on its way to Phi Phi Island. Fortunately, no lives were lost during the incident. Having settled in an upright position on the sandy bottom, the wreck stays relatively close to Anemone Reef and Shark Point and is 25-27 km east of Chalong Bay with a north south orientation. The depth is around 32 meters at the sand bottom and about 14-15 meters on top. The wreck is 85 meters long by 25 meters wide with four decks with large passages and window holes divers can use to gain easy access to explore the spacious interior. However, some parts of the wreck has noticeably deteriorated and in mid-2003 the top deck at the stern collapsed into the mid-section so the wreck is now considered unsafe for penetration. Divers can explore the passenger deck level at a depth of around 18-22 meters, while others may be more interested in checking out the remains of the wheel house at the top level. There is usually at least one buoy tied to the south side of the wreck.
Information taken from www.kolantadivingcenter.com

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Koh Phi Phi Maya Bay became world famous thanks to the Hollywood movie production “The Beach”. It’s a popular spot for wall diving and some outer offshore coral blocks and pinnacles which are covered with a rich diversity of colorful soft and hard corals down to a depth of 25 meters. Leopard sharks and the occasional sting ray are seen at this dive site. Several sea anemones and other varieties of anemone populate this spot. Ao Maya also hosts a big variety of invertebrates, which delights macro photographers.
Information taken from www.kolantadivingcenter.com

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At Racha Yai marine Life consists of mostly hard corals such as staghorn and lobed pore varieties. Reef fish abound in the area with a scattering of angelfish, butterflyfish, wrasses, damsels hiding in the staghorns, surgeonfish, groupers and the ever present parrotfish grinding up the coral. In the sandy areas Kuhl’s stingrays and flounders can be seen as they hide under a thin layer of sand. On early morning dives, sleeping leopard sharks may be seen too. Amongst the rocks there are often surprises for the macro lover in the form of razor fish, leaf fish, robust ghost pipefish and even the rare sea moth has been spotted. At night, cuttlefish and many species of crab may be seen.

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This dive site is great for beginners as they can start their dive in the shallows. Its located on the southeast side of Racha Noi very easy located as it has a small islet at low tide. The dive site consists of shallow coral gardens running north to south, perfect for beginner divers and newly certified divers. The marine life is also stunning ranging from lionfish, garden eels and butterfly fish. As you go deeper you can swim off into the depths and explore for leopard sharks, also manta rays have been frequently spotted in the blue so when you are near to the end of your dive swim off into the blue do your safety stop and hopefully you may see manta rays swimming effortlessly by.

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Green turtles are quite common at the Phi Phi Islands.
The islands lie in a national marine park. With dramatic limestone walls decorated with healthy soft corals, gorgonians branching out from the many colourful walls and dives ending in shallow coral gardens where all manner of marine life frolic among the soft corals and sponges.
Phi Phi diving promises sightings of delightful small creatures such as pipefish, seahorses and razorfish as well as their larger cousins like leopard sharks, reef sharks, crocodile long-toms and turtles. The combination of convenient sites which suit all skill levels, its beautiful movie-set beaches and the laid-back charm of the location make Koh Phi Phi a delightful spot for divers and their non-diving companions.

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