Scuba Diving in Similan, Thailand |
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Similan in Thailand is the top most destinations for a diving holiday. Similan offers one of the most colorful and rich marine life for divers to enjoy on the planet. There are nine densely wooded islands lying north to south in Similian namely Kohh Bangu, Koh Similan, Hin Huwagralok, Koh Payu, Koh Ha, Kohh Hok, Kohh Miang, Kohh Payan, Kohh Payang, and Kohh Huyong. All of these islands have gorgeous turquoise coves with fine talcum powder like sandy beaches. The most famous sites on these islands are the Elephant Head Rock, Fantasea Reef, Sharkfin Reef, Christmas Point, Breakfast Bend, Beacon Reef, The Bang sak Wreck, Turtle Ledge, Richelieu Rock, Koh Tachai, Koh Bon, Boulder City and East of Eden. |
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Though the locations are different but the all have the underwater panorama that is uniquely to the archipelago. Many divers return to these islands year after year, they all agree the islands never fail to impress them on each return. Also the Similan Islands National Marine Park is an archipelago of granite rocky island which was declared as a Marine Park in 1982. It is so beautiful that it is no surprise that it was included in the ten top dive destinations of the World. The beauty of the Similan Islands with its outstanding rock formations and tropical jungle green coves with turquoise beaches are unmatched. As the surrounding waters are protected, they are unsurprisingly teeming with marine life and the species of both hard and soft corals remain in a very healthy state. Most of the Diving Depth’s are between 6 to 40 meters, the waters are also very famous for there enormous visibility 30 to 50 meters
On Shark Ridge Rocks which are the highest rocks near Kohh Payan or Kohh Sam, you will find several species of sharks like the Silvertip, Leopard Shark and Reef White tip. The Fantasy Rocks is a scuba-diving site made up of several large rocks totally covered with soft corals, sea fans, and many species of fish, they are located to the west of Kohh Similan or Kohh Paed and are a popular diving site, snorkeling is also quiet popular here, also there is the towering ‘Sailing Rock’ nearby, a symbol of Kohh Similan. You have to climb this rock to get a panoramic view of the bay. At the northwest of Kohh Ba-ngu or Kohh Kao is the Christmas Point Rocks, this scuba diving site is a complex of rocks full of soft corals and sea fans. The island Kohh Bon is located between the Similan Islands and Kohh Tachai. Though you won’t find any beach here and even the underwater scenery here is not as beautiful as elsewhere in Similan, but scuba divers many times find Manta Rays here, which make the place popular. At the northernmost tip of the park is the Kohh Tachai having a beautiful white beach on the island but with no accommodation. The water is suitable for scuba diving, and if you are lucky you can find a Whale Shark here. The beauty and impressive marine life lures the visitors for a return visit Similan again and again.
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