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SHARK POINT
Depth: 16-72 ft
Currents: moderate
Skill level: intermediate
This site is centered around three rocky pinnacles, the largest of which breaks the surface. The reefs are covered with anemones, sponges, soft corals, and gorgonian fans. You’ll see leopard sharks resting on the sand below. Other common sightings include sea snakes, trevally, giant barracudas and morays.

RACHA NOI
Depth: 16-131 ft
Currents: can be strong
Skill level: South Point-advanced only, other dive sites-intermediate
This uninhabited tropical island offers great sites for experienced divers, as well as shallow bays for beginners & snorkelers. Large granite boulders covered in soft corals and feathered stars attract colorful reef fish and gentle pelagics. Manta rays, sting rays & whale sharks are commonly seen.

RACHA YAI
Depth: 16-82 ft
Currents: calm
Skill level: beginner
This untouched tropical island boasts hard and soft corals, feathered stars, puffers, lionfish, and a wide variety of reef fish. Also keep an eye out for leopard sharks, blue spotted sting rays and garden eels.

ANEMONE REEF
Depth: 20-82 ft
Currents: moderate
Skill level: intermediate
The focus of this site is a submerged rock that is covered with anemones & colorful soft corals. Lots of tropical fish, clownfish, leopard sharks and lionfish.

KING CRUISER
Depth: 39-105 ft
Currents: can be strong
Skill level: intermediate
This car and passenger ferry boat sank on May 4, 1997. Now it is home to one of the largest lionfish around, as well as numerous camouflaged scorpionfish. Also look for nurse sharks, schools of trevally, turtles, crabs, great & yellowtail barracudas, mackerel, surgeonfish, rabbitfish, fusiliers, lionfish, cuttlefish and more.

PHI PHI ISLANDS
Depth: 16-98 ft
Currents: gentle
Skill level: beginner to intermediate
Known for their limestone cliffs rising from the water, the Phi Phi Islands boast walls covered with colorful soft corals, as well as plenty of caves and caverns to explore. You'll see green and hawksbill turtles, black and white banded sea snakes, angelfish, black tip reef sharks, lionfish, leopard sharks, scorpionfish, and so much more. There are approximately 15 dive sites in this area.

SIMILAN ISLANDS
The Similan Islands are composed of nine islands northwest of Phuket. Gigantic boulders above and below the water line provide amazing scenery and exciting swim-throughs for divers. Expect crystal-clear water, great visibility, thriving reefs, lush corals, impressive sea fans, and an abundance of marine life. There are 20 dive sites in the Similans, as well as shallow bays and white sandy beaches for snorkelers.

RICHELIEU ROCK
Depth: 16-115 ft
Currents: moderate to strong
This is a world renowned site and one of the best locations for spotting whale sharks in the world. It is a submerged rock surrounded by pinnacles covered in corals and sea fans. Seahorses, shovel nose rays, morays, lionfish, turtles, and schools of bannerfish, tuna, barracuda and trevally are common sightings. At night the site becomes an excellent macro dive with numerous varieties of crabs & shrimp on display.
Map & photos courtesy of Sea Bees Diving