Plunge into the deep blue sea! There’s no better way to experience the striking blue ocean and glorious sea creatures in Thailand than with an exciting diving experience. Koh Lanta is easily accessible to many of the country’s premier dive sites.
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Hin Daeng and Hin Muang
Choose Hin Daeng and Hin Muang for an unforgettable scuba diving experience. Krabi is a popular base for divers where one can get a Krabi explorer offer with noticeable discounts. Enjoy an out-of-this-world experience of witnessing remarkable underwater landscapes covered with red and purple corals. Encounter large fish like manta rays and whale sharks in this site which lies in the southern Andaman Sea.
Koh Haa islands
Though its name suggests “five” in Thai, Koh Haa is a cluster of six alluring uninhabited, limestone islands. This is probably the most renowned diving and snorkelling location in the country. Around 71 km covers the distance from resorts like Avani+ Koh Lanta, positioned near the city of Krabi, to this beautiful spot which is situated within the Koh Lanta National Park. An excellent snorkelling and diving site, the lagoon houses underwater caverns and marine life like whale sharks and rays.
Koh Bida islands
Pharaoh cuttlefish, reef octopuses, barracudas, blacktip sharks, zebra sharks, leopard sharks, squids, cuttlefish, scorpionfish, fire clownfish, various varieties of groupers and different species of reef fish can be spotted in this dive site. Located in Phi Phi National Marine Park, this place is famous for its rock formation and is home to some of the best-preserved coral reef gardens in Koh Lanta.
Kled Kaew wreck and Hin Klai
Famed as the perfect location for macro underwater photography, the wreck used to be a Norwegian Navy supply vessel built in 1955 which was later taken over by the Royal Thai Navy and the Coastal and Marine Resource department to produce a man-made reef. Nudibranchs, lionfish, scorpionfish, snappers and groups of barracuda as well as tiny marine creatures like nudibranchs and frogfish invade this area, making it a micro photography paradise.