Hin Daeng
One of Thailand's top sites for whale sharks and manta rays, with a wall at the south end dropping to about 70 m.
- Experienced
- Wall
- Whale sharks
Advanced≤30 m
Koh Haa
Dive site in Phuket & Koh Lanta, Thailand
At Koh Haa Yai a cave entrance at 14 m opens all the way up to the surface; at Koh Haa Chimney a tunnel leads into a chamber full of cave sweepers.
- Max depth
- 35 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Nov–Apr
- Entry
- By boat
- Current
- Strong
The dive
A cavern and wall dive from a boat. Known for turtles and seahorses.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: dive-the-world.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- OverheadPart of the dive is under a ceiling, without a direct way up.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Cavern, Wall, Reef
- Entry
- By boat
- Estimated
- Boat departure
- Koh Lanta
- Environment
- Cavern (daylight visible)
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Turtles
- Seahorses
- Garden eels
- Groupers
Season in Phuket & Koh Lanta
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Nov–Apr.
Source: dive-the-world.comWhere is Phuket & Koh Lanta?
The point shows the Phuket & Koh Lanta area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Phuket & Koh Lanta
King Cruiser Wreck
An 85 m passenger ferry that sank upright in 30 m after hitting Anemone Reef in 1997, now circled by schools of trevally and barracuda.
- Experienced
- Wreck
- Barracuda
Koh Bida Nok
- Open Water
- Reef
- Blacktip reef sharks
Reef
down to 40 m
Kata Reef (Kata Beach)
Shore dive straight off Kata Beach onto a 2-12 m reef with clownfish, morays and mimic octopus on the sand.
- Open Water
- Barracuda
Pinnacle
down to 30 m
Anemone Reef
A reef rising from 30 m to 5 m below the surface, with clownfish, snappers and large groupers, plus tuna and barracuda in the blue.
- Experienced
- Leopard (zebra) sharks
Reef
down to 40 m
Bays 1 and 2 (Racha Yai)
Sandy bays on north-east Racha Yai sloping from a few metres, with Kuhl's rays, peacock flounder and several moray species.
- Open Water
- Manta rays
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.
Photo credits
- Spotfin lionfish at Hin Daeng, (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Coral-covered structure of the King Cruiser wreck, Ralf Schmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Koh Bida Nai and Koh Bida Nok islets, Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
