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Scuba Diving on Koh Lanta Island

Dive operators on Ko Lanta Island have the best access to the great Southern Dive Sites of Koh Phi Phi Island, Ko Ha, Ko Rok Island, Hin Daeng and Hin Muang in the Andaman Sea.

Diving schools on Koh Lanta Island visit the 3 main dive sites around Koh Pee Pee Island, the Shark Point, the Anemone Reef and the King Cruiser Wreck close to Koh P.P. Island. These dive sites are all in easy reach for dive shops based in Saladan on Ko Lanta Island in Krabi.

Dive shops in Phuket regularly visit the Koh Racha Islands as one of their main daytrip destinations, however, they are too far away from Ko Lanta Island and will not be visited by any of the local dive shools, which are mainly based in Saladan village at the northern tip of Koh Lanta Island.

Ko Lanta Island is definitely the best base for any scuba diver wanting to spend quality time visiting Southern Thailands greatest dive sites.

The map above lables 5 different dive destinations. These dive spots are:

1. Shark Point, Anemone Reef and the King Cruiser
2. The Koh Phi Phi Islands and Ko Bida (Nok & Nai)
3. Ko Ha (or the Five Islands)
4. Ko Rok Islands (Nok & Nai)
5. Hin Daeng and Hin Muang (Red & Purple Rocks)

The Andaman Sea Map of Southern Thailand clearly shows the distances between the different resorts in Krabi Province and the dive destinations in the vicinity of Koh Lanta Island.

20 diving operators are now based on Koh Lanta Island and you should choose a reputable scuba dive school. The following scuba dive operators are the longest existing dive shops on Koh Lanta Island and offer daytrips and liveaboard dive safaris to destinations described within this website as well as PADI Dive Courses from beginner level all the way through to Instructor Development Courses (IDC).

When the conditions are right, dependent on such factors as weather, tides, thermoclines and the dive operators themselves, scuba diving in Southern Thailand can be truely spectacular so be prepared for some fantastic dive excursions from your base on Koh Lanta island.

The Dive Sites off Koh Lanta Island

Bida Nok & Bida Nai Islands

Bida Nok and Bida Nai are two rocks south of Koh Phi Phi Island and can be reached within 1.5 hours from Koh Lanta Island. For scuba divers, this is the place to watch for schools of ocean going pelagics like tuna and mackerel and see some leopard and possibly nurse sharks.

Scuba Divers will find a great variety of hard and soft corals at both islands and plenty of caverns and swim-throughs where wall and cave dives can be practised. Visibility is between 5 and 25 metres.

Maya Bay

Maya Bay is one of the most beautiful lagoons for scuba divers and snorkelling enthusiasts to imagine and belongs to the south isle of Koh Phi Phi Leh Islands. It is surrounded by rock walls that shelter a white sandy beach.

Scuba Divers will see hard and soft corals, invertebrates and coral fishes can be found. Visibility is between 5 and 25 metres.

Sharkpoint, Anemone Reef & the Kingcruiser Wreck

Koh Phi Phi Island's Sharkpoint consists of 3 pinnicles jutting out of a fantastic coral garden. Numerous scattered, rock formations give shelter to innumerable tropical fishes and some leopard sharks. Scuba divers will enjoy a visibility between 5 and 25 metres.

Koh Pee Pee Island's Anemone Reef's main feature is in the name already. Strange rock formations like canyons, overhangs and ravines make it the ideal place for a beautiful scuba dive.

The King Cruiser Wreck Dive is close to Sharkpoint and PP Anemone Reef. It is a catamaran passenger ferry with a length of 85 metres, which sank in 1997. Scuba Divers have to dive down to depths between 12 and 30 metres. Visibility here ranges between 5 and 25 metres.

Hin Bida Islands

Hin Bida is an underwater reef about 1 hour west of Koh Lanta Island by boat.  From November to December leopard sharks can be observed during their mating game, while whale sharks are passing the reef during March and April.

As the dive site is quite shallow, visibility is not always good.

Ko Ha Islands

Ko Ha Islands are a group of five limestone rocks rising out of the Andaman Sea water 45 meters deep. They are reached within 1.5 hours from Koh Lanta Island and offer the scuba diver steep wall dives, small caves, tunnels, canyons and two gigantic caverns. Where the walls fall down to 30 metres, whale sharks have been observed. Visibility is between 10 and 30 metres.

Ko Waen Islands

Ko Waen Island fascinates the scuba diver by a variety of rock formations and a real underwater road network. A cave system washed into the rock reminds one of a Swiss cheese. Visibility is between 5 and 25 metres.

Ko Rok Islands (Nok & Nai)

Koh Rok Nok Islands and Koh Rok Nai Islands are reached after a journey of 2.5 hours. A real underwater coral garden with countless coral fishes, immense barracuda swarms, turtles and lobsters awaits the scuba diver there. The white powdery sand beaches are among the most beautiful beaches along the Andaman Sea of Southern Thailand. Visibility is between 5 and 25 metres.

Hin Daeng & Hin Muang Rocks

Hin Daeng and Hin Muang are 2 submerged rocks with depth of up to 70 metres and steep walls, that are overgrown with soft corals and anemones. Undoubtedly, Hin Muang and Hin Daeng are one of the best diving spots in Thailand. Scuba Divers regularly spot grey reef sharks, tuna, mackerel, barracuda and the queen of pelagic fishes, the manta ray.. Although the whale shark population has declined in recent years, several encounters are recorded every year by scuba divers and the dive schools on Koh Lanta Island. Visibility is between 10 and 40 metres.

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