Koh Chang Dive Sites Information

Koh Chang Dive Sites Information.

Being the second largest island in Thailand it comes as a surprise that Koh Chang is still relatively untouched by tourism. Lying 330kms east of Bangkok in an area covering 52 small islands, Koh Chang is the largest island in the area. Coconut plantations, jungle terrain and cool clear waters are what makes up all 52 of the islands in this National Marine Park.

Because Koh Chang is relatively unknown to the tourism & diving community there is still plenty of room and time for growth both in the number of resorts and the number of dive sites. With so many small islands in the area it makes it ideal for exploring new underwater terrain & many more sites are certain to be discovered as more people visit.

Most of the islands have limited or no development at all and many are uninhabited. Koh Chang is fast becoming a tourist attraction for those who want to get away from it all.

Koh Chang Dive Sites :

Hin Kuak Maa.

- Underwater Reef
- Assorted Hard and Soft Corals
- Grouper, Parrot Fish, Banner Fish, Turtles
- Slight to Moderate Currents
- 5 to 15 Meters Visibility
- All Levels of Diver

Located on the eastern side of Koh Rang you find this beautiful underwater reef, with depths reaching 16m. A large variety of hard and soft corals are home to the marine life here which includes moray eels, blue spotted sting rays and puffer fish. Cucumbers starfish and stonefish can be found by those who take their time to look around, with a chance of seeing sea turtles and the resident nurse shark hiding under the rocks. The variety of marine life on this site makes it one of the most visited in the area.

Hin Luk Bath.

- Boulder and Rock Formations
- Assorted Hard and Soft Corals
- Puffer Fish, Grouper, Trigger Fish, Clown Fish, Barracuda
- Slight to Moderate Currents
- 5 to 15 Meters Visibility
- All Levels of Diver

Hin Luk Bath is known to be one of the best dive sites in the Koh Chang archipelago. Boulder formations emerge from a sandy bottom as deep as 15m with other boulders to explore at 6m. The rocks and boulders jutting out provide an easy site to navigate and the vast number of soft corals and barrel sponges gives the diver a spectacular dive. With large schools of fish ranging from Barracuda to the beautiful Angel Fish this is an extremely relaxing dive for all levels of diver.

Hin Rap South.

- Rock Pinnacle
- Assorted Hard and Soft Corals
- Grouper, Trigger Fish, Clown Fish, Barracuda
- Slight to Moderate Currents
- 10 to 15 Meters
- All Levels of Diver

This rock pinnacle can be dived by any level of diver. Many staghorn corals, barrel sponges and soft corals are all over this pinnacle which rises from a depth of 18m. The site has a lot of small reef marine life including moray eels and the visibilty is normally good averaging around 12m. For those with a bit more experince you can swim about 200m away from the site and you will come across a group of rocks known as the blue mountains. In the right conditions the glow from the sun gives these large rocks a blue/white glow.

Hin Run Tek.

- Rock Formations
- Assorted Hard and Soft Corals
- Grouper, Squirrel Fish, Stingrays, Moray Eels
- Slight to Moderate Currents
- 10 to 15 Meters
- All Levels of Diver

With the average depths of 12m around this rock formation site which can take up to an hour to complete a full circle who will find a lot of marine life. Groupers, many species, parrotfish, wrasse, angelfish, are just a few that you can except to find. With a chance of catching a glimpse of the smaller sea turtles makes this site one of the most popular in the region.

Koh Yak.

- Rock Pinnacle
- Assorted Hard and Soft Corals
- Sting Ray, Butterfly Fish, Moray Eels, Stone Fish
- Slight to Moderate Currents
- 10 to 15 Meters
- All Levels of Diver

Yak meaning 'giant' in Thai and has no real meaning to this dive site, however this shallow dive site provides divers of all experiences a great number of corals and many beutiful anemones. Morey eels and sting rays can be found hiding under rocks and in cavities.