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Shark
Island (Red Rock)
Located
just on the South coast of Koh Tao this twin rock
outcrop consists of a steeply slopping reef going
from 4 meters down to 20 meters. One of the biggest
attractions of this dive is the variety of corals
and fish life to be found. On the East side of the
rock you will find a slopping reef covered in brain
corals, vivid pink anemones and large barrel sponges,
among the corals you will see snappers, banded angel
fish and blue spotted stingrays. Whale Sharks are
frequently sighted in season along with the odd
Turtle and there is also the chance of seeing a
few Black tip reef sharks. This site is also ideal
for novice and experienced divers and offers great
snorkelling.
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White
Rock
This
dive explores two submerged pinnacles which are
only two meters above the surface but extend between
18-22 meters underwater. Schools of butterfly fish
and angel fish predominate and colonies of staghorn
corals attract breams and damsels to make their
homes here. On any given dive look out for the more
exciting sightings of sea snakes, turtles, morays
and blue spotted stingrays. An interesting and equally
exciting part of your dive will hopefully be an
encounter with White Rock's resident titan trigger
fish -- territorial by nature and supremely erratic.
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Green
Rock
Green Rock provides a
good selection of swim-through opportunities in
depths of 4-25 meters. The rock consists of large
archways, caverns, caves and crevices. Common sightings
include harlequin sweetlips, blue-ringed angelfish
and moray eels. Sometimes you can spot whitetip
reef sharks, and further out in deeper water, large
groupers, schools of yellowtail, fusilier and silver
fish.
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Hin
Wong Pinnacle
Located
east of Koh Tao, Hin Wong is a large and varied
site, with depths ranging from 10-30 meters. Unfortunately,
the only shortcoming of the site is the unpredictable
water visibility, which cannot be assured at all
times. Nevertheless, the site abounds with delicate
sea fans and spiraling wire coral and is home to
many types of fish including groupers, filefish,
snapper, etc. If you are lucky and keep your distance,
you may even see sea turtles feeding off the rich
variety of food the reef has to offer.
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Chumphon
Pinnacle
Considered one of the
more challenging dive sites with occasionally strong
currents and depths of 10-35 meters, this site consists
of fascinating submerged pinnacles. The highest
of these rocks is approximately 16 meters below
the surface.
At
Chumporn Pinnacles , you can swim with man-sized
groupers, Whalelshark, Graysharks, Blacktip and
Bullsharks, including schools of barracuda, tuna
and mackerel.
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Southwest
Pinnacle
The Southwest Pinnacles consist
of three rock formations which range from 4-30 meters
below the surface, representing a series of short
wall dives. At the top of the pinnacles are blankets
of underwater plant life in a stunning array of
rainbow colors. Between the rocks are many bushy
black coral sea whips and gorgonian sea fans. Leopard
sharks are often encountered and it is even possible
to meet an occasional whale shark. Giant groupers
are common here, as are scribbled filefish, masked
porcupine fish, yellowtail, barracuda and snapper.
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Sail
Rock
North of Samui between
the islands of Koh Tao and Phangan is the internationally
renowned dive site of Sail Rock. Although only 15
meters above the water, the structure extends 40
meters below the surface. The main attraction of
Sail Rock is a naturally formed 15-meter high underwater
dive wall or chimney. Divers can ascend from 18
meters up the chimney wall to the surface, making
this a unique diving experience.
Visibility
is usually excellent at around 30 meters. The structure
itself is pocked with small holes which are ideal
homes for white-eyed and yellow margin moray eels,
as well as large sea anemones. Sightings of reef
sharks and manta rays are also common, as are large
schools of tuna, jacks, trevally and barracudas.
During the winter months whale sharks can be seen
on occasion.
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