Thailand Scuba Diving

When is the good season to go to diving in Andaman Sea.

Thailand is the favorite place for diving, where warm, calm waters and abundant marine life is incredibly famous for spectacular diving. Diving in Thailand is very cheap than Europe and the Caribbean,

For the best diving in Thailand, you need to know when and where to go. Not all dive sites in Thailand there all year, so it's a bit 'of planning.


Koh Tao
Koh Tao is a small island on the coast of Thailand others, most of the headquarters of Koh Phangan Full Moon Party. Koh Tao is a four-hour ferry from Surat Thani on the mainland.

Koh Tao is a prosperous island for divers and chill-out to escape - though popular, Koh Tao is still very crowded.

There are many dive shops offer diving here. There are cruises in the program, but that happens sometimes. Diving around Koh Tao, it is not as good as the Similan and Hin Daeng considered, but during the day can be fantastic.

Koh Tao is also the most favorite place to learn dive through the Asia-Pacific with the exception of Cairns in Australia. If you want to learn to dive, but do not want to make a diving cruise, Koh Tao is the perfect place to learn and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the festival.

Similan Islands

The Similan Islands are widely regarded as one of the 10 best dive sites in consideration. This is a small group of uninhabited islands in the Andaman Sea on the west coast of Thailand. Similan are often used by cruise ships in Phuket and Khao Lak, who visited, where to eat and sleep on a dive boat in the water for several days. In general, the duration of the voyage is given 4 days / 4 nights and can dive up to 14 dives.

Similan Islands are a great place to learn to dive, like taking a cruise can travel underwater for a lot of practice with him many new dives. For a live operator will be taught on board with confidence and with qualified instructors PADI. Make sure your manager to ask for the novelty of diving equipment and standards for staff.

The Similan Islands are open only to divers from October to May in each year. The rainy season comes in June-September, and make sure the sea is too rough for diving.
Hin Daeng / Koh Bida / Phi Phi / Koh Ha

This is a group of islands dive sites in the south of the Andaman Sea and Similan Islands from Phuket, Krabi, Koh Phi Phi and Koh Lanta. They are usually attended excursions from these destination, although a number of cruises that go to visit. Koh Lanta is above all a beautiful Thai island are not as expensive as busy or Koh Phi Phi.

Hin Daeng and Koh Ha are generally open from October to May each year. Koh Phi Phi, Bida, and some barriers, which are open all year, if you are visiting to Koh Phi Phi.

If your diving trip is Thailand, you should to choose the time of year can go see and then decide whether to make a trip or cruise if you prefer to walk and back to the hotel each night are. Then ask the operator to travel to Thailand and scuba diving packages are available - sometimes you can get real bargains. The dive operator is also the best advice on how to get from Bangkok to favorite dive destination.