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Nang Yuang
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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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