Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Snorkeling and scuba diving in Koh Chang

The best diving season is between October / November and April. The best sites are on the southern and western tip of the island, between Koh Chang and Koh Kood. You can see soft corals, anemones, myriad reef fish, and sometimes eels. Hin Luk Bat and Hin Lap both have coral seamounts. Farther south, white tip sharks can be found near Hin Nam Phra.

In addition, there are two wreck dive sites. The Koh Chang Wreck is a Thai warship sunkFrench navy in 1941. The wreck is 15 meters deep in the bay Salakphet the southern tip of the island. The other wreck is the Pak, a wreck that sank after hitting a reef in August 1996 on his way to Vietnam. It seemed almost eight years later. The 900-ton sunken tanker posed a danger to ships in international waters. The Royal Thai Navy discharged its 600 tons of liquefied gas and resank it between Koh Chang and Koh Samet. Is now in a horizontal positionwater 35 meters deep.

There are several dive centers on Koh Chang, as the trick Diving in Bang Bao. By the standards of the sister center in Koh Samet, and is the main operator of diving in East Thailand. Dolphin Divers at the Amari Emerald Cove Resort offers a free trial in the resort pool. For those who prefer diving fun without a long boat ride Dolphin Divers boats operating from the beach resort closest to the dive sites in 15Minutes. Others include Dive Centre in Koh Chang Kai Bae Beach, Paradise Scuba Divers at Klong Prao Resort Koh Chang Divers on Had Sai Khao (White Sand Beach).

The Dive Adventure Koh Chang argued that the only Divemaster PADI 5 Star IDC Center in Koh Chang, with its multilingual teachers. It is beneficial to Bang Bao fishing village with its own stations.

A couple of dive centers operate Koh Mak. Boatingon various dive sites range 1800-3000 baht depending on distance and typically include two dives, full equipment, transportation, food, drinks and a divemaster.

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