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ThailandCome dive in the land of smiles. Visit the Andaman Sea, Phuket, Khao Lak or Phi Phi Islands. Let's also not forget the Gulf of Thailand including Koh Tao, Koh Samui or Pattaya.
Dive 4: Nightdive
Location: Phi-Phi Islands, Phi-Phi Lay, Ao Maya
Visibility: Not so great!
Current: Slight
Marine-life: Painted spiny lobster, parrot fish in its cocoon, decorator crab, hermit crabs, flat worm, masked porcupine fish, star puffer fish, yellow margin puffer fish, hinchbeak shrimp,
December 14:
Dive 5:
Location: Koh Ha Yai
Visibility: 15-20 meter
Current: Slight
Marine-life: Juvenile bi-color parrot fish, juvenile painted spiny lobster (2), bearded scorpion fishes, yellow trumpet fish, egg-shell shrimp, porcelain crabs, ornate (harlequin) ghost pipe fish (2), titan triggerfish attack, giant moray eel (2), blue spotted sting ray,
SPECIAL: aggregations of (mating) black lyre-tail slugs,
Dive 6:
Location: Koh Ha Noi (Nua)
Visibility: 20 meter
Current: Slight-moderate
Marine-life: Hawksbill turtle, painted spiny lobster, Pharaoh cuttle fish, school squid, ornate ghost pipe fish (2), giant moray eel (2), jewel box urchin,
Nudibranch: Chromodoris geminus, Roboastra gracilis,
Dive 7:
Location: Koh Ha Noi (Nua)
Visibility: 20 meter
Current: Moderate
Marine-life: Small green turtle, Pharaoh cuttle fish, giant moray eel (4), school big-eye snappers, school two-spot snappers, juvenile bi-color parrot fish, banded sea krait, blue spotted sting ray (2), many black-tail angel fishes, golden wentel-trap snails, spindle cowries (5), striped cat fish (2), undulate moray eel, school squid, banded sea krait,
Nudibranch: Trinchesia sibogae, Halgerda stricklandi, Bornella anquilla,
SPECIAL: Andy found a nice (Swiss made) dive-watch!
SPECIAL: Kayak trip close to beach at Koh Ha Lagoon; lots of juvenile blacktip reef sharks feeding on small fish.
Dive 8: Nightdive
Location: Koh Ha Lagoon
Visibility: Good
Current: Slight
Marine-life: School yellow tail barracudas, giant moray eel, many banded boxer shrimps, sleeping parrot fish, hermit crab, porcelain crabs, other crabs and shrimps
December 15:
Dive 9:
Location: Hin Daeng
Visibility: 25 meter
Current: Slight
Marine-life: Oceanic trigger fish, many giant moray eels, Pharaoh cuttle fish, schooling rainbow runners / checkered snappers / big-eye snappers / pickhandle barracudas / fusiliers and Java rabbit fish, brown marbled grouper (2), porcelain crabs, golden wentel trap snails, banded boxer shrimps, tiny yellow box fish, coach-whip trevally, scrawled file fish (3),
Dive 10:
Location: Hin Muang
Visibility: 20 meter
Current: Slight
Marine-life: Giant moray eels, school rainbow runners / fusiliers and blue fin trevally, juvenile emperor angel fish, scrawled file fish, brown marbled grouper, longnose emperor, bearded scorpion fish, white striped cleaning shrimp,
Nudibranch: Chromodoris geminus,
Dive 11:
Location: Hin Daeng
Visibility: 15-20 meter
Current: Slight-moderate
Marine-life: Juvenile devil scorpion fish, smashing mantis shrimp (2), many giant moray eels, brown marbled grouper, schooling shrimp scad / rainbow runners / fusiliers / Java rabbit fish / big-eye snappers and crocodile needle fish, orange spotted trevally, longnose emperors, scrawled file fish, Pharaoh cuttle fish, many yellow box fishes, juvenile painted spiny lobster, Indian trigger fish, oceanic trigger fish, large jelly fish with lots of juvenile jacks, giant clam, spawning sea-cucumbers,
Nudibranch:
December 16:
Dive 12:
Location: Similan Islands, “Boulder City”
Visibility: 20 meter
Current: Slight-moderate
Marine-life: Zebra shark, blue spotted stingrays, clown trigger fish (4), spotted (longnose) unicorn fish, fire-dart gobies, banded sea-krait, schooling sleek unicorn fish / Java rabbit fish and fusiliers, spotted box fish,
Dive 13:
Location: Similan Islands, “Sharkfin Reef”
Visibility: 20-30 meter
Current: Moderate
Marine-life: Zebra shark, devil scorpion fish, blue spotted jaw fish (2), blue spotted sting ray, giant trevally, giant moray eel (2), spindle cowries, school red snappers, midnight snappers, longnose emperor, ?-turtle, palette surgeon fish, school bignose unicorn fish, pyramid butterfly fish, white collar butterfly fish, blue puffer fish, juvenile emperor angelfish, Pharaoh cuttle fish,
Nudibranch: Phyllidia ocellata,
Dive 14:
Location: Similan Islands, Koh 5 and 6, “Morning Glory”aka “Anita’s Reef”
Visibility: 20-25 meter
Current: Moderate
Marine-life: Razor wrasse, longnose file fish, green turtle, giant moray eel (2), sebae anemone fish, blue spotted stingray (2), octopus, many garden eels, bullet-head / bi-color and round-head parrot fishes, hybrid tang (?), yellowmask angel fish, humpnose big-eye bream,
SPECIAL: Afternoon kayaking around Koh 4.
Dive 15: Nightdive
Location: Similan Islands, Koh 5, “Honeymoon Bay”
Visibility: Ok
Current: Slight
Marine-life: Sleeping parrot fish, juvenile giant (?) moray eel, shrimps and crabs,
SPECIAL: Lots of nice white sand
December 17:
Dive 16:
Location: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, “West Ridge”
Visibility: 25-30 meter
Current: Moderate
Marine-life: Napoleon wrasse (BIG and medium), leopard blenny, Andaman sweetlips (2), giant moray eel, porcelain crabs, blue fin trevally, scribbled snapper, brown marbled grouper, octopus, banded sea krait, great barracuda, school big-eye snappers and fusiliers, juvenile clown trigger fish, blue spotted coral grouper and octopus “fighting”, scribbled snapper, milk fish,
Nudibranch: Hypselodoris maculosa,
SPECIAL: school amber jacks
Dive 17:
Location: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, “North”
Visibility: 25-30 meter
Current: Moderate
Marine-life: Octopus, devil scorpion fish (3), banded sea krait, purple fire dart goby, blubber lips, white striped cleaning shrimps, Andaman sweetlips, school rainbow runners, porcelain crabs, painted spiny lobster, school reef squid, blue puffer fish, giant moray eel, popcorn (squat) shrimp, scribbled snapper and similar creatures as dive 16
Nudibranch: Coriocella hibyae (lamellarid)
Dive 18:
Location: Similan Islands, Koh Tachai, “Twin Peaks”
Visibility: 25 meter
Current: Slight
Marine-life: Giant moray eel (7), yellow margin moray eel, longnose filefish, porcelain crabs, BIG cobia, sleek unicorn fish with remora attached, schooling fusiliers, long fin comet, painted spiny lobster, bearded scorpion fish, midnight snappers, brown marbled grouper, blue-fin trevally, milk fish
Nudibranch: Phyllidia ocellata
Dive 19: Nightdive
Location: Surin Islands, Koh Torinla, “East”
Visibility: Ok
Current: Slight
Marine-life: Cowrie shell, bearded scorpion fish, juvenile long fin batfish, porcelain crabs, cleaner shrimps, bignose unicornfish, sleeping parrot fishes, other crabs and shrimps, pelagic tunicates
December 18:
Dive 20:
Location: Surin Islands, Koh Torinla, “East”
Visibility: 20 meter
Current: Slight-moderate
Marine-life: Spotted eagle ray (2), BIG Napoleon wrasse, BIG and small hawksbill turtle, brown marbled groupers, semi-circle / emperor / blue ring and yellow mask angel fish, flat worm, great barracuda, school tallfin and circular (round) bat fish, giant moray eel (3), longnose file fish, magnificent rabbit fish, octopus, masked puffer fish, many black-saddle coral groupers, pinnate bat fish, bi-color parrot fish, blue spotted stingray (2), lots of glass-fish and silver-sides,
Nudibranch: Roboastra gracilis (3)
Dive 21:
Location: Richelieu Rock
Visibility: 25-40 meter
Current: Slight
Marine-life: Tigertail seahorse, BIG Malabar grouper, ornate ghost-pipe fish (3), crenavolva tigris (5), octopus, golden wenteltrap snails, giant and white-eye moray eels, porcelain crabs, courting skip-jacks, schooling fusiliers / skip-jacks / big-eye snappers / horse-eye jacks / blue fin trevally / mangrove red snappers / shrimp scad / chevron barracudas / yellowtail scad and crocodile needle fish, scribbled pipe fish, many spindle cowries, smashing mantis shrimp, many bearded scorpion fish, Pharaoh cuttle fish, Andaman dotty-back,
Nudibranch: Chromodoris annulata (4)
SPECIAL: Tiger-snake moray eel
Dive 22:
Location: Richelieu Rock
Visibility: 20-30 meter
Current: Slight
Marine-life: HUGE great barracuda, Pharaoh cuttle fish (2), courting octopi (4) and similar creatures as dive 21
Nudibranch: Roboastra gracilis,
SPECIAL: Tiger-snake moray eel “fighting” with smashing mantis shrimp
Dive 23:
Location: Richelieu Rock
Visibility: 20–30 meter
Current: Slight
Marine-life: Crinoid clingfish (3), mating Pharaoh cuttle fish, honeycomb moray eel, schooling longnose emperors / golden trevallies / shrimp scad / bonitos / rainbow runners / gold spotted trevallies, humpback snapper, scrawled file fish, red scribbled pipefishes and similar creatures as dive 21 and 22.
December 19:
Dive 24:
Location: Surin Islands, Koh Chi, North and South East
Visibility: 20 meter
Current: Moderate
Marine-life: Zebra shark, blacktip reef shark, giant moray eel (2), flatworm (2), hawksbill turtle (3), ornate ghostpipe fish, school red snappers / fusiliers / bluelined barracuda and sleek unicorn fish, green job fish, sebae anemone fish, smashing mantis shrimp, yellow trumpet fish, two porcupine fish “chasing” each-other, longsnout pipe fish, magnificent rabbit fish, red-eye hovering goby,
Nudibranch: Phyllidia ocellata,
Dive 25:
Location: Surin Islands, Koh Surin Tai, “Turtle Ledges”
Visibility: 15 meter
Current: Moderate
Marine-life: Spotted eagle ray, white tip reef shark, black tip reef shark, magnificent rabbit fish, great barracuda (2), tallfin and pinnate bat fish, BIG porcupine fish, BIG painted spiny lobster, yellow mask angel fish, half-banded goby, blue-spotted jawfish, giant clam,
Nudibranch: Halgerda tessellata (2),
Dive 26:
Location: Surin Islands, Koh Torinla, “East” and “Ridge”
Visibility: 15-20 meter
Current: Moderate
Marine-life: Jenkins whip-ray, many blue spotted sting rays, hawksbill turtle (4), octopus (2), painted spiny lobster (14!), humpnose big-eye bream, barramundi cod, great and pickhandle barracudas, school chevron barracuda / painted sweetlips / oriental sweetlips / tallfin batfish / round batfish / longnose emperors / fusiliers / bludger trevally / gold spotted trevally / white-margin (longnose) unicorn fish / glass fish / silversides / Java rabbit fish and red snappers, giant moray eel (2), porcelain crabs, brown-blotch (?) jaw fish, semi-circle angel fish (2), brown marbled groupers, yellow edged lyre-tail grouper (2), garden eels, hoenycomb moray eel, Andaman sweetlips,
I'm getting so pumped about my upcoming trip that I actually unpacked all my gear, put it on and trove down to the tropical fish store and stood there gazing into the tanks breathing through my snorkel and splashing water on my face.
It was great until I was (politely) asked to leave the store and (politely) asked never to return.
What does Hin Mouang look like coral wise now? Haven't dived there since january 2008 and then it was a greenish/brownish rock. Would be interesting to see what two years of growth do, soft coral can grow fairly quick.
Cheers Bowmouth
I'm getting so pumped about my upcoming trip that I actually unpacked all my gear, put it on and trove down to the tropical fish store and stood there gazing into the tanks breathing through my snorkel and splashing water on my face.
It was great until I was (politely) asked to leave the store and (politely) asked never to return.
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