Ko Haa - The Lagoon
Koh Haa’s central lagoon area is a must-see for anyone visiting Ko Lanta. The crystal-clear waters make for an underwater photographer’s paradise and the wealth of macro and juvenile marine life is sure to captivate even the most experienced divers. For beginners, the Lagoon offers a safe and relaxed starting point to take your first underwater breaths. Friendly Porcupine Pufferfish are ready to make your acquaintance and the gently sloping reef allows you to progress effortlessly into your first dives.
By boat one hour from koh lanta.
15
30
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Ko Haa - Cathedral
The caverns are one of Ko Haa’s highlights and consist of a series of large interconnected chambers and swim-throughs. The largest cavern has three chambers and is known as The Cathedral. The first two chambers are connected by a shallow swim through at about 9 meters, which offer stunning silhouette photo opportunities. At low-mid tide, it’s possible to surface inside the Cathedral and see the limestone stalactites looming from the high ceilings as the light cascades upwards from the wide entrance below.
by boat from siladan pier koh lanta
average dives
15
30
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The Chimney
Ko Haa Neung is home to the famous Chimney system, as well as the site for the annual Clownfish Release Project. The lower entrance can be found at 16m – a narrow crevice carved into the southern face that widens into a chamber large enough for 3-4 divers to gaze upwards, almost to the surface. A side-tunnel accesses a large, shallow chamber with huge windows facing north and south. You can find sea snakes, lionfish, nudibranches, glass shrimps and many other small crustaceans and cowries on this site.
by boat from siladan pier, about 1,5 hours boat drive.
dives for all levels
15
30
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Hin Daeng
Some 40 nautical miles South of the Phi Phi Islands lies one of the best dive sites in Thailand. Just breaking the surface, Hin Daeng is a huge dive site with depths down to well below normal recreational limits. The South West side drops to over 60m, creating a steep wall of soft corals - leopard sharks are often seen in this area, and keep an eye out for whalesharks or manta rays. The East side has the best soft coral growth and two ridges that slope gently into deeper water. Pelagic fish such as jacks hang out close to the rock. In shallower areas moray eels are commonly found hiding in cracks in the rock face. Hin Daeng is also good for critters such as nudibranchs, cowrie shells and various species of shrimps.
by boat from siladan pier several hours
advanced diver and advanced level
20
40
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No
No
Hin Muang
Hin Muang is a long rocky ridge just a few hundred metres from Hin Daeng with it's top at a depth of 8-9m and it's bottom at 60-70m. It is actually connected to Hin Daeng, but the depth prohibits a dive between the two. Currents can sweep quite strongly over the ridge, but you can always stay on the sheltered side. The surface of Hin Muang is covered in purple soft corals and anemones and swarms of tiny silversides are constantly under attack from predators such as jacks and trevallies. Leopard sharks are common and whale sharks are also seen here. Even if you don't see a "big fish", Hin Muang is a beautiful sight with it's colourful corals and steep walls.
by boat with siladan pier for many hours
advanced divers
20
40
Yes
No
No
Koh Ngai
This island lies about 11 km off the southern tip of koh lanta.
the site is centred on the group of rocky outcrops 100m off koh ngais's
southwest tip.
Just one hour from Saladan. entry can be anywhere around the jagged out crops
Visibility is not great, average 8m.
6
16
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No
Yes
Koh Rok Nai
northern of the two Koh Rok islands
4 hours boat drive from Saladan pier.
5 mooring buyos are in place ranging from 50m to 200 m from coast
Visibility about 20m
12
20
No
No
Yes
Koh Rok Nok
Southern most of 2 islands in Koh Rok
4 hours drive with bout from saladan pier
visibility quite good.
average 20m
14
20
No
No
No
Koh haa - chimney
Beautiful dive site with a cave and beautiful corals. Can see most fishes here and lots of triggerfish.
By boat 45 min from saladan pier
Nice visibility and no currents
15
30
Yes
No
No
Koh haa nua 1
Nice dive site with corals and rock formations. Goes down to about 20 to 22 meters. No currents of significance.
You can see puffer fish sea snakes trigger fishes and even a blue tipped shark has been spotted.
By boat 45 min from saladan pier
Visibility from 10 to 25 meters
10
25
Yes
No
No
Koh Haa - Lagoon
Nice dive site quite shallow with depth maximum 25 m.
Alot of fishes and nice corals. Trigger fishes clown fish puffer fish
By boat 1,5 hours from saladan pier
Visibility ranges from 5 to 25 m
10
25
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No
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