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dive trips• Small Groups• Male and Female Instructors• PADI and SDI Dive Courses• Daily Dive and Snorkel Trips• Private Charter

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Although travel time for this trip is a bit longer, it is a popular destination for all levels of divers. Leaving around 9 AM, we will arrive at Koh Pung at 10 AM, ready for our first dive.

Koh Pung 5 – 35 mtr. Currents: Mild-StrongKoh Pung is one of the most diverse and colourful dive sites within the marine park. It can be dived by all levels, but strong currents can require advanced diving skills.Almost anything can be seen here, from seahorse headed pipe fish to manta rays, the last one attracted by the strong currents in the channel.Around every corner the scenery is changing from large rock outcrops, covered in soft corals in stunning colours to gorgonian sea fans and in the deeper part, big boulders are covered in white and purple soft corals.

Highlights: Manta Ray, Octopus, Pipe fish, Diverse and colorful dive site.

For lunch we visit one of the many pristine beaches of Koh Dong, where we serve a Thai lunch accompanied with fresh fruit. Time to relax before we head out to our second dive site.

Sail Rock 5 – 18 mtr Currents: MildThe diversity of hard corals as well as a chance to see reef fish that are rarely seen attracts divers to this dive site.This is the only dive site that has a ridge running parallel with the South coast of Koh Dong. Usually the currents are very mild, making it an easy accessible dive site. The ridge has lots of interesting marine life and the most diversity in hard corals. A group of batfish likes to hang out here and a giant pufferfish is living on this site. In the sand you can spot sting rays and occasionally a hawksbill turtle coming in to feed on the corals.On the top of the reef you can find an amazing variety in hard corals, which in return attract several types of tropical reef fish that are not commonly seen. The cracks in the rocks hide banded boxer-shrimp and nudibranches. Giant morays and scorpion fish can be seen as well.

Highlights: Hawksbill Turtle, Sting rays, Giant pufferfish, Batfish, Diverse corals.

2 Dive Daytrip to Far Islands 6-7 hours

All levels, SnorkellingKoh Pung can have strong currents

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Leaving at 9 AM it only takes 20 minutes to our first dive site.

Jabang 5 – 16 mtr. Currents: Mild-StrongWhere else can you spot so many different species in one dive? Suitable for all levels and a photographer’s paradise. Almost anything can be found here and in abundance too. Occasionally pelagics are attracted to the marine life hiding out here, such as giant barracuda’s and the rarely spotted sailfish. Although we could stay down here for hours, our air supply forces us to slowly ascend to the shallower part, where we find amazing scenery. The top of the rock is covered in purple, pink and yellow soft corals. Make sure you’ve got some shots left on your camera.

Highlights: Most species in one dive photographers’ paradise.

For the surface interval we will take you to one of the beautiful bays of Koh Adang. Snacks and fruit are provided, while you enjoy the scenery.All refreshed, we go to the second dive site.

Koh Yang 5 – 30 mtr. Currents: MildA diverse dive site, where the scenery is changing as you swim along the reef. Keep an eye out for macro life here.The reef starts shallow with small crops of colourful corals. As we swim along, the reef slowly slopes and then reaches a part where sheer rocks drop off dramatically up to 30 meters in depth. The rocks are covered in purple and white soft tree coral mixed with sea fans. Giant morays can be found here as well as lion fish and stone fish. In the shallower part you can spot sea krait and cray fish. Well hidden in crevices and in between the coral are ghost pipe fish and cleaner pipe fish.

Highlights: Sea Krait, Pipe Fish, Cray Fish.

2 Dives Half-Day trip 4-5 hours

All levels, Snorkelling

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Get the most out of your day and do a dive early in the morning. Below are just 2 options, for other possible dive sites, come and see us in the dive centre.

Leaving at 9 AM it only takes 20 minutes to our first dive site.

Koh Usen 5 – 25 mtr. Currents: Mild-Very StrongKoh Usen is a small island close to Koh Lipe and diving there early in the morning gives you a chance to see black tip reef sharks.Following the island you will encounter some big sea fans and soft corals. Schools of trevallies, fusiliers and small barracuda’s visit this dive site too. In the shallows you can spot types of surgeonfish that are rarely seen elsewhere.

Highlights: Black tip sharks.

Yong Hua Wreck 30-40 mtr. Currents: Mild-V -StrongThis impressive wreck was a fish processing boat, 75 meters long, which caught fire and sank in deep water not far from Koh Lipe over 12 years ago.The wreck is lying on its side at 45 meters of water, rising up to 30 meters depth .Soft corals and sea fans have started to grow, attracting lionfish, ghost pipe fish and scorpion fish. Pelagics like tuna and groupers can be spotted here. As we ascend, hundreds of barracuda’s are circling around us, complet-ing a very impressive dive.

Highlights: The Wreck, Barracuda

Early Morning Dives, 1½ hours each

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For those who prefer to have a lazy morning, we offer dives in the afternoon.Below are just 2 options, for other possible dive sites, come and see us in the dive centre.

The trip leaves at 4 PM and travel time is maximum 15 minutes to the dive site.

Stonehenge 5 – 25 mtr. Currents: Mild-StrongOne of our favourites and right on the doorstep. The topography itself makes it well worth a visit and so does the chance to see leopard sharks.Only a 2 minute boat ride away from Castaway Divers lies a submerged pinnacle, formed by impressive granite stone formations rising up from the seabed. Leopard sharks can be spotted here as well as big schools of barracudas, trevallies and fusiliers. Brown marbled groupers and honeycomb morays inhabit the place as well as some giant morays. The soft corals on top of the pinnacle are abundant and colourful. The dive site is suitable for all levels of divers, although at certain times the currents are too strong to visit this dive site.

Highlights: Leopard shark, Honeycomb moray

Castaway Reef 5 – 15 mtr. Currents: Mild-StrongA long stretched reef between Koh Kla and Koh Usen, where we spot some unexpected marine life.The boat drops us off at one side of the reef from where we gently drift along. All kinds of marine life can be found here, giant moray, boxfish, pufferfish, scorpion fish, lion fish to name a few. Rare critters such as commensal shrimp and demon stingers are present as well. Keep your eyes open and you might discover species you have never seen before.

Highlights: Spot fin Lion Fish, Schools of fusiliers, Scorpion fish

Late Afternoon Dives, 1½ hours each



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