Similan Islands scuba dive sites in Thailand

The world famous Similan Islands are part of the National Marine Park of Thailand.
The dives sites vary from gentle sloping hard coral reefs to wild current swept rocky landscapes. In general, the Western sites are rocky, while the East coast features sloping reefs.

Similan is not only listed by National Geographic as one of the best dive sites in the world but was also in Jaques Cousteau’s top ten all-time great dive locations.
Similan Islands include the following islands:

Island 1: Koh Huyong – the largest and widest beach and the closed to Phuket Koh Payang
Island 2 – a rocky island with no beaches but mesmerizing cliff formations.
Island 3: Koh Payan – a rocky island with no beaches but great diving spots like Koh Miang
Island 4: Miang Island – large white powdered beaches and beautiful forests
Island 5: Koh Ha – a small island with the Garden of Eels
Island 6: Koh Payu – stunning snorkeling spots full of hard and soft coral species
Island 7: Koh Hin Pousar – famous for the Elephant head shaped rock
Island 8: Koh Similan – the largest island with stunning views and mountains
Island 9: Koh Bangu – highlighting the Christmas point scuba diving spot
Island 10: Koh Bon or Talu Island – famous for its rocky pinnacles diving spot and whale sharks
Island 11: Koh Tachai – famous for pinnacles diving spot and whale shark spotting

Around the islands, you may spot leopard sharks, white tip and black tip reef sharks, batfish, green and hawksbill turtles, moray eels, snappers, barracudas, triggerfish, surgeonfish and unicornfish and more.
Although the Islands offer year-round diving, the most constant weather patterns, and the most stable conditions tend to be between February and April. Currents tend to be stronger towards the end of February. This is also a great time to spot manta rays and whale sharks.

The conditions in 35 Similan Islands divesites you can expect to be - average depth from 23m to 50m, water temperature 26℃ to 30℃, air temperature 27℃ to 33℃, expected current 1 to 3 knots.

These Similan Islands dive sites are reef, nightdive, drift, wall, wreck, cave, muck, snorkeling.

In these divesites you will be able to encounter and see Fishes, Animals, Ray, Triggerfish, Turtle, Molluscs, Corals, Stingray, Shrimp, Nudibranch, Clown Trigger Fish, Parrotfish, Crab, Clownfish (Anemonefish), Manta Ray, Shark, Pipefish, Porcupinefish, Barracuda, Angelfish, Lionfish, Lobster, Pufferfish, Wrasse, Tuna, Slug, Octopus, Cuttlefish, Snake, Starfish (sea star), Grouper, Snapper, Eagle Ray, Whale, Sea cucumber, Ribbon eel, Eel, Dolphin, Razorfish, Butterflyfish, Seal, Clam, Seahorse, Mandarinfish.