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Mai Thon is an island just to the east of the bay of Chalong at the south of Phuket. It is reportedly owned by one of the princesses of Thailand.
It is one of the dive sites closest to Chalong Bay where virtually all of scuba diving boats depart from.
Unique to Phuket, Mai Thon appears to be a favourite of the local dolphin population. Although very shy, dolphins have appears around 60% of visits there.
As the dives are normally done during the wet month most dives are done on the eastern si…
Mai Thon is an island just to the east of the bay of Chalong at the south of Phuket. It is reportedly owned by one of the princesses of Thailand.
It is one of the dive sites closest to Chalong Bay where virtually all of scuba diving boats depart from.
Unique to Phuket, Mai Thon appears to be a favourite of the local dolphin population. Although very shy, dolphins have appears around 60% of visits there.
As the dives are normally done during the wet month most dives are done on the eastern side of the island. A difficult dive site to get any more depth than 10 -12 metres it can be effected by poor visibility.
The has been some reports of leopard shark and turtle being there however they are a very rare occurrence. There are some typical reef creatures there such as eels and cuttle fish.
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