SAii Phi Phi Island Village

Bida Nok / Bida Nai – These two limestone islands are breath-taking both above and below the water with stunning walls home to sea snakes and hawksbill turtles. Bida Nai also has numerous caves and overhangs where seahorses and other small critters like to hide out. The highlight here is the wide range of marine life from moray eels, wrasses, barracuda , leopard sharks, ghost pipefish and scorpion fish camouflaged against the reef. Hin Daeng / Muang – This is a firm favourite for many divers with vibrant red soft corals, gorgonian fans and vast carpets of colorful anemones. When you are not peering into the corals for critters remember to watch the blue as manta rays are often seen here along with occasional grey reef sharks, leopard sharks and even whale sharks! Above the corals look out for needlefish, hunting barracuda, schools of fusiliers and colourful jewel-like damsel fish darting back and forth. Hin Dot – Also known as Chimney Rock, this dive site comprises 3 submerged pinnacles and showcases dramatic underwater scenery at its best. The main pinnacle drops down to almost 30 metres / 100 feet with distinct shelves which are often occupied by scorpion fish, moray eels, lobsters and other crustaceans. The coral adorned pinnacles attract schools of snappers, fusiliers and jacks. Barracuda and trevally are often seen hunting and nurse and leopard sharks hide under rocks in the deeper sections. The shallow soft corals are a major pop of color and attract a myriad of small colourful damsels and well disguised macro critters! Malong Bay – If you love to see turtles then this should be on your bucket list as they are spotted on almost every dive. The topography here is varied and features corals gardens and swim throughs which are home to numerous species of shrimp. The reef is decorated with gorgonian sea fans, anemones, barrel sponges and beautiful soft corals. There is a wide range of marine here including seahorses and tiny critters through to a plethora of reef fish. Kled Gaeow Wreck – Sunk in March 2014, the Kled Gaeow quickly became home to a host of local marine life including nurse sharks and frogfish. The wreck is a 47 metre / 155 feet long gunship which is now surrounded by huge schools of fish. The top of the wheelhouse sits at just 14 metres / 45 feet under the surface and the wreck bottoms out at 26 metre / 85 feet. Highlights include passing sharks in the blue, schooling barracuda and lionfish which are both huge in numbers and size!