Fun Diving

Situated around 11km to the northwest of Koh Tao is one of the better regarded dive sites in the area.  It consists of one large main pinnacle with several more smaller ones surrounding it,  rising from depths of around 35 to 15 meters.  There are large underwater plateaus rich in branch corals,  sea whips and barrel sponges and an exceptional presence of reef inhabitants and pelagic visitors.  Chumpon Pinnacle is where you are most likely to spot the seasonally visiting whale sharks .  Grey reef sharks and the occasional bull shark are also no stranger to this site.

This is a popular site which has an abundance of hard and soft corals. The Dive is relatively shallow with a maximum depth of 12 meters. The visibility ranges from 2m to 20m depending on the season, regardless of this, Mae Haad has very much to offer from nudibranchs to barracuda.

There is a wide variety of reef fish and a heaven for macro photography. Mae Haad bay can be dived from the shore as well as from the boat. This dive site can be dived together with Koh Ma, as they are in the same bay. Koh Ma has been designated as a national marine reserve because of the abundance of marine life.

Shark island is one of our favorite Koh Tao sites because of the huge diversity of marine life, granite pinnacles and swim throughs. There is a resident turtle who on occassion passes by and also the titan trigger fish are good to keep an eye out for.
This site is sometimes exposed to stronger currents so be sure to listen to a full briefing. Groupers and barracudas can often be seen here and you may be lucky enough to spot a leopard shark. This site is excellent for drift and multi-level specialty dives.