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Diving & Snorkeling at Koh Phi Phi / Ko Phi Phi / PP /Pee Pee Island : Go Dive Lanta
The Phi Phi islands are an incredibly scenic diving destination. The topography from the surface is absolutely stunning; monolithic limestone mountains rising vertically from the sea and soaring to heights of more than 500 meters. Underwater you'll find an amazing environment of rugged caves, overhangs and swim-throughs in the soft rock. Other dives include sheer walls that plunge from the surface to over 25 meters. These walls contain a profusion of soft corals, large orange-colored fans, black corals, and long stringy sea whips.
Made famous by the film the beach the Phi Phi Islands offer some great diving. Most of the dive sites are on the uninhabited Phi Phi Lei, which is about a 2 hour boat journey from Koh Lanta. The most frequently dived sites are Palong Wall and Maya Bay. A new 40 meter wreck that has only recently been sunk will also make and interesting addition the diving in the area.
Koh Phi Phi Ley Dive Sites พีพีเล
Koh Phi Phi (Ko Phi Phi/Koh PP/Pee Pee/Phi Phi island)
Type : Sloping reef and wall
Depth : 5-30 Meters (15-100 feet)
Visibility : 5-15 Meters (15-50 feet)
Current : mild / moderate
Suitable : All Levels
Whale Shark Wall
Whaleshark Wall is ideal for advanced divers looking for a thrilling dive. Its dramatic formations, vibrant corals, and diverse marine life make it a standout site in Phi Phi Ley. Plan your dive during the high season and ensure safe conditions
Maya Corner
Maya Bay. The dive usually starts just on the corner of the bay or even a little further down towards Palong bay. An excellent site to find turtles, a shelved way drops down to a sandy bottom littered with boulders at around 20 meters. A profusion of soft corals, barrel sponges and sea fans provide shelter for numerous critters and glass fish.
Malong Bay
Malong is suitable for divers of all levels, offering both shallow and deep dives with consistent opportunities to see Hawksbill Turtles. While currents generally do not affect this site, caution is advised near Maya Bay where currents can pull divers into the bay.
Palong Wall
Palong Wall. Actually more of a slope than a wall this shallow dive site provides one of the best opportunities in the area to see black tip reef sharks. They can often be sighted darting among the rocks sometimes as shallow as 2 or 3 meters. From Palong bay you take the reef right shoulder the reef gradually slopes down to around 18 meters, initially the reef consists of rocky and sandy patches, a good place to find cuttle fish and anomie’s with resident clown fish. Further along large boulder create a more varied topography. Large sea fans and whip corals cling to their surface and turtles can often be found grazing here.
Phi Leh Wall
Phi Leh wall is located along the east coast of Phi Phi Leh island, Starting at the southern entrance to the stunning Phi Leh lagoon, the sandy bottom varies from 11 to 20 metres depth and the whole site can be covered in a single dive if there is sufficient current. The wall is covered with soft corals and barrel sponges. Look in the cracks for little crabs and shrimp, giant morays and sleeping lionfish. Stick to the sandy bottom to look for flounders, blue spotted rays and even leopard sharks. There are also some caves (not recommended to enter without special training and equipment), and you can see turtles here too busily eating the bubble coral. There are also some outlying pinnacles towards the end of the site featuring pristine corals and even rare stonefish.
Phi Leh wall is an excellent site for conducting a drift dive, and is also a suitable site for diving in low season (May-October) when the wind approaches from the west.
Viking Cave
Viking is one of our favourite sites on Phi Phi, with enough variety to keep all levels of diver happy. Due to its location on the north east side of Phi Phi Leh island, it rarely has any noticeable currents making it an easy dive even during strong current periods.
HTMS Kled Kaew Wreck
An ancient Royal Thai Navy transport support vessel, the HTMS Kled Kaew, went to a watery grave 19th March 2014 just off Phi Phi Leh Island,
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Hin Klai / Garang Heng
This dive site is a submerged circular coral reef about 2km east of Phi Phi Ley. It is one of the favorite dive sites around Phi Phi Island . It is famous for it's large shoals of Fish, Soft Corals, Hard Corals and there is a 99% chance to see Leopard Sharks!
Koh Phi Phi Don Dive Sites เกาะพีพีดอน
(Koh Phi Phi Don, Ko Pee Pee Don, Ko PP)
Type : submerged reef, mostly hard coral
Depth : 5-20 Meters (15-65 feet)
Visibility : 5-20 Meters (15-65 feet)
Current : mild / moderate
Suitable : All Levels
Hin Dot
This dive site is a submerged pinnacle off Koh Phi Phi Don's southwestern headlands. Hin Dot is a great multi-level dive. The pinnacle is dominated by three interesting shelves- at 3m, 12m and 15m. This provides ample and varied underwater scenery at all levels as you spiral upwards. There are good Soft Corals at all depths. The Hard Corals are represented by tubes and laminates. The deeper sctions of the walls have numerous oysters and calms clinging to, and embedded in, the craggy surface.
Wang Long Bay
An extensive wall dive showcases a diverse and colourful range of soft corals, triggerfish and lionfish.
Wang Long Bay is located approx. 10 km to the southwest and is reached by speedboat in about 20 minutes. Depending on weather conditions, the dive can begin on either on the South or North side of the bay. An extensive wall dive which extends to a depth of 20 metres showcases a diverse and colourful range of soft corals such as gorgonian and whip corals. Here you can find groupers, triggerfish and lionfish. Stonefish also like this area so always be sure to look carefully!
Nui Bay /Camel Rock
Nui Bay. Nui bay is located along the west coast of Phi Phi Don island. Two large rocks sit in front of the bay, offering some exciting swimthroughs and home to various nudibranch species, seahorses and ghost pipefish. Travel time to the site from our dive shop is between 15 & 25 minutes depending on which side of the island we start from. Turtles can also be spotted here.
Nui bay is generally dived in high season when it is sheltered from wind and waves, but it can also be reached in low season when the weather is good.