Diving in Тайланде |
Coast Tajlanda are washed by gulf of Siam and Andaman sea. The majority of the diving centres is located in Паттайе (gulf of Siam) and on island Phuket (Andaman sea).
Climate. Tropical. A dry season from October till March, temperature-from 18 to 32 degrees. A season of monsoonal rains from June till October, temperature from 26 to 32 degrees.
Water temperature. 27-29 degrees With.
The best time for diving. On Andaman sea from November till April. In the east of gulf of Siam it is possible to dive all year long, but the best visibility from November till March, in the west - from February till May.
Diving in caves
Hin Phae - about the rocks appearing over water during time отливов, it is possible to meet it is black - and it is white-plavnikovyh sharks. The place is easily accessible not only for plunging with an aqualung, but also for diving with a mask. Depth of immersing - to 10 metres.
Karan Heng - a shallow on the sea where there pass undercurrents. For the reason that a place this superficial - it is possible to meet having a rest тигровых sharks, the big sea turtles and huge barracudas. During a winter season there are also whale sharks. Depth of immersing - to 18 metres.
Hin Loh - the most remote place of immersings accessible only in windless weather. During outflow it is possible to see тигровую and it is black-plavnikovuju sharks, and during winter time and a whale shark. Depth of immersing - to 20 metres
Garang Heng - the small reef shipped in water located to the east Phi-Phi Ley. This place which should be visited, and sharks here are more active.
Immersings in caves
The cretaceous caves located practically on all coast of Thailand (especially in Krabi and areas of islands Phi Phi), go down directly in the sea.
The most known and visited cave - Wang Long Bay. The input in a cave is located on depth of 20 metres. At once from an input the small tunnel (width no more than 5-6 metres and about same in height) which conducts upwards begins and comes to an end in a huge hall with stalactites (one of them, the giant in height of 15 metres is especially allocated). Diameter of a cave approximately 30 metres. At different levels of height there are passes deep into walls.
South Maya-it underwater caves on depth of 30 m along all bottom and the steep rocks forming original tunnels.
The archipelago of islands Phi-Phi is in natural reserve. Skin diving around islands Phi-Phi is supposed (with some restrictions).
Shark Point has become famous thanks to leopard sharks.
Anemones Reef it is known for the fascinating beauty. Its top leaving under water on depth of 6 m, is covered by various kinds of anemones. In this place you will see groups of red corals, Wrasses, Damsels and leopard sharks. Visibility on islands Shark Point and Anemone Reef changeable, from 2 to 25 metres.
Koh Doc Mai. Distinctive feature of this place are colour soft corals, горгонии, the sea fads, Ghost Pipefish, Sea Fans, Pelagics, whale sharks.
King Cruiser - the 85-metre passenger liner with 4-mja decks (888 passengers), constructed 30 years ago in Japan and making cruises between Phuket and Phi-Phi Islands. Floating at Anemones Reef in May, 4th 97г., he was wrecked and has sunk. Victims was not. Ship fragments lay now on depth of 25-32 m. Inspection of this object is not connected with a special extreme though demands care. Access in deck superstructures does not represent difficulties, in some of them simultaneously can is to 10 divers. All case of the ship is covered by a carpet of firm corals. No undercurrents, stirring to more careful research of it нтересного are present object. Visibility on King Cruiser Wreck not a constant, from 2 to 25 metres.
Places of immersings. The east
Пи Пи (Phi-Phi Islands) are islands of calcareous rocks and rocks with a fine landscape both under water, and over water. The big variety of fish, soft corals and beaches. Islands Phi-Phi Island group can brag of own dajv-places which are famous for the unique underwater rocky bottom and a huge variety of fish and corals, and approach both for divers-professionals, and for beginners. Except whale sharks who, the truth, from January till April go to coast of Australia, here it is possible to see and other representatives of the sea world, for example: a leopard shark, turtles, Stingrays, Octopus, Moray Eel, Barracuda, Sea Horse, Nudibranch, Gorgonian Sea Fans, Barrel Sponges, Sea Anemone. Phi-Phi Islands offers also magnificent adventure and technical diving among infinite quantity of caves.
Maya Bay. The Hollywood blockbuster "Beach" One of the most picturesque gulfs of islands Phi Phi here acted in film. This amazing place for not skilled divers, who plunge into water a maximum on depth 18м to see underwater rocks and abundance of fish. In process of remoteness from a gulf the underwater landscape starts to vary quickly. This place is characterised by an abundance of various fishes which here can be met, including such as winged fishes, мурены, barracudas and sea serpents. Also it is possible to find huge cockleshells. Depth of immersing - to 20 metres.
Hin Dot - two underwater rocks in the form of the towers, leaving in depth to 33 metres. Between towers there is a strong undercurrent and a large quantity of various fishes. Swimming in flights of fishes between towers is especially attractive. Depth of immersing - to 33 metres.
Lo Samah. This place is, as a matter of fact, a canyon between islands depth to 12 metres. Immersing is carried out along walls on which grow huge горгонии and soft corals where there lives uncountable set of multi-coloured tropical small fishes. Depth of immersing - to 20 metres.
Pi Leh. Immersing occurs along the walls covered with various corals and cockleshells, huge starfishes, мурены, soft corals. Depth of immersing - to 18 metres.
Pa Long Bay. Between underwater rocks there live barracudas, Мурены, parrots etc. In this not so deep gulf between various corals it is often possible to meet sea turtles and octopuses. Depth of immersing - to 20 metres.
Mushroom Rock - the underwater rock reminding under the form a huge mushroom, has entitled this place. A large quantity of tropical small fishes. Depth of immersing - to 25 metres.
Around islands Phi Phi there are three places where it is possible to meet sharks. However these meetings are quite safe - these sharks do not attack people.
Hin Bidah Nok and Hin Bidah Nai Islands - one of великолепнейших places of immersings around islands Phi-Phi. Small rocky islands with the steep walls leaving under water on depth to 25 metres. One of attractive features of this place is possibility of immersing along a wall with tunnels, so-called - wall diving, and the cleanest water (visibility to 30 metres). Besides barracudas, tunas, a mackerel and sea turtles, here it is possible to see тигровую a shark, it is black-plavnikovuju a shark and even a whale shark. Depth of immersing - to 30 metres.
