Thailand Diving

Phuket Thailand
Phuket, Thailand's largest island, with the shape of an irregular pearl, is 21 kilometres wide and 48 long.

Driving from one tip of the island to the other would take about 1½ hours.
Located in the sparkling waters of the Andaman Sea just 70 minutes flying time south of Bangkok, Thailand's most popular beach destination has everything that you could possibly want on holiday: beautiful beaches, some of the finest resort hotels, international and Thai cuisine, temples, water sports, coral reefs, turquoise seas, scuba diving and liveaboards, and tropical sunshine — all in plentiful proportions.
Although building sites, new road construction and traffic mar some of the island's scenery, if you are looking for some quality scuba diving and an action-packed time with plenty of night life, Phuket Island remains the place to be in Thailand.

The Best Dive Sites in the Andaman Sea
Nestling like a pearl, set in the centre of the Andaman Sea, Phuket's location sets it apart from and elevates it above Thailand's other diving destinations, and this is one of the reasons why so many divers come back to the area year after year.
Simply put, this island is the only resort area from where you can go diving at all of Thailand's chief attractions, with regular Phuket liveaboard tours to the famous Similan Islands, Hin Daeng, Richelieu Rock, as well as Burma.
You can dive Phuket for a wide range of interesting local adventures too - discover the sunken treasures of the King Cruiser car ferry wreck, or if you are a keen photographer then you can take underwater photos of the leopard sharks at Shark Point or Koh Phi Phi. Then there's the chance to dive with manta rays and view whales at Racha Noi South Point.
With unbeatable access to all of the best diving in Thailand, its own varied and fascinating underwater worlds, plus its legendary topside attractions of fantastic beaches and thumping nightlife, Phuket diving proves very popular with both young holidaymakers and experienced dive travellers.

Diving Season
You can visit all the Phuket dive spots all of the year round, but the best conditions exist from November through to April.
Late May to October brings monsoon winds and surface swells to the island, sometimes reducing visibility by about 30%, but it's pretty rare that diving trips are cancelled due to bad weather. Indeed some of the sites are just as good, if not better, in the low season. October also brings heavy rains to the Andaman Sea.
The liveaboard season runs from early October through to mid May. There are also a limited number of liveaboard safari cruises to the Phi Phi Islands and Similan Islands all the year round, although the unpredictable weather patterns during the months from May to October can lead to cancellations.
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