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Dive Sites For Advanced Scuba  Divers

Dive Sites For Advanced Scuba Divers

Recommended For Those With Advanced Scuba Diver Certifications

Here are some of our wonderful day trip dive sites for advanced certified scuba divers. These dive sites we recommended for those with Advanced Open Water certification or higher. Considerations are given to the dive sites exposure to the weather and currents, likely visibility and general ease of scuba diving.


Exploring King Cruiser Wreck Phuket Thailand

King Cruiser Wreck

The King Cruiser Wreck was Originally a Japanese car ferry and was converted to transport passengers between Phi Phi and Phuket. She sank with 100+ passangers onboard in 1997 after striking Anemone Reef whilst enroute to Phuket. All passangers survived the disaster. Average depth of the top of the wreck is around 20 metres with the bottom of the wreck at 32 metres. This 85 metre long and 35 metre wide wreck sits in an upright position [...]

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Koh Doc Mai Scuba Diving Day Trip Phuket

Koh Doc Mai

Koh Doc Mai when translated means "Flower Island" and this beautiful limestone island is situated about an hour and 15 minutes from Chalong bay. Book a Day Trip to Koh Doc Mai A fantastic wall dive littered with macro marine life. On it’s day it can be one of the best dives in the area although on occasions it can be hampered by strong currents. If you love your macro life and exploring then this is your site. It is best done [...]

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Shark Point Scuba Divers Phuket Thailand Day Trip PADI

Shark Point

Shark Point is named after the Leopard sharks that frequent the site often on the sandy bottoms. The sight is made up of three main pinnacles running from north to south. The pinnacles are number as they head in a south direction and also get deeper as they go. The first pinnacle is the only pinnacle that is visible from the surface. Commonly only pinnacles one and two are dived, normally starting at pinnacle one, depending on the currents wi [...]

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Harruby Wreck Racha Yai Scuba Diving Padi Phuket

Racha Yai Wrecks

Racha Yai has four boat wrecks all located around bays 1 and 2 on the east side of the island. There is the old sail boat wreck (often incorrectly called the speed boat wreck) which is situated at 21 metres at the northern part of Bay 1. This wreck is in quite bad condition but is a fantastic wreck for the marine life that is gathered around it. Large schools of snappers and glass fish gather around the wreck. It is never to hard [...]

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Tiger Tail Sea horse at Anemone Reef Phuket Thailand

Anemone Reef

Anemone Reef Dive Site is one of the best scuba diving dive sites in the Phuket area and can be done as a day trip dive. On its day Anemone Reef dive site can be one of the most stunning dive sites in the area. A submerged pinnacle with the tip being around five metres from the surface. The Anemones that cover the top in carpet like fashion provide one of the most beautiful and best underwater sights in the region. The site has a proli [...]

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Giant Mantas In The Similan Islands With Aussie Divers Phuket

South Tip

Situated on the most southern south tip of Racha Noi. It is recognized as being the best place in Phuket day trip zone to see Manta rays. This is a relatively small dive site which is prominently consists of large granite boulders. These boulders begin at about 14 metres and run down to 40 metres and beyond. Unfortunately the site can be hampered by strong currents. The dive site has no protection from the island so sizeable waves ca [...]

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Racha Noi Day Trip Phuket Thailand Aussie Divers

Marina Bay – Marita’s rock

The next bay south of Camera Bay with very similar features. Further to the south is a large single rock the runs from high on the hill side into the water below and beyond. Just outside Marina Bay is a massive rock structure named Marita's Rock. Book 3 Dive Trip to Racha Noi & Racha Yai The granite rocks are a common site on the western side of Racha Not Island. The follow the contour of the land and continue down under the water. [...]

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Ornate Ghost Pipefish Similan Islands Liveaboard Phuket Scuba Diving

What are the Best Dive Sites in Phuket?

Here is a blog with what the Aussie Divers staff think what are the best dive sites in Phuket. Between the dive sites in the day trip region of Phuket, the Southern Andaman and the Northern Andaman dive areas of the Similan and Surin Islands there are more than 100 different dive sites. Here are some of the Aussie Divers Phuket staff with their views on what their favorite dive sites are. 1. Koh Bida Nok – Phi Phi: Just [...]

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Low Season Scuba Diving Aussie Divers Phuket

Phuket Scuba Diving – Wet Monsoon Months

The months of May/June see the start of the wet season (monsoon) season for Phuket and the west coast of Thailand. This change in weather delivers more wind and rain and in turn increases wave height. Ultimately this determines what scuba diving we can do during that period of the low season. We do continue to scuba dive during this period and although the weather does not effect diving under the water so much it does have an effect the bo [...]

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Day Trip Diving In Phuket, Thailand

When scuba diving in Phuket you'll be embarking on what is referred to as 'Day Trip Scuba Diving', day trips will take you to one or many of the Islands around Phuket that house our outstanding reefs & wrecks. Because these Islands are typically one to two hours from Phuket mainland (Chalong Pier) by boat it works out much better if you do multiple dives while you are out there. Day trip diving in Phuket, Thailand will usually see you doing two or three dives per day, which is awesome because you get to see a multitude of different dive sites, marine life and scenery for a relatively low price, plus we get you back home in time for dinner.

Day trip diving in Phuket is suitable for divers of all levels, whether experienced, new, or total beginners, including Discover Scuba Divers, we have many options for day trip divers, including Phi Phi Island, Racha Noi & Racha Yai and the King Cruiser Wreck. Basically it is just a matter of deciding which day trip and dive sites best suit your level of diving comfort and then contact Aussie Divers to book it.

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