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Spotted Eagle Rays at Racha Noi Island

Spotted Eagle Rays at Racha Noi Island

Spotted Eagle Rays at Racha Noi Island

The stunning Spotted Eagle Rays are becoming a regular at Racha Noi Island.

A Beautiful Creature

Right now at Koh Racha Noi, Phuket, Thailand we are regularly seeing whist scuba diving the beautiful White Spotted Eagle Rays.

These are majestic creatures that are not all that common to the area. If found are normally at Racha Noi and Racha Yai Islands which are about 30 km south of Phuket.

Belonging to the same family as the awesome manta rays. Eagle rays grow up to a maximum size of five meters in length and three meters wide. These gentle rays are very curious and usually stick around checking out the divers. Although they are usually seen alone we are seeing them in groups of two or three making for a fantastic diving experience.

Eagle rays feed on mollusks and crustaceans, crushing their shells with their flattened teeth.

Eagle Ray Aussie Divers Phuket Scuba Diving

Eagle Ray Aussie Divers Phuket Scuba Diving

Koh Racha Noi is a fantastic location to try the PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience and also an ideal destination for the Padi Open Water certification. With crystal clear 30 degree water it is a truly great place to spend a day diving.

Book your PADI Discover Scuba Diving, PADI Open Water Course or Racha Yai and Racha Noi certified scuba diving experience with Aussie Divers Phuket. Phuket’s best scuba diving services.

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Spotted Eagle Ray Aussie Divers Phuket

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By Darren Gaspari

Proud owner and active PADI Gold Course Director of Aussie Divers Phuket, a professional and awarded PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Scuba Diving Centre. Member of the PADI Advisory Board for the eLearning modules 2019 and 2020.

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