Hin Daeng/Hin Muang:
All levels - Current mild to strong-
Visibility 30m
Marine life: Barracuda, Grouper, Manta Ray,Whale Shark,
Leopard Shark, Seahorses.
These two dive sites have many times been listed as
one of the top ten dive sites in the world. They are
situated about 30 nautical miles off Koh Lanta and
with their diverse and abundant marine life, you are
sure not to be disappointed. With these dive sites
only being 500 metres of each other, we are able to
offer a one day trip diving two spectacular dive sites
Hin Muang (Purple Rock) is usually the first of the
two dives, due to its depth. You descend down the
buoy line and once at 12m come across the top of the
pinnacle completely covered in purple soft corals
(hence it’s name), continuing down to a maximum depth
of 70m, this has the deepest drop off in Thai waters.
Hin Muang is a 200 metre long pinnacle that runs east
to west. Pelagics are not uncommon. As many as 6 to
7 giant manta ray can be seen at a time, and they
can remain for the entire length of your dive sometimes.
Other big fish to see are the great barracuda, leopard
sharks, reef sharks and giant moray eels. Visibility
can reach up to a stunning 30m. Turning your back
to the reef and looking out into the blue can be a
rewarding experience, it is out there that you may
see the approach of a Whale Shark, the largest fish
in the ocean!!!!
Hin Daeng (Red Rock) is probably the largest pinnacle
in all of Thailand.
The top of the rock breaks the waters surface and
has everything that Hin Muang has to offer and more.
A series of walls and rocky pinnacles to explore.
Close inspection of the walls give you sightings of
lobster and shrimp and the rarely seen ribbon eel.
Camouflaged scorpion fish are everywhere as are morays
and all different species of trigger fish. Schools
of large tuna, trevally and barracuda seem to circle
the site constantly. On the northern tip of the site
is a sand and coral seabed at 23m sloping down to
depths in excess of 50m. Here is usually where you
will see the sleeping leopard sharks lying on the
sea floor. With every corner turned you will be amazed
by the sheer size of the site and the varying degrees
of marine life and coral formations. A wonder of the
underwater world !!!
* Open
every day from 10 a.m to 6 p.m (from November to April)
Sea-based activities are subject to sea and weather
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