19Sep Similan Islands National Park, Phang Nga, Thailand
Similan Islands National Park hosted the most beautiful group of dive sites in the country. Similan Islands National Park was established in 1982 and located in Ko Phrathong Sub-distreict District Khuraburi province of Phang Nga, Thailand and covers 128 square kilometers, 80,000 Rais, in the region, 140 square kilometers of land consists of all the islands together.
Located along the west coast of the Andaman Sea and Indian Ocean, about 100 km north of Phuket in Thailand, is one of the wonders of the world diving. What is most amazing about these islands is that you have two completely different types of environments on a single destination.
On the east coast of the Similan Islands National Park, Phang Nga, Thailand, known for its beach of coral powder, the characteristics of hard coral gardens. These gardens slope dramatically from the surface to about 30 – 40 meters. In this sense, the most popular activity is drift diving, which gives a diver from the popular activity is derived from diving, which gives a diver a chance to see reef inhabitants go about their business.
The west coast of the Similan Islands National Park, Phang Nga, Thailand can provide faster, more exciting experience of diving as currents swirl around the huge granite boulders, some larger than that of large houses. Are not well charted more than 20 dive sites in the Similan chain. The diving season runs from December to April.
Dive sites have depths of 25 to 29 meters, with 35 – 40 meters of visibility. Some islands are the best attractions in the province of Koh Huyong of elephants and Rock. To achieve this, the chartered vessels can be booked individually or several dive companies in Phuket in Thailand, or Thap Lamu and Khao Lak in Phang Nga province, north of Phuket, Thailand.