Racha Yai and Racha Noi Islands
Sitting south of Phuket, 1 hr 30 minutes and 2 hrs respectively, lie these 2 granite islands. Due to its clear water and easy sandy bottoms, Racha Yai is the perfect location for Phuket dive training. On the other hand, Racha Noi tends to have stronger currents, but offers huge numbers of schooling barracudas, batfish and quite often manta rays.

Koh Dok Mai, Shark Point and the King Cruiser
Only 1 hour from Phuket, Koh Dok Mai offers a huge array of soft corals and critters such as seahorses and ghost pipefish, and on its day can be a very impressive wall dive.

Sitting directly between Phuket and the Phi Phi Islands lies Shark Point. A group of 3 pinnacles, of which the one farthest north just breaks the surface. The site got its name from the number of resident leopard sharks that like to hang out here. With an amazing array of soft and hard corals, many species of marine species can be found, including sting rays and moray eels. If you are very lucky, sometimes whale sharks are sighted in this area.

Only 400 metres from Shark Point, and sitting directly upright on the sandy bottom, lays a car ferry wreck that sank in 1997. At 90 metres long the 'King Cruiser' has become the perfect Phuket hide away for marine life such as lion fish, moray eels, snappers and jacks. If you are a fan of wreck diving, this is certainly not one to miss.

Phi Phi Islands
The Phi Phi Islands are located 48 km south east of Phuket and are reached by express boat in 2 hours. These limestone islands are stunning and offer a large variety of dive sites, including cave and wall dives. The hard and soft corals are very healthy and there is a large variety of marine life, including leopard sharks, eagle rays, sting rays, moray eels, turtles and octopi.

The west coast of Phuket Island
A short trip by long-tail boat (Thai traditional wooden boat) from Patong Beach takes you to a variety of local dive sites. These Phuket diving sites have many types of hard and soft corals, colourful tropical fishes and marine life.