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There are some excellent diving and snorkelling opportunities around Koh Chang and the region is rapidly developing into a major centre of diving in Thailand. Diving Koh Chang is mainly at reasonably shallow depths with good reefs located at 5 to 25 metres. Visibility can reach 30m but is variable. You can dive year round but the best time is between October and the end of May since rougher seas during the rainy season can reduce visibility or make it difficult to reach the dive sites. However there are calmer periods in the rainy season when diving conditions are OK.

There are impressive reefs in the area with a variety of soft and hard corals including Massive, Columnar and Stagshorn Corals. These support a range of tropical reef life including Blue Tipped Rays, Moray Eels, Trigger Fish, Grouper and Batfish. Turtles can be spotted and Whale Sharks are also seen in the area from time to time.

There are a series of dive sites offering good diving at 5-18m around the seamounts and small islands to the West of Koh Chang. These include Koh Man Nok and Hin Sam Sao. The deeper dive sites are located off some of the islands and seamounts to the South of the Archipelago. Hin Luk Bat has a lot of good coral and some good swim-throughs. Hin Raap is a deeper rocky site with good soft corals.There are also some good dive sites around Koh Rang Island. This is slightly further away from Koh Chang but well worth the journey to dive some interesting pinnacles and see some of the best coral reef in the region. (source: koh-chang-guide.com)

  1. Yellowtail clownfish

    Amphiprion clarkii

    Tiago Sa Brito (C) All rights reserved

  2. Clown anemonefish

    Amphiprion ocellaris

    Levent Konuk (C) All rights reserved

  3. Pink anemonefish

    Amphiprion perideraion

    cbpix (C) All rights reserved

  4. Bluering angelfish

    Pomacanthus annularis

    Nantawat (C) All rights reserved

  5. Emperor angelfish (adult)

    Pomacanthus imperator

    davidpstephens (C) All rights reserved

  6. Emperor angelfish (juvenile)

    Pomacanthus imperator

    Nantawat Chotsuwan (C) All rights reserved

  7. Great barracuda

    Sphyraena barracuda

    aquapix (C) All rights reserved

  8. Yellowtail barracuda

    Sphyraena flavicauda

    Kristina Vackova (C) All rights reserved

  1. Orbicular batfish (adult)

    Platax orbicularis

    James A Dawson (C) All rights reserved

  2. Longfin batfish (adult)

    Platax teira

    Jung Hsuan (C) All rights reserved

  3. Moontail bullseye

    Priacanthus hamrur

    kaschibo (C) All rights reserved

  4. Fluted giant clam

    Tridacna squamosa

    aquapix (C) All rights reserved

  5. Longhorn cowfish (adult)

    Lactoria cornuta

    Dray van Beeck (C) All rights reserved

  6. Yellow boxfish (adult)

    Ostracion cubicus

    stephan kerkhofs (C) All rights reserved

  7. Yellow boxfish (juvenile)

    Ostracion cubicus

    Stubblefield Photography (C) All rights reserved

  8. Lined butterflyfish

    Chaetodon lineolatus

    orlandin (C) All rights reserved

  1. Raccoon butterflyfish

    Chaetodon lunula

    Rich Carey (C) All rights reserved

  2. Copperband butterflyfish

    Chelmon rostratus

    Ian Scott (C) All rights reserved

  3. Large toothed cardinalfish

    Cheilodipterus macrodon

    Levent Konuk (C) All rights reserved

  4. Tiger cowrie

    Cypraea tigris

    Vlad61 (C) All rights reserved

  5. Spectacled box crab

    Calappa philargius

    orlandin (C) All rights reserved

  6. Porcelain crab

    Neopetrolisthes maculatus

    Christophe Rouziou (C) All rights reserved

  7. Whip coral crab

    Xenocarcinus tuberculatus

    prilfish (CC: BY)

  8. Scissortail sergeant

    Abudefduf sexfasciatus

    orlandin (C) All rights reserved

  1. Indo-Pacific sergeant

    Abudefduf vaigiensis

    serg_dibrova (C) All rights reserved

  2. Blue green damselfish

    Chromis viridis

    stephan kerkhofs (C) All rights reserved

  3. Reticulate dascyllus

    Dascyllus reticulatus

    Jung Hsuan (C) All rights reserved

  4. Scribbled leatherjacket filefish

    Aluterus scriptus

    Al@in76 (CC: BY)

  5. Yellowstripe goatfish

    Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

    Kristina Vackova (C) All rights reserved

  6. Freckled goatfish

    Upeneus tragula

    orlandin (C) All rights reserved

  7. Peacock hind (stripped appearance)

    Cephalopholis argus

    stephan kerkhofs (C) All rights reserved

  8. Coral hind

    Cephalopholis miniata

    Derek Keats (CC: BY)

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Marine life tags: Whale shark, Green Turtle, Hawksbill sea turtle, Titan triggerfish, Clown anemonefish (a.k.a. Clownfish, Nemo), Great barracuda, Yellow boxfish, Bull shark, Ribbontail stingray (a.k.a. Blue spotted stingray), Yellowmargin triggerfish, Orbicular batfish, Malabar grouper, Harlequin sweetlips, Christmas tree worm, Greyface moray, Bearded scorpionfish, Black-blotched porcupinefish (a.k.a. Pufferfish), Nudibranchs.

Locationtags: Koh Chang, Gulf of Thailand, Thailand, Diving Koh Chang, Diving Gulf of Thailand, Diving Thailand, Marine life Koh Chang, Marine life Gulf of Thailand, Snorkeling Koh Chang, Snorkeling Gulf of Thailand, Holiday Koh Chang.