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Scuba Diving Pattaya, Thailand

Reader Reviews:
Dive Site: Hardeep, a wreck dive.
Location: Samae-san / Sattahip area, Thailand
Description: WW2 Cargo ship
Length: 60 metres (200 feet)
Depth: 30 metres (100 feet)
Visibility: 10 - 15 metres (30 - 50 feet)
Rating: ****
A great shipwreck to go and visit. Moray eels, batfish, parrotfish, stingrays, cuttlefish and a vast array of different fish are seen. The best site in Samae-san.
Anthony, OWSI


Scuba Diving Pattaya, Thailand

Reader Reviews:
Dive Site: Khram
Location: Pattaya, Thailand
Description: Shipwreck
Length: 90 metres (295 feet)
Depth: 30 metres (100 feet)
Visibility: Variable: 5 - 15 metres (15 - 50 feet)
Rating: ****
Ex-navy vessel sank especially for diving. Located about 45 mins boat ride out of Pattaya. You can do wreck penetrations - side corridors and go up the tower. There is an air pocket in the tower worth taking a look at - but don't breathe the air!!
Anthony, OWSI


Scuba Diving Pattaya, Thailand

Reader Reviews:
Dive Site: Koh Chuang
Location: Samae-san / Sattahip area, Thailand
Description: Small cove
Length: 150 metres (500 feet)
Depth: 20 metres (65 feet)
Visibility: 5 - 20 metres (15 - 65 feet)
Rating: ***
There is a spot off the southern end of Koh Chuang which is definitely worth exploring. You can dive down the rock face to around 20m - here there are stingray, moray eels, as well as giant pufferfish and blue pufferfish. A nice little spot!!
Anthony, OWSI


Scuba Diving Pattaya, Thailand

Reader Reviews:
Dive Site: Koh Krok
Location: Pattaya, Thailand
Description: Coral wall spanning one side of a small island
Length: 800 metres (2600 feet)
Depth: 15 metres (50 feet)
Visibility: 5 - 15 metres (15 - 50 feet)
Rating: ***
This site is great for a drift dive or a night dive. I spotted some catfish there last time. Watch out for the stonefish, but it's a great drift location.
Anthony, OWSI


Scuba Diving Pattaya, Thailand

Reader Reviews:
Dive Site: Koh Lan Vac
Location: Pattaya, Thailand
Description: Shallow reef
Depth: 11 metres max (36 feet)
Visibility: 5 - 20 metres (15 - 65 feet)
Rating: ***
Visit the underwater concrete rings then follow shallow reef southwards. Stationary seahorses at 9m (max depth 11m). Please be careful when ascending... it's useful to carry a safety balloon as the nearby jetski station is a hindrance.
Anthony C, OWSI


Scuba Diving Pattaya, Thailand

Reader Reviews:
Dive Site: Koh Man Witchai
Location: Pattaya, Thailand
Description: Reef / drift
Depth: 20 metres max (65 feet)
Visibility: 5 - 20 metres (15 - 65 feet)
Rating: ***
Excellent spot for a drift dive with clear waters and masses of barracuda and fish life. Occasional bamboo and nurse sharks at lower levels.
Anthony C, OWSI



Scuba Diving Pattaya, Thailand

Reader Reviews:
Dive Site: Koh Rin
Location: Pattaya Islands, Thailand
Description: Granite rock
Depth: 20 metres max (65 feet) at North Rock, 16 metres max (52 feet) at South Rock
Visibility: 10 - 15 metres (30 - 50 feet)
Rating: ***
The North Rock is a great site off Pattaya. You can circumnavigate the granite rock, taking approximately one hour on air. The best section is a coral wall which goes down to 17m.
Sealife: turtles, moray eels, porcupinefish, batfish, barracuda and nurse sharks and the occasional bamboo shark. A giant pufferfish was spotted here on one of my dives.. wow !!! Pity I didnt have a camera!
At South Rock circumnavigate the rocky outcrop. The wall on the south side drops down to 16m. Parrotfish and stingray are present, barracuda too.
Anthony Carnell, OWSI


Scuba Diving Pattaya, Thailand

Reader Reviews:
Dive Site: Koh Sak
Location: Pattaya, Thailand
Description: Shallow bay
Depth: 15 metres max (50 feet)
Visibility: 5 - 20 metres (15 - 65 feet)
Rating: ***
A shallow bay useful for beginner divers. The eastern side has concrete cubes at exactly 10m deep (southward facing) and divers can do a great one-way drift dive hopping along from cube to cube. Max depth 15m on the east side.
Anthony C, OWSI


Scuba Diving Pattaya, Thailand

Reader Reviews:
Dive Site: Lam Tong
Location: Koh Lan, Pattaya, Thailand
Description: Reef
Depth: 25 metres (80 feet)
Visibility: 5 - 15 metres (15 - 50 feet)
Rating: ***
A nice coral site worth exploring for divers near Bangkok to go and dive at weekends. You see everything from soft corals to turtles, stingrays, sand rays and barracuda. A nice leisurely dive. There are nurse sharks and the occasional bamboo shark down at the lower depths.
Anthony, OWSI


Scuba Diving Pattaya, Thailand

Reader Reviews:
Dive Site: Saxophone Bay
Location: Koh Lan, Pattaya, Thailand
Description: Shallow bay
Depth: 11 metres max (36 feet)
Visibility: 5 - 20 metres (15 - 65 feet)
Rating: ***
A great little bay for turtle lovers with a shallow zone down to 11m max. Lots of small fish and brain corals. Watch out for stonefish!
Anthony C, OWSI


Scuba Diving Pattaya, Thailand

Reader Reviews:
Dive Site: Sharkfin Rock
Location: Samae-san, Pattaya, Thailand
Description: Reef
Depth: 22 metres max on the south tip (72 feet)
Visibility: 5 - 20 metres (15 - 65 feet)
Rating: ***
Great dive down in Samae-san. A thin spine of coral heading both north and south, the south finger is best. Saw a blue pufferfish here recently, and an eagle ray. Manta rays are scarce as are blacktip reef, but you see the sharks on occasion. The coral wall on the west side is worth looking at.
Anthony C, OWSI

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