Koh
Doc Mai | | Price: |
3,400 Baht |
| | Distance:
| 16 Km. |
| Boat Trip: |
60 min. Approx | |
Depth: | 0-30m
(0-100ft). | |
Visibility: |
Fair to good (sometimes excellent). | |
Currents: | Moderate to strong. |
| Surface Conditions: |
There is always a sheltered side. | |
Experience Level: |
OK for beginners. |
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Doc Mai is an island-sized limestone rock rising steeply out of the sea. On three
sides mini-walls drop down to the bottom, while the west side is a hard coral
reef slope. This is a lovely multi-level dive and when the current runs a nice drift dive. The
east side features lots of orange cup corals, gorgonians, soft corals and a few caverns and overhangs. On
occasion sea horses have been observed here. This divesite is often visited on
the same daytrips as King Cruiser or Shark Point.
Marinelife: zebra (leopard) sharks, banded sea kraits, tigertail seahorse, nudibranchs, flatworms, banded boxer shrimps, porcelain crabs, squid, octopi, black coral, sea fans, barrel sponges, white eye and giant moray eels, anemone fish, zig-zag oysters, pickhandle barracuda's, great barracuda's, bluefin trevallies, mangrove red snapper, brown marbled grouper, tiger and spindle cowries, etc.
The trip includes
hotel transfers, lunch, fruits, coffee, tea, drinking water, Dive Master services, weight-belts, weights and tanks.
Most boats also offer a light breakfast.
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