Racha
Noi Island | |
Price | 3,100
Baht | 
| | Distance:
| 32 Km. |
| Boat Trip: |
110 min. Approx. | |
Depth: | 10-40
m. (30-130 ft). | |
Visibility: |
Good to excellent. | |
Currents: | Can
be strong. | | Surface
Conditions: | Can
be rough. | | Experience
Level: | South
Pinnacle: Experienced divers only.
North & East Coasts: Intermediate
level |
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Racha Noi South Pinnacle
This
is a great dive for experienced divers. The dive starts with a "live-boat" entry
followed by a quick descent to 12 meters to find yourself on top of a large rock
formation surrounded by deep water. This site is similar to those at the Similan
Islands: huge granite boulders covered with soft coral and sponges. The fish here
are bigger and schools of tuna, jacks and barracuda are common. This is one of the few daytrip destinations where frequently manta rays are seen.
Due
to the unpredictable and strong currents, beginners should not attempt to dive
at Racha Noi South pinnacle. This is a dive suitable only for advanced divers
and above and visited only when conditions are favourable.
Racha
Noi
The main dive here follows a rocky finger down to about
30 meters. The rocks are covered in soft corals and anemones. Barracudas, stingrays
and sharks are often seen here, as well as the resident bullet head parrotfish.
Good multi level diving here, with the shallower regions offering large colorful
coral bommies surrounded by reef fish.
Marinelife: Chevron/pickhandle and great barracuda's, zebra (leopard) shark, whitetip reef shark, manta ray, Pinjalo snappers, bigeye snappers, bluefin and bigeye trevallies, fusiliers, hawksbill turtles, garden eels, blue spotted fantail rays, anemone fish, parrot fish, spindle cowries, wrasse, 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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