{"id":18898,"date":"2023-07-02T15:22:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T15:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/plongee-thailande-similan-surin-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-koh-tachai-thailande\/"},"modified":"2024-06-15T11:26:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T11:26:33","slug":"diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand Diving Destinations &#8211;  Similan Islands Richelieu Rock Koh Bon Tachai Surin"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18898\" class=\"elementor elementor-18898 elementor-14441\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e9db91 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e9db91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=s7LnoNdWWNo&quot;,&quot;background_video_start&quot;:29,&quot;background_video_end&quot;:60,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-embed\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4145d0c\" data-id=\"4145d0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f6d2d elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial subtitle-position-below elementor-widget elementor-widget-floaty-heading\" data-id=\"15f6d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"floaty-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-heading-wrapper-inner\"><div class=\"elementor-sub-title\">Diving the Similan Islands in Thailand<\/div><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title\">The best of diving in Similan Islands, Surin and Richelieu Rock<\/h1><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-829177a elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"829177a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to the exoticism, pure paradise, and incredible variety of marine life that have built the world-renowned reputation of diving in the Similan Islands, with over 500 species of hard and soft corals, and an even higher number of coral and pelagic fish.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bc3dcd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"0bc3dcd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fa25b3\" data-id=\"2fa25b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7e8d9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7e8d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Diving in the Similan Islands &#8211; Richelieu Rock &#8211; Koh Bon &#8211; Koh Tachai<\/h4><p>The Similan \u2013 Koh Tachai \u2013 Koh Bon \u2013 Surin \u2013 Richelieu Rock diving liveaboards consist of two geologically distinct parts:<\/p><p>\u2022 The Similan Islands archipelago, the southernmost, consisting of 9 islands<\/p><p>\u2022 The Surin Islands archipelago further north, near the Burmese territorial waters<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4499e elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3f4499e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-liveaboard-richelieu-rock-khao-lak\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View our Similan Diving Liveaboards<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da99f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da99f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>The Similan Islands Archipelago<\/h4><p>The Similan Archipelago is a group of 9 uninhabited tropical islands located approximately 80 km northwest of Phuket. Declared a Marine National Park in 1982 to protect this ecosystem, three islands are completely off-limits to tourists to preserve an essential turtle nesting site in the Andaman Sea.<\/p><p>The topography of the islands and the underwater terrain is fantastic: huge eroded granite boulders, reminiscent of those in the Seychelles, witness the great continental drift millions of years ago, and they are covered in massive coral formations and giant gorgonians teeming with thousands of fish from the surface to depths of 40 meters and beyond.<\/p><p>Offering diverse landscapes, including canyons, arches, and caves, perfect for exploration and underwater photography enthusiasts, diving in the Similans also provides opportunities to encounter manta rays, leopard sharks, and blacktip or whitetip reef sharks during the high season.<\/p><h4>Koh Bon and Koh Tachai<\/h4><p>Diving in the Similan Islands of Thailand also includes Koh Bon and Koh Tachai.<\/p><p>Koh Bon, the first Similan island to the north, is of sedimentary origin.<br \/>It is a favorite place to encounter large manta rays during the migration period, which peaks between January and April.<\/p><p>A little further north is Koh Tachai, with its large reef plateau formed by a pile of granite boulders and giant gorgonians, with large schools of pelagic fish passing overhead.<\/p><p>Diving in the Similan Islands offers a variety of landscapes, including canyons, arches and caves.<br \/>Perfect for underwater exploration and photography, encounters with manta rays, leopard sharks and black and white tip sharks are frequent during the season.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20071e elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a20071e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-liveaboard-richelieu-rock-khao-lak\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View our Similan Diving Liveaboards<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f9a1e2 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"8f9a1e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba953fe\" data-id=\"ba953fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b986ce2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b986ce2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1469f77\" data-id=\"1469f77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875464b elementor-widget elementor-widget-floaty-image-gallery\" data-id=\"875464b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"floaty-image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"elementor-opal-image-gallery\">\n            <div class=\"row grid\" data-elementor-columns=\"1\" data-elementor-columns-mobile=\"1\">\n                                    <div class=\"column-item grid__item masonry-item__all gallery_group_0\">\n                        <div class=\"gallery-image\">\n                             <a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"875464b\"                               href=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-Thailand.webp\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-Thailand.webp\"alt=\"Diving Similan Islands - Best dive sites of Thailand\"\/>\n                                 <i class=\"floaty-icon-search\"><\/i>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-355ea6e\" data-id=\"355ea6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78cf5f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-floaty-image-gallery\" data-id=\"78cf5f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"floaty-image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"elementor-opal-image-gallery\">\n            <div class=\"row grid\" data-elementor-columns=\"1\" data-elementor-columns-mobile=\"1\">\n                                    <div class=\"column-item grid__item masonry-item__all gallery_group_0\">\n                        <div class=\"gallery-image\">\n                             <a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"78cf5f6\"                               href=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-Richelieu-Rock.webp\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-Richelieu-Rock.webp\"alt=\"Diving Similan Islands Richelieu Rock - Top dive sites destinations from Khao Lak in Thailand\"\/>\n                                 <i class=\"floaty-icon-search\"><\/i>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bec0c6\" data-id=\"9bec0c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe09355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-floaty-image-gallery\" data-id=\"fe09355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"floaty-image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"elementor-opal-image-gallery\">\n            <div class=\"row grid\" data-elementor-columns=\"1\" data-elementor-columns-mobile=\"1\">\n                                    <div class=\"column-item grid__item masonry-item__all gallery_group_0\">\n                        <div class=\"gallery-image\">\n                             <a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fe09355\"                               href=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-from-Khao-Lak.webp\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-from-Khao-Lak.webp\"alt=\"Thailand&#039;s best dive sites in the Andaman Sea\"\/>\n                                 <i class=\"floaty-icon-search\"><\/i>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14d6011 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14d6011\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d903a1\" data-id=\"3d903a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a0e4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12a0e4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73150dde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73150dde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<h4>The Surin Archipelago and Richelieu Rock Diving<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d4f1a43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d4f1a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n\nDiving in the Similan Islands in Thailand is often associated with the Surin Islands. However, this is a very special archipelago made up of several islands, including the famous Richelieu Rock dive site.\n\nThe Surin Islands offer a large number of dive sites, each as different as the next: coral gardens, clusters of granite rocks on which soft and hard corals have settled and which are home to a large number and variety of underwater species.\n\nThe famous Richelieu Rock is a must for diving in the Thai archipelagos of the Similan and Surin islands.\nIt is a rare and special ecosystem where the pyramid of species is still in perfect balance.\n\nAlthough the origin of the name recalls that of a Danish naval officer elevated to the rank of admiral in the Royal Thai Navy long ago, it was the first dives made by Captain Cousteau and his team aboard the Calypso in the 1980s on the rock &#8211; Hin Plo Naam in Thai &#8211; that gave it its name, because of the incomparable underwater richness of this rich Thai site and the color of the soft corals that carpet the rock everywhere, reminiscent of the red color of the robe of the former French Cardinal Richelieu.\n\nEach dive brings new discoveries, and for the fortunate ones\na chance encounter with the majestic whale shark.\n\nOur diving cruises in the Similan Islands &#8211; Richelieu Rock &#8211; Koh Bon and Koh Tachai are the best way to discover this majestic place.\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-044955d elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-button-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"044955d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-liveaboard-richelieu-rock-khao-lak\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View our Similan Diving Liveaboards<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72c10bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72c10bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b939572 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b939572\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;opal-move-right&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0effbc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0effbc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Best diving sites in Similan Islands<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a741e23 elementor-widget__width-initial accordion-style-2 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"a741e23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1751\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1751\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Boulders City<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1751\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1751\"><p>Boulder City is located southeast of the Similan Islands. This site offers a vast expanse of giant boulders resting on white sand in crystal-clear waters, ranging from 15 to 45 meters deep. Here, you&#8217;ll find giant orange gorgonians and fields of anemones, making it a favored spot for encountering leopard sharks and stingrays. It&#8217;s also not uncommon to spot manta rays during the season.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1752\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1752\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Shark Fin Reef<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1752\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1752\"><p>Also known as Hin Pae, Shark Fin Reef lies southeast of Island #3 (Koh Payan), featuring a massive granite ridge stretching nearly 1.5 kilometers, surrounded by white sandy areas. Smaller boulders can be found around the site, going down to a depth of 40 meters. There is a protected zone on this site that is always shielded from strong currents. Here, you&#8217;ll encounter leopard sharks, whitetip and blacktip reef sharks, as well as the distinctive humphead parrotfish schools, making this site truly unique.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1753\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1753\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Bird Rock<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1753\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1753\"><p>Situated at the southeastern tip of Island #4 (Koh Miang), Bird Rock is scattered with boulders ranging from 10 to 40 meters deep. The rocks are covered in soft and yellow corals. The usual pelagic fauna includes trevallies, dogtooth tunas, and barracudas. The mild current allows for easy drift dives.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1754\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1754\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Hide Away \/ Barracuda Point<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1754\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1754\"><p>Known as Hide Away or Barracuda Point, this site is located northeast of Islands #5 and #6 (Koh Ha \/ Koh Hok). The terrain slopes down to a white sandy bottom. The rocks, ranging from 15 to 25 meters deep, are covered in both hard and soft corals, providing a rich coral reef ecosystem. The prevailing current generally follows the site&#8217;s direction.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1755\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1755\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Deep Six<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1755\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1755\"><div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\"><div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1405\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix elementor-active\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tabpanel\" data-tab=\"5\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1405\"><p>Certainly one of the &#8220;deepest&#8221; sites in the Similan Islands. Starting with surface-level arches, the reef quickly drops on the west face, exceeding -50 meters. It is possible to spot gray reef sharks at the deep end. On the east side of the ridge, sheltered from the current, the rocks are covered in hard and soft corals, along with giant orange gorgonians. Turtles are frequent visitors, and large schools of silver jacks add to the allure.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1756\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1756\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Elephant Rock<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1756\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1756\"><p>This group of three giant granite blocks protrudes from the surface between Islands #7 and #8. Its shape resembles an elephant at low tide, earning it its nickname. The site is spectacular, featuring arches, canyons, crevices, and passages between the rocks, often leading to face-to-face encounters with beaked coral fish. Here, you&#8217;ll encounter turtles, gorgonians, schools of trevallies, and fusiliers on the gentler east face. This site is easy to explore even with some current.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1757\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1757\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Duck Bay<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1757\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1757\"><p>Also known as &#8220;The Boulders,&#8221; this well-known site is situated northwest of Island #8. It consists of shallow granite blocks, reaching a maximum depth of 12 meters, providing an excellent setting for night dives. There&#8217;s a wide variety of soft and hard coral species, as well as lobsters, crabs, and shrimps in the crevices. The southern side is always protected from the current during the winter season and is relatively shallow, making it easy to return to the boat at the end of the dive.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1758\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1758\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Breakfast Bend<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1758\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1758\"><p>Also referred to as Snapper Alley, this site lies east of Island #9 (Koh Bangu). The gently sloping white sandy bottom is dotted with coral blocks from the surface to 25 meters deep. The area boasts a wide variety of reef fish, and the current is generally weak, providing excellent visibility, particularly in the morning.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1759\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1759\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Christmas Point<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1759\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1759\"><p>Located northeast of Island #9 (Koh Bangu), this site features an arch and three pyramid-shaped rocks at depths ranging from the surface to 30 meters. Whitetip reef sharks and stingrays are frequently spotted here, as well as turtles, tunas, mackerels, and barracudas.<\/p><hr \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-17510\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-17510\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">North Point<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-17510\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-17510\"><p>Giant granite boulders form a network of canyons and crevices at North Point, with depths ranging from 10 to 30 meters. The site features large orange gorgonians, schools of platax, moray eels, barracudas, and turtles. The current at North Point is generally mild.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44f178c\" data-id=\"44f178c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-890aa85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"890aa85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f15f0d e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f15f0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.100000000000000088817841970012523233890533447265625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;pulse&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Map-Similan-Islands-Archipelago.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28848\" alt=\"Similan Islands archipelago map - The best dive sites in Thailand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Map-Similan-Islands-Archipelago.webp 270w, https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Map-Similan-Islands-Archipelago-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Map-Similan-Islands-Archipelago-100x100.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4785989 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4785989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2301b1c e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2301b1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.100000000000000088817841970012523233890533447265625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;pulse&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-Richelieu-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-28851\" alt=\"Diving Surin Richelieu Rock - Best Dive Sites in Thailand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-Richelieu-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-Richelieu.webp 405w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a8ea90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1a8ea90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c579495 e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c579495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.100000000000000088817841970012523233890533447265625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;pulse&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-in-the-Similan-Islands.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28854\" alt=\"Diving in the Similan Islands, Surin Islands and Richelieu Rock - Best places to dive in Thailand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-in-the-Similan-Islands.webp 405w, https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-in-the-Similan-Islands-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca67d91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ca67d91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c61967 e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c61967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.100000000000000088817841970012523233890533447265625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;pulse&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-Khao-Lak.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28857\" alt=\"Diving from Khao Lak: Similan Islands, Richelieu Rock, Surin Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai...\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-Khao-Lak.webp 405w, https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-Khao-Lak-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f58db2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f58db2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce17f83 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"ce17f83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;opal-move-right&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf2ed4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bbf2ed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Best dive sites Richelieu Rock and Surin Islands<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac49a4 elementor-widget__width-initial accordion-style-2 elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"cac49a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2121\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2121\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Koh Bon Rock<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2121\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2121\"><div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\"><div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\"><div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>Discover the wonders of Koh Bon, a must-visit dive site for enthusiasts of spectacular underwater landscapes. Located just a few kilometers from Phuket, this site offers a unique experience beneath the waves.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The pinnacle, covered in magnificent yellow soft corals, starts at a mere 18 meters deep and quickly plunges to over 50 meters. You&#8217;ll be amazed by the diversity of pelagic fish that inhabit the area, including barracudas, tunas, jacks, and sharks. But what truly sets Koh Bon apart is the almost regular opportunity to encounter majestic manta rays during the season. Get ready for incredible marine life encounters during your dive at Koh Bon.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2122\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2122\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Koh Bon Point<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2122\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2122\"><p>Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of Koh Bon Point, a privileged spot for observing majestic manta rays during their migration season. Also known as West Ridge, this dive site extends from the surface to depths exceeding 35 meters.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This underwater cape acts as a natural magnet for pelagic species from deeper waters. You&#8217;ll be enchanted by the spectacle of yellow and pink soft corals contrasting with green hard corals, creating a stunning underwater landscape. Moreover, you&#8217;ll have the chance to consistently encounter schools of silver jacks, adding life and movement to this unforgettable diving experience at Koh Bon Point.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2123\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2123\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Koh Tachai<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2123\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2123\"><div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\"><div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\"><div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>Explore the underwater marvels of Koh Tachai, a stunning dive site located off the island. You&#8217;ll be captivated by the two plateaus formed by piles of slabs and granite blocks, ranging from 10 to 35 meters deep. The rocks are covered in both hard and soft corals, creating a colorful and vibrant seascape.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>During your dive, it&#8217;s common to come across whitetip and blacktip reef sharks, as well as nurse sharks. In the migration season, the plateau becomes a frequented passage for majestic manta rays and even the imposing whale sharks. Prepare for an unforgettable diving experience and exceptional encounters with marine life at Koh Tachai.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2124\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2124\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Rocher de Richelieu Rock<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2124\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2124\"><p>Explore the underwater treasures of Richelieu Rock, a renowned dive site located 45 minutes east of Surin. This famous rock, barely visible at low tide, is mainly submerged. Composed of sedimentary and limestone rocks, the reef is beautifully adorned with large anemones near the surface, while soft corals in shades of red, purple, and mauve cover its walls.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Thanks to its configuration, Richelieu Rock offers a sheltered area from currents at all times. Dives take place between 8 and 30 meters deep, offering an incredible diversity of attached fauna. It&#8217;s also a sanctuary for the rarest species, such as seahorses, ghost pipefish, leaf fish, frogfish, and nudibranchs. Additionally, due to its high plankton concentration under the influence of offshore currents, Richelieu Rock attracts the largest pelagic species.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Finally, Richelieu Rock is renowned as the best dive site for encounters with whale sharks. Prepare for spectacular dives where you can observe exceptional marine flora and fauna, as well as the unique opportunity to swim alongside these majestic whale sharks.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2125\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2125\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Turtle Edge<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2125\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2125\"><div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\"><div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1405\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title elementor-active\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"5\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1405\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><p>Discover the underwater beauty of Turtle Edge, a dive site located east of Koh Surin Tai. At depths ranging from 5 to 20 meters, this site features gently sloping hard coral reefs, offering a colorful and captivating spectacle. You&#8217;ll be enchanted by the wide variety of coral fish that populate these crystal-clear waters.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>What makes Turtle Edge truly special is the frequency of encounters with sea turtles. These majestic creatures are often present in the area, adding a touch of grace and fascination to your dive. Prepare to swim alongside these beautiful turtles while exploring the vibrant reefs of Turtle Edge.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Enjoy an unforgettable diving experience, where colorful marine life and encounters with turtles will leave lasting memories. Turtle Edge is an underwater paradise not to be missed during your exploration of the waters of Koh Surin Tai.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2126\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2126\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Yellow Rocks<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2126\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2126\"><p>Discover the underwater splendors of Yellow Rock, an exceptional dive site located south of Koh Surin Tai. This site is renowned for its magnificent yellow soft corals covering the area between 10 and 25 meters deep. You&#8217;ll be dazzled by the richness of marine life that inhabits these waters.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Yellow Rock is home to a wide variety of reef fish, as well as pelagic species. The fauna is incredibly colorful, with yellowtail fusiliers and spotted eagle rays being common sights, along with frequent appearances of turtles and blue-spotted rays. Prepare for up-close encounters with these fascinating creatures during your dive at Yellow Rock.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>It&#8217;s important to note that the current can be very strong at this location. However, this feature adds an exciting dimension to the diving experience, providing thrills for experienced divers.<\/p><p>Dive into the waters of Yellow Rock and discover a stunning underwater world, where yellow soft corals and colorful marine life will leave you with unforgettable memories.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2127\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2127\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Koh Torinla<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2127\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2127\"><p>Explore the underwater wonders of Koh Torinla, a small islet located south of Surin. This dive site offers depths ranging from 5 to 30 meters, where you&#8217;ll discover beautiful blocks and rocks covered in gorgonians and soft corals.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>A deeper ridge allows for a dive along a coral mass parallel to the coast. You&#8217;ll be amazed by the diversity of hard corals that thrive in this area, providing a flourishing habitat for coral and pelagic fauna. During your dive, you may encounter tunas, jacks, barracudas, as well as spotted and marble rays.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Koh Torinla is a true paradise for marine life enthusiasts, offering a perfect combination of colorful corals and diverse marine fauna. Dive into the waters of Koh Torinla and prepare for an immersive diving experience, where you&#8217;ll be surrounded by a multitude of marine creatures evolving in their natural habitat.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2128\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2128\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Andaman Rock<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2128\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2128\"><div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\"><div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-rmmpb-79elbk h-full dark:bg-gray-800\"><div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-rmmpb-1n7m0yu\"><div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm dark:bg-gray-800\"><div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\"><div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\"><div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>Discover the underwater mysteries of Andaman Rock, a submerged rock at the southern tip of Koh Surin Tai. At depths ranging from 5 to 15 meters, you&#8217;ll be enchanted by the underwater scenery composed of hard corals that harbor a multitude of crustaceans, such as lobsters, crabs, and shrimps.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Andaman Rock is an ideal dive site for night diving enthusiasts. When the sun sets, this site transforms into a mysterious and fascinating world. Night dives at Andaman Rock offer unique opportunities to observe nocturnal marine life, witness corals come to life with vibrant colors, and encounter marine creatures that are more active during the night.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Dive into the dark waters of Andaman Rock and let yourself be captivated by unexpected encounters and astonishing underwater scenes that unfold during your night dives. This site offers a unique experience for divers who wish to explore the hidden wonders of nocturnal marine life.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2129\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2129\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Koh Chi<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2129\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2129\"><div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\"><div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\"><div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>Explore the underwater wonders of Koh Chi, a small island located north of Surin. Dives on the west coast of Koh Chi offer depths ranging from 5 to 25 meters, with an underwater terrain characterized by scattered rock blocks. You&#8217;ll be amazed by the graceful schools of fusiliers that roam these waters, as well as encounters with spotted eagle rays and whitetip and blacktip reef sharks.<\/p><p><br \/>The north coast of Koh Chi features a reef of hard corals where sea turtles are frequently observed. Dive into these crystal-clear waters and prepare to be enchanted by the graceful presence of these majestic creatures. Let yourself be captivated by the beauty of the corals and the diversity of marine life thriving in this preserved ecosystem.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Koh Chi is a true paradise for divers seeking diverse and marine-rich sites. Whether you are a beginner or experienced diver, the waters of Koh Chi have unforgettable encounters with the marine life of the Surin region in store for you.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-21210\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-21210\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Hin Rap<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-21210\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-21210\"><p>Discover the underwater splendor of Hin Rap, a small island located north of the Surin Archipelago. This dive site presents an impressive decor of scattered granite blocks between 10 and 35 meters deep, adorned with formations of hard corals.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>During your dive at Hin Rap, you may have the chance to encounter the majestic whitetip and blacktip reef sharks, adding excitement and emotion to your underwater experience. During the season, you may also have the opportunity to spot manta rays frequenting the area.<\/p><p>It&#8217;s important to note that the current can be strong at Hin Rap. However, this current also brings an abundance of marine life and contributes to the preservation of the underwater ecosystem of the region.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Dive into the waters of Hin Rap and prepare to be amazed by the hard coral formations, encounters with reef sharks, and possible sightings of manta rays. This unique diving experience will leave you with unforgettable memories and offer a fascinating perspective on the richness of marine life in the Surin Archipelago.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8141b6\" data-id=\"c8141b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56b5670 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56b5670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;pulse&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Map-Surin-Archipelago-and-Richelieu-Rock.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28860\" alt=\"Diving map of the Surin Archipelago and Richelieu Rock - Best dive sites in Thailand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Map-Surin-Archipelago-and-Richelieu-Rock.webp 270w, https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Map-Surin-Archipelago-and-Richelieu-Rock-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Map-Surin-Archipelago-and-Richelieu-Rock-100x100.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-821198e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"821198e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c50e816 e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c50e816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.100000000000000088817841970012523233890533447265625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;pulse&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Surin-and-Richelieu-Rock.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28863\" alt=\"Surin and Richelieu Rock from Khao Lak - Best diving sites in Thailand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Surin-and-Richelieu-Rock.webp 405w, https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Surin-and-Richelieu-Rock-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93bca35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"93bca35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-712437e e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"712437e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.100000000000000088817841970012523233890533447265625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;pulse&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"385\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Surin-Richelieu-Rock-Khao-Lak.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28866\" alt=\"Diving Surin Richelieu Rock from Khao Lak - Top dive sites from Thailand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Surin-Richelieu-Rock-Khao-Lak.webp 385w, https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Surin-Richelieu-Rock-Khao-Lak-300x210.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-027b6b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"027b6b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659718b e-transform elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"659718b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.100000000000000088817841970012523233890533447265625,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;pulse&quot;,&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-the-Similan-Islands-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28872\" alt=\"Diving Similan Islands from Khao Lak - best places to dive in Thailand\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-the-Similan-Islands-1.webp 404w, https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-the-Similan-Islands-1-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diving the Similan Islands in Thailand The best of diving in Similan Islands, Surin and Richelieu Rock Welcome to the exoticism, pure paradise, and incredible variety of marine life that have built the world-renowned reputation of diving in the Similan Islands, with over 500 species of hard and soft corals, and an even higher number [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28845,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-homepage.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18898","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.3 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Diving in the Similan Islands - Explore Thailand&#039;s Best Dive Sites<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Diving in the Similan Islands, diving in Richelieu Rock and the Surin Islands... Discover our top diving destinations from Khao Lak &amp; Phuket\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Thailand Diving Destinations - Similan Islands Richelieu Rock Koh Bon Tachai Surin\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Diving in the Similan Islands, diving in Richelieu Rock and the Surin Islands... Discover our top diving destinations from Khao Lak &amp; Phuket\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Andaman Scuba\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/andaman.scuba\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-15T11:26:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-from-Khao-Lak.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"801\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"450\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"16 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/\",\"name\":\"Diving in the Similan Islands - Explore Thailand's Best Dive Sites\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/es\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-from-Khao-Lak.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-02T15:22:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-15T11:26:33+00:00\",\"description\":\"Diving in the Similan Islands, diving in Richelieu Rock and the Surin Islands... Discover our top diving destinations from Khao Lak & Phuket\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-from-Khao-Lak.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-from-Khao-Lak.webp\",\"width\":801,\"height\":450,\"caption\":\"Diving Similan Islands from Khao Lak\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/sv\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Thailand Diving Destinations &#8211; Similan Islands Richelieu Rock Koh Bon Tachai Surin\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/es\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/es\/\",\"name\":\"Andaman Scuba\",\"description\":\"Centre de plong\u00e9e et croisi\u00e8res en Tha\u00eflande\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/es\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/es\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/es\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Andaman Scuba\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/es\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/es\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/logo-andaman-scuba-plongee-thailande.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/logo-andaman-scuba-plongee-thailande.png\",\"width\":1148,\"height\":602,\"caption\":\"Andaman Scuba\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/es\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/andaman.scuba\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Diving in the Similan Islands - Explore Thailand's Best Dive Sites","description":"Diving in the Similan Islands, diving in Richelieu Rock and the Surin Islands... Discover our top diving destinations from Khao Lak & Phuket","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Thailand Diving Destinations - Similan Islands Richelieu Rock Koh Bon Tachai Surin","og_description":"Diving in the Similan Islands, diving in Richelieu Rock and the Surin Islands... Discover our top diving destinations from Khao Lak & Phuket","og_url":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/","og_site_name":"Andaman Scuba","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/andaman.scuba","article_modified_time":"2024-06-15T11:26:33+00:00","og_image":[{"width":801,"height":450,"url":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-from-Khao-Lak.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"16 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/","url":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/","name":"Diving in the Similan Islands - Explore Thailand's Best Dive Sites","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/es\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-from-Khao-Lak.webp","datePublished":"2023-07-02T15:22:29+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-15T11:26:33+00:00","description":"Diving in the Similan Islands, diving in Richelieu Rock and the Surin Islands... Discover our top diving destinations from Khao Lak & Phuket","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-from-Khao-Lak.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Diving-Similan-Islands-from-Khao-Lak.webp","width":801,"height":450,"caption":"Diving Similan Islands from Khao Lak"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/diving-similan-islands-richelieu-rock-koh-bon-tachai\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/sv\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Thailand Diving Destinations &#8211; Similan Islands Richelieu Rock Koh Bon Tachai Surin"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/es\/#website","url":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/es\/","name":"Andaman Scuba","description":"Centre de plong\u00e9e et croisi\u00e8res en Tha\u00eflande","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/es\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/es\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/es\/#organization","name":"Andaman Scuba","url":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/es\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/es\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/logo-andaman-scuba-plongee-thailande.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/logo-andaman-scuba-plongee-thailande.png","width":1148,"height":602,"caption":"Andaman Scuba"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/es\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/andaman.scuba"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18898"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29838,"href":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18898\/revisions\/29838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andamanscuba.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}