Why Dive in Koh Lipe

Koh Lipe, Thailand is set on the edge of the Tarutao National Marine Park, one of Asia’s oldest marine parks. Diving within Tarutao marine park is centred around Koh Lipe. Within easy reach of our dive shop on Koh Lipe are 30 islands and rocks which are surrounded by vibrant seas full of marine life.

There are quite literally hundreds of reefs within easy reach of the dive shop – you won’t find anywhere else around here with so many dive sites so close. The waters around Koh Lipe are famous for their soft coral and the best soft coral gardens grow at several sites on large underwater granite pinnacles. The most famous of these dive sites is 8 Mile Rock which is where you are also most likely to see large pelagics which have come in from the deeper ocean.

The currents in the seas around Koh Lipe are primarily tidal, which means that the currents are at their weakest twice a month, at the half moon. But with so many dive sites among the islands there is always somewhere good to dive whatever the weather and the currents. Visibility is at its best during the green season, during the summer months.

Another great reason to come to Koh Lipe is that there are very few dive shops and very few divers here. Who wants to dive on a long conveyor belt of divers?