Recently we had an article on the National geographic Magazine, rating Koh Lipe as the best trip of the world for 2012. That’s what they said: “The Perfect Beach Thailand‘s sun-drenched jewel in the South Andaman Sea, Koh Lipe has recently risen to the top of intrepid beach lovers’ A-list of island paradises. Considered an alternative to the overexploited Koh Phi Phi (which gained fame... Read More
High Season did arrive, with full power, so did the marine life. Most of the dive sites we are coming across ornate/robust ghost pipe fish, all sort of nudis and and as many sea horse as you can wish. First dive yesterday, as wind had dropped down on the eastern side, we decided to go to Koh Talu, one of our favourite dive sites. We encountered many types of morays, nudis, massive scorpion fish, coral... Read More
As Koh Lipe dive sites can have strong current, we would like to give a few tips on how to handle it… Fins – Soft/flexible fins may be comfortable to use where there is little or no current; however in strong current they are not going to do the job! You need fins that can move a lot of water without bending. Technique – Remember to stay as close as possible to the bottom but make sure you... Read More
Perfect weather conditions and mild current are ideal for a dive at Yong Hua wreck. It requires very experienced divers with the proper training as current can easily change from mild to very strong and it is as deep as 45 metres. Yong Hua wreck is a perfect place to see big fish. We came across 10 kilo groupers , many white snappers, giant trevallies and the biggest lion fish we have ever seen. Yong... Read More
Today we had Lo, a 7 year old and son of our free diving instructor Loic, doing a bit of drawing at our Dive centre and it took him no more than 5 minutes to do it. Lo spend most of his free time drawing and he does have the talent. Whenever he is not drawing, we know where to find him, in the water. Lo loves swimming and playing with his friends at the beach. He is already a great swimmer, no doubt,... Read More
