Favourite Dive Sites
Koh Lipe is surrounded by over 30 islands and hundreds of reefs all within easy reach of our Dive centre. Tarutao National Park is one of Asia’s oldest marine parks thus the reefs and the islands surrounding Koh Lipe are in very good condition, nowhere else on the southeast Asian peninsula will you find so [...]
Night Dives
Depth: 5 – 15 mtr. Currents: Mild. As the sun goes down, the under water scenery changes impressively and nocturnal life shows itself. Corals and feather stars turn into swaying tendrils and feeding tubes. Crustaceans come out of their hiding places to feed. As do the moray eels, sting rays, barracuda’s and octopus for an [...]
Muck Dives
Starting right outside our dive shop we have a great little muck dive. Half muck half reef it is best enjoyed at night when all the critters are active. You may not think that a muck dive is very interesting, technically muck diving isn’t very challenging, but once you’ve dived a night muck dive you [...]
Nitrox
If you want to make the most of Koh Lipe’s deeper dive sites then you should consider diving with a nitrox gas mix. Diving with a nitrox gas mix will allow you to extend your bottom times and to dive more whilst feeling less tired. We offer gas mixes of up to 40% oxygen, which is [...]
Koh Lipe on the National Geographic Magazine
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 [...]
Sea horse multiplication
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 [...]
Dealing with strong current
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 [...]
What do you wreck on?
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 [...]
