Dive Blog
A Great Organization to Support!
Founded in 1994, the Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) is the only international organization working exclusively to unite communities to protect our planet’s coral reefs. They focus on three fundamental catalysts for change; marine protected areas (MPAs), marine recreation tourism and local communities. By engaging stakeholders from all three groups—MPA managers, marine tourism operators, and local […]
Zebra Sharks
Zebra sharks are a common sight among divers in the south of Thailand, though many famously and mistakenly know them as Leopard Sharks. Zebra sharks are a type of carpet shark, partial to lazing in sandy patches along the reef. They can grow up to 2.5 meters (8-9 feet) but despite their ominous size they […]
New Managers at Castaway Divers
We have new managers here at Castaway Divers. Anika and Giles will be taking over the shop and instigating some new programs over the summer season. Anika comes to us from New York and Giles from London, though neither has lived in either place for some time…. The two of them have been living, diving […]
Working on conserving our coral reefs
Many people believe divers may have a massive impact on breaking the coral reefs and they are not totally wrong. Lack of Buoyancy control may result in crashing in the reefs, as this being one out of many reasons we, as divers, could damage the reefs. We should always make sure this does not happen […]
Far islands here we go
Today we decide to send all our boats to the far island. It is a bit of travelling but definitely worth it. Our guides have planned to visit Sail Rock for the first dive, have a break at the monkey beach hoping to encounter some of the native monkeys we have in the Park and […]
Visibility update
During half moon visibility is normally better and currents are less. Although we are still in the middle of winter, visibility has improved and it feels like we are in the summer already. This is a good sign as it seems like summer might come earlier this year. Yesterday we went out and we had […]
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 […]
