Diving Phuket
Liveaboard diving from Phuket in Thailand,to the Similans, Myanmar and to Langkawi in Malaysia
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Phuket is the biggest island in Thailand, located in the Andaman Sea in the southern of Thailand. The island is mostly mountainous with a mountain range in the west of the Phuket. The highest elevation of the island is Mai Thao Sip Song at 530 m above sea level.
One of the most popular tourist areas on Phuket is Patong Beach on the western coast. Other popular beaches are located south of Patong. In a counterclockwise direction these include Karon Beach, Kata Beach, and around the southern tip of the island, Nai Harn Beach and Rawai. To the north of Patong are Kamala Beach, Surin Beach, Bang Tao Beach and the Nai Yang Beach. These areas are generally much less developed than Patong, and sought out by individuals, families and other groups with a preference for more relaxed and less crowded environs than Patong.
Phuket is also one of the best places in the world for diving with a very good underwater visibility. There are big variety of corals, species of reef fish, not to mention tens of thousands of species of other reef creatures.
There are many diving sites around Phuket and it takes between 1 and 2 hours to get to most of these sites.
The diving sites west of Phuket are only accessible by live abords and are one of the world's best diving sites. These sites includes Similan Islands, Richelieu Rock, Koh Surin, Burma Banks and Mergui Archipelago.
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