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Similan Dive Sites

Similan Dive SitesNorth Point

Thailand Dive Sites:

  • West Coast
    • Similan Islands
      Anitas Reef
      Batfish Bend
      Beacon Beach
      Boulder City
      Breakfast Bend
      Chinese Wall
      Christmas Point
      Coral Reef
      Deep Six
      Donald Duck Bay
      East of Eden
      Elephant Head
      Fantasy Reef
      Hideaway Bay
      Mooring Rocks
      North Point
      Sharkfin Reef
      Snapper Alley
      Stonehenge
    • Surin Islands
    • Richelieu Rock
    • Koh Bon
    • Koh Tachai
    • Phuket
    • Phi Phi Islands
    • Krabi
    • Khao Lak
    • Koh Lanta
    • Hin Daeng
    • Hin Muang
    • Koh Haa
    • Koh Tarutao
  • Gulf Coast
    • Chumphon
    • Koh Samui
    • Koh Phangan
    • Koh Tao
    • Chumphon Pinnacle
    • Pattaya
    • Koh Chang

North Point is another Similan dive site that goes by several other names depending on which liveaboard boat you are diving from.

Some liveaboard operators call this site Triple Arches or Golden Arches. North Point is the most apt name though as the site is located about 50m out from the north side of Koh Bangu (Similan Island number 9) so it's the most northerly Similan dive site. Similan Manta Ray

This is a granite boulder dive site and currents can be strong here. The maximum depth is 35m and the boulders come up to 8m below the surface. Visibility is generally excellent between 20-40m.

There is a mooring line here that can be used for descents and safety stops if necessary. This is definitely a dive site to put the wide angle lens on your camera so that you can capture the grandeur of the boulder formations and, if you are lucky, a passing pelagic.

The large boulders form swim-throughs and caverns. Soft corals and crinoids cling to the smooth rock surfaces. Sea cucumbers and black spiny sea urchins are everywhere. Blue seastars as well as pincushion star fish also cling to the rocks. There are also some large and colourful crown of thorns starfish but not enough to cause a problem.

Leopard sharks can be seen in the sand at the bottom of the boulders. Green and hawksbill turtles are common. This site also gets it's fair share of manta rays who come to use the cleaning stations here.

Other interesting marine life includes large grouper and banded sea snakes. Giant barracuda can be seen circling in the blue.


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