Koh Phangan has lovely sites around the island which are perfect for both, beginners and trained divers. From easy dives off the beach to longer trips by boat you can experience the world of tropical diving. All of the dive sites around Koh Pha-Ngan are situated on the south west, west and north coasts of the island, with the highest concentration of sites being in the west. All dive sites are very close to the island making it a perfect place to learn diving! There are several dive schools on Ko Phangan, offering PADI courses from beginner up to instructor level. PADI means "Professional Association of Diving Instructors" and is the largest diver training organisation worldwide. That means, your PADI Diver certification card will be recognised worldwide. By the way, Thailand is a very inexpensive way to learn diving, with PADI courses at some of the best rates in the world.
The waters around Koh Phangan are much nicer than most people know: You can find fine hard corals with a good range of reefs and tropical/pelagic fish making the area to one of the places for diving in Thailand.
During local dives you are likely to see a surprising variety of hard corals & a healthy cross section of reef & pelagic fish. The main structure of the reefs is hump coral (porites sp.), offering shelter to several different staghorn & table corals, plate & leaf corals, some extensive anemone corals, large brain corals,plus filter & soft corals on the deeper sites.
Every dive should introduce you to a variety of damselfish, angelfish, groupers (some of a fair size!), goatfish, wrasse & parrotfish, snapper & anemonefish to name but a few. You can also find stingray, big schooling barracuda, cuttlefish, tuna & hunting mackerel for example.
Most dive schools run daily trips to dive sites around Koh Pha-Ngan and to the premier dive sites in the Gulf of Siam like, Angthong Marine National Park, and Sailrock. Moreover, go to dive around Koh Tao is also very convenient from here.
You see, diving on Ko Phangan can be a lot of fun and will satisfy beginners and professionals. You can also expect dive sites around Ko Phangan being far from crowded.
So put on the fins, dive in and find some of the greatest spots of Thailand diving!
If you plan to come to Ko Phangan for diving, we would be happy if you would like to stay at our hotel! Just contact us for more information or visit our website at www.bestwesternphanganburi.com
