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Thursday |
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4,000 THB |
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2,000 THB |
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| Racha Noi (small “Racha”) usually enjoys good visibility like its bigger neighbor to the north, but offers more rugged and dramatic underwater scenery as well as a better chance for big animal encounters. It is worth keeping an eye trained while diving at this site, as jacks and barracuda are frequently cruising by just beyond the reef, and mantas are always a possibility. White tip reef sharks and marbled stingrays are sometimes seen in deeper areas. |
- Distance: 37 km (20 Miles)
- Boat Trip: 2 Hour / Speedboat 50 mins
- Depth: 10-40 Meters (32-130 ft)
- Visibility: good to very good
- Currents: sometimes strong
- Type of Dive: Granite Boulder/ Gorgonians/Soft Coral
Ideal for Nitrox, Multi Level, UW Photography, Naturalist, Deep Diver Details: Racha Noi is a popular dive-site for more experienced divers, as the depths are generally greater and the currents frequently stronger than at its sister island to the North. You will encounter huge underwater boulders that offer a good chance to see manta rays and whale sharks. The northern tip of the island offers an opportunity for a good multilevel dive along a large pinnacle where spotting larger marine life like Reef Sharks and Stingrays is common. Off the southern point is a nice drift dive along some spectacular scenery as you find yourself on top of a large rock formation surrounded by deep water. On the southwest side there is a wooden ship-wreck that draws a lot of interesting reef fish. Racha Noi offers many opportunities for an enjoyable and rewarding deep-dive but due to the potential for strong currents here many of the dive shops will only bring divers here who have an advanced certification. |
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