Southern Islands Diving on Bang Tao Scuba liveaboard 2 days 1 night 7 dives start 9900 THB
BangTao Scuba runs liveaboard trips to the Hin Daeng and Phi Phi island areas, please refer to the schedule for more information. This is a 3 day and night trip that can be a stand alone trip or combined with the Northern trip to give 7 days and nights of diving in both the North and south Andaman.
Phi Phi Island scuba diving offers a wide range of marine life and everything from wall diving and caverns to wreck diving. The variety of diving includes wall dives, leopard sharks, sheltered lagoons and the amazing scenery of the Phi Phi Islands. Located about 45 kilometers east of Phuket, the Phi Phi Island group-precisely part of Krabi province-is composed of the islands Ko Phi Phi Don, Ko Phi Phi Ley (Phi Phi of the sea), Ko Jung (Mosquito Island), and Ko Mai Pai (Bamboo Island).
Other sites that can be visited in the Andaman Sea are:
• Shark Point
• King Cruiser
• Anemone Reef
• Koh Doc Mai
• Hin Daeng
• Hin Muang
• Koh Ha
• Koh Rok
Although the scuba diving is generally not considered to be at the world-class level-depending on your definition-Ko Phi Phi offers the keen diver a wide range of diving possibilities and occasionally some absolutely fantastic diving.What sets Ko Phi Phi apart from other dive destinations in Thailand is two features: The first is the amazing limestone cliffs rising dramatically out of the sea and plunging equally dramatically straight down underwater. The second is the remarkable variety of dive sites that are concentrated in such a small area.
Nature has created the limestone rock formations and islands which are Ko Phi Phi that have become known the world over as one of the most stunning settings in Southeast Asia. These cliffs soar over 500 meters in some areas and beautiful green trees and bushes grow on the tops and sides of these cliffs. Swimming in a protected little cove at the base of one of these steep cliffs conjures up visions of an unearthly paradise, and no matter how popular Ko Phi Phi becomes the stunning scenery will always create the feeling that no one has been here before you.
Underwater, these towers shape a rugged, interesting environment for scuba divers, and over time the elements have created caves, overhangs, and swim-throughs in this soft rock. Some caves penetrate the rock as much as 100 meters or more which make for exciting dives-if they are well planned and carried out under the supervision of a professional diver
Other types of environments include vertical walls that plunge from the surface to over 25 meters. On these walls grow a profusion of soft corals, large orange-colored fans, black coral and long stringy sea whips. Several types of unusual coral trees grow in the waters surrounding Ko Phi Phi, including a white coral bush that looks like a frocked Christmas tree-covered with ornament-like growth in the form of oysters and colorful crinoids.
