Phi Phi Islands, Ao Nang, Thailand

Sail Rock, the Gulf of Thailand

Dive site: Sail Rock

Live and Let Dive

Dive One

Dive time: 45 minutes

Depth: 25 metres

Visibility: 3-8 metres

Dive Two

Dive time: 50 minutes

Depth: 19 metres

Visibility: 3-8 metres

Hon Thai Island (North), Cham Islands - Hoi An, Vietnam

Hon Thai Island, Cham Islands - Cu Lao Cham Marine Park

Dive site: North Hon Thai

Dive time: 54 minutes

Depth: 12.5 metres

Temp: 30°C

Visibility: 10-12m

 

 

 

 

Hon Thai Island (West), Cham Islands - Hoi An, Vietnam

Hon Thai Island, Cham Islands - Cu Lao Cham Marine Park

Dive site: West Hon Thai

Dive time: 61 minutes

Depth: 18.6 metres

Temp: 28°C

Visibility: 10-12m

 

I was very surprised by the good diving had in Hoi An.  After diving many places in Vietnam including Nha Trang, Con Dao and Phu Quoc, I really wasn't expecting much on these particular dives having been told that the best diving is to be found in the south.  I took my regs and dive comp just in case I felt like a cheeky dive even though my (non-diving) parents were over from the UK on holiday.  In the end we thought a half-day trip out to the Cham Islands would be a fun day out so we joined up with a daily excursion with Blue Coral Diving Hoi An. Forty people including Discover divers and Snorkelers, I expected the diving would be at the simple dive sites that suited all levels and was easily accessible.

 

In the end I was pleasantly surprised as we saw enough creatures to keep us entertained.  The coral was nice, lots of schooling fish, a variety of coral, shrimps, prawns, nudibranchs, pipefish and starfish.  It was a nice leisurely dive with a good variety of sea life.

 

 

 

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