About the Similan Islands…
The Similan Islands are a fantastic place to visit if you are on a sailing holiday in Thailand and are a keen diver. They have been listed as one of the top 10 diving sites in the world, rated by the National Geographic Society. This National Park is an archipelago of nine islands, rich with green vegetation and surrounded by white sandy beaches. You will find amongst the dozens of dive sites; reefs, rocky drops and the incredible marine life, with leopard sharks, white tip and black tip reef sharks, batfish, moray eels, barracudas, snappers, triggerfish and unicornfish.
Where to dive…
When to go…
November to May is the time to go for diving, with the prime conditions being February to April, when the seas are calm and visibility is at it’s best.
Of the 25 or so diving sites in the Similans there are so many to mention, but to name a few Boulder City, Chinese Wall, Deep Six,Coral Reef, if you are keen diver on a sailing holiday in Thailand, the Similan Islands are really not to be missed.
22nd May 2017