Dive Guide · Phuket

Where we dive

There is more below Phuket's waters than any one dive can show you. Reefs, wrecks, walls, the small places in between, and the life that makes each one worth exploring.

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Water 27 to 30 °C Viz 5 to 25 m Boat ride 1 h to 3.5 h MV Matchanu – max 10 divers

Map of the dive sites Aloha Diving visits around Phuket, the Racha islands and Phi Phi

Anemone Reef Shark Point King Cruiser Wreck Koh Doc Mai Koh Mai Thon Buddha Island Green Island Phi Phi Islands Koh Racha Yai Koh Racha Noi

Tap a name to open that dive area — every site we visit is listed below.

Near sites · Phuket & the Racha Islands

A surprising variety of diving lies within reach aboard MV Matchanu. Shorter journeys and a small boat give us access to sites the larger dive boats often pass by.

Bright pink nudibranch with red-tipped cerata crawling along a pale branching hydroid

Wall dive

Koh Doc Mai

A sheer limestone wall draped in soft corals, sea fans and nudibranchs.

30mAOWD+

Dense school of yellow-tailed reef fish swirling above a ridged sponge and green corals

Pinnacle

Shark Point

A protected pinnacle reef famous for leopard sharks and vivid colour.

24mALL LEVELS

Encrusted engine machinery on a sunken ship with yellow-striped snapper swimming around it

Wreck

King Cruiser Wreck

A large passenger-ferry wreck teeming with schooling fish.

30mAOWD+

Bright yellow juvenile boxfish with black spots hovering between dark reef rocks

Pinnacle

Anemone Reef

A submerged pinnacle carpeted in anemones and clownfish.

26mAOWD+

Wreck

Koh Racha Yai

Purpose-sunk wrecks that have become thriving artificial reefs.

25mALL LEVELS

Rocky outcrop smothered in white and purple soft corals with a pale feather star

Reef

Koh Kaeo (Buddha Island)

An easy reef close to Phuket with calm, protected diving.

16mALL LEVELS

Satellite map view of a wooded island labelled Ko Mai Thon with white beach

Reef

Koh Mai Thon

Quiet reefs and the chance of turtles in clear, calm water.

18mALL LEVELS

Dive area

Green Island

A quiet little island with big boulders and plenty hiding between them.

20mALL LEVELS

Sea turtle gliding towards the camera over a rubble reef, small yellow fish nearby

Dive area

Koh Racha Noi

Giant granite boulders, clear water and diving with a wilder edge.

50mAOWD+

Far sites · Phi Phi & beyond

Further afield, destinations such as Phi Phi lie beyond the range of our regular days aboard MV Matchanu. We arrange these dive days with trusted partners operating larger boats from Phuket.

Dive area

Koh Phi Phi

Dramatic limestone, reefs packed with life, and everything just a little bigger.

40mALL LEVELS

Shallow field of rounded boulders furred with green moss and scattered coral

Conditions & seasons

We pick the site to fit the day.

Weather. The dry season (roughly November to April) usually brings calmer seas, less rain and clearer water. The green season offers a different experience, with nutrient-rich water, changing conditions and often an abundance of marine life.

Currents. Some sites are calm and easy, others come alive in the current. We choose dive sites that match both the conditions and your experience.

Diving in the green season Ocean currents and tides

Tell us what you'd love to see.

If the conditions are right, we'll do our best to make it happen.

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