The Yong Hua chinese Wreck A big cargo ship which sank around the end of the 1990s. Maximum depth 42m – Minimum depth 28m Certification requirements: Advanced Open Water Diver. The wreck lies on a flat sandy bottom and usually gets strong currents, which you hardly notice once you reach the bottom and find yourself protected by the wreck. Because the sand is blown around by the current the visibility is sometimes no more than a few meters. So why would people still want to dive here? The challenge of diving deep in different conditions as well as the great atmosphere of this divesite makes it well worthwhile! There’s a good chance to see giant barracudas as well as big schools of fusiliers and snappers. There are always lionfish suspended over the wreck and you may find some scorpionfish. The top of the wreck is overgrown with soft corals, black corals and gorgonians. There is a huge giant grouper who lives here and you might be lucky enough to see this monster. This divesite is perfect for the PADI "Wreck Diver" specialty course as well as the “Deep Diver“ course and the Advanced course.

Koh Yang West Coral reef following the island’s coast Maximum depth 24m Certification requirements: Open Water Diver. Another great divesite, similar to Koh Yang East with beautiful multicolour soft corals and an excellent variety of marine life.

8 Mile Rock An underwater pinnacle over 8 nautical miles south from Koh Lipe. Maximum depth 45m – Minimum depth 16m Certification requirements: Advanced Open Water Diver. This is one of Koh Lipe’s most famous dive sites due to frequent whaleshark sightings. Even without whalesharks it's a great dive site. Since it is out at sea there are a lot of pelagic fish such as trevallies, mackerel, tuna and barracuda. Reef fish such as snappers, fusiliers, lion fish and scorpion fish are present and a closer inspection will reveal shrimps in the rock crevices and maybe some nudibranchs amongst the beautiful yellow daisy corals, which cover the rocks. Leopard sharks are frequently around and somehwere from the deep an enormous giant groupers might surprise you. Huge schools of Batfish sometimes appear and if you’re lucky a spectacular devil or manta ray. As this excellent site is far from the marine park, we always plan for 2 dives, to increase the chance of seeing something special. The top of the pinnacle starts at 16m; it’s a deep dive and can pass quickly, but even in a short time there’s a lot to see. Strong currents (more fish!) are frequent and conditions can be choppy on the surface; if you are a nervous swimmer this site may not be for you. We often complete the PADI "Deep Diver" speciality course here as well as the "Multi Level Diver" speciality course and the Advanced course.

8 Mile Rock An underwater pinnacle over 8 nautical miles south from Koh Lipe. Maximum depth 45m – Minimum depth 16m Certification requirements: Advanced Open Water Diver. This is one of Koh Lipe’s most famous dive sites due to frequent whaleshark sightings. Even without whalesharks it's a great dive site. Since it is out at sea there are a lot of pelagic fish such as trevallies, mackerel, tuna and barracuda. Reef fish such as snappers, fusiliers, lion fish and scorpion fish are present and a closer inspection will reveal shrimps in the rock crevices and maybe some nudibranchs amongst the beautiful yellow daisy corals, which cover the rocks. Leopard sharks are frequently around and somehwere from the deep an enormous giant groupers might surprise you. Huge schools of Batfish sometimes appear and if you’re lucky a spectacular devil or manta ray. As this excellent site is far from the marine park, we always plan for 2 dives, to increase the chance of seeing something special. The top of the pinnacle starts at 16m; it’s a deep dive and can pass quickly, but even in a short time there’s a lot to see. Strong currents (more fish!) are frequent and conditions can be choppy on the surface; if you are a nervous swimmer this site may not be for you.

Stone Henge A pinnacle in the middle of the sea. Maximum depth 27m – Minimum depth 5m Certification requirements: Open Water Diver. This is another one of my favourites and perfect for under-water photography despite the strong currents often encountered here. There’s always a place to hide from the current and take time to look for small things such as the little crabs and gobies on the whip corals and the ornate ghost pipefish. It is good fun to drift along with the current looking at the magnificent gorgonians here and enjoying the colourful scenery. Much of the reef consists of purple, white and pink soft corals and there are many bright blue tunicates. The boulders at the top of the reef which gave this site its name are a very impressive sight and often a leopard shark can be seen circling around them.

The Yong Hua chinese Wreck A big cargo ship which sank around the end of the 1990s. Maximum depth 42m – Minimum depth 28m Certification requirements: Advanced Open Water Diver. The wreck lies on a flat sandy bottom and usually gets strong currents, which you hardly notice once you reach the bottom and find yourself protected by the wreck. Because the sand is blown around by the current the visibility is sometimes no more than a few meters. So why would people still want to dive here? The challenge of diving deep in different conditions as well as the great atmosphere of this divesite makes it well worthwhile! There’s a good chance to see giant barracudas as well as big schools of fusiliers and snappers. There are always lionfish suspended over the wreck and you may find some scorpionfish.

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FORMATION N3 Koh Sarang Coral reef following the island’s coast Maximum depth 30m Certification requirements: Open Water Diver. This is another very well known dive site in Lipe and I personally feel it is the best site we have. The hard coral reef in the shallows is in pristine condition and at depth there are many huge gorgonians as well as lots of hard and soft corals. Very famous for its pinnacles covered in beautiful purple, orange, white and pink soft corals. The most famous of them being called christmas tree pinnacle for its shape. You can often see big schools of trevallies, snappers, fusiliers and damsels. There are lionfish, scorpionfish, clownfish, triggerfish, flutemouthfish, trumpetfish and many other reef fish. There are nudibranches and shrimps for those who prefer the small stuff. This is a perfect site for under-water photographers as well as the fish identification specialty course, deep diver course and Advanced course.

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