Dive sites around Phuket day trip
Shark Point
| Depth: |
around 26 meters |
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| Visibility: |
up to 30 meters |
| Sea Life: |
Leopard Sharks, lots of fish and soft corals |
| Special: |
Marine Sanctuary status |
Shark Point is located 25 kilometers east of Chalong Bay and can be recognised
by a rock protruding 2 meters above the water. The site was given official
Marine Sanctuary status in 1992 and consists of three small pinnacles with a
maximum depth of around 26 meters with only the largest breaking the surface,
so the size of the site is a surprise to the diver.
There is a huge array of fish, corals and other marine life found here,
including beautiful pink and purple soft corals, anemones, lobsters and there
is an almost guaranteed chance of seeing leopard sharks here, hence the name.
Sometimes there is a current here but this just enhances the fish life as it
brings in vast quantities of food. Visibility here on a good day can be as much
as 30 m making this a truly world class diving site within close proximity to
Phuket
