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Kata Beach - Phuket Dive Site
Thailand
Phuket, Thailand
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Advice for diving Kata Beach - Phuket in Thailand
The best time to dive is morning when conditions tend to be calm, clear and less boating traffics. Since it's only dive-able between November to April, don't try or fall for offers to dive it during the other months. divers must be switched on when diving away from the reef, as rental jetskis driven by drunken of no-training tourists will come close to the reef at high speed.
The sandy bottoms are among the best in muck diving, as long as your Divemaster know the site and able to navigate. There are many hidden spots, which best to approach to dive with experienced dive shops so you can access them.
Night dive on this site is a must do, and best to dive a few days before full moon and black moon.
| Environment: | Activities: | Dive Type: | Marine Life: |
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| Ocean Tropical Salt Water | Muck Dive Night | Beach Dive | #nudibranch #seaslug #nudi #opisthobranch |
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... gateway to some of the more challenging dives in Thailand, with speedboat and liveaboard trips leaving daily for Richelieu Rock and the Similan Islands. Home to the exciting attractions of the Shark Point Marine Sanctuary and the vibrant rocky reefs of Racha Yai, scuba diving in Phuket has an understandably well-deserved reputation. While the attractions of the Andaman Sea are plentiful, scuba diving in the Gulf of Thailand definitely shouldn’t be ignored. The island of Koh Samui, second largest after Phuket, is a veritable diver’s paradise and also boasts an international airport of it...
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| Name | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
Euro-Divers Club MedThailand |
0.56 km | |
Rumblefish AdventureThailand |
0.84 km | |
Rumble Fish AdventureThailand |
0.85 km | |
Phuket dash Scuba dot comThailand |
0.86 km | |
Scandinavian Scuuba Doo Co. LtdThailand |
0.89 km | |
Dive AsiaThailand |
1.03 km | |
Oceanic DivecenterThailand |
1.05 km | |
Deep Andaman QueenThailand |
1.57 km | |
Nautilus Beach DivingThailand |
1.7 km | |
Sunrise DiversThailand |
1.85 km | |
Sea Fun DiversThailand |
2.14 km | |
SADC Hilton ArcadiaThailand |
2.16 km | |
Somboon 3Thailand |
2.77 km | |
Sharkey Scuba Ltd. Part.Thailand |
2.77 km | |
NeptunThailand |
2.84 km |
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4.6 km | |
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7.01 km | |
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| Name | Distance |
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HKT | Phuket InternationalThailand, Phuket |
32.88 km |
KBV | KrabiThailand, Krabi |
82.45 km |
TST | TrangThailand, Trang |
146.93 km |
NST | Nakhon Si ThammaratThailand, Nakhon Si Thammarat |
196.36 km |
URT | Surat ThaniThailand, Surat Thani |
182.65 km |
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