Dive Sites
Due to the abundance of marine life and the beautiful coral reefs surrounding Koh Tao, the island has become one of the major dive destinations in Thailand.
There are over 20 dive sites surrounding the Island and the water averages a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius with few or no currents.
The dive site depth ranges from 10 to 40 meters making scuba diving enjoyable for all levels of divers. While most dives have an average depth of 12-18 meters, some dive sites like Chumphon Pinnacle, Southwest Pinnacle and Sail Rock are perfect for deeper exploration.
A fantastic addition to the island’s dive options is the wreck of the HTMS Sattakut. Sunk in 2011 by the Royal Navy, it’s a 50m long warship that served in the U.S. navy during World War II. Some of the marine life you’ll have a chance to see on Koh Tao dive sites include: Boxfish, Banner Fish, a variety of Moray Eels, Scorpion Fish, Angel Fish, Clown Fish, Trigger Fish, Butterfly Fish, Sweet Lips, many different Groupers, Barracudas, and Turtles. There’s a good chance you’ll be lucky and see a whaleshark during your stay if you dive some of the deeper sites mentioned above.
HTMS Sattakut
Sunk in 2011 by the Royal Navy, it’s a 50m long warship that served in the U.S. navy during World War II.
Dive Site Map
As you can see on the dive site map, Ban’s is perfectly located on the western beaches given us access to all the most popular sites. Just in front of the resort you will also find Ban’s artificial reef which is an ongoing project in partnership the Department of Coastal Marine Resources.
- Sairee Beach
- Sattakut Wreck
- Pee Wee Rock
- White Rock
- to Chumphon Pinnacle
- Twin Rocks
- Japanese Garden
- Green Rock
- Nang Yuan Pinnacle
- Mango Bay
- Cape Grachom Fai
- Hin Wong Pinnacle
- Laem Thian Pinnacle
- Tanote Bay
- Lang Khai Bay
- Ao Leuk Point
- Hin Ngam Bay
- Shark Island
- to Sail Rock
- Taa Cha Bay
- Taa Toh Rock
- to Samran Pinnacle
- to South West Pinnacle
- June Juea Beach
- Ship Wreck