Huge granite boulders, coral sloping walls, pinnacles, sandy areas. Sand blinding white, looks and feels like sugar.

55-60nm or 110-120km.

Great, averaging 20 to 30m, on good days over 40m.

Unusual granite formations, dramatic scenery, swim-throughs, large seafans, gorgeous beaches. Wildlife includes monitor lizards, various snakes, squirrels, and bats, along with birds like Pacific reef egrets, Nicobar pigeons, Brahminy kites and white-breasted sea eagles.  Corals excellent; unbelievable variety of both hard and soft. Multicolored, some of the best old hard coral growth in the world. Well protected. Many species of nudibranchs and other molluscs, colorful sponges and tunicates, as well as crustaceans like crabs, reef lobsters, and a wide variety of shrimp. Fusiliers and surgeonfish are common, as are groupers, wrasses, at least four species of lionfish. Home to a number of exotic, seldom seen fish, including frogfish, ghost pipefish, blue-spotted jawfish, firefish, and Andaman sweetlips. Jacks, mackerel, and dogtooth tuna harass the ever-present thick schools of baitfish.

Walls and a ridge on the main dive site. A pinnacle to the northwest of the ridge, not dived as often due to depth from the surface to the top of the rock (18m). The main ridge can be dived in almost any current and has plenty to keep you occupied for several dives.

75nm or 150km. About 12nm north of Island #9 in the Similans.

Usually great, from 15 to 40m