Wicked Diving
There are several varieties o pipefish native to the Similan Islands. In this article you will find some ofthe most common or colorful
One of the most amazing visitors we have on the Similan Islands are Whale Sharks. These gentle giants are frequent visitors year-round, though most frequently seen in March and April.
Sea turtles have lived on this planet for 130 million years. Now the 7 global species of Marine Turtles are all in serious decline throughout most of their range. Habitat degradation, pollution, egg poaching and over-fishing threaten to make them extinct. Historically, five of these species have been found in Thai waters, although there have been no records of the loggerhead turtle in the last 15 years. The four species of marine turtles that can still be found in Thai waters are below
Richelieu Rock – Since there is just so much to see at this dive site, the guides usually schedule more than one dive here. You will appreciate the chance to experience all these attractions, plus schools of mackerels and barracudas, more than once.
-Incredible Marine Life
-Many nooks & crevices filled with critters
-Whale Sharks
Bumphead Parrotfish or Bolbometopon muricatumis both amazing and beautful. This is the largest of all the parrotfish family – which is known for colorful displays and strange lifestyles already.
Wenteltraps – time to geek out on the really little stuff. And yet we find murder, thirlls, family dramas…
Octopus – As with many other underwater creatures, I saw my first ever ‘yogi fish’ during my first Similan liveaboard trip in Thailand. That was about five months ago and now I have seen many different sizes and shapes as well as those in rather compromising positions. However, it took a recent customer to declare his love for the eight armed rubbery mollusk, for me to really lay back, re-admire and then do my homework. This is what I came up with:
Nudibranchs – Flabellina, chromodoris, halgerda, ovulide; just to name a few of some of the weirdest, intriguing and highly evolved creatures of the ocean, and yet creatures which even those of us who spend a third of our waking day under the sea still know so little about.
