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Phi Phi Island’s Dive Sites
Phi Phi Island’s Dive Sites
About 60 km from Ao Nang, you will find the Phi Phi Islands. This is the most visited area of all our Krabi dive sites. Around the 2 islands, that make up for the Phi Phi Islands, you will find about 20 dive sites. From very easy, shallow, sloping reefs to steep walls. A great variety of marine life can be found in this area, from tiny nudibranch to black tip reef sharks. Also, in recent years, a decommissioned navy vessel was deliberately sank off Phi Phi Ley. It has been attracting a lot of marine life ever since, and is now one of the few wrecks located within our Krabi dive sites area.
Away from the 2 main islands there are a few more unique dive sites where bigger animals like leopard sharks and even whale sharks are spotted on occasion.
Our dive trips to Phi Phi are full day excursions. Along the way you will pass many more beautiful islands, so the trip is all but boring. Even passengers that not intend to dive can have a great day out joining our Phi Phi dive trips.
Most of the dive sites that we visit are also suitable for snorkelers. The reef at most dive sites is easily visible from the surface and many animals can be spotted while snorkeling, even the occasional black tip reef shark.
Phi Phi Islands is a (marine) National Park, so all visitors and divers are required to pay a national park fee. This an additional fee, it is not included in our published trip prices to Krabi dive sites.
Please note:
- Phi Phi Islands dive trips are only available between 1st November – 31st March on these days; Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.
- All trips are subject to change of destination due to weather conditions or customer numbers.
Ao Nui
Maximum Depth : 25 metres
Site Type : Reef
Description:
Ao Nui or Nui Bay is one of the dive sites along the North West coast of Phi Phi Don.
It is a quiet dive site only visited by local operators and some Krabi dive centers.
There are plenty of corals, many fish and a nice mini wall of up to 20 meters deep to find some pelagic action.
Bida Nai
Maximum Depth : 25 metres
Site Type : Reef
Description:
Koh Bida Nai is a short swim north of Bida Nok. Bida Nai offers shallow sheltered areas for beginners on the east side bay and deep 30 meter destinations for experienced divers further round the island.
Hard corals are dotted around and there is abundance of soft coral gardens offering vivid color and diversity.
Leopard sharks and black tips are regularly spotted at this site if you can make the first early morning dive.
Bida Nok
Maximum Depth : 30+ metres
Site Type : Reef
Description:
Bida Nok Island is a small island in the South of the Phi Phi island group of islands.
The site offers multiple dives. Suitable for absolute beginners, Bida Nok has a fringing reef so divers can explore from 1 meter down to around 25 meters. The reef type ranges from sloping reef to wall.
If divers venture out over the sand they maybe able to get to about 34 meters depth.
Large schools of yellow snappers, black tip reef sharks and hawksbill turtle are often seen here.
Occasional visits from Whalesharks and eagle rays. Definitely worth visiting more than once!
Hin Klai
Maximum Depth : 30 metres
Site Type : Reef
Description:
Hin Klai is a shallow reef great for every divers from beginner to experience for photos.
This is best place to spot the great and elegant Leopard sharks.
It has been now a few years that this place is becoming more and more popular among dive centers for a fantastic shallow local dive.
You will find a huge plethora of life such as macros to reef / schools of fish and sharks
Kled Keaw
Maximum Depth : 40 metres
Site Type : Shipwreck
Description:
The wreck was purposely sunk in 2014 for the purpose of making an artificial reef.
It has seen excellent coral growth in its relatively short time underwater.
The wreck is loaded with many types of fish. You can see many species including; barracudas, fusiliers, pufferfish, scorpionfish, lionfish.
Due to the depth and potentially strong currents, you must be an Advanced Diver or have previous deep diving experience to dive either of the wrecks.
Lana Bay
Maximum Depth : 15 metres
Site Type : Reef
Description:
A beautiful reef where you can discover an abundance of macro life.
The depth ranges from 1 to 15 meters, making it a suitable site for all levels of diving and snorkeling.
Come and explore pipefish, crabs, dancing shrimp, cleaner shrimp, seahorses and if you are lucky and have keen eyes you might spot an ornate ghost pipefish.
Loh Samah Bay
Maximum Depth : 30 metres
Site Type : Reef
Description:
At the base of a towering limestone pinnacle you will find the shallow sheltered by known as Loh Samah Bay.
The sandy areas inside the bay are popular for snorkeling tours and shallow diving trips.
Stay in the bay to avoid strong currents and find plentiful coral and reef fish such as damsel fish and angel fish.
Venturing into deeper water up to 20 meters deep you can find an underwater gorge splitting the rocks.
Many of the local scuba operators choose this site for night diving.
Maya Bay
Maximum Depth : 18 metres
Site Type : Reef
Description:
Maya Bay is a stunning lagoon surrounded by sheer limestone cliffs.
The idyllic beach on the South West of Phi Phi Ley is best remembered for its role in the movie ‘The Beach’.
This region is extremely popular for snorkeling and other water sports.
SCUBA divers should head outside of the bay towards the wall and the cave at Maya.
The dives here are not deep and tend to be popular discovery dives for novices. Although there is less coral here than other nearby dive sites.
Maya Corner
Maximum Depth : 30 metres
Site Type : Reef
Description:
The dive site of Maya Corner starts just inside the bay’s northern entrance, and follows the coastline north. It is a steep shelved reef, with occasional sections of walls.
You have a great opportunity to see turtles, both green and hawksbill.
It is normal to see two or three on one dive. Stingrays can sometimes be found here, as well as black-tip reef sharks.
Maya Nui
Maximum Depth : 30 metres
Site Type : Reef
Description:
Situated on the West side of Phi Phi Ley, Palong Bay (Maya Nui) is the next bay North of the famous Maya Bay, made famous by the movie ‘The Beach’.
The dive is a relatively simple one and is rarely affected by currents. The dive heads South from Palong Bay towards Maya Bay.
Best known for the turtles that reside here. Black tip sharks frequent this stretch as well, they are seen swimming.
Monkey Reef
Maximum Depth : 30 metres
Site Type : Reef
Description:
Excellent night dive location and sheltered for diving during the monsoon season.
Beautiful staghorn coral colonies with tigertail seahorses, cuttlefish, yellow snappers and barracudas.
At night you can see frogfish, flying gurnard, many species of shrimp and crabs.
We stop here on our Eco Snorkel tours to visit the monkeys, but also it’s a great spot for snorkeling or diving with glow plankton after dark.
Mushroom Rock
Maximum Depth : 30 metres
Site Type : Reef
Description:
Mushroom rock is the first dive site after the northern tip of Phi Phi Ley on the West side of the island.
A site formed of large pinnacles reaching the surface including the one shaped like a mushroom.
Soft coral and large schools of yellowback fusiliers, barracudas, golden trevallies and so on.
At the shallow parts it is possible to spot turtles and black tip reef sharks.
Palong Wall
Maximum Depth : 30 metres
Site Type : Reef
Description:
Underwater, Palong Bay lies in the middle of two quite different dive sites.
Diving to the North of Palong Bay, we can sometimes see blacktip reef sharks in the shallows, with occasional leopard sharks and Khul’s stingrays found slightly deeper, resting on the sand and rubble bottom close to the reef edge.
South of Palong Bay, heading towards Maya Bay, is a series of excellent swim-throughs and small tunnels in the rock formations.
A great location for macro photographers looking for something unusual.
Viking Bay
Maximum Depth : 30 metres
Site Type : Reef
Description:
An excellent protected area with lots to see both diving and snorkeling!
The protected bay has stunning hard and soft corals with juvenile black tip sharks in the shallows.
The shallow natural reef called ‘Coral City’ is abundant with life including hawksbill turtles, moray eels, nemo, stingray, yellow snappers, crocodile fish, butterfly fish and barracudas to name a few.
There is a sandy bay between the natural reef and the artificial reef projects there. You can see batfish, squid, nudibranches.
Whale Shark Wall
Maximum Depth : 30 metres
Site Type : Wall
Description:
Situated on the East side of Phi Phi Ley, Palong Bay is the next bay North of the famous Maya Bay, made famous by the move “The Beach”.
This dive is relatively easy and is rarely affected by currents.
The dive heads South from Palong Bay towards Maya Bay.
Leopard sharks frequent this stretch and are commonly seen swimming rather than their normal resting on the sandy bottom.
Ao Nang Islands
Anemone Reef
Shark Point
King Cruiser Wreck