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2 Scuba Fun Dives | Koh Chang by Thai Ocean Academy Koh Chang

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Koh Chang

Thai Ocean Academy Koh Chang

2 dives (6 hours)

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2 scuba dives at Koh Chang’s local dive sites such as HTMS Chang, Blueberry Hill, Hin Luk Bat, Hin Raap South, Hin Rua Teak, T11 Wreck, and Secret Reef.
Koh Chang's local dive sites are full of beautiful hard and soft corals in various shapes. You'll also find lots of marine life, like whale sharks, blacktip reef sharks, stingrays, blue-spotted rays, moray eels, and more.
All inclusive: Dive guide, dive equipment, buffet lunch, snacks, fruit, water and soft drinks, free underwater photographs, free taxi service for all Koh Chang hotels

This Koh Chang diving trip offers you the chance to explore local dive sites of your choice. The island is renowned for its beautiful coral reefs, which include Carter corals, Disc corals, Staghorn corals, Galaxy corals, Double star corals, Bubblegum corals, and Whip corals. A highlight of diving in Koh Chang is the wreck of the HTMS Chang, the largest vessel in Thailand. If you have specific dive sites you'd like to visit, let us know, and we'll do our best to accommodate your preferences. However, the final choice of dive sites will depend on the weather and underwater conditions.

Local Dive Sites for Koh Chang Diving

HTMS Chang is the largest shipwreck in Thailand. It was a landing craft carrier in WWII and was sunk as an artificial reef off Koh Chang on 22 November 2012. Whale sharks are often spotted here.
Blueberry Hill is an underwater pinnacle site with winding canyons filled with sweetlips and full of coral. There's a large coral field beyond the canyons, where you might spot turtles and small octopuses.
Hin Luk Bat, also known as Cube Rock, is considered as the best dive site the island has to offer and our personal favorite reef due its unique landscape, swim-throughs, and vast array of corals. The site has a pinnacle that is surrounded by giant boulders, covered with many hard and soft corals, and the biggest anemone field in Koh Chang!
Hin Raap South is a rocky, coral rich dive site with an abundance of hard and soft corals, including leather coral fields and whip coral gardens.
Hin Rua Teak is a triangle shaped rock with a stunning wall on the west side. It is home to a few small caves, many fan corals and a vast reef to the east. This site has a high chance of seeing blacktip reef sharks.
T11 Wreck is a 30m coastal patrol gun ship sunk off Koh Chang in 2013 It lies in 16 meters of water and is broken in half, with the crow’s nest resting on the sandy bottom
Secret Reef is a rock formation with a maximum depth of 12 meters. This site has the most varied collection of soft corals of any dive sites in the area!

Koh Chang Diving Marine Animals

Many people often spot Whale Sharks at HTMS Chang dive site, so you might want to have this dive site on your trip. The site also has a variety of other marine life such as batfish, filefish, scorpionfish, marbled groupers, trevally, fusiliers, snapper, large yellow-tail barracudas, giant trevally and more.

Other animals you may see on this Koh Chang Diving trip are Blacktip reef sharks, Moray eels, Blue-spotted stingrays, Barracudas, Groupers, School of yellow fusiliers, School of trevally, Tusk fish, Angelfish, Anemone fish, Parrotfish, Nudibranch, Shrimp, Octopus, and Turtle

Koh Chang’s local dive sites are known for their stunning coral gardens. Hin Luk Bat site is our favorite reef due its topography, swim-thrus and vast array of corals. Hin Rua Tek has vibrant fan coral, while Hin Raab South has many hard and soft corals, including leather coral and whip coral gardens. And Secret Reef has the most varied collection of soft corals in the area!

Koh Chang Diving Information

Best season: October - April

Water temperature: 27 - 30 Celsius

Depth: 15 - 30 meters

Difficulty: Suitable for beginners and above

Current: Mild to moderate

Visibility: 5 - 25 meters

What is included in this Koh Chang Diving trip

Dive Guide
Dive equipment - newest and highest quality equipment incl XDeep Wings, OMS jet fins and Shearwater Peregrine computers
Buffet lunch
Snacks, fruit, water and soft drinks
Free taxi service for all Koh Chang hotels

What divers should bring for this Koh Chang Diving trip

Sunscreen (please use reef safe sunscreen)
Sunglasses
Swimsuit
Towel
Dry clothes
Sandals

Why choose THAI OCEAN ACADEMY KOH CHANG

✔️Premium equipment

✔️Comfy and spacious dive boat

✔️RAID and SSI dive center

✔️All courses

✔️Divemaster Internship

After working in the industry for multiple years, learning about the different diving styles, dive sites in the area and honing their skills not only in Thailand but worldwide, three men that initially met on Koh Chang decided it was time to start their own dive shop. Thai Ocean Academy Koh Chang was born in the midst of the pandemic, but the vision for its owners was clear: provide outstanding service as well as equipment and go above and beyond what’s required by the standards.

We also work closely with ATMEC, Environmental Justice Foundation and Love Wildlife, which are Thai NGOs that are working on monitoring and clearing marine debris from the ocean. Together we educate on reef ecology and how to survey reefs to monitor their health status.

Key Information

No. of dives

2 dives (6 hours)

Dive types

Open Water Diving, Wreck Diving

Languages

Thai, English

Dive sites (possible)

HTMS Chang, Blueberry Hill, Hin Luk Bat, Hin Raap South, Hin Rua Teak, T11 Wreck, and Secret Reef

Itinerary

Requirements

Minimum certification: Open Water Diver
Complete medical form checklist and medically fit to dive
No flying for at least 24 hrs after scuba diving

Included

Full diving equipment

Open water dives

Professional instructor / guide

Lunch

Surface interval refreshments

Hotel pick-up and return

Free underwater photographs

Not Included

Possible marine life (15)

Whale shark

Blacktip reef shark

Eagle ray

Anemone fish

Box fish

Seahorse

Nudibranch

Octopus

Shrimp

Sea anemone

Soft Coral

Hard Coral

Turtle

Barracuda

Butterflyfish

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Dive center location

Thai Ocean Academy Koh Chang, Koh Chang, Trat, Thailand

How to get there

We have a free hotel pick up and drop-off service for all hotels in Koh Chang. Please enquire and inform us your accommodation location in advance.

Airport: Fly from Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport) to Trat Airport by Bangkok Airways. There are 4 flights you can take daily departing at 08:30, 11:40, 14:40 and 17:05 The flight takes exactly 1 hour. Then, you can take a minibus or taxi to ferry terminals, which is 30 minutes away.
Ferry: There are 2 ferry terminals on the mainland at Laem Ngop (1) Ao Thammachat pier and (2) Centerpoint pier
Bus: (1) Take the 999 Bus from Ekkamai bus terminal in Bangkok. The bus departs at 07:45 and 09:00 everyday. The journey takes between 5 - 6 hours. The cost is around 260 Baht for one way. Or (2) Take a shared minibus departing from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport. Go to Entrance 8 on the Ground Floor on the main terminal building. There you will find the Suvarnabhumi Burupha Bus counter.

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