Khao Na Yak Reef
Khao Na Yak (Coral Reef) is the nearest reef to Khao Lak, being 40 minutes away by longtail boat. It is a good site for beginners, and the maximum depth is only 9 meters.
It offers a colorful and varied selection of tropical fish, (including lion fish, ghost pipefish and occasional leopard sharks), and beautiful nudibranches.
Bangsak / Boonsung tin miner wreck dive
In the mid-eighties, during the height of the tin mining boom along the Andaman coast, a tin mining boat, operated by the Boonsung Mining Company, sunk to the sandy seabed at a depth of
nearly 20m. The name Bangsak refers to a nearby village. This wreck has become a kind of artificial reef over the years, and is now home to
some hard and soft corals, and a large diversity of fish life including porcupine fish, seahorses, batfish, schools of barracuda, leopard sharks, several
crustaceans and nudibranches (including, we understand, the rare Hypselodoris Zebrina variety). It makes an intriguing dive for the day. (Also known as Boonsong or Bonsoong dive).
Premchai tin miner wreck dive
This is a relatively new local wreck dive as the tin mining boat in question only sunk in August 2001, at a depth of 21 meters. The structure is thus strong and still
well preserved, which makes it an interesting and explorative dive. There is still little coral of course, but there is an abundance of colourful fish including reef sharks. This site
is becoming increasingly popular.
For all these dives, longtail boats can easily be hired from beachside operators. Dive shops provide organised trips.
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