| Distance | 26
Miles |  |
| Boat
Trip | 2 Hours | | Diving
Depth | 3-27 m. (10-90 ft) | | Visibility | fair
to OK, Seldon great | | Currents | slight
to moderate | | Surface
Conditions | plenty of shelter |
| Diver
Level | OK for all levels. |
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The Phi Phi Islands are one of the most dramatically
beautiful locations in the world. The scenery from the surface is absolutely stunning;
colossal emerald green monoliths rising straight from the sea and soaring to heights
of more than 500 meters. Underwater, these towers shape a rugged, interesting
environment for scuba divers, and over time the elements have created caves, overhangs,
and swim-throughs in the soft limestone rock. Other dive profiles include vertical
walls that plunge from the surface to over 25 meters. On these walls growing in
every nook and cranny are found a profusion of soft corals, large orange-colored
fans, black corals, and long stringy sea whips. There are several unusual types
of coral that can only be found in the waters surrounding the Phi-Phi Islands
including a one meter high white coral bush that is shaped like a Christmas tree
complete with little ornaments. The Phi-Phi Islands
offer a remarkable variety of dive sites concentrated in a small area. One of
the most popular dive sites is located at the Southern tip of the small island
of Ko Bida Nok. In a shallow bay on the Eastern side of the island are found huge
gardens of stag horn and star corals and incredible numbers of colorful reef fish.
In spite of diving visibility often being limited to 5-20 meters the Phi-Phi Islands
are likely to remain among the most popular diving locations Southeast Asia. If
you are interested in visiting or staying on Phi Phi Islands, you will find lots
more information on: Phi Phi
Islands and Phi Phi
Island Hotels websites.
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