Thailand is known as the “Land of a Thousand Smiles” it is a country proud of its unique culture and famous for its authentic cuisine. In addition to good food and plenty of smiles, Thailand offers miles of tropical beaches, lush rainforests, exhilarating cultural attractions and excellent scuba diving.
With over 1931 kilometers/1200 miles of coastline, divers have many choices as to where they want to dive. Thailand diving offers fringing reefs, deep drop-offs, wrecks, walls, caverns, tunnels, pinnacles or open ocean seamounts.
Phuket and surrounding regions offers a rich diversity of dive sites and tropical marine life. Also, many of the liveaboards begin their adventures in Phuket. The Gulf of Thailand also offers amazing diving with Koh Tao, Koh Samui and Koh Phangan all favorite dive destinations and are not to be missed!
For more information on diving in all the regions of Thailand visit PADI Vacation Spotlight on Thailand.
Make sure you also check out scubaearth.com for all the dive site info, pictures, feature and much more!