Turtle Island North - Koh Rong Archipelago
Turtle Island North is a solid pick for new divers in the Koh Rong Archipelago. You'll spend your time around a gently sloping sandy bottom, punctuated by small coral patches and some big granite boulders. We often see blue-spotted rays tucked into the sand, and the resident population of small reef squid provides some entertainment. It's calm, shallow, and offers plenty of time to work on buoyancy without much to worry about.
- Location
- Koh Rong Archipelago, Cambodia, Southeast Asia
- Coordinates
- 10.349800, 103.828400
- Maximum Depth
- 8m
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Marine Protected Area: ឧទ្យានជាតិ ព្រះសីហនុ (រាម)
Best Time to Dive in Koh Rong Archipelago
The warmest water temperatures in Koh Rong Archipelago occur in January, averaging 29.1°C. The coolest conditions are in December at 29.1°C.
Monthly Water Temperatures
- January: 29.1°C (air: 27.0°C)
- February: 29.1°C (air: 27.3°C)
- March: 29.1°C (air: 27.9°C)
- April: 29.1°C (air: 28.8°C)
- May: 29.1°C (air: 29.0°C)
- June: 29.1°C (air: 28.4°C)
- July: 29.1°C (air: 27.8°C)
- August: 29.1°C (air: 27.8°C)
- September: 29.1°C (air: 27.4°C)
- October: 29.1°C (air: 27.4°C)
- November: 29.1°C (air: 28.0°C)
- December: 29.1°C (air: 27.6°C)
Nearby Dive Sites in Koh Rong Archipelago
- Back Door - 12m
- Banana bay - 16m (reef)
- Barracuda point - 12m
- Coral Garden - 13m (reef)
- Corner bar - 13m
- Corral - 10m (reef)
- Crabby - 8m
- Dry Rock North Phu Quoc - 12m
- Hin ao yai - 10m
- Hin Gra Dueng Pinnacle (หินกระเดื่อง) - 16m (pinnacle)
- Hon Bang - 9m
- HTMS Chang Wreck - 24m (wreck)
- HTMS CHONBURI - 12m (wreck)
- HTMS SONGKHLA - 12m (wreck)
- Koh Kon - 5-18m (reef)
Nearest Dive Centres to Turtle Island North
- BB Divers - PADI
- BBDivers - PADI
- Bubbles Up! Dive Center
- Koh Mak Divers
- Koh Rong Dive Center - ["PADI"]
- MCC
Marine Life in Koh Rong Archipelago
Home to 24 recorded species including 18 reef fish, 3 seagrass & algae, 2 other, 1 crabs & lobsters.
Notable Species
- Oriental sole (Brachirus orientalis) - Reef Fish
- Big-eye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Common Ponyfish (Leiognathus equula) - Reef Fish
- Six-banded Rock Cod (Epinephelus sexfasciatus) - Reef Fish
- seagrass (Halophila ovalis) - Seagrass & Algae
- Green Rrough-backed Puffer (Lagocephalus lunaris) - Reef Fish
- Deep Flounder (Pseudorhombus elevatus) - Reef Fish
- Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) - Reef Fish
- halodule (Halodule uninervis) - Seagrass & Algae
- Crazy Fish (Butis butis) - Reef Fish
- Redcoat (Sargocentron rubrum) - Reef Fish
- Lattice monocle bream (Scolopsis taenioptera) - Reef Fish
- Crescent Grunter (Terapon jarbua) - Reef Fish
- Striated Locust Lobster (Eduarctus martensii) - Crabs & Lobsters
- Deep Body Silver Biddy (Gerres erythrourus) - Reef Fish
- Wrasse (Thalassoma lunare) - Reef Fish
- Banded archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix) - Reef Fish
- Savigny's Brittle Star (Ophiactis savignyi)
- Silver moony (Monodactylus argenteus) - Reef Fish
- Remora (Echeneis naucrates) - Reef Fish
Recommended Packing List for Turtle Island North
Based on average water temperature of 29.1°C.
- Shorty or Rashguard - warm 29°C water needs minimal exposure protection
- Mask - essential for every dive
- Fins
- BCD - buoyancy compensator
- Regulator - your most safety-critical piece of gear
- Dive Computer - tracks depth, time, and NDL
- Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) - essential for boat pickups
- Dive Torch - useful for crevices and colour at depth
- Underwater Camera - capture your diving memories