Phu Quoc - Koh Tang & Offshore
Phu Quoc, out in the Koh Tang archipelago, feels like a proper step back in time. You’re diving untouched reef here, the islands themselves still pretty much undeveloped. It’s early days for tourism, so you get that rare sense of exploring somewhere genuinely new, without the crowds. We've found the coral here healthy, with plenty of reef fish going about their business. If you’re into pioneering dives and don't mind a longer boat ride for a bit of solitude, this one's for you.
- Location
- Koh Tang & Offshore, Cambodia, Southeast Asia
- Coordinates
- 10.216700, 103.966700
Marine Protected Area: ឧទ្យានជាតិ ព្រះសីហនុ (រាម)
Best Time to Dive in Koh Tang & Offshore
The warmest water temperatures in Koh Tang & Offshore occur in January, averaging 29.2°C. The coolest conditions are in December at 29.2°C.
Monthly Water Temperatures
- January: 29.2°C (air: 27.1°C)
- February: 29.2°C (air: 27.4°C)
- March: 29.2°C (air: 27.9°C)
- April: 29.2°C (air: 28.8°C)
- May: 29.2°C (air: 29.2°C)
- June: 29.2°C (air: 28.6°C)
- July: 29.2°C (air: 28.1°C)
- August: 29.2°C (air: 28.1°C)
- September: 29.2°C (air: 27.7°C)
- October: 29.2°C (air: 27.6°C)
- November: 29.2°C (air: 28.0°C)
- December: 29.2°C (air: 27.7°C)
Nearby Dive Sites in Koh Tang & Offshore
- Buom Island (MPA) - 12m
- CM 02958 TS - 13m (wreck)
- CM 2548 TS - 10m (wreck)
- CM 91793TS - 45m (wreck)
- Condor Reef - 15-30m (reef)
- DN 1060 - 7m (wreck)
- Finger Nail (Marine Park) - 13m
- Gầm Ghì West - 14m
- KG 09299 - 29m (wreck)
- Kim Quy island - 12m
- Koh Tang North - 10-25m (reef)
- North Pinapple Point/Hon Thom Bac - 12m
- South Pinapple Point / Thom Island - 15m
- SPAN - 35m (wreck)
- Than Binh 6 - 8m (wreck)
Nearest Dive Centres to Phu Quoc
Marine Life in Koh Tang & Offshore
Home to 22 recorded species including 17 reef fish, 2 seagrass & algae, 2 other, 1 crabs & lobsters.
Notable Species
- Redcoat (Sargocentron rubrum) - Reef Fish
- Lattice monocle bream (Scolopsis taenioptera) - Reef Fish
- Crescent Grunter (Terapon jarbua) - Reef Fish
- Common Ponyfish (Leiognathus equula) - Reef Fish
- Largescaled Terapon (Terapon theraps) - Reef Fish
- Deep Body Silver Biddy (Gerres erythrourus) - Reef Fish
- Oriental sole (Brachirus orientalis) - Reef Fish
- Wrasse (Thalassoma lunare) - Reef Fish
- Six-banded Rock Cod (Epinephelus sexfasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Green Rrough-backed Puffer (Lagocephalus lunaris) - Reef Fish
- Deep Flounder (Pseudorhombus elevatus) - Reef Fish
- seagrass (Halophila ovalis) - Seagrass & Algae
- Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) - Reef Fish
- Big-eye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Crazy Fish (Butis butis) - Reef Fish
- Horseshoe Crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda)
- Savigny's Brittle Star (Ophiactis savignyi)
- Silver moony (Monodactylus argenteus) - Reef Fish
- Scissortail sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus) - Reef Fish
- halodule (Halodule uninervis) - Seagrass & Algae
Recommended Packing List for Phu Quoc
Based on average water temperature of 29.2°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