Koh Kra - Koh Lanta & Phi Phi
Koh Kra might not be plastered on every postcard, but for us, it’s a quiet favourite. It’s got that delightful mix of reef complexity and fish action that just makes for a good dive. We often find ourselves drifting slowly along the reef edge, watching the constant comings and goings of Troschel's parrotfish and those striking Diana's hogfish, their colours really popping against the corals. The real magic here, though, is often in the details. Keep an eye out for the Actor Coral Gobies perched on their coral heads, totally unfazed as you glide by. And the schools of Silver Javelin can be surprisingly dense, creating a shimmering wall that you just have to swim through. It’s a site that rewards patience. We’ve had some cracking dives here just settling in one spot, letting the reef life come to us. It suits divers who appreciate a relaxed pace and aren’t just chasing the biggest pelagics.
- Location
- Koh Lanta & Phi Phi, Thailand, Southeast Asia
- Coordinates
- 6.492845, 99.313910
Marine Protected Area: Tarutao
Nearby Dive Sites in Koh Lanta & Phi Phi
- 7 Rocks - 17m
- 8 mile rock
- Adang corner - 15-30m (reef)
- ANG LEE - 2m (wreck)
- ANIAH - 13m (wreck)
- Aow Ta Lo Lancha - 14m (reef)
- CHO SIN SAYAM 6 (POSSIBLY) - 3m (wreck)
- GASLEO - 16m (wreck)
- GINA III - 4m (wreck)
- HAI SHIN - 17m (wreck)
- Hin Daeng
- Hin Daeng / Hin Muang
- Hin Muang
- Hin Muang
- Hin Ngam Koh Rok - 13m
Nearest Dive Centres to Koh Kra
Marine Life in Koh Lanta & Phi Phi
Home to 185 recorded species including 156 reef fish, 13 hard corals, 7 seagrass & algae, 3 sea snails & nudibranchs, 2 other, 1 starfish.
Notable Species
- Species code: Ea (Enhalus acoroides) - Seagrass & Algae
- seagrass (Halophila ovalis) - Seagrass & Algae
- thalassia (Thalassia hemprichii) - Seagrass & Algae
- cymodocea (Cymodocea rotundata) - Seagrass & Algae
- Striped Triplefin (Helcogramma striata) - Reef Fish
- Wrasse (Thalassoma lunare) - Reef Fish
- Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) - Reef Fish
- Actor Coral Goby (Gobiodon histrio) - Reef Fish
- Onelined wrasse (Labrichthys unilineatus) - Reef Fish
- Bicolor Blenny (Ecsenius bicolor) - Reef Fish
- Rock Cod (Cephalopholis boenak) - Reef Fish
- Herringbone butterflyfish (Chaetodon triangulum) - Reef Fish
- Brownbanded wrasse (Halichoeres scapularis) - Reef Fish
- Six-line wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) - Reef Fish
- Horned Squirrelfish (Sargocentron cornutum) - Reef Fish
- Coral hind (Cephalopholis miniata) - Reef Fish
- Rainbowfish (Halichoeres hortulanus) - Reef Fish
- Telescopefish (Epibulus insidiator) - Reef Fish
- Crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) - Starfish
- Kihikihi (Zanclus cornutus) - Reef Fish