Red Rock and Purple Rock - Koh Lanta & Phi Phi
Red Rock and Purple Rock are a pair of submerged pinnacles, a little off the beaten path from the main Phi Phi sites, and that's a good thing. The diving here is mostly wall dives, with some interesting crevices and small caverns to poke around in if you're comfortable. You'll want to keep an eye out into the blue, particularly during the right season; whale sharks and manta rays do pass through here, making it a bit of a lottery dive. The currents can pick up, so we'd suggest this one for advanced divers who are happy in a bit of a washing machine, but on a good day, it can really deliver.
- Location
- Koh Lanta & Phi Phi, Thailand, Southeast Asia
- Coordinates
- 7.098333, 98.800000
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 Red Rock and Purple Rock
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