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| Koh Lanta |  
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Description:
This quickly developing island offers access to some superb divesites. The small town of Saladan already hosts up to 9 divecenters, that all organise day trips. Due to the distance to most popular divesites, a two-tank divetrip will easily take up to 8 hours. Given that the divesite of Hin Muang and Hin Daeng are by some rated among "the top 10 divesites in the world", this time spent on a boat might be well worth it. Due to the fact that the diveseason only lasts for 6 months, most prices are a bit higher than in the Gulf of Thailand, to make up for the six months in the rainy season. | |
| Details: |
 Nearest commercial airport: Krabi |
| Average watertemp: Min 25 - Max 30 oCelcius. |
| Average visibility: 20 Horizontal metres |
| Bottom composition: Sand, Corals, Rocks |
| Dive conditions: Salt water, Sea |
| Seasonality: Due to the rainy season most diveoperators are only open from November until end of april. |
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Marinelife in the area:
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | | Brydes whales |  | | | |  | | | | | | | |  | | Every year once or twice a season (between nov. and apr.) there is by chance the possibility to see brydes whales around ko lanta. so far they never came closer than est. 80 m to the boat. No reports of encounters scubadiving. As well there are no reports of sightings from the beach neither whether ... (More)
| | | Coastal fish & Reef Life |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Seahorses can often be found around Ko Ha Islands, Ko Bida Islands and Hin Musang. Divers can enjoy to watch female and male seahorses in around 10-25 m of depth. Usually there are up to four seahorses quite close together
| | | Coastal fish & Reef Life | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ghost Pipe Fishes of various species are often found at special points close to Ko Ha, Ko Bida, Hin Bida and Hin Musang. Divers can enjoy to watch quite a number of these rare species, sometimes seven in a single coral fan.
| | | Manta rays | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Moray eels |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Whale sharks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Zebra sharks (Leopard) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Probability of encounter:  0%,  0 > 60%,  60 > 90%,  90 > 100%
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