PATTAYA GULF OF THAILAND DIVE SITES

DIVE SITES FOR THE PATTAYA ISLANDS & SAMAE SAN MARINE PARK

Best Pattaya Dive Sites Gulf of Thailand

Discover the Best Dive Sites in Pattaya

Explore 20+ Coral Islands and 7 Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Thailand

Welcome to Pattaya – your gateway to some of the most exciting and accessible scuba diving in the Gulf of Thailand. Whether you’re a beginner looking for calm, shallow reefs or an experienced diver ready to explore historic shipwrecks and deeper dive sites, Pattaya has something for everyone.

Just a short boat ride from the shore, you’ll find a diverse underwater landscape teeming with marine life, vibrant coral formations, and thrilling wrecks. From the famous HTMS Khram Wreck to the colourful reefs of Koh Sak, Koh Larn or Samae San Marine Park, each site offers its own unique character and challenges.

This comprehensive menu of Pattaya dive sites will help you plan your underwater adventures for diving in Pattaya, with detailed insights into depth ranges, marine life, site highlights, and ideal conditions. Whether you’re here for training, fun diving, or technical exploration, Pattaya is one of Thailand’s most underrated dive destinations and a perfect place to dive in, year-round.

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Pattaya Near Islands Dive Sites Thailand Gulf

PATTAYA NEAR ISLANDS THAILAND DIVE SITES

The closest and easiest diving in Pattaya. Approx 30mins from Pattaya Beach lay three islands which contain many reef areas to go scuba diving, The Nearest is Koh Khrok, Then Koh Sak and Koh Larn. These islands have some of the highest Hawksbill Sea Turtle population across all other Thailand Dive Sites.

PATTAYA FAR ISLANDS THAILAND DIVE SITES

Hard to Believe you are only a few hours from Bangkok when you see the Pattaya islands for the first time. Approx 60mins from Pattaya Beach lay 6 more islands which contain many reefs and small rock pinnacles to go scuba diving around…Koh Rin, Koh Phai and Koh Man Whichai are some great sites but this is only to name a few, The Pattaya Far islands are amongst some of the most beautiful of the Thailand Dive Sites you can visit and are home to the very 1st Shipwreck artificial diving site in Thailand, The HTMS Khram .

SAMAE SAN ISLANDS THAILAND DIVE SITES

Approx 30mins from Samae san fishing village lays a little piece of paradise – Very very few tourists get out and about these islands. Pattaya Dive Center are lucky to have one of our own boats exclusively for dive trips in this area. Around the islands of Koh Chuang and Koh Chan lay sloping reefs and white sand beaches.Pretty awesome visibility most of the year and also home to the world famous shipwreck from WWII, S.S Suddhadip AKA The “Hardeep”

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Pattaya Wreck Diving Dive Sites Thailand

WRECK DIVING PATTAYA THAILAND DIVE SITES

Just and hour outside of Bangkok Pattaya diving offers four of the best shipwrecks that Thailand Dive Sites have to offer! Wreck diving to these dive sites is within recreational dive limits (30m or less). Many more shipwrecks lay in the Thai Gulf if you have the training to reach them. HTMS Kut. HTMS Khram, HTMS Mataphon and S.S Suddhadip AKA The “Hardeep” however can be enjoyed by experienced recreational divers either holding an advanced openwater certification or training to that level

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