Elephant Head Rock Dive Site

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Amazing fishes & life!

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None or Light current

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Am I dreaming?! 30m+!

Level Advanced Divers

Dive depth Deep diving, 25-40m

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Elephant head dive site is the most famous of the Similan Islands. The name comes from the shape of the rock at the surface which looks like an Elephant’s head. There are many small caves, arches and swim-throughs which makes it an amazing playground for scuba divers. You can encounter many species of sharks like whitetip, blacktip and leopard sharks. The fish life is really varied and you will be amazed by the huge schools of pelagics like giant trevallies and barracudas hunting around the large granite boulders. This dive spot is better suited to experienced divers as the sea bottom is deep at around 70 m! The current can be also very strong there.

This is a Cave diving spot, make sure you have all required certifications. Elephant Head Rock is classified as a Deep dive. This location is a Reef. This is great place for spotting and diving with Sharks!

Best time to dive: the ideal period to plan holidays here isOctober to November. Access: from the Shore. See the map of Elephant Head Rock on the right for the exact location.

Fishes you may spot while diving Elephant Head Rock

In this spot you will probably encounter the usual fishes found in the area. We don't know which particular fishes are seen around here, if you do know, Please leave us a message and we will improve this review with your help :)

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