Kanpela Point Dive Site

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Amazing fishes & life!
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Medium current
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Am I dreaming?! 30m+!
Level Advanced Divers
Dive depth Normal diving depth, 10-25m

Kanpela Point is located on the East side of Ko Racha Noi Island, about 2 hours by boat from Phuket Island. It is a nice and relaxing wall dive. You can find find interesting swim-throughs between the rock boulders. On Kanpela Point you can spot Manta Rays, Eagle Rays and various kind of reef Sharks as well as the common Leopard Shark. Maximum depth is 45 meters deep thus this dive site is more suitable for advanced divers.

This location is a Reef. Ready to swim around this Wall structure?

You can dive Kanpela Point all year long. Access: from the Shore. See the map of Kanpela Point on the right for the exact location.

Kanpela Point Kanpela Point is located on the East side of Ko Racha Noi Island, about 2 hours by boat from Phuket ... Julien 4

Fishes you may spot while diving Kanpela Point

  • Eagle Ray Eagle Ray
  • Leopard Shark Leopard Shark
  • Manta Ray Manta Ray

... and more fishes & sea life, Reef Shark

Photos

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  • Clown fishes waiting in front of their blue anemone house, Clownfish
    Clown fishes waiting in front of their blue anemone house
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Blacktip Shark patrolling the crystal clear water... EPIC photo! Black Tip Shark
    Blacktip Shark patrolling the crystal clear water... EPIC photo!
    Photo by Yann Hubert
  • Huge Hammerhead Shark patrolling the reef in French Polynesia
    Huge Hammerhead Shark patrolling the reef in French Polynesia
    Photo by Yann Hubert
  • Beautiful & Colorful Mandarin Fish
    Beautiful & Colorful Mandarin Fish
    Photo by Rich Guest
  • Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh Strait
    Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh Strait
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara
  • Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear water
    Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear water
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara
  • Flying Ray Manta in Bali! Manta Ray
    Flying Ray Manta in Bali!
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Surreal Life
    Surreal Life
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Crab On Coral Reef
    Crab On Coral Reef
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Orange Yellow Nudibranch
    Orange Yellow Nudibranch
    Photo by Jihye Lee

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