Koh Dok Mai is an excellent dive site and may just be the best spot around Phuket Island for macro photography. The marine life is spectacular around the wall. This spot is very good for underwater macro photography with good chances to spot a yellow tiger-tail Seahorse, ornate and harlequin ghost pipefish. On the sandy bottom you may find a Leopard Shark sleeping, or maybe even a grey reef Shark or Bamboo Shark. The coral is superb and very colorful. Maximum depth is 33 meters deep. Koh Dok Mai is located 10km west of Hin Musang in a marine reserve.
You can dive Koh Dok Mai all year long. Access: from the Shore. See the map of Koh Dok Mai on the right for the exact location.
Fishes you may spot while diving Koh Dok Mai
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Leopard Shark
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Seahorse
... and more fishes & sea life, Bamboo Shark, Grey Reef Shark, Ornate Ghost Pipefish
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Photos
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Clown fishes waiting in front of their blue anemone housePhoto by Jihye Lee
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Blacktip Shark patrolling the crystal clear water... EPIC photo!Photo by Yann Hubert
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Huge Hammerhead Shark patrolling the reef in French PolynesiaPhoto by Yann Hubert
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Beautiful & Colorful Mandarin FishPhoto by Rich Guest
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Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh StraitPhoto by Agnes Tjandranegara
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Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear waterPhoto by Agnes Tjandranegara
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Surreal LifePhoto by Jihye Lee
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Crab On Coral ReefPhoto by Jihye Lee
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CoralPhoto by Jihye Lee
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Frog Fish YellowPhoto by Rich Guest
Diving Reviews for this region
Phuket
Access to the best diving areas of the Andaman Sea and starting point of many liveaboards to Similans and Surin Islands! Good place for cheap diving courses.
Very good for macro life and photography.