Snapper Alley Dive Site

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Amazing fishes & life!
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Am I dreaming?! 30m+!
Level Advanced Divers
Dive depth Shallow depth, 0-10m

Snapper Alley is a very easy dive site with a sea bottom around 21 m. Normally there is no current on this dive site. A very good place for beginner divers as well as for interesting night diving. There is very healthy hard coral with large coral tables to observe. Snapper Alley spot is located South East of Koh Bangu Island, the number 9 of the Similan Islands.

This location is a Reef.

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

Snapper Alley Snapper Alley is a very easy dive site with a sea bottom around 21 m. Normally there is no current o... Julien 4

Fishes you may spot while diving Snapper Alley

  • Barracuda Barracuda
  • Giant Trevally Giant Trevally
  • Manta Ray Manta Ray
  • Surgeonfish Surgeonfish
  • Triggerfish Triggerfish
  • Whitetip Shark Whitetip Shark

... and more fishes & sea life, Blacktip Shark, Whale Shark

Photos

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  • Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh Strait
    Yellow Seahorse in Lembeh Strait
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara
  • 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
  • Flying Ray Manta in Bali! Manta Ray
    Flying Ray Manta in Bali!
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear water
    Lion Fish swimming in crystal clear water
    Photo by Agnes Tjandranegara
  • Surreal Life
    Surreal Life
    Photo by Jihye Lee
  • Blue White Nudibranch
    Blue White Nudibranch
    Photo by Rich Guest
  • Mandarin Fish Resting In Reef
    Mandarin Fish Resting In Reef
    Photo by Rich Guest

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