This dive site got its name from the large amount of purple
soft corals that completely cover the rocks and can be seen throughout the
dive. The site itself is a long narrow ridge which rises from the ocean floor
at a depth of approximately 65 meters and goes to its highest point of
approximately 8 meters. It can be accessed by a permanent buoy line near the
shallowest point. The diver travels along the walls and steep reefs that the
site consists of, including the peaks providing cleaner stations where manta
rays and whale sharks swim very close to be groomed by the smaller reef fishes.
With a plethora of marine life inhabiting the site, looking out into the blue
also offers the chance of seeing trevallies, rainbow runners, barracudas,
mackerel and tuna fish hunting in schools. Blue Planet Scuba
Hin Deang (Red Rock)
The Hin Muang’s sister dive site, it got its name because of
large amount of red soft corals topping this large rock that can be seen
throughout the dive. Hin Daeng is a huge pinnacle that rises from the ocean
floor at a depth of approximately 50 meters. Only a few hundred meters distant
from Hin Muang, but three times bigger in size. Hin Daeng offers divers a large
variety of dives in one site. With walls, canyons, gentle and steep sloping
reefs, pinnacles, and thousands of tiny holes where many wonderful small and
varied creatures reside, it has something for every diver to welcome. From
small macro creatures to large hunting fish or even stunning manta rays and the
occasional whale shark, it is a dive that should not be missed! Click here: Deep
Diving Koh Lanta
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