Koh Doc Mai

Koh Doc Mai is a small Limestone island 10km West of Hin Musang, about 90 mins boat ride from Chalong Bay. The island has 2 sides that offers divers two totally different sides. Koh Doc Mai is part of most 3 dive day trips as the first or last dive, and combined with sites such as King Cruiser Wreck, Shark Point, Anemone Reef Phi Phi Islands ( - Koh Bida Nai - Palong Wall.)

The Eastern side is a vertical walls rich with Oyster Clams and invertebrates, large Moray eel's, Banded sea crates, Honeycomb grouper and angelfish, macro Photographers will love this side of the Island. Divers who get to explore the Eastern  side also get to explore the 2 small caves, the walls and ceiling of the larger cave host many soft corals, best exploring the caves with a torch looking into the smaller cracks for ornate Ghost Pipe fish, the sandy bottom can start at 26m and drop to around 30m.

The Western side of the island features a steeply sloping reef rather than a sheer wall, and and it here you can find Clown fish, Angelfish, Butterfly fish, Marbled grouper, Trevally, and many many more, as the site is  distinctively different from the East side its also a paradise for photography lovers.

The maximum depth 31m and visibility can be anywhere from 3m - 20m, currents are mild to Strong, north to south with possible up or down currents.

Suitable for divers with experience of drift diving and strong currents. Think about a personal private dive guide to enjoy the dive and dive longer as this can often be a shorter dive if you are in a large group of mixed diving experience. The Dive tourleader and Dive boat captail will endevour to dive the site when the current is at its lowest strength, however the Luna Phases may dictate that some current may stiil be present.

If you are thinking of completing your PADI Advance Open Water Course you can complete the course in 2 days by completing 5 Adventure Dives and its likely you will dive with Your PADI Instructor at Koh Doc Mai as part of the Advanced Open Water course. Koh Doc Mai is ideal for Adventure dive  - Padi Digital Underwater Photography Course- Deep - Drift - or take the Padi Enriched Air Diver Course - Nitrox- Boat - Underwater Naturalist.