INDIAN OCEAN
Koh Lipe · 8 Mile Rock
- Thailand
- Experienced
- November - April
Plan your dive
- Experience level
- Experienced
- Depth guide
- Pinnacle from 14-50 m
- When to go
- November - April
- Site type
- Pelagic Pinnacle
Featured wildlife
- Whale shark
- Reef manta ray
- Chevron barracuda
- Giant trevally
About this dive site
Andaman pinnacle with manta and whale shark potential.
Eight Mile Rock is a submerged granite dome between Koh Lipe and Langkawi that draws mantas and whale sharks when upwellings and plankton align. Depth and current make it a step up from Lipe's relaxed inshore reefs. National park rules and seasonal closures affect combined Similan-Lipe trips.
Open-water and liveaboard schedules hinge on swell and current - expect early starts and flexible routing. Calendar peak is November - April, but skippers still move sites when wind, swell or current change. Book with a crew that knows Koh Lipe day to day, not just the map pin.