INDO-PACIFIC
Koh Tao · Chumphon Pinnacle
- Thailand
- Advanced
- March - September
Plan your dive
- Experience level
- Advanced
- Depth guide
- 14-36 m on the pinnacle
- When to go
- March - September
- Site type
- Pinnacle & Reef
Featured wildlife
- Whale shark
- Whitetip reef shark
- Green turtle
- Chevron barracuda
About this dive site
Thailand's busy dive island with whale shark luck on offshore pinnacles.
Koh Tao trains thousands of divers each year, but Chumphon and Southwest Pinnacles are the reason experienced divers stay-current-swept granite with barracuda, reef sharks and occasional whale sharks.
Koh Tao trains thousands of divers each year, but Chumphon and Southwest Pinnacles are the reason experienced divers stay-current-swept granite with barracuda, reef sharks and occasional whale sharks. Whale-shark trips follow plankton and monsoon patterns; local crews pick the site - not the brochure.