Krabi is a province of astonishing beauty, with spectacular views over the Andaman Sea and the closest coastal access to the Koh Hong island group, and the more famous Koh Phi Phi island. The province is largely ignored however by vacationers on luxury holidays in Thailand as Phuket is a short distance away and more notorious for it’s luxury villas and condos.

Krabi boasts of a plethora of world-class attractions, such as, Ko Lanta Marine National Park, Ban Si Raya, and Tham Khao Mai Kaew. Apart from this Krabi forms an excellent base to enjoy a variety of attractions. For instance, Krabi’s dramatic limestone rock formations and cliffs are a paradise for rock climbers. Along with other numerous activities, Krabi is also considered an excellent scuba diving center, with such breathtaking sandy beaches as Ao Nang and Hat Rai Le. Further, Krabi has been ranked among the top ten scuba diving destinations in the world. Mentioned further in this article are some of the most sought after diving destinations in Krabi.

Featuring more than 30 diving sites, Krabi’s scuba diving options allow you to explore the rich marine environment, consisting of, superb rock formations, amazing corals and pinnacles, and mysterious as well as fabulous underwater caves. Also, scuba diving in Krabi enables one to spot some diverse as well as rare species of marine life, consisting of more than 150 species of fish and 50 species of corals.

One of the specialties of Krabi diving sites is that many of them are shallow, thereby making it suitable for all types of divers, ranging from beginners to old hands. If you are a novice, join any of the region’s PADI-certified diving schools, of which many of them offer courses covering lecture with video presentation, pool as well as confined water training, boat transportation to and fro the diving site, and all necessary equipments and refreshments. Likewise, for veterans, there are excellent options to enjoy fun dives and that too with the accompaniment of a knowledgeable local guide.

Most prominent among the top diving sites in Krabi is undoubtedly the Ao Nang Beach, whose area contains a group of seven islands around the Koh Poda, such as, Koh Ha, G.K. Island, Koh Talu, Koh Yawasam, Koh Si, Koh Dor, and Koh Yawabon. Koh Ha is a fabulous diving spot with more than 50 species of corals. An amazing variety of shrimps and crabs can also found here. Fish species such as small reef sharks, barracuda, squid, and leopard sharks are the other specialties of this diving spot.

Sea snakes are also occasionally seen here. For those who love to dive amid rocks covered with beautiful unique soft corals, a great option is G K Island. This area is also famed for its unique marine life comprising gorgonians, brittlestars, sea whips, and fusiliers. With two shallow swim throughs, Koh Talu is a large island that abounds in large barracuda and mantis shrimps.

Koh Yawasam is a diverse as well as beautiful diving spot, boasting of areas comprising flat areas of sand as well as large areas of shallow corals. An interesting thing regarding this diving spot is that one can find here plenty of red saddleback anemonefish, apart from other varied species like lion fish, clown fish, and parrot fish.

In addition, the area around this island is filled with some fascinating tunnels and caves. Blessed with two huge plateaus covered with shallow corals, Koh Si is perhaps the best among the diving spots in Ao Nang. Along with the picturesque vistas, marine species such as snappers, sea horses, scorpion fish, and nudibranchs are some of the specialties of this area. Sometimes, black tip reef sharks can also be found here. Koh Dor is a diving area plentiful in sea fans, sea whips, and hard as well as soft corals. Above all, Koh Yawabon holds the distinction of being the diving area with the longest swim-through.

Apart from these, diving spots in Krabi also include Koh Yung Pinnacle, filled with long whip corals and purple soft coral; Koh Yung South – an excellent spot for beginners; Hin Dot, which is renowned for marine life like nurse sharks found beneath the overhangs and rocks; Koh Bidah Nok, an area with great number of Morey Eels and Pipe fish; Hin Bida, also referred to as the ‘Phi Phi Shark Point;’ and Hin Daeng, an unbelievable diving spot with soft coral areas and unique marine species such as whale sharks, Manta rays, and reef sharks.

Phuket Thailand is blessed with speckled sea, cordial and truthful people, great accommodating facilities, awesome sea-food, amazing places, huge accommodation for sports and leisure; a luxuriant tropical panorama – all desperate to make a pleasing environment for making your days to cherish. Patong, kata, aKaron, Kamala, and Nai Harn are the popular beaches of Phuket Thailand. This island offers you the best opportunity for various sports like sailing, diving, snookering, golfing and everything that you would have ever wished for.

Phuket Thailand has all the facilities and services of Bangkok with the advantage of having the tropical geographic nature. One of the big advantages of Phuket Thailand is that everything over this place is really cheap when compared to America or Japan or Europe, Britain and Australia. Even though its true that the island is a little more expensive than Bangkok, but if you give it a little time to think about, you’ll know, that its worthy of being in this island than in any other place.

If you’re not willing to have a sumptuous big house to live, accommodation expenses is not a headache at all. Even in the town Phuket, 5,000 baht per month is enough, if you’re renting a studio apartment or may be a small house. If you compare the same renting to that in a place like Patong, you’ll definitely find that a lot more costly. On the other hand, if someone is having a Thai wife, his own house can be bought at real cheap, which is just a little fraction of money that he needs to pay in the western countries, for the same need!

In Phuket Thailand, eating is accomplished at a reasonable expense with a whole lot of restaurants in your options to choose from, offering you delicious sea-food. Mi Ton Pho, Mi Sapam, Mi Ao Ke, Mi Hun Pa Chang; these are the few noodle shops to name. Loads of shopping malls offer you a huge place to hang out for, which also includes the Central Festival mall in Phuket City and Jungceylon in Patong. Cinemas, go-kart tracks, shooting ranges, bars, clubs and pubs, and a couple of parks are just a few more facilities to entertain you.

Thus, Phuket Thailand has always been first choice for holiday lovers!