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Thailand has become a popular destination for scuba diving and some of the long established dive locations are now very busy with divers. Chumphon National Park remains one of Thailand’s best kept scuba diving secrets and offers an opportunity to get away from the crowds and see more marine life. A formation of 40+ small islands sits just off the mainland coast, offering endless opportunities for scuba diving exploration and stunning scenery both above and below the water.

Already mapped are a wide variety of dive sites ranging from shallow bays to coral walls, rocky caves and even deep sunken pinnacles for the more advanced diver. The Chumphon National Park dive sites are rarely visited so there are fish galore. You can see an enormous range of aquatic life with everything ranging from barracuda and trevally to shrimps, morays, sea-snakes, stingrays, turtles, scorpion-fish and even whale sharks visible around the Chumphon dive sites (and much more).

Proximity to the coast, nearby river estuaries and shallow depths mean that visibility at the nearest Chumphon dive sites can be a bit inconsistent. But even when visibility does drop, exploring at a relaxed slow pace means you’ll appreciate the high density of diverse marine life and corals and enjoy great dives. (And on the clear days and more distant dive sites the diving can be unbeatable with visibility in excess of 30M). (source: truevoyage.com)

  1. Yellowtail clownfish

    Amphiprion clarkii

    Tiago Sa Brito (C) All rights reserved

  2. Clown anemonefish

    Amphiprion ocellaris

    Levent Konuk (C) All rights reserved

  3. Pink anemonefish

    Amphiprion perideraion

    cbpix (C) All rights reserved

  4. Bluering angelfish

    Pomacanthus annularis

    Nantawat (C) All rights reserved

  5. Emperor angelfish (juvenile)

    Pomacanthus imperator

    Nantawat Chotsuwan (C) All rights reserved

  6. Emperor angelfish (adult)

    Pomacanthus imperator

    davidpstephens (C) All rights reserved

  7. Great barracuda

    Sphyraena barracuda

    aquapix (C) All rights reserved

  8. Yellowtail barracuda

    Sphyraena flavicauda

    Kristina Vackova (C) All rights reserved

  1. Orbicular batfish (adult)

    Platax orbicularis

    James A Dawson (C) All rights reserved

  2. Longfin batfish (adult)

    Platax teira

    Jung Hsuan (C) All rights reserved

  3. Moontail bullseye

    Priacanthus hamrur

    kaschibo (C) All rights reserved

  4. Fluted giant clam

    Tridacna squamosa

    aquapix (C) All rights reserved

  5. Longhorn cowfish (adult)

    Lactoria cornuta

    Dray van Beeck (C) All rights reserved

  6. Yellow boxfish (juvenile)

    Ostracion cubicus

    Stubblefield Photography (C) All rights reserved

  7. Yellow boxfish (adult)

    Ostracion cubicus

    stephan kerkhofs (C) All rights reserved

  8. Lined butterflyfish

    Chaetodon lineolatus

    orlandin (C) All rights reserved

  1. Raccoon butterflyfish

    Chaetodon lunula

    Rich Carey (C) All rights reserved

  2. Copperband butterflyfish

    Chelmon rostratus

    Ian Scott (C) All rights reserved

  3. Large toothed cardinalfish

    Cheilodipterus macrodon

    Levent Konuk (C) All rights reserved

  4. Tiger cowrie

    Cypraea tigris

    Vlad61 (C) All rights reserved

  5. Spectacled box crab

    Calappa philargius

    orlandin (C) All rights reserved

  6. Porcelain crab

    Neopetrolisthes maculatus

    Christophe Rouziou (C) All rights reserved

  7. Whip coral crab

    Xenocarcinus tuberculatus

    prilfish (CC: BY)

  8. Scissortail sergeant

    Abudefduf sexfasciatus

    orlandin (C) All rights reserved

  1. Indo-Pacific sergeant

    Abudefduf vaigiensis

    serg_dibrova (C) All rights reserved

  2. Blue green damselfish

    Chromis viridis

    stephan kerkhofs (C) All rights reserved

  3. Reticulate dascyllus

    Dascyllus reticulatus

    Jung Hsuan (C) All rights reserved

  4. Scribbled leatherjacket filefish

    Aluterus scriptus

    Al@in76 (CC: BY)

  5. Yellowstripe goatfish

    Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

    Kristina Vackova (C) All rights reserved

  6. Freckled goatfish

    Upeneus tragula

    orlandin (C) All rights reserved

  7. Peacock hind (stripped appearance)

    Cephalopholis argus

    stephan kerkhofs (C) All rights reserved

  8. Coral hind

    Cephalopholis miniata

    Derek Keats (CC: BY)

Tags: Marine life, Fish, Coral, Fishcard, Fishslate, Scuba diving, Snorkeling, Underwaterphotography, Uwphotography, Reeflife, MyFishGallery.

Marine life tags: Whale shark, Green Turtle, Hawksbill sea turtle, Titan triggerfish, Clown anemonefish (a.k.a. Clownfish, Nemo), Great barracuda, Yellow boxfish, Bull shark, Ribbontail stingray (a.k.a. Blue spotted stingray), Yellowmargin triggerfish, Orbicular batfish, Malabar grouper, Harlequin sweetlips, Christmas tree worm, Greyface moray, Bearded scorpionfish, Black-blotched porcupinefish (a.k.a. Pufferfish), Nudibranchs.

Locationtags: Chumphon, Gulf of Thailand, Thailand, Diving Chumphon, Diving Gulf of Thailand, Diving Thailand, Marine life Chumphon, Marine life Gulf of Thailand, Snorkeling Chumphon, Snorkeling Gulf of Thailand, Holiday Chumphon.