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Christmas Point

Similan Islands No.9 - Koh Bangru

One of the most colouful, scenic and often exciting dives in the Similan Islands, a dive at Christmas Point begins by heading down a mooring to a sand-rubble bottom at a depth of about 20 metres, then heading deeper to the southwest where one finds several giant arches and some of the best swim-throughs in the Similans. Some great underwater scenery.

The rock walls are highlighted by radiant soft corals and the sea fans can be very large here. Cruising all around the site you may find schools of trevally constantly darting in and out of the blankets of small fry that cover the boulders.

Look in the rubble areas for things like ribbon eels and fire gobies, and check the sand plains beyond the arches for white tip or leopard sharks.

A "must see" dive site on your Similan liveaboard dive trip.

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Christmas Point Reef Basics: Arches and swim-throughs
Depth: 5 - >40m
Visibility: 20 - 40m
Currents: Moderate
Surface Conditions: Can be rough
Water Temperature: 26 - 29°C
Experience Level: Intermediate - advanced
Number of dive sites: 1
Diving Season: October to May
Distance: ~90 km northwest of Phuket, 65 km west of Khao Lak
Access: Similan liveaboard diving safaris and day trips departing from Phuket

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