Chumphon Pinnacle Dive Site — Thailand

About Chumphon Pinnacle

Four large granite pinnacles rising from the sandy seabed northwest of Koh Tao, Chumphon Pinnacle is carpeted in pink and purple anemones creating a surreal underwater landscape. Dense schools of chevron barracuda and giant trevally swirl around the pinnacles, while whale sharks make seasonal appearances between March and June. The deeper sections host groupers, snappers, and the occasional bull shark.

Site Information

• Depth: 12–36 m
• Difficulty: intermediate
• Site type: pinnacle
• Best time: Mar-Oct
• Region: Thailand

Highlights

• Pink anemones
• Batfish schools
• Barracuda
• Whale sharks

Marine Life at Chumphon Pinnacle

• Whale Shark
• Reef Manta Ray
• Leopard Shark
• Blacktip Reef Shark
• Green Turtle
• Hawksbill Turtle
• Barracuda
• Eagle Ray

Liveaboards visiting Thailand

• Raga — 5/5, from €261/day
• Seatopia — 4.9/5
• Krishna 3 — 4.8/5
• Lucky Marine Liveaboard — 4.8/5