Elephant Head Rock Dive Site — Thailand

About Elephant Head Rock

One of the Similan Islands' most dramatic dive sites, Elephant Head Rock features massive granite boulders forming an intricate maze of swim-throughs, canyons, and chimney formations. Strong currents sweep through the channels bringing schools of trevally, barracuda, and fusiliers. The deeper sections reveal whitetip reef sharks, large groupers, and occasional manta ray fly-overs that make every dive an adventure.

Site Information

• Depth: 5–30 m
• Difficulty: intermediate
• Site type: rock-formation
• Current: Forti correnti
• Best time: Nov-Apr
• Region: Thailand

Highlights

• Swim-throughs
• Granite boulders
• Canyons
• Strong currents

Marine Life at Elephant Head Rock

• 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