Koh Tao — Japanese Garden Dive Site — Thailand

About Koh Tao — Japanese Garden

Koh Tao's most popular dive site, Japanese Garden is a gentle sloping reef between Koh Tao and Koh Nang Yuan with excellent coral coverage. The shallow, protected environment makes it ideal for beginner divers and Open Water courses. Anemonefish, porcupinefish, blue-spotted stingrays, and juvenile hawksbill turtles are regularly encountered among the coral bommies.

Site Information

• Depth: 3–12 m
• Difficulty: beginner
• Site type: reef
• Best time: Mar-Oct
• Region: Thailand

Highlights

• Beginner-friendly
• Coral gardens
• Reef fish
• Training site

Marine Life at Koh Tao — Japanese Garden

• 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