Located halfway between Koh Tao & Koh Phangan lies the best dive site on Koh Tao – Sail Rock. Geographically isolated from the other 760 islands that make up the Angthong Marine Park, Sail Rock rises some 15 meters above the surface & drops down to 40 meters below creating the best wall dive in the Gulf of Thailand, and consequently the number 1 dive site in the Gulf of Thailand. The wall is covered in soft sponges along with many oysters and clams clinging to the craggy surface.
The site is best known for it’s naturally formed rock ‘chimney’ home to hundreds of little white-eyed moray eels, where you can enter an opening at 18 meters and ascend inside the rock with your buddy and exit at 10 meters. A few meters away from the wall, schools of batfish and jacks huddle together in the slight current.
Most divers come t the best dive site on Koh Tao in the hope of seeing whale sharks, or bull sharks which are frequently sighted in season, whilst the rest of the year divers swim surrounded by schools of pelagic fish patrolling the depths. Yesterday we were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the fastest fish in the sea, the elusive Blue Marlin. You never know what you’re going to bump into at Sail Rock which is the reason Sail Rock is not only Koh Tao’s most interesting Dive site but also Koh Tao’s most exciting!
Come join us on our next Full Day Trip to the awesome Sail Rock. The best dive site in the Gulf of Thailand.
Sail Rock does take us a little longer to get to than most sites on Koh Tao so we make it a full day trip to Sail Rock. Departing Koh Tao about 7 am we head out with a breakfast buffet comprising of a fried eggs bacon & sausages before we do our first dive at Sail Rock. Another bite to eat in the form of fruit & cookies & see if you can’t grab 20 minutes shut-eye. Depending on how good the conditions are at Sail Rock we usually stay for a second dive there too. Then it’s a buffet lunch, with a selection of the world’s best Thai Currys before heading back to one of Koh Tao’s sites like Southwest Pinnacle, Shark Island or Samran pinnacle for our final dive of the day. And as soon as you come up from that dive we’ll have chocolate brownies for you at the ready.
Eat sleep dive repeat.
We know how to show you a good time!
