Diving in Thailand/Richelieu Rock
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The dive site Richelieu Rock is a rocky reef 18 km east of Ko Surin Island in the Northern Andaman Coast of Thailand.
UnderstandRichelieu Rock is a world-famous dive site. It belongs to the National Marine Park of the Surin Islands. The diving here is cited in many top ten dive sites of the world lists.
Get inYou can only dive at Richelieu Rock while on a liveaboard dive tour from Phuket, Khao Lak or Ranong during the dive season which runs yearly from end of October until May.
SeeThe slopes of Richelieu Rock are covered with a lot of purple soft corals. Divers have common sightings of whale sharks and manta rays during the dive season. Also sometimes guitar rays can be seen here.
Stay safeOn the reef are scorpion and stone fish, which have very good camouflage. Don't touch anything here, you might mistake a rock for one of those fish.
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Diving in Thailand/Richelieu Rock" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Mr.CMBurns, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons