Phuket Dive Guide : The southern Trang islands Koh Kradan
About the location and site
The Southern Islands are located in the Trang National Marine Park, 1-2 hours south of Ko Lanta and include Ko Mook, Ko Kradan, Ko Ngai, Ko Cheuak, Ko Wean, and Ko Maa. This group of 6 islands provides some of the most stunning coastal scenery in the area, with the Emerald Cave - a secret lagoon hidden inside the island of Ko Mook - as the top highlight in the Trang area.
The island of Ko Kradan is far enough off the beaten track to remain ‘untouched’ and the coral and marine life here is in impeccable condition. San Chompuo ‘Pink Ridge’ is a very different dive to the other sites and has many kinds of coral, starfish, and seahorses not found at our other sites.
The unpopulated limestone islands Ko Ngai, Ko Cheuak, Ko Waen and Ko Maa have no beaches but the surrounding rocks and reef systems offer some of the good diving.
The Southern Islands offer sheltered diving that can be a good alternative if the sea conditions are too choppy to reach Ko Haa.
The Southern Islands are located in the Trang National Marine Park, 1-2 hours south of Ko Lanta and include Ko Mook, Ko Kradan, Ko Ngai, Ko Cheuak, Ko Wean, and Ko Maa. This group of 6 islands provides some of the most stunning coastal scenery in the area, with the Emerald Cave - a secret lagoon hidden inside the island of Ko Mook - as the top highlight in the Trang area.
The island of Ko Kradan is far enough off the beaten track to remain ‘untouched’ and the coral and marine life here is in impeccable condition. San Chompuo ‘Pink Ridge’ is a very different dive to the other sites and has many kinds of coral, starfish, and seahorses not found at our other sites.
The unpopulated limestone islands Ko Ngai, Ko Cheuak, Ko Waen and Ko Maa have no beaches but the surrounding rocks and reef systems offer some of the good diving.
The Southern Islands offer sheltered diving that can be a good alternative if the sea conditions are too choppy to reach Ko Haa.
Ko Kradan (Board Island) is reputed to have some of the prettiest beaches in Thailand and a pure surfer’s paradise. It offers some quite different diving to the other sites in the area. San Chompuo or ‘Pink Ridge’ has many kinds of coral, starfish, and seahorses not found at other sites. Schooling Moorish Idols patrol these shallow virgin reefs and there is an abundance of lionfish, unusual nudibranches and moral eels to be found hiding amongst the coral. The visiblity is quite variable and tends not be as good as at Ko Haa or Ko Rok, but there is plenty of macro-life to discover as well as leopard sharks.
This island is famous for staging the world's first underwater group wedding ceremony in 2000, which has continued to be a tradition since.
This island is famous for staging the world's first underwater group wedding ceremony in 2000, which has continued to be a tradition since.
Phuket Dive Guide dive maps : The southern Trang islands Koh Kradan
