Diving at Hin Daeng in Southern Thailand

Liveaboard diving at Hin Daeng

During our Southern Dive Safari we visit also one of our favorite dive sites, called Hin Daeng. This dive site is closely situated to another great dive site Hin Muang.

About diving at Hin Daeng in Southern Thailand

Hin Daeng protrudes about 3 meters above the water, but below, it drops straight down to 60+ meters on the southern side. The dive site got it's name from the beautiful red corals that populate most of the dive site.

The south western side drops to over 60 meters, creating a steep wall of soft corals. Leopard sharks are often seen in this area. The eastern side has the best soft coral growth and two ridges that slope gently into deeper water. Jacks hang out often close to the rock.

In shallower areas moray eels are commonly found hiding in cracks in the rock face. Hin Daeng is also good for critters such as nudibranchs, cowrie shells and various species of shrimps.

During the end of the season, we usually have a good chance to see here whale sharks or manta rays.

Read more about diving in Southern Thailand and about the Southern Dive Safari.

Here you can find our schedule for the next dive seasons:

• dive season 2015-2016  
• dive season 2016-2017  
• dive season 2017-2018

 

Mini video with diving at Burma with whale sharks

Little big video of diving in Burma

Thank you for making and uploading this video! This video was taken by a guest during one of our liveaboard dive tours in Burma (Myanmar).

Video of diving at Richelieu Rock in Thailand

Diving at Richelieu Rock in Thailand

Great video of diving at the dive site Richelieu Rock.

Richelieu Rock belongs to the top dive sites in the world and is situated near the Surin National Islands in Thailand. We visit Richelieu Rock during our Surin Dive Safari, the Andaman Dive Safari and the Similan Dive Safari.

Have a look at our website https://www.aladdindivesafari.com to read all about our liveaboard dive tours and dive destinations in Thailand and Myanmar (Burma).

Diving with Guitar Sharks at Christmas Point - Similan Islands

Diving with Guitarfish at Christmas Point

In March this year we saw Guitar Sharks while diving at Christmas Point, which is a dive site at the Similan islands in Thailand. Michael made a video during this dive, which can be seen here: https://youtu.be/RLe2LqKKlkw

About the Guitarfish

The guitarfish are a family, Rhinobatidae, of rays. The guitarfish are known for an elongated body with a flattened head and trunk and small ray like wings. The combined range of the various species is tropical, subtropical and temperate waters worldwide.  

Wikipedia describes that these animals travel often in large groups: in the Andaman Sea we always see them being solo or with a baby. It is very rare to see a Guitarfish in the Andaman Sea while diving.

Guitarfish  - photo taken by Jot Powers, 7/2005

Guitarfish have a body form intermediate between those of sharks and rays. The tail has a typical shark-like form, but in many species, the head has a triangular, or guitar-like shape, rather than the disc-shape formed by fusion with the pectoral fins found in other rays.

Reproduction

Guitarfish are ovoviviparous, which means the embryo matures inside an egg that is inside the mother until it is ready to hatch. This is not unusual for rays, as most are like this.

Habitat

Guitarfish are bottom feeders, which bury themselves in mud or sand and eat things such as worms, crabs, and clams. Most can tolerate saltwater, freshwater, and brackish water. They generally live close to the beach/coastline or in estuaries as far underwater as 30 meters.

^{Main source: Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarfish}