Koh Rok  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Koh Rok

 

Ko Rok is best known as the top snorkelling site around Ko Lanta, and very few dive centres offer scuba diving trips to these great sites. Our location in the South of Ko Lanta gives us great access to these little known dive sites. The islands are quite large and we are still discovering new and exciting diving opportunities at these sites. The shallow channel between Ko Rok’s twin islands reaches a maximum depth of 15 m, which makes Ko Rok a great destination for students, beginner divers and snorkellers. The uninhabited islands of Ko Rok (Ko Rok Nai – Inner Rock, and Ko Rok Nok – Outer Rock) are part of Ko Lanta’s National Marine Park and are named after a small furry animal (called ‘Rok’ in Thai), which can occasionally be spotted on the islands. Giant Monitor Lizards (often over a metre in length!) are regularly seen on the beautiful, powder-white sandy beaches, which are among the prettiest in Thailand.

 

 

Marine Life

 

Enormous Gorgonian Sea Fans, hard corals, interspersed with many colourful, soft corals, dominate the deeper areas on the east side of Ko Rok Nok. The marine life that can be found at Ko Rok varies from abundant and colourful reef fish to Black-Tip Reef Sharks, which can be spotted, cruising past the reef and if you’re lucky you can find a Hawksbill Turtle near the beach. Ko Rok can be best described as a Coral Garden. The reef tends to slope gently downwards to a sandy bottom between 21 – 25 metres. You can expect to see plenty of Puffer Fish, Anemone fish and Snappers. If you look out into the blue, you might be lucky enough to spot an Eagle Ray or even a passing White-Tip Reef Shark.

 

 

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