| Whilst scuba diving in Thailand undoubtedly offers | | | | dive site. |
| plentiful opportunities for both novice and more | | | | A huge amount of marine life has made its home at |
| experienced scuba divers, one site stands alone, and | | | | Richelieu Rock, and yellow boxfish, white eyed |
| is widely considered to be the best dive site in | | | | morays, nurse sharks can also be seen here. Richelieu |
| Thailand. | | | | Rock is also a good dive site for manta rays, and |
| Richelieu Rock is a small series of limestone outcrops | | | | there are a decent number of manta sightings here |
| which are located in the Surin Islands, just a short | | | | on a regular basis. |
| distance from the Myanmar border. Acknowledged as | | | | Richelieu Rock is an advanced dive, and visibility can |
| by far the best dive in Thailand for whale sharks, | | | | often be limited. As the rock is located in the open |
| Richelieu Rock also offers a wide array of forna | | | | sea, currents here can often be very strong, and |
| which forms a rich tapestry of marine life on the | | | | surface conditions quite choppy. |
| walls of these famous rocks. Large colonies of sea | | | | The diving season at Richelieu Rock is from |
| anenomes adorn the rocks in a wide variety of | | | | November through to April, although if you are hoping |
| different colours, ensuring that the fans of diving | | | | to dive with the whale sharks at Richelieu Rocks, |
| with the whale sharks are not the only ones to fully | | | | then it would be advisable to concentrate your diving |
| appreciate the majesty that is the Richelieu Rock | | | | between February and May. |