Phuket Dives: Shark Point

Ask any dive instructor in Phuket what their favourite dive site is, and most of them will say Shark Point (known in Thai as Hin Mu Sang). Shark Point is situated about half way between Phuket and Phi Phi, and is an official marine sanctuary. It consists of a series of pinnacles lying pretty much north to south, the first pinnacle is just visible but the rest are submerged. As the name suggests, it is possible to see sharks here - leopard sharks can usually be seen resting in the sand, and have a look under ledges and in small holes and you may be able to spot a bamboo shark, but there is much more to see here than just sharks. The pinnacles are covered in corals - big gorgonian sea fans, table corals, bush corals, whip corals and the soft corals in the shallows are amazing. Some of the smaller things to look for here are the different kinds of shrimps, sea horses, nudibrancs, and maybe frog fish if you are lucky. The site attracts a lot of the hunting fish too, lots of snapper and fusiliers, plus there are areas of the site that are covered with glass fish so you are often treated to trevallies coming in for some serious feeding action! Other specials here are banded sea snakes, banded snake eels, cuttlefish,octopus, many kinds of moray eels, Kuhl's stingrays, and you can sometimes see the occasional eagle ray or maybe even a whale shark cruising by :) You can easily do multiple dives on this one site and never get bored - I still love it after hundreds of dives here! The great thing is that this site is suitable for most divers, maximum depth is around 25m but there's lots of shallow areas to explore too. Contact us if you'd like to check out this awesome dive....info@calypsophuket.com