Turtle Bay is located on the west side of Phi Phi Ley, just north of Maya Bay. As the name suggests there are many turtles here - mostly hawksbill, but we have also spotted the more rare green turtle too. There are plenty of other things to see here too if you can manage to drag yourself away from the turtles!
The site starts as a rocky ledge which slopes down gently to a sandy bottom. Have a look down in the sand for things like Kuhl's stingrays, peacock mantis shrimp and coral shrimp fish. We sometimes see Leopard sharks resting down here too.
In on the rocky reef, there are plenty of crevices harbouring things like painted spiny lobster, ornate ghost pipefish, seahorses, and moray eels. There are plenty of nudi's here too - don't forget your camera! You can often spot cuttlefish, octopus, and banded sea kraits along here.
There aren't too many big schools of fish here but you can still see plenty of snapper, fusiliers and trevally.
This is a nice easy, shallow dive that is suitable for all levels of divers. As it is located on the west, it is normally only accessible during the dry monsoon from November to April. It is regularly visited by us on our Phi Phi Overnight Special - contact us at info@calypsophuket.com or call +66 (0)76 330 869 :)
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