Diving @ Hin Daeng from Koh Lanta

Diving Hin Daeng from Koh Lanta

Diving at Hin Daeng & Hin Muang is one of the highlights of a dive trip to south west Thailand.

Hin Daeng (Red Rock in Thai) breaks the surface and slopes gently down to a depth of over 50 metres on one side, with a steeper drop on the other side. The red-coloured rocks and walls are covered with red and purple soft corals, anemones and algae.

After diving at Hin Muang, we can moor up our speedboat to the rocky outcrop of Hin Daeng, have a relaxing lunch, and plan the second dive.

The dive site of Hin Daeng features a sloping channel with near vertical sides running through the centre of the dive site. The channel provides shelter from some of the stronger currents and is home to many species of marine life that you won’t normally see on the outer parts of this reef.

The rocks and corals around Hin Daeng are home to millions of small reef fish, boxer shrimps, ghost pipefish, frogfish, octopus and giant morays. Schools of jack fish, barracudas, trevally, mackerel and rainbow runners circle around this reef to feed.

Between the months of November and April, Manta Rays are often found circling Hin Daeng’s cleaning stations, picking up cleaner wrasse on their way past, and depositing them on the return visit.

Hin Daeng is connected by a deep underwater ridge to Hin Muang, located just a few hundred meters away.

If you don't want to waste most of the day on a larger, slower dive boat, our speed boats are the perfect way to dive Hin Daeng & Hin Muang from Koh Lanta.

Find out more from the Thailand Department of National Parks on the Mu Koh Lanta Marine National Park.

Dive Site Guide : Hin Daeng

Visibility:	10m - 30m +
Level of Diving:	Experienced Divers Only
Snorkeling:	No
Depth:	0m - 55m +
Journey Time:	60 - 75 mins

Find out more at the Thai Department of National Parks.

• Minimum Open Water Diver, or equivalent.
• All trips are 2-tank dives. Includes free equipment rental, lunch & soft drinks on the boat.
• Scuba Skills Refresher for extra ฿900 when Booked Online (Normal Price ฿1,000)
• Does not include Marine Park Diving Fee: Adult ฿600, Child: ฿400 per day.

Our Boat Trip Schedule

Our dive trips depart Koh Lanta in the morning every day from the south end of Long Beach, returning to Koh Lanta around 1:30 - 2pm, depending on how the day goes.

• All trips are 2 dives a day
• Trips depart from the beach at our dive shop @ Lanta Castaway Beach Resort
• Trips Depart 8/9am, return 2pm
• Dive & Relax is open from Oct 15 - May 15.
• E-mail us info@diveandrelax.com in advance with any questions, or to make a booking.

We may schedule a Shark Point & Anemone Reef dive trip or a KledKaeo Wreck dive trip upon request. A minimum of 5 divers are required for these trips, please let us know if you are interested.

We love to dive as much as possible during the high season, however all our dive trips depend on the weather, sea conditions, currents and minimum numbers and may be subject to change at short notice.

For more information on our weather and climate, check out the best time to visit Koh Lanta.