Hin Muang

Diving Hin Muang from Koh Lanta

Hin Daeng and Hin Muang dive sites are two famous rocky pinnacles located at the far south of the Mu Koh Lanta Marine National Park, about 55 km from our beach dive shop on Koh Lanta.

Widely considered to be the best dive sites in Thailand, our fast speedboats provide the shortest possible journey time from Koh Lanta to these spectacular dive sites.

Hin Muang (Purple Rock in Thai) is located only a few hundred meters away from Hin Daeng. The top starts at a depth of around 12 m, with a long ridge around 40 m deep connecting both pinnacles. Hin Muang drops to the sea bed around 65+ meters, making it one of the deepest dive sites in Thailand.

Depending on the currents, we usually like to dive Hin Muang first, as it's the deeper dive.

The long ridge at Hin Muang is covered in many thousands of purple and red soft corals, feeding on plankton drifting past on the currents. These huge carpets of soft corals give the reef its name, Hin Muang, Purple Rock.

This spectacular dive site attracts giant trevallies, huge emperors, and titan triggerfish, roaming the reefs hunting and feeding on the millions of fish found around this huge rocky ridge.

Divers looking more carefully will find many marine species which are not usually seen at the other dive sites around Koh Lanta. Lucky divers may also see manta rays and whale sharks out in the blue, or in the shallows above the reef playing in divers bubbles.

Stronger Currents @ Hin Muang

You can expect mild to medium currents at this dive site and must be comfortable making a mid-water ascent and safety stop with no physical reference in stronger currents.

For less experienced divers, we recommend including a trip to Hin Daeng & Hin Muang as part of the Advanced Open Water Diver course, which provides an excellent introduction to deeper dives in stronger currents.

Good air consumption is necessary, and this dive site may not be suitable for those who are slow to equalise or may have equalising problems.

Dive Site Guide : Hin Muang

Visibility:	10m - 30m +
Level of Diving:	Experienced Divers Only
Snorkeling:	No
Depth:	12m - 60m +
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.