Dive Phi Phi Viking Bay

Dive Koh Phi Phi - Viking Bay

Phi Phi's Viking Bay area has two dive sites, Table Coral City and Artificial Reef which are often combined to a single dive due to their close proximity.

The reef at Viking Bay runs to the north, connecting to Table Coral City, a sloping reef covered with hard corals, bubble corals, staghorn and branching corals, gorgonian sea fans, whip corals, fire corals, barrel sponges and anemones.

The reef slopes from the shallows down to around 30m, however most of the action is in the 5m - 15m range.

Schools of snapper, sweeper and fusiliers are often found here, along with cuttlefish, moray eels, pipefish, pufferfish, grouper, butterfly and angel fish, scorpion fish, yellow box fish, trumpet fish and the occasional hawksbill turtle.

Just around the corner, on the opposite side of Phi Phi Leh is the dive and snorkel site at Palong Bay.

Diving at Koh Phi Phi Viking bay, you will find large schools of crocodile needlefish patroling the shallows, with schools of giant trevallies, cobia and red snapper regularly hunting on the reef and cruising past the divers.

Dive Koh Phi Phi - Artificial Reef

Directly opposite the shallow, but superb reef at Viking Bay lie the three pyramids of Artificial Reef in slightly deeper water, constructed in 2006 from 100 concrete blocks provided by the Department for Marine and Coastal Resources.

Home to many thriving hard and soft corals, anemones, gorgonian sea fans and thousands of reef fish, the 3 man-made pyramids range in depth from 7m to 17m sitting in an area of Koh Phi Phi Leh which is almost untouched by currents, even during new and full moon periods.

With dozens of new staghorn and branching corals taking root, schools of snapper, moorish idols, bannerfish, porcupine fish, wrasse, damsel fish, scorpion fish, goat fish and many more species now seek shelter in among the huge concrete blocks, this artificial reef project is a fantastic success.

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

Phi Phi Viking Bay & Artificial Reef Dive Site Guide

Visibility:	10m - 15m +
Level of Diving:	All Levels
Snorkeling:	No
Depth:	12m - 20m +
Journey Time:	35 - 45 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.