Calypso Koh Samui Diving Snorkeling & more

Everybody wants to see a whale shark. The dive site with the highest frequency of whale shark encounters is Sail Rock. Well, we have to stay honest here, they aren't there all the time, they are not even very often there. But there are times when whale sharks can be seen for many days in a row. Usually good months are August, September and October. They can be seen from time to time all around the year though. You just have to be lucky :-)

Whale sharks aside Sail Rock is still the top 5-Star dive site in our area. You can dive Sail Rock 100 times and you won't get bored of it. There is just too much to see. It's starts with the rock itself that sits about 15m above the water and slopes down to 35m. The rock is covered with anemones, corals, sponges and sea shells. At the north there is a natural chimney swim through. It starts at 5-6 m, got a 1 1/2 m wide and 2m long window around 12m and an exit at 18m.

The main reason to visit Sail Rock is the abundance of fish. Schools of big eye trevally, fusiliers, yellow tale and chevron barracuda, bat fish and more. Big game like giant grouper, potato grouper, tuna, queen fish, cobia and the whale shark.

Stunning scenery of Koh Tao & Koh Nang Yuan

with both Calypso Catamarans in front

Koh Tao (or turtle island in English) is one of this pieces of paradise in the world that changed many peoples lives. Be it tourists who did their first breaths under water with a try dive in the tropical waters or be it people who did their Open Water Diver course and got so hooked by the life style they became dive instructors and moved to Thailand. Not to forget all those wonderful Thai families whose life's changed dramatically for the better when they started making their income in the tourism industry. Many things have changed throughout the last decades but it remains true to its nature and is still a paradise island that changes many peoples lives.

Its hard to say which part is better. The one above or the one under water. The under water world has a great variety of different kind of corals. Predominant are stone corals. You can easily find 10 or more different kind of corals in one square meter. The landscapes these corals form are so stunning that we after so many years of diving here still get engrossed in its beauty. 

Mintra in front of Koh Nang Yuan 

In this blog we will talk about the dive sites, post photos and videos to give you an idea about how the under water world looks like. We will make a link list of the blog posts about the dive sites here and update it regularly.

Calypso Diving Koh Samui webpage

Dive Sites

Sail Rock