King Kong Rock
A quiet site of large coral-covered granite boulders on the south-east coast of Koh Tao, between Aow Leuk and Lang Khaai Bay. The rocks form gullies, overhangs and swim-throughs reaching from a few metres below the surface to about 18–22 m, with sea whips, fusiliers, snapper, groupers and moray eels; the sheltered cracks are good for nudibranchs and pipefish. Few boats visit it, and according to a local school it is named after the island's first Thai divemaster rather than the rock's shape.
Facts
- Region: Thailand – Koh Tao & Samui
- Area: Koh Tao east & south
- Depth: 5–22 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: reef, pinnacle
- Coordinates: 10.0737, 99.8479 (approximate)
- Highlights: granite boulders, swim-throughs, sea whips, fusilier, snapper, grouper, moray eel, nudibranchs, pipefish
- Unverified: Position and depth: sources disagree – south-east coast near Aow Leuk (New Heaven, SSI) vs 'south-west coast between Shark Island and Sai Daeng' (Big Blue); max depth given as 18, 22 or 28 m.
- Tips: Also reachable by boat from Aow Leuk; good buoyancy helps in the tighter gaps between the boulders.