Koh Kradan

Koh Kradan is known mainly for snorkelling – a hard-coral reef with staghorn coral runs roughly 200 m off Paradise Beach on the east coast and drops off sharply beyond the marker buoys, and a softer-coral reef with clownfish lies off Ao Nieng in the south. The island is also the venue of the annual Trang underwater wedding, held on a sandy patch at roughly 8–12 m. No dive operator publishes it as a regular scuba site.

Facts

• Region: Thailand – Koh Lanta & Krabi
• Area: Trang islands
• Depth: 2–12 m
• Level: beginner
• Current: low
• Type: reef
• Coordinates: 7.313, 99.261 (approximate)
• Highlights: hard coral, staghorn coral, soft coral, anemonefish, moray eel, octopus
• Unverified: No dive-site source: depths come from a snorkelling guide and wedding reports (8, 10 or 12 m, and some place the ceremony near Emerald Cave instead).
• Tips: Longtail from Pak Meng (about 1.5 h). Stay inside the buoy line when snorkelling – boat traffic outside.

Sources

• https://www.thelostpassport.com/koh-kradan-thailand/
• https://www.pattayamail.com/travel/snorkeling-and-viewing-shallow-water-coral-at-koh-kradan-43335
• https://scubadiverlife.com/worlds-largest-underwater-wedding/
• https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-couples-married-underwater-simultaneously
• https://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/couples-joyfully-wed-underwater-in-trang-490851