Koh Rok
Koh Rok is a pair of islands about 25 km south of Koh Haa, separated by a shallow channel and fringed by white beaches. Diving is mostly easy and shallow, much of it around 5–20 m, on hard-coral slopes on the west and softer coral, gorgonians and sponges on the east, where green and hawksbill turtles feed. Schools of snapper, moray eels, powder-blue surgeonfish and clownfish are typical, and blacktip reef sharks are seen early and late in the day. The southern point can pick up current and is then dived as a drift.
Facts
- Region: Thailand – Koh Lanta & Krabi
- Area: Koh Rok
- Depth: 3–25 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: reef
- Coordinates: 7.2225, 99.0855 (approximate)
- Highlights: hard coral, sea turtle, snapper, moray eel, anemonefish, blacktip reef shark
- Tips: Good for beginners and for combining with snorkelling. Individual sites are not named consistently by operators – ask your guide which side you will dive.