Pileh Wall
Pileh Wall runs along the east coast of Phi Phi Leh just south of the entrance to the famous Pileh Lagoon. The limestone cliff continues straight underwater as a sheer wall to about 18 m (deeper further out), decorated with soft corals and gorgonian fans, cracks full of shrimps and moray eels, and colourful nudibranchs. Midway a small bay turns into a sloping reef with coral bommies on sand. Hawksbill turtles are often seen cruising along the wall, leopard sharks have been spotted on the sand, and the shallower end hosts banded sea snakes and broadclub cuttlefish.
Facts
- Region: Thailand – Phuket & Phi Phi
- Area: Phi Phi Leh & Bida islands
- Depth: 5–25 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: wall, reef
- Coordinates: 7.68, 98.7722 (approximate)
- Highlights: hawksbill turtle, soft coral, sea fans, moray eel, sea snake, broadclub cuttlefish, nudibranchs, leopard shark
- Tips: Most sheltered in the green season (May–Oct); drift gently south with a mild current.