Diving Phuket Shark Point
Shark Point (Hin Musang) consists of a series of seven pinnacles.
This dive site near Phuket is a Marine Sanctuary since 1991.
The main pinnacle, known as number 1 just peaks out of the water. Most of the diving is centered on around the first 2 pinnacles.
The pinnacles are covered with an array of colorful marine life. Look out for the large gorgonian sea fans, Pink & Purple soft corals.
An abundance of mushroom coral, seahorses, sand dwelling leopard sharks, bamboo sharks all make up for scuba diving here a wonderful experience not to be missed.
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Phuket Shark Point diving facts:
- Location: Shark Point Marine Sanctuary – 25 km East of Phuket
- Site Depth: 0 – 28 meters
- Site Visibility: 5 – 40 meters
- Currents: Variable
- Difficulty Rating: Easy Diving
The Phuket fisherman call it Hin Musang. The Phuket diving community calls it Shark Point , due to the frequent Leopard Shark sightings. The site consists of a series of seven pinnacles
Shark Point’s main pinnacle, known as number 1, just peaks out of the water. Most of the diving takes place around here and on pinnacle number 2.
The pinnacles are covered in soft corals with and presents plenty of colorful marine life. Look out for the large gorgonian fans, soft corals, an abundance of mushroom coral, seahorses, sand dwelling leopard sharks, bamboo sharks all make up for scuba diving here a wonderful experience not to be missed.