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Aow Leuk Bay

Beginner 📍 Koh Tao, Thailand
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# Aow Leuk Bay, Koh Tao

Dive Conditions

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Depth
5m – 25m
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Level
Beginner
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Current
〜 Mild
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Best Season
Dry season

Discover Aow Leuk Bay, a scenic dive site located off Koh Tao in Thailand’s Gulf of Thailand. This sheltered bay offers an excellent diving experience suitable for divers of all levels, with depths ranging from 5 to 25 meters.

The underwater landscape features rocky outcrops, sandy patches, and small coral formations that create a diverse marine habitat. Divers typically encounter colorful reef fish, including fusiliers, snappers, and groupers. The bay is home to rays, occasional sea turtles, and various species of moray eels and octopuses.

With calm conditions typical of the sheltered bay environment, Aow Leuk Bay provides ideal conditions for both beginners and intermediate divers. The site’s gentle slopes and good visibility make it perfect for underwater photography and marine life observation.

Best visited during dry season months, this Koh Tao favorite delivers abundant marine biodiversity and peaceful diving in one of Thailand’s premier dive destinations. Ideal for skill development and leisurely reef exploration in the South China Sea.

🐠 Marine Life at This Dive Site

Plakobranchus noctisstellatus — seen at this dive site
Plakobranchus noctisstellatus Plakobranchus noctisstellatus aiaraponce
Map Puffer — seen at this dive site
Map Puffer Arothron mappa chandler84226
Saddleback Butterflyfish — seen at this dive site
Saddleback Butterflyfish Chaetodon falcula gabrielbz
Harlequin Sweetlips — seen at this dive site
Harlequin Sweetlips Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides andreiamelo
Round Batfish — seen at this dive site
Round Batfish Platax orbicularis frederikl
Bigfin Reef Squid — seen at this dive site
Bigfin Reef Squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana pookka

Species data from iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)

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Max Depth 25 m
Min Depth 5 m
Difficulty Beginner
Current Mild
Best Season Dry season
GPS 10.0739°, 99.8475°