The islands of Pattaya represent a pleasant alternative to city beaches. The sand here is larger, the water is cleaner, less people. However, the ebb and flow are more noticeable. To reach the islands of Ko-Lan, Ko-Sak, Ko-Krok and Ko-Phi can be by hiring a boat or buying a tour.

Ko-Sak

Koh-Sak is 600 meters from Ko-Lan, and 10 kilometers from Pattaya. On this small island, you can spend the night and meet the amazing sunrise on one of the two beaches: 250-meter north and 80-meter south. For diving on the island there are places that will suit both experienced drivers and beginners. And if you are not attracted to an independent study of the depths of the sea - you can descend to the bottom in a submarine designed for forty people.

The western part of the island's water area is represented by corals, which descend gently from a depth of three meters to the bottom. Here you can see moray eels, hiding under rocks, flocks of colorful coral fish, thorny fish balls and large sea turtles. The reef regularly hosts night dives. And the northern part of the reef is most convenient for beginners.

Ko-Krok

The small island of Koh-krok (Koh-Khrok) is located 8 kilometers from the Pattaya coast .In the east of the island there is a sandy beach 100 meters away, the rest of the coastal line is stony .The former fishing village of Ang Sila, offers tourists not only the services of several restaurants - here there are famous stone-carvers all over Thailand .So, it is quite possible that you will not stand up and take away from Ko-Krok a stone elephant or a tiger .Ko-Krok is the closest place to Pattaya where you can scuba dive .The underwater part of the western side of the island is a ten-meter wall of coral, which starts at a depth of 3-4 meters and plummets down to the very bottom .The underwater kingdom is richly decorated with a huge number of anemones, in the thickets of which scurry-fish clowns .

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Mu Koh Phi

The Mu-Koh-Phai archipelago, which includes the island of Ko-Phai or the Bamboo Island, is 26 kilometers from Pattaya .Patronage over the island is carried out by the Royal Navy of Thailand .Koh Phai is almost four kilometers long, and its maximum width is one and a half kilometers .The center of the island is covered with forest, and most of the coast of Ko Phaya - rocky cliffs .The island can be reached by fast boat sightseeing boats with a capacity of 20 to 80 people .In the coral reefs around the island, you can swim with scuba .Stop overnight at Ko Phae nowhere, water and food should be taken with you .

A special diving attraction of Koh Phai Island is a submerged ship of the Thai Navy, which was lowered to a depth of 28 meters in 2003 to create an artificial reef. From the ship were previously removed all sharp and potentially dangerous objects. Especially popular among divers are the radio room, deck and engine compartment of the ship.

The Mu-Ko-Phi archipelago also includes Ko-Luam, a rocky island covered with forest with a high point of 135 meters, located north-west of Ko Phia and a small island of Koh Lum-Noi (Ko- Luam Noi) off the eastern coast of Koh Phaya.

To the south of Koh Phah, Ko-Man-Wichai is two kilometers long and Ko-Rlung-Badan. There are two popular dive sites on Ko-Man-Wichaa: a huge coral surrounded by the purest water, which stretches vertically from 9 to 23 meters, known in diving circles as "The Wall" and "Fingers" - five narrow rocks that grow from a depth of 12 meters, around which a myriad of fish is digging.