Diving in Thailand, Racha islands, RACHA NOI, february 2019

Koh Racha Noi is located to the south of Racha Yai island, takes about 45 minutes on a normal day trip boat to cross between the 2 islands, so about 2 hours 15 minutes to Racha Noi from Chalong Bay. The surrounding waters are deeper here, with a sandy slope heading down to about 70 meters around the island. If you head southwest for about 25 kilometers you reach deeper waters around 200 meters deep. In that direction the next land you reach is Sumatra about 300km away. This means that Racha Noi can be a place to find some bigger fish that come from the deeper water looking for food or a cleaning station. Manta Rays, eagle rays, big schools of barracuda can be seen here. Mantas are not so common, most likely to be seen at the ‘South Tip’, a deep dive site only suitable for Advanced divers, but sometimes the bigger fish head into the main reef at the south of the island.