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Underwater Photo Location: Palong, Koh Phi Phi Ley

Underwater Photo Location: Palong, Koh Phi Phi Ley

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Located on the north west side of Phi Phi Ley. Partly wall (laying in north-southern direction) with dendronephtya soft corals, sea fans. Sandy bottom around 15-20m, boulders laying around, on the outer ones cleaning stations with interesting macro life: nudibranch, cleaner shrimp, ghost pipe fish, seahorse, frog fish, pipe fish. Shoals of snappers. Hawksbill turtles and occasional leopard sharks around. In the north temporaly blacktip reef sharks seen.
Facts about Palong, Koh Phi Phi Ley
  • It is in Thailand
  • Palong, Koh Phi Phi Ley is in the Andaman Sea.
  • The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
  • The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
Dive types
Liveaboarddayboatwallnight

Marine Life
smallsharksturtlescoralshoals

Diving facilities
airnitroxhireinstructionguidedfriendly

Photo facilities
macrowideanglepfriendlyphireinstruction

by Tobias Reitmayr
Common lionfish discovered at the end of the dive in shallow water, Palong, Phi Phi Ley, Canon Powershot A95

by Tobias Reitmayr
Encounter between video- and photgrapher, Palong, Phi Phi Islands, Canon EOS 350d 18-55mm

by Karl Marchant
Whip Coral Goby

by Tobias Reitmayr
Blenny at Mushroom Rock, Phi Phi Ley

by Tobias Reitmayr
Pipefish at Palong, Phi Phi Ley

by Tobias Reitmayr
Peacock Mantis shrimp eye, Palong

by Tobias Reitmayr
Pipefish, Palong North,Phi Phi Ley

by Tobias Reitmayr
Dwarf goby in Palong, Phi Phi Ley
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