Phuket Thailand Diving - Dive Shark Point with Phuket day trips

The tiny island of Hin Mu Sang, lying 25km east of Phuket, was first dived in the late 70's from longtail boats by Santana founder and owner Horst Hinrichs. Upon seeing it's numerous resident leopard sharks he dubbed it "Shark Point", and the name has been in common use ever since.

Actually the dive Shark Point site consists of 3 pinnacles. "Shark Point 1" is the northern-most, the one that breaks the surface. Next comes "Shark Point 2", rising to a depth of 7 meters, and further south lies "Shark Point 3", rising to 10 meters. All three scuba diving Thailand dive Shark Point pinnacles can be explored within the same dive.

The sharks are still found these days, typically lying on the sandy bottom, but there are many more treasures to be discovered during your scuba diving Thailand dive Shark Point day trips. You are likely to see moray eels, lionfish, scorpionfish, porcupinefish, and different clownfish and triggerfish on every dive. If you are lucky Santana's guides will find you one or two tigertail seahorses amongst the soft corals.

The coral at Shark Point is impressive. Giant gorgonian sea fans sway next to pink basket sponges. Magnificent anemones and clownfish are found in great numbers, reminiscent of nearby Anemone Reef.

Santana's scuba diving Thailand Phuket day trips visit Shark Point 2 or 3 times a week, all year round, in conjunction with 1 or 2 more dives at other classic sites in the area such as scuba Phuket dive Anemone Reef or the dive King Cruiser wreck . Check Santana's Phuket Thailand diving Phuket daytrips calendar for details and prices.

To see more of the scuba diving Thailand dive Shark Point site and Phuket Thailand diving, browse Bubble Vision's Dive Shark Point photo gallery or take a virtual dive around Shark Point at their Phuket Thailand diving movie gallery.