Anita's Reef
Running from the southern tip of Island 5 to the western side of Island 6, Anita's Reef is a perfect introduction to diving at the Similan Islands.
The reef consists of a mixture of hard and soft coral pinnacles, white sand areas and in the southern, deeper section, massive granite boulders. When currents are present here they are usually mild, ideal for taking a closer look at some of the coral pinnacles which start at around 5m and are dotted over the white sand to a depth of around 24m. They consist mostly of large pore, table and compact corals and a mixture of beautiful red and pink soft corals and huge sea fans.
 Chinese Wreck 2 |
 similan islands - chinese wreck |
 Chinese Wreck |
Fish life is in abundance, the highlights of this reef being the shimmering schools of glassfish, patrolling bluefin trevally and goatfish, many clownfish and anemone fish and in the sand between and beyond the corals some of the largest fields of spotted garden eels to be seen anywhere at the Similans.
At the southern end the huge granite boulders, adorned in green tree corals fall to depths of 30 meters or more where leopard sharks and stingrays can sometimes be seen lying in the sand gullies.
 chinese wreck above |
With an ever-present current, this site also makes for one of the best drift dives around. Starting on the northern side of Island 6, we ride the drift all the way around to the Southern side, completing a half circumnavigation of the island!
similan islands - chinese wreck |
Diving depths range from 5-30 meters (15-100 feet) and most of our time is spent at 10-20 meters (30-70 feet)
Currents are actually to be expected and we dive in for a great ride!
Visibility is usually 20 meters (70 feet).
Experience levels – everyone can dive this site. The perfect check dive for a liveaboard.