Koh Lanta, Thailand
Hin Daeng
The “red rock”, covered in red soft coral, in the Andaman Sea.
About the dive
Hin Daeng is an advanced to expert dive site in Koh Lanta, Thailand. It is a pinnacle, reef and open water dive. Divers have logged 4,727 dives here, going to 23 m on average in around 17 m of visibility. 22 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are moray eels, lionfish and triggerfish. Sightings peak in January, March and October.
- Level
- Advanced–Expert
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 23 m
- Visibility
- 17 m
- Dive time
- 48 min
- Logged dives
- 4,727
- Busiest months
- Jan · Mar · Oct
- Region
- Andaman Sea Coral Coast
Most sighted here
Moray eelsPhoto: David Clode · CC0
LionfishPhoto: Meritt Thomas · CC0
TriggerfishPhoto: Jeffry Surianto · CC0
AngelfishPhoto: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Hin Daeng and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moray eels | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Barracudas | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Groupers | ||||||||||||
| Jacks | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Snappers | ||||||||||||
| Shrimp | ||||||||||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||
| Boxfish |
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