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Palong Bay
★★★★☆
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Situated on the east side of Phi Phi Ley, Palong Bay is the next bay north of the famous Maya Bay, made famous by the movie “The Beach.” This dive is s relatively simple one and is rarely affected by currents. The dive heads south from Palong Bay towards Maya Bay.
Best known for the turtles that reside here. Leopard Sharks frequent this stretch as well, they are seen swimming rather than their normal resting on the sandy bottom.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
241 Sightings
J
33
F
39
M
44
A
28
M
0
J
6
J
20
A
7
S
2
O
7
N
18
D
37
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
214 Sightings
J
19
F
0
M
23
A
34
M
26
J
19
J
22
A
18
S
6
O
8
N
10
D
29
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
207 Sightings
J
17
F
31
M
37
A
29
M
20
J
19
J
18
A
16
S
7
O
0
N
0
D
13
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
160 Sightings
J
11
F
19
M
26
A
27
M
15
J
19
J
11
A
12
S
3
O
0
N
0
D
17
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
139 Sightings
J
0
F
10
M
28
A
26
M
19
J
18
J
16
A
16
S
6
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
19 Sightings
J
0
F
13
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
6
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
304 Sightings
J
32
F
49
M
51
A
31
M
21
J
19
J
26
A
17
S
7
O
0
N
15
D
36
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
278 Sightings
J
28
F
43
M
43
A
31
M
20
J
19
J
20
A
16
S
6
O
0
N
17
D
35
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
268 Sightings
J
29
F
36
M
40
A
31
M
21
J
19
J
20
A
17
S
7
O
0
N
16
D
32
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 8
Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl
Bannerfish
252 Sightings
J
25
F
37
M
42
A
32
M
21
J
19
J
20
A
17
S
7
O
7
N
10
D
15
