Rainbow Rock
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Rainbow Rock, Surin Islands, is an exposed underwater pinnacle with dramatic rock formations and varying depths. It’s known for its strong and often unpredictable currents, offering exhilarating drift dives. This challenging site is best suited for experienced divers seeking an adventurous underwater experience.
Rainbow Rock boasts vibrant soft corals, anemones, gorgonian fans. It attracts large pelagics: barracuda, trevally, reef sharks, and occasional whale sharks/mantas. Diverse reef fish.
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
8 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 27
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Barracuda
4 Sightings
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Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
3 Sightings
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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
3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
2 Sightings
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Hawksbill Turtle
2 Sightings
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Alamy/Fiona Ayerst
Tiger Shark
1 Sightings
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Alamy/National Geographic Image Collection
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
1 Sightings
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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
1 Sightings
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iStock-June Jacobsen
Whitetip Reef Shark
6 Sightings
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