Tanote Bay
★★★★★
(48,505)
Tanote Bay is a beautiful dive site on the east coast of Koh Tao. The reef starts right at the shore and reaches over the whole bay. The edge of the reef is at a depth between 8 and 15 meters. Besides the Katamaran Wreck at 18m, Tanote Bay has different artificial reef constructions as well as small caverns!
Tanote Bay is one of the most diverse dive sites on the island. Besides a large field of soft corals, you can see a large variety of hard corals as well as anemones, sea turtles, and stingrays.
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.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
836 Sightings
J
48
F
43
M
42
A
62
M
32
J
82
J
169
A
155
S
94
O
52
N
23
D
34
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Green Turtle
602 Sightings
J
21
F
34
M
40
A
25
M
39
J
42
J
135
A
105
S
76
O
40
N
21
D
24
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
Moray Eel
494 Sightings
J
15
F
28
M
17
A
14
M
21
J
72
J
140
A
77
S
55
O
34
N
10
D
11
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
467 Sightings
J
17
F
23
M
26
A
49
M
26
J
52
J
81
A
85
S
47
O
31
N
15
D
15
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
108 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
18
J
20
J
26
A
27
S
17
O
0
N
0
D
0
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
79 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
11
J
16
J
17
A
19
S
16
O
0
N
0
D
0
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
67 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
13
J
25
A
19
S
10
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.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
2.2k Sightings
J
111
F
102
M
110
A
163
M
121
J
240
J
499
A
361
S
246
O
128
N
30
D
80
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
2k Sightings
J
105
F
103
M
96
A
122
M
90
J
216
J
450
A
370
S
265
O
113
N
32
D
80
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
1.8k Sightings
J
103
F
85
M
82
A
114
M
100
J
214
J
384
A
337
S
207
O
92
N
28
D
81
