Viking Cove, also known as Viking Cave, is a protected bay located a few hundred meters north of the famous Viking Cave landmark in Thailand. This site offers excellent diving and snorkeling opportunities, with an average depth of 7 meters and a maximum depth of 15 meters, making it suitable for all experience levels, including new divers and freedivers.
The site features both natural and artificial reefs. The natural reef, known as 'Coral City,' boasts stunning hard and soft corals and is teeming with diverse marine life. Here, divers frequently encounter hawksbill turtles, moray eels, stingrays, yellow snappers, crocodile fish, butterflyfish, barracudas, and juvenile hammerhead sharks. A sandy bay separates Coral City from an artificial reef project, established by the Phuket Marine Conservation department after the site was affected by a tsunami. This successful rehabilitation effort has fostered a vibrant ecosystem, now home to elegant long-finned batfish, striking lionfish, distinctive leopard sharks, squid, nudibranchs, cuttlefish, groupers, and flounders. In the shallower waters of the adjacent bay, fortunate divers and snorkelers can often spot adorable baby blacktip reef sharks. The best time to visit for optimal conditions and marine life sightings is typically during the dry season, from November to April, when visibility is usually at its best.
