Snorkel· Koh Rawi· Thailand

Ao Sai Khao, Koh Rawi (East)

6° 33.4′ N · 99° 15.4′ E

Rawi's white-sand east beach beside the park visitor centre, with rope lines laid along the reef for snorkellers and dense jungle behind.

Practical

Wikivoyage (Ko Lipe): Koh Rawi has dense jungle, is reached by boat taxi, and has rope lines along the reef on its east side for snorkellers. Dive-the-world describes the Rawi reefs as sloping, with exceptional hard-coral cover, blacktip reef sharks in the shallows and dugongs sighted in the seagrass between the islands. Position: OpenStreetMap 'Sai Khao Beach'. Day stop; busy with longtails at midday.

Best for

Easy reef snorkel with ropes to follow