Discover Hin Pray Nam – Koh Chang’s Hidden Coral Reef Adventure
Hin Pray Nam is one of Koh Chang’s lesser-visited but most beautiful dive sites. Located southeast of Bang Bao Pier, it takes about 1 hour by boat to reach. The site is also close to the small island of Koh Wai, where divers have reported sightings of blacktip reef sharks. Once you arrive at Hin Pray Nam, you will notice a single buoy line that leads directly to the reef at a depth of around 9 to 10 meters. This site offers a maximum depth of 15 to 16 meters and is ideal for both beginner and experienced divers.
Why Dive at Hin Pray Nam?
- Stunning Coral Reef Wall: Explore the reef wall filled with soft and hard corals, Christmas tree worms, anemones, barrel sponges, and whip corals.
- Vibrant Marine Life: Spot blue-spotted stingrays, scorpionfish, wrasses, and beautiful pipefish hiding in the reef’s crevices.
- Shallow and Deep Diving Options: Choose to explore the shallow coral areas (3-5 meters) or venture into the deeper sections at 15-16 meters.
Dive Site Overview
| Max Depth | 16 meters |
|---|---|
| Shallow Depth | 3-5 meters |
| Marine Life | Reef sharks, stingrays, scorpionfish, wrasse, pipefish, nudibranchs |
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Diver Level for this dive site.
Min. certification level: Junior, Open Water Diver (or equalled)
Try Diving possibility: No
Snorkelling possibility: No
Our Divemaster’s
Our Divemasters will give you a boat briefing and an overview for the day at the time the boat starts. They will give you a Dive briefing before each dive, and be in the front to lead the group while diving. Ask you frequently for Air consumption and knock against the Tank to get your attention. If there is any problem they will assist you, to secure your and others safety. If you and your buddy would like to explore the dive-site yourself the Divemasters will give you a briefing on the boat and check the predive safety procedure before your buddy team enter the water.
Entry and Exit
- Dive Boat
- Dinghy Boat
Predive Safety Check! We enter the water from the side of the Boat with a Giant Strike, if all is OK, clear the place and swim on the surface to the starting point. After the dive, back on the surface we swim back to the ladder on the side of the boat, stand on the ladder and take off the fin’s (give it up to the crew) climb up the ladder with the regulator in your mouth. Never stay under a diver which try to climb up.
Predive Safety Check! We enter the water with a backroll entry. When everything is OK, clear the place and swim on the surface to the starting point. After the dive, back on the surface, we swim back to the dinghy boat. When you reach the dinghy boat remove your weight belt and BCD. Start to get up the dinghy with the help of a few kicks with your fin’s.
Dive Procedures
- Review the necessary Handsignals for scuba diving.
![Basic Handsignals while scuba diving]()
- What you maight spot while diving or snorkelling
- When you end any dive a safety stop on 5 m of depth for 3 min is recommended.
Emergency Procedures
- Police, Phone: 191
- Tourist Police, Phone: 1155
- EMS, Phone: 1669
- DAN International, Phone: +1-919-684-9111
- Suspicion of DCS
- Recrompression chaimber, Koh Chang Hospital, Phone: 039 521-657 or 039 586-131