Koh Ngai (Koh Hai)

10 days London to London

Koh Ngai is a small island, originally home to just ten Thai families. It has few facilities and no currency exchange and only three groups of bungalows on the beach front with a restaurant. It is a place to dive and relax, and certainly not for those wanting bars and nightlife.

The closest place from which to dive Hin Mouang (Purple Rock) and Hin Daeng is Koh Ngai. These dive sites are quite far out in the Andaman Sea and therefore it is still a three hour boat ride, but well worth the trip. The completely submerged reef is carpeted with purple hued anemones, more than you will ever see in one place. The macro life is wonderful but Hin Mouang and Hin Daeng are also feeding grounds for pelagic fish. They are fantastic dives, and worth the trip. Hin Mouang features large underwater pinnacles, huge shoals of fish, soft corals and gorgonian.

Koh Hai Fantasy

The Koh Hai Fantasy Resort and Spa is located in a quiet area at the southern end of Ngai Island, locally also known as Koh Hai Island. The Resort offers bungalows and rooms in various different categories. The large air-conditioned Super Beachfront Bungalows are right at the beach with great views to the sea. There are Seaview Bungalows and Suite Rooms which are slightly smaller but also have great views and are air-conditioned. Also available are airconditioned Gardenwing Bungalows and rooms. The rooms and bungalows have either a private balcony or verandah. Electricity is only from 4.30 p.m. until 10.00 a.m. There is a swimming pool and a restaurant serving Thai food and in the evening a barbecue.

The resort with its broad, white sand beach, offers a range of water sports. Rainbow Divers' shop is open every year from November until April, making the most of the prime West coast diving season. The equipment used is mainly Scubapro and 12 litre aluminium tanks with the international valve.

Day 1. Depart the UK for Phuket via Bangkok

Day 2. Koh Ngai, 7-nights [B]

Day 9. Depart Phuket for the UK [B]

Day 10. Arrive home