The Similan Islands is about 100 kilometres northwest of Phuket in the Andaman Sea. In recent
years this group of nine small islands has become one of the leading attractions for visitors to
southern Thailand.

The peaks, canyons, caves and passageways provide scuba divers with some of the most
interesting submarine prospects in the world.

May to November is the wet season, with strong wind and rain of the southwest monsoon.
September gets an average rainfall of nearly 540 millimetres. December to April is most
pleasant and the main tourist season.



The Similan Islands can be interesting above waters, but it is the diving which has really put
the islands on the map. There is more variety than you find in most other dive destinations.

Good snorkelling can be found off both beaches on Koh Miang and in the channel between Koh
Miang and the neighbouring island at Campbell’s Bay a popular stop-over for yachts and day
boats

For you that want to stay overnight there are camp grounds on Koh Ba Ngu, Koh Similan and
Koh Miang. Koh Miang has also bungalows of simple native design and a restaurant.

You get to Similan Islands by boats and leave the piers in Thap Lamu sub-district and Ta Kua
Pa District. The 40-kilometre boat journey takes three hours.