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 South-west
of Cape Panwa, is an island sanctuary administrated by the Department of Fisheries.
A glimpse of the white sandy beach can be seen from Chalong Bay and Rawai Beach.
The main program is snorkeling. You can take a boat from either Chalong or Rawai
or contact a tour agent for a package tour. There are two beaches on the island
at the north and on the east, which are now upgraded with accommodations and restaurants
to cater to the hundreds of daily visitors who arrive on conducted tours. Being
one of the closet islands to Phuket with abundant coral reefs and shallow water
suitable for snorkeling Coral Island is inundated with visitors every day and
this has led to a serious deterioration in the condition of the reefs. The overall
condition of the reefs will still excite the novice snorkeler, but a serious diver
will opt for other dive sites.
The deeper water on the lee
side of Coral Island has coral reefs used by scuba divers during the monsoon season,
when strong south westerly winds make diving in many of the more popular dive
sites around Phuket's other sites undesirable.
(See
our photos of Coral
Island and more info about
Coral Ilsand)
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