The best dive sites in Myanmar

Burma top diving spots and dive sites in Mergui Archipelago

Burma being opened to tourism only since 1997, it is still a very novel destination for divers of this world. While less known than its neighboring country, Thailand, Burma has some of the best dive sites of the Andaman Sea.
What we love most about Burma Dive sites is that its the only diving destination of this quality where you can be alone on every dive site. But of course we also love what we see there. Below is a snapshot of our favorite dive sites.

Western Rocky

Western Rocky is one of Burma's most southern dive site and perhaps one of its most exciting in terms of the breath of diving on offer. Western Rocky itself is a small island, sporting a dive passage right through its heart that just manages to be lit by daylight all the way through. A guest appearance by a three-meter nurse shark is not uncommon and there are good chances of seeing other shark species including the famous whale shark, Bow mouth Guitar fish, harlequin shrimp, frog fish and seahorse, while the anemone-lined cavity is full of oversize lobsters and crabs. The four islets off shore are worth a dive on their own, their walls blanketed with clams and colorful sponges, and busy with big reef squid and chevron barracuda. All our Myanmar dive cruises pass by Western Rocky...

Western Rocky Burma

Black Rock

The islet of Black Rock is a small rock in the middle of Myanmar's ocean. It provides a steep wall drop to over 100 meters, characterized by rugged boulder formations and fine soft coral. A shallow section of tube corals is home to a bevy of miniature sea creatures, where sea urchins bask and busy crabs and shrimps clatter about their business. Many consider Black Rock to be the finest dive spot in Burma. Its crystal clear waters offer 35-meter visibility, providing breath-taking views past the rock walls to the on-going procession of barracuda, tuna, mackerel, rays, reef sharks, whale sharks and eagle rays.
We only go to Black Rock during our 8 D7N cruise, a very popular Myanmar cruise.

Ghost Pipefish in Burma

Dive in Burma and discover wonders...

Shark Cave

Die-hard shark spotters will not be disappointed in Burma. Underwater caves provide plenty of opportunity to see nurse sharks basking among the crustaceans in the privacy of their sheltered homes. Shark Cave is the regular home to a group of nurse sharks up to four meters long sharing with Big blotched sting rays and whip rays. Take the time to look beyond the cave’s obvious attractions if you dare you will also see a floor covered in yellow sponges, a ceiling of marigold cup corals and a whole host of marine delights, from Durban dancing shrimps, giant clams, Mantis Shrimps and moray eels, cowries and sea slugs.

Shark cave in burma dive sites...

Shark cave in burma dive sites

Sea Fan Forest

Sea Fan forest if a large limestone pinnacle rising from 50 to 8 meters, covered on one side by a forest of huge sea fans and patches of sand where Leopard sharks like to lay and on the other side by purple soft coral.
We have seen Whales sharks regularly on Sea Fan forest last season and in particular groups of adolescents (up to 4 at a time). One was particularly curious about us and our boat and kept circling around, which gave opportunity for great pictures.

Beauty of Sea Fan forest in Burma...

Sea Fan Forest, Burma

High Rock & other secret dive sites in Myanmar

One of the closest dive site to Ranong, High Rock and neighboring sites hides treasures that will set the tone for the rest of the trip: caves, coral, sharks and a very special "Spanish Garden" where we find Spanish Dancers and rare crab species on most night dive.

High Rock wonderful fish

High Rock diving site and the sea inhabitants

North Twin

Several miles off shore, North Twin is a Burma dive sites that offers a unique dive experience within the archipelago, typified by large granite boulders covered in gorgonian sea fans and soft corals. This is the place to spot schools of goat fish, bat fish and snapper in the shallow waters and a popular manta cleaning station at around 22 meters, giving way to yellow tail barracudas, big eye trevally, tuna and eagle rays appearing from the deep blue depths.