Sail Rock Dive Trip from Koh Samui
Two dives on Sail Rock (Hin Bai), the granite pinnacle between Samui and Phangan — the chimney swim-through, barracuda schools and regular whale shark sightings. From ฿4,650 per person, a full day of about 8 hours with hotel pickup at 07:45. Certified divers only.
Koh Samui, Thailand · 8h · ฿4,650 per person · EN
What is this tour like?
Two dives on Sail Rock (Hin Bai), the granite pinnacle between Samui and Phangan — the chimney swim-through, barracuda schools and regular whale shark sightings. From ฿4,650 per person, a full day of about 8 hours with hotel pickup at 07:45. Certified divers only.
Sail Rock rises from 40 metres to about 4 metres below the surface and sits roughly 50 minutes by speedboat from the operator's pier. Open Water divers work the upper pinnacle down to their 18-metre limit; Advanced and Deep certified divers can take the full 30 metres. Visibility is typically 15–30 m, and a thermocline is common below 25 m, so the centre recommends a 3 mm wetsuit.
The day runs to a fixed shape: hotel pickup between 07:45 and 08:30, departure from the Silent Divers pier at 09:00, about an hour to the site, the first dive with briefing from 10:00, lunch on board during the surface interval, the second dive at 12:30 and hotel drop-off by 15:30.
Hotel transfer, both dives, rental of all dive equipment, diving insurance, soft drinks and lunch on board (vegetarian and vegan options available) are in the price. Towels, swimwear and a dive computer are not. The trip runs on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, minimum age 10, and a valid Open Water certification is required.
What are the highlights?
- Sail Rock (Hin Bai) — the pinnacle dive of the Gulf of Thailand, about 50 minutes by speedboat
- The chimney — a vertical swim-through entered at about 18 m that exits near the top of the pinnacle
- Chevron barracuda, bigeye trevally, jacks, queenfish, moray eels, boxfish and batfish
- Free Nitrox fills for guests certified as Enriched Air divers
How does the day go, hour by hour?tap a photo to enlarge
- 07:45Hotel pickup
Pickup from most areas of Koh Samui between 07:45 and 08:30.
- 09:00Departure from the pier
The boat leaves the Silent Divers pier; kit is set up on the way.
- 10:00First dive at Sail Rock
Briefing and the first dive on the pinnacle, maximum depth 30 m.
- 11:30Surface interval and lunch
Lunch on board — vegetarian and vegan options available.
- 12:30Second dive
The second dive on the same pinnacle before the run home.
- 13:30Return to Koh Samui
Back on Samui and hotel drop-off between 14:30 and 15:30.
What's included in the price?
- Hotel transfer to and from your resort
- 2 dives
- Rental of all dive equipment
- Free Nitrox for EANx certified divers
- Diving insurance
- Free soft drinks
- Lunch onboard (vegetarian and vegan options available)
What's not included?
- Towels
- Swimwear
- Dive computer
What should you know before you go?
Who runs this tour?
Where do we meet?
Hotel pickup from most areas of Koh Samui between 07:45 and 08:30; the boat departs the Silent Divers pier at 09:00.
Exact meeting point shared after booking.
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