Chumphon is a brand new diving destination with over 30 islands that belong to the marine national park lying just off the coast in the Gulf of Thailand. The reefs here are virtually untouched and there are no doubt more dive sites waiting to be found. It is an ideal stopping off point as you travel between Bangkok & Suratthani / Koh Samui / Koh Tao by bus or train. Not as crowded as some of the other more well known diving destinations it can offer a quieter welcome break.

Buses leave daily from Bangkok as well as the southern train and most young travellers who are yet to learn how to dive will select Koh Tao as their final destination but make their way through Chumphon. An upcoming destination for kite boarding and other wind related activities, Chumphon has several outlying islands, which have suffered very little diving and still have pristine reefs.

Chumphon is an interesting area to dive for travellers completing their dive education and either heading back to Bangkok of across to Khao Lak in the Phang Nga province.