{"id":1038,"date":"2026-04-21T16:32:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/?page_id=1038"},"modified":"2026-04-21T17:30:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:30:01","slug":"leam-thian","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/index.php\/leam-thian\/","title":{"rendered":"Leam Thian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"p-rc_af0773494783bf12-83\"><strong>Leam Thian<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-686efbcfc5f617ef3cd5f59d609e3ff3\" id=\"p-rc_af0773494783bf12-83\">Laem Thian is a rugged, adventurous dive site on the remote east coast of Koh Tao.<sup><\/sup> It is essentially two dive sites in one: <strong>Laem Thian Bay<\/strong>, a shallow coral garden perfect for beginners, and <strong>Laem Thian Caves<\/strong>, a series of dramatic swim-throughs and caverns for more experienced divers.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ff8e7e35329cb07e7f7d78fcf345ced9\"><strong>Key Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b004847cc57c238f0b1a5d5b1c55d74c\">\n<li><strong>Depth:<\/strong> 5 to 25 meters (The bay stays shallow at 5\u201315m, while the cave section averages 18\u201320m).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Skill Level:<\/strong> Open Water to Advanced. The &#8220;Caves&#8221; section requires good buoyancy and spatial awareness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Visibility:<\/strong> Generally excellent, often ranging from 15 to 30 meters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Topography:<\/strong> A stunning collection of giant granite boulders that have tumbled into the sea, creating a vertical playground of tunnels, archways, and canyons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2b400712a552e2d55f0105781124e00d\"><strong>Marine Life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2175f625606506e28d6015db291f89cb\"><strong>Unique Residents:<\/strong> This is one of the only sites on Koh Tao where you have a high chance of spotting <strong>Bumphead Parrotfish<\/strong>. You will also frequently see the <strong>Orange-spine Unicornfish<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-29ea0a9737839338be8891cc5c6c5472\"><strong>Cave Dwellers:<\/strong> Large <strong>Giant Groupers<\/strong> often lurk inside the darker swim-throughs, while <strong>Harlequin Sweetlips<\/strong> and <strong>Yellow Boxfish<\/strong> hide under rock ledges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-68f1b3111bc06383fd7b2e99efa53914\"><strong>Reef Life:<\/strong> Look for <strong>Green Sea Turtles<\/strong>, schools of <strong>Yellowtail Barracuda<\/strong>, and pairs of <strong>Blue-ringed Angelfish<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a6d53f869ad300591ecc8dc174d90918\"><strong>Macro:<\/strong> The rocky walls are a hotspot for nudibranchs, sea slugs, and banded pipefish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e55950e27a6a81d45d11c824e1182f87\"><strong>Alert:<\/strong> The site has a few resident <strong>Titan Triggerfish<\/strong> that are famously large and territorial\u2014keep a watchful eye when crossing the sandy patches!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2d3949c8982582ec055b03bd1a714f3c\" id=\"p-rc_af0773494783bf12-90\"><strong>The Swim-Through Map<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-02ad151d8cd05a4a78847e358619302f\">Divers typically start in the deeper cave section to the north, navigating through the boulder maze, and then &#8220;turn the corner&#8221; into the shallower bay to finish the dive among the hard coral gardens and butterflyfish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b76798f6293ab1cf1dc1f4d8d130fafd\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7b5c2935af73ff4175f956156f1659a1\">10.08785, 99.85628 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/@10.087854,99.856281,8z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Get Directions<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-67862a43e22d66e3f0aa791a0c900038\">Are you looking for another east coast site to pair this with, like <strong>Shark Island<\/strong> or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/index.php\/aow-mao\/\" title=\"Aow Mao\">Aow Leuk<\/a><\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d1964.0619959593876!2d99.85251237223376!3d10.088925300000001!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x3055a1b61f6a5cfb%3A0x357f956817ee4d8!2sAo%20Laem%20Thian!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sth!4v1776765856638!5m2!1sen!2sth\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LeamThian.png\" alt=\"leam thian dive site map\" class=\"wp-image-1039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LeamThian.png 512w, https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LeamThian-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leam Thian Laem Thian is a rugged, adventurous dive site on the remote east coast of Koh Tao. It is essentially two dive sites in one: Laem Thian Bay, a shallow coral garden perfect for beginners, and Laem Thian Caves, a series of dramatic swim-throughs and caverns for more experienced divers. 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