{"id":1007,"date":"2026-04-20T15:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T08:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/?page_id=1007"},"modified":"2026-04-23T17:05:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:05:37","slug":"aow-leuk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/aow-leuk\/","title":{"rendered":"Aow Leuk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Aow Leuk<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5720f8bedb5fdbfc98e99d3b21b4eb75\">Aow Leuk is a sheltered bay on the southeast coast of Koh Tao, making it ideal when other sites are affected by wind or rough seas. Its gently sloping reef and sandy bottom make it a favorite for training dives and relaxed explorations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1948faf9f41a2e72255ecbbf978f7730\"><strong>Depth &amp; Conditions<\/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-3f70a7a2011d01e037ab3dfd398ebedc\">Depth range: ~2 to 20 meters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9e3cf547abd222aa64fddd02a23277ee\">Visibility: Often 15\u201330 meters (one of the best on the island)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-641df07b142929b9d07bdf9b929a03b9\">Currents: Usually very mild or none<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-743fffd848bac81237327c5f888e4f22\"><strong>Topography<\/strong><br>The bay features a wide sandy bottom with <strong>fringing coral reefs<\/strong> on both sides. As you go deeper, scattered coral bommies and small reef structures appear, creating an easy, open dive profile without tight spaces or overhead environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1aa394d27a7bdb2f7370b97ae0482a2a\"><strong>Marine Life<\/strong><br>Aow Leuk is great for spotting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-76cc1ac3102e6ca8914e1f3c8397bf33\"><strong>Blacktip reef sharks<\/strong> (commonly seen cruising the shallows)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-021bb9af05ad6eda3457c90dcb0ecb9f\"><strong>Green sea turtles<\/strong> grazing on seagrass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0bc4a9f1c1f05e283702b0988e5c9d37\">Schools of fusiliers and trevally<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-572ea525bc1ba8b82bc0fc58934367b6\">Parrotfish, butterflyfish, and angelfish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2f34981ee7e115fdb817bd2db3f830e5\">Occasional stingrays resting on the sand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0695b00bb951665bf76f03bbbc7dd358\">Because of the calm water, marine life here is often relaxed and easy to approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a7e657da2bdd2fde53896ee760834fe6\"><strong>Dive Experience<\/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-6e5f3f8192f34a383fdeaebaa9dda20e\">Best suited for: Beginners, Open Water students, and snorkelers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e2e0741a7af9eb8c9ef000d6c1fd9d69\">Highlight: Shark and turtle encounters in clear, shallow water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d73a67fbacc60a0bbe9cc7bc0db7b5d2\">Caution: Boat traffic and swimmers near the beach\u2014stay aware<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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-129557a7ea7350b282193c88398070ed\">10.0708562,99.8351711; 3RCR+82V; <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/mVgZpeLqCWDzckMM8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>Get Directions<\/strong><\/a><\/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=!1m16!1m12!1m3!1d3928.332089568183!2d99.83810013063196!3d10.071851709802328!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!2m1!1sAo%20Leuk!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sth!4v1776768194281!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 has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AowLeuk.png\" alt=\"Aow Leuk dive site \" class=\"wp-image-1008\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:20px;border-top-right-radius:20px;border-bottom-left-radius:20px;border-bottom-right-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AowLeuk.png 512w, https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AowLeuk-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aow Leuk Aow Leuk is a sheltered bay on the southeast coast of Koh Tao, making it ideal when other sites are affected by wind or rough seas. Its gently sloping reef and sandy bottom make it a favorite for training dives and relaxed explorations. Depth &amp; Conditions TopographyThe bay features a wide sandy bottom [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"dive-site-sail-rock","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1007","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1007"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1186,"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1007\/revisions\/1186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bophutdiving.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}